Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on Aging

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08

Chair: The Honourable SHARON CARSTAIRS, P.C.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Issue No. 8

Fifteen and sixteen meetings on:

Special study on aging

APPEARING:

The Honourable Michael G. Baker, M.L.A.,
Minister of Finance, Government of Nova Scotia

WITNESSES:

Monday, May 12, 2008 (morning session)

Nova Scotia Centre on Aging:

Pamela Fancey, Associate Director/Research Associate, Mount Saint Vincent University.

Spencer House Seniors' Centre:

Deborah Dostal, Executive Director.

Community Links:

Sandra Murphy, Executive Director.

As individuals:

Dr. David Martell, Lunenburg Medical Centre;

Dr. Chris MacKnight, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University;

Dr. Ken Rockwood, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University.

Monday, May 12, 2008 (afternoon session)

Department of Finance, Government of Nova Scotia:

Elizabeth Cody, Assistant Deputy Minister.

As individuals:

David Ward, Member, Acadia Lifelong Learning;

G. A. Trudy Ward, Member, Acadia Lifelong Learning;

Linda MacDonald, Elder Learners, Saint Mary's University.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Sharon Carstairs, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Wilbert J. Keon, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Chaput, Cordy, Cools, *Hervieux-Payette, P.C. (or Tardif), Keon, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Mercer, Stratton

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 3)