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

Issue 13 - Minutes of Proceedings

[English]

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met this day, in Room 705, Victoria Building, at 3:30 p.m., the Chair, the Honourable Michael Kirby, presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Cook, Cordy, DeWare, Fairbairn, P.C., Kirby, LeBreton, Morin, Robertson and Roche (10).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senator Keon (1).

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore and Howard Chodos; from the Committees and Private Legislation Directorate: Josée Thérien, Legislative Clerk; from the Nothern Ireland Assembly: Stephen J. Graham, Clerk to the Social Development Committee.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, March 1, 2001, the committee continued its consideration of the special study on the state of the health care system in Canada. (For complete text of Order of Reference see Proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 2.)

WITNESSES:

From the Canadian Medical Association:

Dr. Peter Barrett, President.

From the Canadian Medical Forum Task Force 1:

Dr. Hugh Scully, President.

From the Federal Provincial Territorial Advisory Committee on Health Human Resources:

Dr. Thomas Ward, Chair.

From the Canadian Nurses Association

Sandra MacDonald-Remecz, Director of Policy, Regulation and Research.

From the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions:

Kathleen Connors, President.

From l'Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers auxiliaires du Québec:

Régis Paradis, President.

From the Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario:

Linda Jones.

From the Canadian Radiation and Imaging Societies in Medicine (CRISM):

Dr. Paul C. Johns, Past Chair.

From the Canadian Chiropractic Association:

Dr. Tim St. Denis, President.

From the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science:

Kurt Davis, Executive Director.

Dr. Barrett made a statement. Dr. Scully made a statement. Dr. Ward made a statement. The witnesses answered questions.

At 5:40 p.m. the sitting was suspended.

At 5:45 p.m. the sitting resumed.

Ms Jones made a statement. Mr. Paradis made a statement. Ms Connors made a statement. Ms MacDonald-Remecz made a statement. The witnesses answered questions.

Mr. Davis made a statement. Dr. St. Denis made a statement. Dr. Johns made a statement. The witnesses answered questions.

At 9:00 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

Catherine Piccinin

Clerk of the Committee