Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Issue 11 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 5, 2000
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met this day, in room 505, Victoria Building, at 3:45 p.m., the Chairman, the Honourable Michael Kirby, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Carstairs, Cohen, Cook, Fairbairn, Gill, Kirby, Keon, LeBreton and Robertson (10).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Roche (1).
In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore
Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.
WITNESSES:
From Health Canada:
Ian Shugart, Assistant Deputy Minister.
From the Canadian Institutes of Health Research:
Dr. Henry Friesen, Chair, CIHR IGC; President, Medical Research Council of Canada;
Peter Glynn, IGC Member; Chair, External Relations Committee, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada;
Bartha Maria Knoppers, IGC Member;
Janet Halliwell, Special Advisor to the President of Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
From the Canadian Healthcare Association:
Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, President and CEO.
From the Canadian Nurses Association:
Mary Ellen Jeans, President.
From the Coalition for Biomedical and Health Research:
Charles Pitts, Executive Director.
From the Canadian Alliance for Mental Illness and Mental Health:
Phil Upshall, Chair Elect.
From the Assembly of First Nations:
Professor Jeff Reading, Health Research Advisor.
From the Prairie Women's Health Centre of Excellence:
Linda DuBick, Director.
From the National Council on Ethics in Human Research:
Dr. Henry Dinsdale, Immediate Past-President;
Dr. Richard Carpentier, Executive Director.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, April 4, 2000, the committee began its consideration of Bill C-13, An Act to establish the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, to repeal the Medical Research Council Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.
The Chairman made a statement.
Dr. Henry Friesen made a statement. Peter Glynn made a statement. Dr. Bartha Maria Knoppers made a statement. Ms Janet Halliwell made a statement. Mr. Shugart made a statement. The witnesses answered questions.
Ms Sholzberg-Gray made a statement. Ms Jeans made a statement. Mr. Pitts made a statement. The witnesses answered questions.
Mr. Upshall made a statement. Ms DuBick made a statement. Professor Reading made a statement. The witnesses answered questions.
Dr. Dinsdale made a statement and answered questions.
At 8:00 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Catherine Piccinin
Clerk of the Committee