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MINUTES OF PROCEEDING

(Meeting No. 22)

Wednesday, February 25, 1998

The Standing Committee on Health met at 3:30 o’clock p.m., this day, in room 701 ,

La Promenade Bldg. , the Chair, Beth Phinney, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Elinor Caplan, Grant Hill, Lynn Myers, Pauline Picard, Rose-Marie Ur, Maurice Vellacott, Joseph Volpe, Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

In attendance: From the Research Branch of the Library of Parliament: Gérald Lafrenière, Research Officer.

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

Witnesses: Dr. Robert Buckman, Toronto, Ontario; Dr. Robert J. Woolf, Medicine Hat, Alberta; Dr. R. Warren Bell, Salmon Arm, B.C.; Dr. Elizabeth Kaegi, Toronto, Ontario.

The witnesses made opening statements and answered questions.

At 5:24 o’clock p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

ROGER PRÉFONTAINE

Clerk of the Committee