Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and Forestry
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98
Chairman: The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON
Monday, December 7, 1998
Issue No. 27
Sixth meeting on: Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBST) and its effects on human and animal health safety
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for the morning sitting (162 K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings for the afternoon sitting (176 K)
WITNESSES:
Morning sitting
From Vermont Public Interest Research Group:
Mr. Anthony Pollina, Senior Policy Advisor.
From Rural Vermont:
Mrs. Jenny Nelson, Director and Diary Farmer.
From Consumers Union, Consumer Policy Institute:
Dr. Michael Hansen, Ph.D., Research Associate.
From Health Canada:
Dr. Joseph Losos, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Protection Branch;
Dr. George Paterson, Director General, Foods Directorate;
Dr. Ian Alexander; and
Mr. Joel Weiner, Acting Director General, Policy, Planning and Coordination Directorate.
Afternoon sitting
From Monsanto:
Mr. Ray Mowling, Vice President, Government and Public Affairs; and
Dr. David Kowalczyk, Director, Regulatory Affairs.
From Kooistra Farms (Illinois):
Ms Linnea Kooistra.
From Cave Creek Jerseys (Wisconsin):
Dr. Michelle Wieghart, Ph.D.
From St. Mary's Veterinary Clinic (Ontario):
Dr. Robert Bell.
From Canadian Animal Health Institute:
Ms Jean Szkotnicki, President.
From Canadian Health Coalition:
Ms Kathleen Connors, RN, Chairperson, Canadian Health Coalition, President, National Federation of Nurses Union;
Dr. Michèle Brill-Edwards, MD, Alliance for Public Accountability; and
Mr. Michael McBane, National Co-ordinator.
From Toronto Food Policy Council:
Mr. Victor Daniel, Co-Chairman.
As an individual:
Ms Ann Oaks, Ph.D., Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
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, Johnson, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Rivest, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent ), Rossiter, Sparrow, Spivak, Taylor.
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)