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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry

First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98

Chairman: The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON

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Thursday, June 4, 1998

Issue No. 17

First meeting on: Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rbST) and its effect on the human and animal health safety aspects

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (126K)

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WTINESSES:

From Monsanto:

Mr. Ray Mowling, Vice-President, Government and Public Affairs;

Mr. David Kowalczyk, Director, Regulatory Affairs;

Mr. Robert J. Collier, Chief Dairy Scientist, Senior Fellow;

Mr. Robert Bell, St. Mary's Veterinary Clinic.

From the Department of Health Canada:

Dr. Joseph Losos, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Protection Branch;

Dr. George Paterson, Director General, Foods Directorate;

Mr. Joel Weiner, Director General, Policy, Planning and Coordination Directorate.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Chairman

The Honourable Eugene Whelan, P.C., Deputy Chairman

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The Honourable Senators:

Chalifoux, Fairbairn, P.C., * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Hays, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Rivest, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent ), Rossiter, Spivak, Stratton, Taylor

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

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