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

Issue 20 - Minutes of Proceedings

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OTTAWA, Monday, June 11, 2001
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[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met this day, in Room 257, East Block, at 9:08 a.m., the Chair, the Honourable Michael Kirby, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Cook, Cordy, Graham, P.C., Kirby, LeBreton, Pépin and Robertson (8).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Keon and Morin (2).

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Howard Chodos; from the Committees and Private Legislation Directorate: Josée Thérien, Legislative Clerk.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 1, 2001, the committee continued its consideration of the special study on the state of the health care system in Canada. (For complete text of Order of Reference see Proceedings of the Committee, Issue No. 2.)

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.

The Chairman made a statement.

Mr. Baum made a statement and, together with Dr. Vollmer and Dr. Faelker, answered questions.

At 10:55 a.m. the sitting was suspended.

At 11:05 a.m. the sitting was resumed.

The Chairman made a statement.

Professor LeGrand made a statement. Mr. Smee made a statement. Professor Ham made a statement. The witnesses answered questions.

At 12:53 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Catherine Piccinin

Clerk of the Committee

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