Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and
Forestry
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98
Chairman: The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON
Thursday, October 29, 1998
Issue No. 21
Fourth meeting on: Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBST) and its effects on human and animal health safety
WITNESSES:
From Health Canada:
Mr. David A. Dodge, Deputy Minister;
Mr. Alan Nymark, Associate Deputy Minister;
Dr. George Paterson, Director General, Foods Directorate;
Dr. J.Z. Losos, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Protection Branch;
Dr. Stuart McLeod (Chair, rBST Human Safety Panel), Director, Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, McMaster, University, St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton;
Dr. Ian Dohoo, (Chair, rBST Animal Safety Panel), Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island;
Dr. J.G. McLean, Dean of Faculty of Applied Science and Pro Vice Chancellor, Division of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia;
Mr. Ian Shugart, Visiting Assistant Deputy Minister, HPB Transition;
Dr. Yves Morin, Vice-Chair, Science Advisory Board.
From the Council of Canadians:
Ms Maude Barlow, Volunteer National Chairperson.
From the National Farmers Union:
Mr. Peter Dowling, Ontario Co-ordinator, Member NFU National Executive, Dairy Farmer, Howe Island, Ontario;
Ms Lorraine Lapointe, Dairy Farmer, Martintown, Ontario, Past-Director, Ontario Milk Marketing Board;
Ms Joyce Hutchings, Dairy Farmer, Westport, Ontario;
Mr. Richard Lloyd, Manager, Ontario Office.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Chairman
The Honourable Eugene Whelan, P.C., Deputy Chairman
and
The Honourable Senators:
Chalifoux, Fairbairn, P.C., * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Hays, Losier-Cool, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Rivest, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent ), Rossiter, Sparrow, Spivak, Stratton, Taylor
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Whelan (October 29, 1998).
The name of the Honourable Senator F. Robichaud substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gill (October 29, 1998).
The name of the Honourable Senator Whelan substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich (October 29, 1998).
The name of the Honourable Senator Gill substituted for that of the Honourable Senator F. Robichaud (October 23, 1998).
The name of the Honourable Senator Mahovlich substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Whelan (October 23, 1998).