Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Agriculture and
Forestry
First Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1997-98-99
Chair: The Honourable LEONARD J. GUSTAFSON
Monday, May 3, 1999
Issue No. 35
Ninth meeting on: The Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBST) and its effect on the human and animal health safety aspect
INCLUDING:
THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Ninth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (morning sitting) (169K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (afternoon sitting) (67K)
WITNESSES:
From the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPS):
Mr. Steve Hindle, President.
From Health Canada:
Dr. Shiv Chopra, B.V.Sc. M.Sc., Ph.D.;
Dr. Margaret Haydon, D.M.V.;
Dr. Gérard Lambert, D.M.V., M.Sc. Ph.D.;
Dr. Thea Mueller, B.Sc., Ph.D.
Panel on Continuing Concerns:
Ms Angela Rickman, Deputy Director, Sierra Club of Canada;
Mr. Victor Daniel, Co-Chairman, Toronto Food Policy Council;
Ms Jo Dufay, Campaign Co-ordinator, Council of Canadians;
Mr. Michael McBane, National Co-ordinator, Canadian Health Coalition;
Mr. Peter Dowling, Ontario Co-ordinator, National Farmers Union.
As an Individual:
Dr. Leonard Ritter, Ph.D.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Leonard J. Gustafson, Chair
The Honourable Eugene Whelan, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Chalifoux, Fairbairn, P.C., * Graham, P.C. (or Carstairs), Hays, Hervieux-Payette, P.C., * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella (acting)), Rivest, Robichaud, P.C. (Saint-Louis-de-Kent), Rossiter, Spivak, Stratton, Taylor
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Gustafson (May 3, 1999).