Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Issue 2 - Third Report of the Committee

Thursday, December 6, 2007

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology has the honour to present its

THIRD REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on November 20, 2007 to examine and report on population health, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary, and to travel outside Canada, for the purpose of such study.

Pursuant to Chapter 3:06, section 2(1)(c) of the Senate Administrative Rules, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that Committee are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

WILBERT J. KEON

Deputy Chair

SUBCOMMITTEE ON POPULATION HEALTH

STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON
SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SPECIAL STUDY ON POPULATION HEALTH

APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, November 20, 2007

That the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine and report on the impact of the multiple factors and conditions that contribute to the health of Canada's population — known collectively as the social determinants of health — including the effects of these determinants on the disparities and inequities in health outcomes that continue to be experienced by identifiable groups or categories of people within the Canadian population;

That the Committee examine government policies, programs and practices that regulate or influence the impact of the social determinants of health on health outcomes across the different segments of the Canadian population, and that the Committee investigate ways in which governments could better coordinate their activities in order to improve these health outcomes, whether these activities involve the different levels of government or various departments and agencies within a single level of government;

That the Committee be authorized to study international examples of population health initiatives undertaken either by individual countries, or by multilateral international bodies such as (but not limited to) the World Health Organization;

That the papers and evidence received and taken and work accomplished by the Committee on this subject since the beginning of the First Session of the Thirty-Ninth Parliament be referred to the Committee; and

That the Committee submit its final report no later than June 30, 2009, and that the Committee retain all powers necessary to publicize its findings until 180 days after the tabling of the final report.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

The above budget was approved by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology on November 22, 2007.

The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.

Date                                                            Senator Art Eggleton, P.C.                                                                                 
                                                                   Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

Date                                                            Senator George J. Furey                                                                                     
                                                                   Chair, Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Expenses in First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament: $ 43,799.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON POPULATION HEALTH
STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SPECIAL STUDY ON POPULATION HEALTH

EXPLANATION OF BUDGET ITEMS
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2008

GENERAL EXPENSES

ACTIVITY 1
8 day fact-finding mission to Cuba between January 12 and January 19, 2008 - 9 senators and 4 staff

The Senate administration has reviewed this budget application.

Heather Lank, Principal Clerk, Committees Directorate                                                  Date    

Hélène Lavoie, Director of Finance                                                                                Date     

APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT

Thursday, December 6, 2007

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Subcommittee on Population Health) for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 for the purpose of its special study on population health, as authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, November 20, 2007. The said budget is as follows:

(includes funds for a fact-finding trip to Cuba)

Respectfully submitted,

GEORGE J. FUREY

Chair