Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Issue 13 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Friday, December 8, 2006
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met at 9:02 a.m., this day, in 505, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cook, Eggleton P.C., Fairbairn, P.C., Keon, Munson and Nancy Ruth (6).
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament Research Branch: Sonya Norris, Research Analyst, Science and Technology Division and Odette Madore, Research Analyst, Economics Division.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, June 22, 2006, the committee continued its study on the issue of funding for the treatment of autism. (See Issue No. 9, Thursday, November 2, 2006, for the full text of the Order of Reference.)
WITNESSES:
McGill University Health Centre:
Dr. Eric Fombonne, Director of Child Psychiatry.
Queen's University — Cytogenics and DNA Research Laboratory:
Dr. Jeanette Holden, Co-Director of Research.
McMaster University:
Dr. Peter Szatmari, Head of Division of Child Psychiatry.
Queen's University:
Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz, Associate Professor, Departments of Community Health and Epidemiology and Psychiatry.
University of Montreal:
Dr. Laurent Mottron, Researcher, Faculty of Medicine, Psychiatry.
Dalhousie University, Department of Pediatrics, Autism Research Centre:
Dr. Susan Bryson.
Université du Québec à Montréal:
Normand Giroux, Associate Professor.
Douglas Hospital Research Centre;
Dr. Ridha Joober, Researcher.
Hospital for Sick Children:
Dr. Stephen Scherer, Senior Scientist, Genetics and Genomic Biology.
University of Alberta — Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital:
Dr. Lonnie Zwaigenbaum.
University of Manitoba:
C.T. Yu, Director of Research, St-Amant Research Centre.
Autism Society Canada:
Louise Fleming, Executive Director.
Autism Canada Foundation:
Dr. Wendy Edwards, Director.
University of Manitoba:
Tammy Ivanco, Associate Professor of Psychology.
York University:
Adrienne Perry, Department of Psychology.
University of British Columbia:
Dr. Suzanne Lewis, Department of Medical Genetics, BC Children's and Women's Health Centre.
As individuals:
Barbara Beckett, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Institute of Mental Health and Addiction;
Laurel Gibbons.
All the witnesses, each in turn, made an opening statement. Together all the witnesses participated in a round-table discussion with the members of the committee.
At 12:20 p.m., the committee suspended its sitting.
At 1:15 p.m., the committee resumed its sitting.
The round-table discussion continued.
Barbara Beckett and Laurel Gibbons each made a statement.
At 2:50 p.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Josée Thérien
Clerk of the Committee