Past Session:

Proceedings of the Subcommittee on Population Health

Issue 4 - Minutes of Proceedings

OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 2, 2007
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[English]

The Subcommittee on Population Health met this day at 4:06 p.m., in room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Wilbert J. Keon, presiding.

Members of the subcommittee present: The Honourable Senators Brown, Callbeck, Cochrane, Cook, Fairbairn, P.C. and Keon (6).

Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C. (1).

In attendance: Odette Madore and Michael Toye, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 and delegated on Wednesday, November 21, 2007 by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, the subcommittee continued its examination on the social determinants of health. (For complete text of the order of reference, see proceedings of the committee, Issue No. 1)

WITNESSES:

McMaster University:

Dr. Salim Yusuf, Professor, Department of Medicine.

Dr. Yusuf made a statement and responded to questions.

At 5:06 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 5:11 p.m., the committee resumed.

Pursuant to rule 92(2)(e), the subcommittee proceeded in camera to consider a draft agenda.

At 5:44 p.m., it was agreed that the subcommittee adjourn to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

OTTAWA, Wednesday, April 9, 2008
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[English]

The Subcommittee on Population Health met this day at 4:15 p.m., in Room 2, Victoria Building, the chair, the Honourable Wilbert J. Keon, presiding.

Members of the subcommittee present: The Honourable Senators Brown, Callbeck, Cochrane, Cook, Fairbairn, P.C., Keon and Pépin (7).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Eggleton, P.C. and Munson (2).

In attendance: Michael Toye, Analyst, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

WITNESSES:

McMaster University:

Dr. Sonia Anand, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine.

Queen's University:

Karen Hitchcock, Principal and Vice-Chancellor.

Kristan Aronson, Professor of Epidemiology.

Dr. Anand made a statement and responded to questions.

Ms. Hitchcock made a statement and, with Mr. Aronson, responded to questions.

At 17:54 p.m., the committee suspended.

At 17:55 p.m., the committee resumed.

Pursuant to rule 92(2)(e), the subcommittee proceeded in camera to consider a draft agenda.

It was moved that the following special study budget application (population health) be approved for submission to the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology:

Summary of Expenditures:

Professional and Other Services	$ 69,510
Transportation and Communications	215,811
All Other Services	5,800
TOTAL:	$ 291,121

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

At 6:00 p.m., it was agreed that the subcommittee adjourn to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

OTTAWA, Friday, April 18, 2008
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[English]

The Subcommittee on Population Health met this day at 9 a.m., in room 160-S, Centre Block, the chair, the Honourable Wilbert J. Keon, presiding.

Members of the subcommittee present: The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Cook, Fairbairn, P.C., Keon and Pépin (5).

Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Eggleton, P.C. and Segal (2).

In attendance: Odette Madore and Michael Toye, Analysts, Parliamentary Information and Research Services, Library of Parliament.

Also in attendance: The official reporters of the Senate.

WITNESSES:

World Health Organization Commission on the Social Determinants of Health:

The Honourable Monique Bégin, P.C., Commissioner.

McMaster University:

Gina Browne, Professor of Nursing and Clinical Epidemiology.

Public Health Agency of Canada:

Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer.

Institute for Research on Public Policy:

Mel Cappe, President.

As individuals:

Laura Corbett, Consultant;

David Dodge, Former Governor of the Bank of Canada;

Beverly Nickoloff, Consultant;

John Wright, Former Deputy Minister of Finance and Health, Saskatchewan.

Access Consulting:

Steven Lewis, Consultant.

Canadian Public Health Association:

Debra Lynkowski, Chief Executive Officer.

Conference Board of Canada:

Diana MacKay, Associate Director, Education and Learning.

Canadian Policy Research Networks:

Sharon Manson Singer, President.

Dalhousie University:

Lars Osberg, Department of Economics.

University of Montreal:

Louise Potvin, Professor, Department of Social and Preventative Medicine.

Institute of Aboriginal People's Health for the Canadian Institutes of Health Research:

Dr. Jeff Reading, Scientific Director.

Canadian Medical Association:

William Tholl, Secretary General.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:

Armine Yalnizyan, Senior Economist.

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI):

Glenda Yeates, President and Chief Executive Officer.

The chair made a statement.

Mr. Lewis made a statement.

Ms. Yeates made a statement and responded to questions.

Ms. Potvin, the Honourable Monique Bégin P.C., Mr. Tholl, Mr. Cappe, Mr. Dodge, Mr. Osberg, Dr. Butler-Jones, Ms. Brown, Dr. Reading, and Ms. Manson Singer made statements.

At 10:16 a.m., the subcommittee suspended.

At 10:31 a.m., the subcommittee resumed.

Senator Segal made a statement.

The Honourable Monique Bégin P.C., Ms. Yalnizyan, Ms. Lynkowki, Ms. Potvin, Mr. Tholl, Mr. Cappe, Mr. Reading, Mr. Osberg, Mr. Dodge, Ms. Manson Singer and Mr. Wright made statements.

At 12:01 p.m., the subcommittee suspended.

At 12:58 p.m., the subcommittee resumed.

The Honourable Monique Bégin P.C. made a statement.

Senator Eggleton, P.C. made a statement.

Mr. Cappe, Ms. Lynkowski, Ms. MacKay, Mr. Dodge, Dr. Butler-Jones, Ms. Potvin, Ms. Manson Singer, Ms. Yalnizyan, Mr. Osberg and Dr. Reading made statements.

At 2:13 p.m., the subcommittee suspended.

At 2:29 p.m., the subcommittee resumed.

Mr. Lewis made a statement

The Honourable Monique Bégin P.C., Mr. Cappe, Dr. Reading, Mr. Dodge, Mr. Wright, Ms. Potvin, Ms. Yalnizyan, Mr. Osberg, Ms. Lynkowdki, Dr. Butler-Jones and Ms. Brown made statements.

Senator Keon made a concluding statement.

At 3:47 p.m., it was agreed that the subcommittee adjourn to the call of the chair.

ATTEST:

Barbara Reynolds

Clerk of the Subcommittee