Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and
Technology
Third Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2004
Chair: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Thursday, February 26, 2004
Issue No. 2
Third and fourth meetings on:
Bill C-6, An Act respecting assisted human reproduction and related research
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 25 meeting (245K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 26 meeting (88K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
From the Advisory Committee on Reproductive and Genetic Technologies:
Phyllis Creighton, Member.
From the University of Calgary:
Juliet Guichon, Professor (by videoconference).
As an individual:
Shirley Solomon.
From the Canadian Surrogacy Options:
Joanne Wright, President.
From ReproMed Ltd:
Cathy Ruberto, Clinical Director
From the Infertility Connection of Edmonton:
Irene Ryll, Coordinator.
As an individual:
Barry Stevens.
From the New Reproduction Alternatives Society:
Shirley Pratten.
As an individual:
Olivia Pratten.
From the Sunnybrook and Women's College Hospital Fertility Centre:
Dr. Clifford Librach, Director.
From the Fédération du Québec pour le planning des naissances:
Nathalie Parent, Coordinator.
From the London Health Sciences Centre:
Jean Haase, Social Worker.
From the Infertility Network:
Diane Allen, Executive Director.
As individuals:
Janet Sheehan;
Brad Tavner;
Natasha Baird;
Richard Poulin;
Rita Schnarr;
Catherine Clute.
Thursday, February 26, 2004
From the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops:
Most Reverend Terrence Prendergast, S.J., Archbishop of Halifax.
From the Canadian Islamic Congress:
Samaa Elibyari, Director.
From the Canadian Jewish Congress:
Rabbi Reuven Bulka, Chair, Committee on Religious and Inter-Religious Affairs.
As an individual:
Suzanne Scorsone, Former Commissioner, Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies.
From Dalhousie University:
Françoise Baylis, Professor, Departments of Bioethics and Philosophy.
From the Toronto School of Theology:
Bridget Campion, Associate Professor of Theology.
From McGill University:
Abby Lippman, Professor, Faculty of Medicine.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair
The Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Austin, P.C., (or Rompkey, P.C.), Callbeck, Cook, Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., Keon, Léger, *Lynch-Staunton, (or Kinsella), Morin, Robertson, Roche, Rossiter
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to the 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 Trenholme Counsell (February 23, 2004).