Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on Aging

Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08

Chair: The Honourable SHARON CARSTAIRS, P.C.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Issue No. 12

Twenty-third and twenty-fourth meetings on:

Special study on aging

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 4, 2008 (Morning meeting) (139K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, June 4, 2008 (Afternoon meeting) (162K)

WITNESSES

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 (Morning meeting)

411 Seniors Centre Society:

Margaret Coates, Executive Director.

Providence Health Care:

Dr. Sharon Koehn, Research Associate, Centre for Healthy Aging.

As an individual:

Eunju Hwang, B.C. Real Estate Foundation Fellow, Simon Fraser University's Gerontology Research Centre.

MOSAIC:

Eyob G. Naizghi, Executive Director.

Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society:

Charan Gill, Chief Executive Officer.

S.U.C.C.E.S.S.:

Alice Choi, Administrator.

Collingwood Neighbourhood House:

Jo-Anne Stephens, Seniors Program Coordinator.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 (Afternoon meeting)

BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support:

Penny Bain, Secretary and Director, Board of Directors.

Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse:

Charmaine Spencer, member of the board.

First Nations Health Council:

Joe Gallagher (Kwunahmen), Senior Director.

BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres:

Lisa Mercure, Elders Coordinator.

As individuals:

Gregg Schiller, Coordinator, BC Seniors Advocacy Network;

Bonnie O'Sullivan, Social Coordinator, 411 Seniors Centre Society;

Joanne Taylor, Executive Director, Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre and Registry;

Steve Ellis.

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)