Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17-18
Chair: The Honourable CHANTAL PETITCLERC
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Issue No. 55
Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)
Sixth and seventh meetings:
Bill S-252, Voluntary Blood Donations Act (An Act to amend the Blood Regulations)
WITNESSES
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
As individuals:
Jennifer Chandler, Professor of Law, Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, University of Ottawa;
Vanessa Gruben, Professor, Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics, University of Ottawa.
Thursday, March 21, 2019
As an individual:
Dr. Penny Ballem, former chair of the Health Canada Expert Panel on Immune Globulin Product Supply, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia.
Héma-Québec:
Dr. Marc Germain, Vice President, Medical Affairs and Innovation.
Canadian Blood Services:
Dr. Graham D. Sher, Chief Executive Officer.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Chantal Petitclerc, Chair
The Honourable Judith G. Seidman, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Dasko, *Day, Deacon (Ontario), Eaton, Forest-Niesing, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Manning, Mégie, Mercer, Mitchell, Munson, Oh, Omidvar, Poirier, Ravalia, Saint-Germain, *Smith (or Martin), *Woo
* Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Change in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the orders of the Senate of November 7, 2017 and of November 20, 2018, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Forest-Niesing replaced the Honourable Senator Francis (March 21, 2019).