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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights (JUST)

42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Meeting No. 36

Tuesday, November 22, 2016, 11:00 a.m. to 1:14 p.m.

Room 253-D, Centre Block

Televised

Presiding

Anthony Housefather, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Acting Members present

• Tom Lukiwski for Hon. Rob Nicholson (Conservative)

• Alistair MacGregor for Murray Rankin (NDP)

Associate Members present

• Bill Blair (Liberal)

• Sean Casey (Liberal)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Lyne Casavant, Analyst

• Julia Nicol, Analyst

Bill S-201, An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination

Witnesses

Canadian Institute of Actuaries

• Jacques Y. Boudreau, Chair, Genetic Testing Committee

• Robert Howard, Former President

Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association

• Stephen Frank, Senior Vice-President, Policy

• Frank Zinatelli, Vice-President and General Counsel

As an individual

• Ronald Cohn, Paediatrician-in-Chief, Hospital For Sick Children

• Hugo Cyr, Dean, Faculty of Political Science and Law, Université du Québec à Montréal

• Peter Hogg, Scholar in Residence, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

• Bruce Ryder, Associate Professor

• Pierre Thibault, Assistant Dean and Counsel, Civil Law Section, University of Ottawa

Pursuant to the Order of Reference of Wednesday, October 26, 2016, the Committee resumed consideration of Bill S-201, An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination.

Bruce Ryder, Peter Hogg, Hugo Cyr and Pierre Thibault made statements and answered questions.

At 12:10 p.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:18 p.m., the sitting resumed.

Jacques Y. Boudreau, Robert Howard, Ronald Cohn, Frank Zinatelli and Stephen Frank made statements and answered questions.

At 1:14 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Michael MacPherson

Clerk of the Committee