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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, May 9, 2001

Issue No. 11

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

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (96K)

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WITNESSES:

Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies:

Murray Elston, President.

Coalition for Biomedical and Health Research:

Dr. Barry McLennan, Chairman;

Charles Pitts, Executive Director.

Centre for Excellence for Women's Health:

Dr. Pat Armstrong.

Canadian Genetic Diseases Network:

Dr. Ronald Worton, Associate Director.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair

The Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

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

* 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 Murray, substitution pending (May 8, 2001).

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