Proceedings of the Subcommittee to
Update "Of Life and Death"
Issue 10 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Tuesday, April 11, 2000
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[English]
The Subcommittee to update "Of Life and Death" met this day in camera in room 257, East Block, at 9:06 a.m., the Honourable Sharon Carstairs, Chair, presiding.
Members of the subcommittee present: The Honourable Senators Beaudoin, Carstairs and Corbin (3).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Roche (1).
In attendance: Nancy Miller-Chénier, Research Officer, Research Branch, Library of Parliament.
The subcommittee proceeded to consider a draft outline of a report.
At 10:45 a.m., the subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Tuesday, May 9, 2000
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[English]
The Subcommittee to update "Of Life and Death" met this day in camera in room 257, East Block, at 9:03 a.m., the Honourable Sharon Carstairs, Chair, presiding.
Members of the subcommittee present: The Honourable Senators Beaudoin, Carstairs, Corbin, Keon and Pépin (5).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Roche (1).
In attendance: Nancy Miller-Chénier and Mollie Dunsmuir, Research Officers, Research Branch, Library of Parliament.
The subcommittee proceeded to consider a draft outline of a report.
At 11:16 a.m., the subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Monday, May 15, 2000
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[English]
The Subcommittee to update "Of Life and Death" met this day in camera in room 257, East Block, at 2:08 p.m., the Honourable Sharon Carstairs, Chair, presiding.
Members of the subcommittee present: The Honourable Senators Beaudoin, Carstairs and Corbin (3).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Roche (1).
In attendance: Nancy Miller-Chénier and Mollie Dunsmuir, Research Officers, Research Branch, Library of Parliament.
The subcommittee proceeded to consider a draft report.
At 3:22 p.m., the subcommittee suspended.
At 3:30 p.m., the subcommittee resumed and proceeded in public to its examination of the developments since the tabling in June 1995 of the final report of the Special Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, entitled "Of Life and Death". (For full text of Order of Reference please refer to Issue No. 1.)
APPEARING:
The Honourable Allan Rock, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health.
WITNESSES:
From the Department of Health Canada:
Cliff Halliwell, Director General, Applied Research and Analysis Directorate, Information, Analysis and Connectivity Branch;
Barbara Ouellet, Director of Home Care and Pharmaceuticals, Health Care Directorate, Policy and Consultation Branch;
Dr. Christina Mills, Director, Cancer Bureau, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health Protection Branch.
The Chair made an opening statement.
The Honorable Allan Rock made a statement and, together with Cliff Halliwell and Barbara Ouellet, answered questions.
At 4:31 p.m., the subcommittee resumed in camera.
At 4:34 p.m., the subcommittee adjourned to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Heather Lank
Clerk of the Subcommittee