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MINUTES OF PROCEEDING

(Meeting No. 13)

WEDNESDAY, February 4, 1998

The Standing Committee on Health met at 3:20 o’clock p.m., this day, in room 701, La Promenade, the Chair, Beth Phinney, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Carolyn Bennett, Elinor Caplan, Aileen Carroll, Claude Drouin, Grant Hill, Lynn Myers, Beth Phinney, Pauline Picard, Joseph Volpe.

Acting Members present: Rob Anders for Maurice Vellacott.

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Odette Madore, 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: From HerbTech Inc.: Ken Broadfoot, President. From the Toronto School of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Dr. Mary X. Wu, Director; Dr. Jai Li, Practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Tony Cheung, General Manager and Owner, Kwok Shing Enterprises.

Dr. Mary X. Wu and Ken Broadfoot made opening statements, and with the other witnesses, answered questions.

At 4:45 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ROGER PRÉFONTAINE

Clerk of the Committee