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Social Affairs, Science and Technology


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, February 18, 2016 (in camera)
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Thursday, March 10, 2016

Issue No. 2

Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)

and

First and second meetings:

Study on the issue of dementia in our society

INCLUDING:

THE FIRST REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Rule 12-26(2) — Expenses incurred by the committee during the Second Session of the Forty-first Parliament)

THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Obesity in Canada)


WITNESSES:

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Public Health Agency of Canada:

Rodney Ghali, Director General, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research:

Dr. Yves Joanette, Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Aging, Chair of the World Dementia Council.

Thursday, March 10, 2016

World Health Organization:

Dr. Shekhar Saxena, Director, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (by video conference).


MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie, Chair

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

and

The Honourable Senators:

*Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Demers, Frum, Merchant, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Raine, Seidman, Stewart Olsen

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

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