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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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Monday, June 11, 2001

Issue No. 20

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

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (xxxK)

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WITNESSES:

(By Video Conference)

From the German Health Ministry:

Georg Baum, Director General, Head of Directorate, Health Care;

Dr. Margot Faelker, Deputy Director, Section Financial Issues of Statutory Health Insurance;

Dr. Rudolf Vollmer, Director General, Head of Directorate, Long-Term Nursing Care Insurance.

From the Department of Health -- Economic and Operational Research Division of the United Kingdom:

Clive Smee, Chief Economic Adviser.

From the University of Birmingham:

Professor Chris Ham, Director, Health Services Management Centre.

From the London School of Economics:

Professor Julian LeGrand, Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair

The Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Callbeck, * Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cohen, Cook, Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., Graham, P.C., * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), 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 Cordy was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Morin (June 8, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C.. was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Losier-Cool (June 8, 2001).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cook was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Milne (June 8, 2001).

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