Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on Aging

Issue 4 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Monday, February 19, 2007
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The Special Senate Committee on Aging met this day at 12:36 p.m. in room 9 of the Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Sharon Carstairs, P.C., presiding.

Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Carstairs, P.C., Chaput, Keon and Murray, P.C. (4).

Also present: From the Parliamentary Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Julie Cool and Michael Toye, Analysts.

Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the Order of Reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, November 7, the committee continued to examine the implications of an aging society in Canada. (For the full text of the Order of Reference, see Issue No. 1, Monday, November 27, 2006.)

WITNESSES:

As an individual:

Victor Marshall, Professor of Sociology, Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina.

Policy Research Initiative:

Terrence Hunsley, Senior Project Director.

As an individual:

Susan Kirkland, Professor, Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, Dalhousie University.

Statistics Canada:

Geoff Rowe, Senior Advisor — Microsimulation.

The Chair made a statement.

Messrs. Marshall and Hunsley made presentations and answered questions.

At 1:38 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 2:03 p.m., the committee resumed.

Ms. Kirkland and Mr. Rowe made presentations and answered questions.

At 3:08 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ATTEST:

François Michaud

Clerk of the Committee