Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Banking, Trade and Commerce
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable MICHAEL A. MEIGHEN
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Issue No. 11
Second and third meetings on:
Bill S-232, An Act to amend the Patent Act (drugs for international humanitarian purposes) and to make consequential amendment to another act
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, October 21, 2009 (98K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings, October 22, 2009 (102K)
WITNESSES:
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Doctors Without Borders:
Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, Advisor, MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines.
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network:
Richard Elliott, Executive Director;
Cailin Morrison, Legal Advisor, Trade and Intellectual Property Law.
Universities Allied for Essential Mecidines:
Aria Ilyad Ahmad, UAEM, Chapter Leader, University of Toronto.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
UNICEF:
Robert Gass, Pediatric HIV Focal Point based at UNICEF;
Meg French, Director, International Programmes;
Tenu Avafia, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Policy Specialist, Intellectual Property and Trade.
Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association:
Jim Keon, President.
Apotex Inc.:
Jack Kay, President and Chief Operating Officer;
Bruce Clark, Vice-President, Regulatory and Medical Affairs.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Michael A. Meighen, Chair
The Honourable Céline Hervieux-Payette, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:*Cowan (or Tardif), Fox, P.C., Frum, Gerstein, *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Massicotte, Moore, Peterson, Greene, Harb, Raine, Ringuette
* Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Oliver (October 19, 2009).