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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 31

WEDNESDAY, March 25, 1998

The Standing Committee on Health met at 4:29 o’clock p.m., this day, in Room 701, La Promenade Building, the Vice-Chair, Elinor Caplan, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Grant Hill, Lynn Myers, Rose-Marie Ur, Maurice Vellacott, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

Acting Member present: Claudette Bradshaw for Claude Drouin.

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller-Chenier and Gérald Lafrenière, Research Officers.

Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2), the Committee resumed consideration of natural health products. (See Minutes of Proceedings dated Thursday, November 20, 1997.)

Witnesses: By Teleconference: From Winnipeg, Manitoba: From the Manitoba Homoeopathic Association: Mary Thiessen, Board Member; Judy Hughes, Project Manager & Co-ordinator. From the Manitoba Institute of Homoeopathy, Inc.: Dr. L. Nielsen, President; Denise Appelmans, Board Member. From Nielsen's Homoeopathic Clinic: Josie Lucidi, Advisory Committee; Shoshana Scott, Assistant to Dr. Nielsen. From the Manitoba Naturopathic Association: Dr. Chris Turner, President. From Turtle Island Centre Family Services: Deborah Amey KiiskeeN'tum, Executive Director. As an individual: Frank Walker, Aboriginal Traditional Healer & Solvent Abuse Counselor. From the Opasquiak Cree Nation: Henry Wilson, Counselor; Larry Dorion, Traditional Healers Committee.

The witnesses made opening statements and answered questions.

At 6:19 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

 

ROGER PRÉFONTAINE

Clerk of the Committee