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

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY

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Wednesday, March 28, 2001

Issue No. 4

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

INCLUDING: THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (The state of the health care system in Canada entitled, "The Health of Canadians -- The Federal Role -- Volume One: The Story So Far")

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Second Report of the Committee
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (100K)

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WITNESSES:

From IMS Health Canada:

Dr. Roger A. Korman, President.

From the Canadian Association of Pharmacists:

Dr. Jeff Poston, Executive Director.

From Health Promotion Research:

Dr. Robert Coambs, President and CEO.

From Health Canada:

Barbara Ouellet, Director of Home Care and Pharmaceuticals, Health Care Directorate, Policy and Consultation Branch.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair

The Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Callbeck,* Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cohen, Cook, Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., Ferretti Barth, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Morin, Robertson, Roche.

* 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 Johnson substitution pending (March 28, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Ferretti Barth substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Graham, P.C. (March 27, 2001).

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