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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
 
Meeting No. 44
 
Thursday, December 9, 2010
 

The Standing Committee on Health met at 11:03 a.m. this day, in Room C-120, 1 Wellington Street, the Chair, Joy Smith, presiding.

 

Members of the Committee present: Patrick Brown, Colin Carrie, Patricia Davidson, Ruby Dhalla, Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh, Nicolas Dufour, Kirsty Duncan, Megan Anissa Leslie, Cathy McLeod, Joy Smith and Tim Uppal.

 

Acting Members present: Kelly Block for Cathy McLeod, Ben Lobb for Patrick Brown and Daniel Paillé for Luc Malo.

 

In attendance: Library of Parliament: Sonya Norris, Analyst; Karin Phillips, Analyst.

 

Witnesses: Department of Health: Paul Glover, Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch; Cathy Sabiston, Director General, Controlled Substances and Tobacco Directorate; Jane Hazel, Director General, Marketing and Communications Services Directorate. Government of Nova Scotia: Robert Strang, Chief Public Health Officer, Department of Health Promotion and Protection; Steve Machat, Manager, Tobacco Control, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Department of Health Promotion and Protection. Canadian Cancer Society: Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst. Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada: Cynthia Callard, Executive Director. University of Waterloo: Geoffrey Fong, Professor, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. Non-Smokers' Rights Association: Garfield Mahood, Executive Director.

 
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the Committee on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, the Committee commenced its examination of Health Canada's development of new regulations for tobacco packaging warning labels.
 

Paul Glover and Robert Strang made statements and, with the other witnesses, answered questions.

 

At 11:59 a.m., the sitting was suspended.

At 12:03 p.m., the sitting resumed.

 

Rob Cunningham, Garfield Mahood, Cynthia Callard and Geoffrey Fong made statements and answered questions.

 

At 1:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 



Christine Holke David
Clerk of the Committee

 
 
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