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STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH


NEWS RELEASE

Media Advisory

Health Committee to hear from representatives of Western Provinces

Ottawa, March 11, 1999 - The Standing Committee on Health will hear testimony about approaches being taken in British Columbia and Alberta aimed at increasing organ donation.

British Columbia Minister of Health Penny Priddy will appear before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health to speak to the approach taken by British Columbia to increase donor rates, including the B.C. donor registry. The names of other witnesses from British Columbia are listed below.

The province of Alberta will be represented by Prudence Taylor, Project Team Leader, Health Strategies Division of Alberta Health. Kimberley Young of the H.O.P.E. Program in Alberta will speak to the Green Ribbon Campaign in support of organ and tissue donation.

*WITNESS(ES)

 

*TÉMOIN(S)

Government of British Columbia:

 

Gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique:

The Hon. Penny Priddy,
Minister of Health.

 

L'hon. Penny Priddy,
Ministre de la santé.

Alberta Health:

 

« Alberta Health »:

*Prudence Taylor,
Project Team Leader, Health Strategies Division.

 

*Prudence Taylor,
Coordonnatrice en chef de projet, « Health Strategies Division ».

B.C. New Democrat Government Caucus:

 

« B.C. New Democrat Government Caucus »:

*Ed Conroy,
Member of the Legislative Assembly, British Columbia.

 

*Ed Conroy,
Membre de l'Assemblée législative de Colombie-Britannique.

British Columbia Transplant Society:

 

Société de transplantation de la Colombie-Britannique:

Bill Barrable,
Chief Executive Officer.

 

Bill Barrable,
Directeur général.

Capital Health Authority / The H.O.P.E. Program:

 

« Capital Health Authority / The H.O.P.E. Program »:

*Kimberley Young,
Transplant Education Coordinator.

 

*Kimberley Young,
Coordonnatrice - Éducation de la transplantation.

 

Gateway Information Facility for Transplant Services:

 

« Gateway Information Facility for Transplant Services »:

Calvin Lee,
Chief Operating Officer.

 

Calvin Lee,
Directeur général des opérations.

The Committee will meet at 9:00 a.m. in Room 253-D, Centre Block, Parliament Buildings. On behalf of the Chair, Joseph Volpe, M.P., (Eglinton-Lawrence), I would like to extend an invitation to you to attend.

For further information, please communicate with the Committee Clerk, Marie Danielle Vachon, at 613-947-6729 or consult the Parliamentary Web site at http://www.parl.gc.ca.

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