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

Issue 22 - Minutes of Proceedings

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OTTAWA, Wednesday, June 13, 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 3:35 p.m., the Chair, the Honourable Michael Kirby, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cook, Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., Graham, P.C., Kirby, Morin, Robertson and Roche (8).

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

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore and Howard Chodos.

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:

From Health Canada:

Ake Blomqvist, Visiting Academic, Applied Research and Analysis Directorate, Information, Analysis and Connectivity Branch and Professor, University of Western Ontario.

From the University of Calgary:

Professor Cam Donaldson, Department of Economics

From the University of Toronto (by video conference):

Professor Colleen Flood, Faculty of Law.

As an individual:

Claude Forget.

From the University of Toronto:

Professor Mark Stabile, Department of Economics;

Professor Carolyn Tuohy, Department of Political Science.

The Chairman made a statement.

Mr. Forget made a statement. Professor Donaldson made a statement. Professor Blomqvist made a statement. Professor Flood made a statement. Professor Stabile made a statement. Professor Tuohy made a statement. The witnesses answered questions.

At 5:54 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Catherine Piccinin

Clerk of the Committee

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