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

Chair: The Honourable KELVIN KENNETH OGILVIE

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Thursday, March 24, 2016

Issue No. 3

Third and fourth meetings:

Study on the issue of dementia in our society

WITNESSES:

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Alzheimer Society of Canada:

Mimi Lowi-Young, Chief Executive Officer.

Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health:

Bonnie Schroeder, Executive Director.

Women's Brain Health Initiative:

Lynn Posluns, Founder and President.

Thursday, March 24, 2016

Canadian Nurses Association:

Carolyn Pullen, Director, Policy, Advocacy and Strategy.

Canadian Medical Association:

Dr. Chris Simpson, Past President.

College of Family Physicians of Canada:

Dr. Francine Lemire, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer.

Canadian Geriatrics Society:

Dr. Frank Molnar, Vice-President.

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)

Changes in membership of the committee:

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

The Honourable Senator Frum replaced the Honourable Senator Patterson (March 24, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Patterson replaced the Honourable Senator Frum (March 23, 2016).