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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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Thursday, May 10, 2001

Issue No. 12

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

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (117K)

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WITNESSES:

From Health Canada:

William J. Pascal, Director General, Office of Health and Information Highway, Information, Analysis and Connectivity Branch.

From the Canadian Institute for Health Information:

Dr. John S. Millar, Vice-President, Research and Analysis.

From the Canadian Society of Telehealth:

Dr. Robert Filler, President.

From the Department of Health and Wellness of New Information System:

David Cowperthwaite, Director of Information System.

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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., Kinsella, *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 Hubley substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Pépin (May 10, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella added (May 9, 2001).

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