ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This Report could not have been completed without the input of many people.

On behalf of the members of the Committee, I would like to express our appreciation to all those who contributed to this study, including:

• the many witnesses who, through personal appearances and written briefs, responded to the Committee's invitation for dialogue;
• the representatives of Health Canada, particularly André LaPrairie, who provided information;
• the Committee Clerk, Marie Danielle Vachon, and the Administrative Assistants, Monique Pronovost, Sharon Scullion and Jacques Corbin, of the Committees and Parliamentary Associations Directorate of the House of Commons;
• the Researchers, Nancy Miller Chenier and Sonya Norris; their colleagues, Gérald Lafrenière and Peter Niemczak; and the administrative/word processing services of the Parliamentary Research Branch, Library of Parliament;
• the publication, editorial and translation services of the House of Commons, with a special thanks to Philippe Blain, Senior Translator.