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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Foreign Affairs

Third Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2004

Chair: The Honourable PETER A. STOLLERY

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Wednesday, May 12, 2004

Issue No. 4

First and only meeting on: Bill C-9, An act to amend the Patent Act and the Food and Drugs Act (The Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa)

INCLUDING: THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill C-9)

• Order of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings
• Fourth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (96K)

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APPEARING:

The Honourable Bill Graham, P.C., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Honourable Lucienne Robillard, P.C., M.P., Minister of Industry

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WITNESSES:

From Industry Canada:

Susan Bincoletto, Acting Director General, Marketplace Framework Branch;

Éric Dagenais, Director, Patent Policy Directorate;

Doug Clark, Senior Project Leader, Patent Policy Directorate;

Vishva V. Ramlall, Senior Policy Officer, Corporate Strtegies Branch, Canadian Intellectual Property Office;

Rob Sutherland-Brown, Senior Counsel, Industry Canada Legal Services.

From Health Canada:

Dr. Robert Peterson, Director General, Therapeutic Products Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch;

David K. Lee, Directorate, Office of Patented Medicines and Liaison, Therapeutic Products Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch.

From the Canadian International Development Agency:

Sandra Black, Director, Social Development Policies, Policy Branch.

From Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada:

Christopher Armstrong, Senior Advisor, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division.

From Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies:

Jean-François Leprince, President, Aventis Pharmaceutical, Chair, Rx&D Intellectual Property Committee;

Terry McCool, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Eli Lilly Canada Inc., Vice-Chair, Rx&D Intellectual Property Committee;

Adrienne Blanchard, Legal Counsel, Gowling, Lafleur and Henderson.

From the Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association:

Jim Keon, President.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Peter A. Stollery, Chair

The Honourable Consiglio Di Nino, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

*Austin, P.C. (or Rompkey, P.C.), Corbin, De Bané, P.C., Graham, P.C., Keon, Kinsella, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Mahovlich, Milne, Sparrow

* 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 Keon was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Carney (May 12, 2004).

The name of the Honourable Senator Milne was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Grafstein (May 12, 2004).

The name of the Honourable Senator Austin was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Poy (May 12, 2004).

The name of the Honourable Senator Kinsella was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Andreychuk (May 12, 2004).

The name of the Honourable Senator Lynch-Staunton was substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Eyton (May 12, 2004).

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