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

First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16

Chair: The Honourable KELVIN KENNETH OGILVIE

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Issue No. 10

Sixteenth meeting:

Study on the issue of dementia in our society

and

First meeting:

Bill S-211, An Act respecting National Sickle Cell Awareness Day

• Minutes of Proceedings - September 29, 2016
• Minutes of Proceedings - October 6, 2016
• Fourth Report of the Committee
• Fifth Report of the Committee
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - September 29, 2016
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 6, 2016

INCLUDING:
THE FOURTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
Budget Special Study 2016-2017 (Study on the issue of dementia in our society)

and

THE FIFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
Bill S-211, An Act respecting National Sickle Cell Awareness Day

WITNESSES:

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Sponsor of the bill:

The Honourable Senator Jane Cordy, sponsor of the bill.

Sickle Cell Disease Association of Canada SCDAC:

Lanre Tunji-Ajayi, President and Director General.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie, Chair

The Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Beyak, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Demers, Frum, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Merchant, Nancy Ruth, Petitclerc, Raine, Seidman, Stewart Olsen

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Beyak replaced the Honourable Senator Neufeld (October 5, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Doyle (September 29, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Doyle replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (September 28, 2016).