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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
Meeting No. 20
Wednesday, February 12, 2003
The Standing Committee on Health met at 3:35 p.m. this day, in Room 269, West Block, the Chair, Bonnie Brown, presiding.
Members of the Committee present: Bonnie Brown, Jeannot Castonguay, Brenda Chamberlain, The Hon. Hedy Fry, James Lunney, Réal Ménard, Rob Merrifield, Svend Robinson, Hélène Scherrer, Carol Skelton and Yolande Thibeault.
Acting Members present: Claude Duplain for Yolande Thibeault and Judy Longfield for Raymonde Folco.
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller Chenier and Sonya Norris, Research Officers.
Witnesses: From the House of Commons: John McKay, Scarborough East. From the Department of Health: Marta Caris, Acting Director, Bureau of Pharmaceutical Assessment; Hélène Goulet, Director, Strategies and Systems for Health Directorate, Health Issues Division; Denis Choinière, Acting Coordinator, Regulatory and Compliance Program, Office of Tobacco Control.
The Order of Reference dated Thursday, November 28, 2002, being now read as follows:
ORDERED, -- That Bill C-260, “An Act to amend the Hazardous Products Act (fire-safe cigarettes)” was deemed read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.
The Chair called Clause 1.
John McKay, Hélène Goulet and Denis Choinière made statements and, with other witnesses, answered questions.
At 5:15 p.m. the sitting was suspended.
At 5:25 p.m. the Committee proceeded to sit in camera.
The Committee resumed consideration of matters
related to its future business.
At 6:05 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
José Cadorette
Clerk of the Committee