Past Session:

Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000

Chairman: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY

Wednesday, October 18, 2000
Thursday, October 19, 2000 (in camera)

Issue No. 22

First and last meeting on: Bill C-41, An Act to amend the statute law in relation to veterans' benefits

Fourteenth meeting on: The state of the health care system in Canada

INCLUDING:
THE ELEVENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-41)

APPEARING:

The Honourable Ronald J. Duhamel, P.C., M.P., Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie)

WITNESSES:

From Veterans Affairs Canada:

Larry Murray, Deputy Minister

Richard A. Brunton, Director, Portfolio Legislation

Alex Robert, Chief, Legislation (Regulation)

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chairman

The Honourable Marjorie LeBreton, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Banks, * Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Callbeck, Carstairs, Cohen, Cook, Fairbairn, P.C., Keon, Kennedy, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Meighen, Robertson

* 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 Fairbairn substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Wiebe (October 18, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Wiebe substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn (October 17, 2000).

The name of the Honourable Senator Meighen substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Beaudoin (October 17, 2000).