ACVA Committee Meeting
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Minutes of Proceedings
BGen Hugh MacKay, Dr. John Patrick Stewart and Dr. Barbara Raymond made statements.
At 3:50 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 3:50 p.m., the sitting resumed.
The witnesses answered questions.
At 4:53 p.m., the sitting was suspended.
At 5:00 p.m., the sitting resumed in camera.
It was agreed, — That the Fourth Report from the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure, which read as follows, be concurred in:
That the list of witnesses as proposed by Members be approved.
That the proposed budget in the amount of $37,700.00, for the study of mental health and suicide prevention among veterans, be adopted.
ORDERED, — That the Chair write to the Minister of Health, requesting that the effects of the anti-malaria drug Mefloquine be examined in greater detail; that the letter be posted publicly on the Committee's website; and that the Minister of National Defence, the Minister of Veterans Affairs and the Chair of the Standing Committee on Health be copied on the letter.
At 5:38 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.