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MINUTES OF PROCEEDING
(Meeting No.16)

WEDNESDAY, February 11, 1998

The Standing Committee on Health met at 3:24 o’clock p.m., this day, in
room 237-C , Centre Block , the Chair, Beth Phinney, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Elinor Caplan, Aileen Carroll, Claude Drouin, Maurice Dumas, Grant Hill, Lynn Myers, Rose-Marie Ur, Joseph Volpe, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament
: Odette Madore, Nancy Miller-Chenier and Gérald Lafrenière, Research Officers.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of natural health products. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Thursday, November 20, 1997.)

Witnesses: From the Ontario Herbalist’s Association: Keith Stelling, Editor, Canadian Journal of Herbalism; Mona Rainville, Member. From the « Guilde des Herboristes »: Marie Provost, Vice-President of the Board; Valérie Lanctôt-Bédard, Member of the Board. From the Canadian Academy of Herbal Medicine: Linda Brosseau, Professor.

Keith Stelling, Marie Provost and Linda Brosseau made opening statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 4:50 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.





ROGER PRÉFONTAINE
Clerk of the Committee