Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and
Technology
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 2007-08
Chair: The Honourable ART EGGLETON, P.C.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Issue No. 3
First and second meetings on:
Issues relating to the federal government's new Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy — Mobilizing
Science and Technology to Canada's Advantage
and
Fifth meeting on:
The impact of the multiple factors and conditions that contribute to the health of Canada's populations —
known collectively as the social determinants of health
and
Current social issues pertaining to Canada's largest cities (To study the subjects of poverty, housing and homelessness and refer the evidence to the two subcommittees)
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - January 30, 2008 (108K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - January 31, 2008 (93K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 7, 2008 (106K)
APPEARING:
Thursday, January 31, 2008
The Honourable Jim Prentice, P.C., M.P.,Minister of Industry
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada:
Robert Best, Vice President, National Affairs Branch.
BIOTECanada:
Peter Brenders, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Natural Science and Engineering Research Council:
Suzanne Fortier, President.
Canada Foundation for Innovation:
Eliot Phillipson, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Canadian Institute of Health Research:
Pierre Chartrand, Acting President.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Networks of Centres of Excellence:
Jean-Claude Gavrel, Associate Vice-President.
National Research Council:
Dr. Pierre Coulombe, President.
Industry Canada:
Richard Dicerni, Deputy Minister;
Iain Stewart, Director General, Policy Branch.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Canadian Teachers' Federation:
Emily Noble, President.
Canadian Nurses Association:
Nicki Sims-Jones, Policy Consultant.
First Call BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition:
Michael Goldberg, Chair.
Montreal Diet Dispensary:
Marie-Paule Duquette, Executive Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Wilbert J. Keon, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Brown, Callbeck, Champagne, P.C., Cochrane, Cook, Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., *Hervieux-Payette, P.C., (or Tardif), *LeBreton, P.C., (or Comeau), Munson, Pépin, Trenholme Counsell
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)