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Minutes of Proceedings

Standing Committee on Health (HESA)

43rd Parliament, 2nd Session

Meeting 42

Monday, June 7, 2021, 11:01 a.m. to 1:08 p.m.

Room 425, Wellington Building, 197 Sparks Street

Webcast

Presiding

Ron McKinnon, Chair (Liberal)

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Members of the Committee present

Liberal

Conservative

Bloc Québécois

Luc Thériault

NDP

Don Davies

Acting Members present

• Majid Jowhari for Marcus Powlowski (Liberal)

• Denis Trudel for Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois)

Associate Members present

• Brian Masse (NDP)

In attendance

Library of Parliament

• Sonya Norris, Analyst

• Tu-Quynh Trinh, Analyst

Emergency Situation Facing Canadians in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Witnesses

Canadian Association of Optometrists

• François Couillard, Chief Executive Officer

• Michael Nelson, President

• Laurèl Craib-Laurin, Senior Manager Government Relations and Stakeholder Relations

City of Windsor

• Drew Dilkens, Mayor

Department of Health

• Stephen Lucas, Deputy Minister

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

• Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister

Department of Public Works and Government Services

• Bill Matthews, Deputy Minister

National Advisory Committee on Immunization

• Matthew Tunis, Executive Secretary

Public Health Agency of Canada

• Iain Stewart, President

• Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer

• Krista Brodie, Vice-President, Logistics and Operations

Region of Peel

• Lawrence Loh, Medical Officer of Health, Public Health

• Jennifer Loo, Acting Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer, Algoma Public Health

• Christopher Mackie, Medical Officer of Health, Middlesex-London Health Unit

UNITE HERE Canada

• Michelle Travis, Research Director, Local 40

• Elisa Cardona, Hospitality Worker, Local 40

• Kiran Dhillon, Hospitality Worker, Local 40

Pursuant to the order of reference of Monday, October 26, 2020, the committee resumed its study of the emergency situation facing Canadians in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Michael Nelson, Drew Dilkens, Lawrence Loh, Michelle Travis, Elisa Cardona and Kiran Dhillon made statements and, with François Couillard, Laurèl Craib-Laurin, Jennifer Loo and Christopher Mackie, answered questions.

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

At 12:05 p.m., the sitting resumed.

The witnesses answered questions.

At 1:08 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Jean-François Pagé

Clerk of the Committee