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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

Meeting No. 82

Thursday, May 6, 1999

The Standing Committee on Health met at 11:10 a.m. this day, in Room 371, West Block, the Chair, Joseph Volpe, presiding.

Members of the Committee present: Elinor Caplan, Maria Minna, Pauline Picard.

Acting Members present: Bev Desjarlais for Judy Wasylycia-Leis; Grant Hill for Gurmant Grewal; and John Cummins for Reed Elley.

In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller Chenier; Sonya Norris, Research Officers.

Witnesses: From Health Canada: Denis Gauthier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Information, Analysis and Connectivity Branch; Jerry Lee, Director, Infostructure Systems Management Division, Information, Analysis and Connectivity Branch; Mimi Breton, Executive Director, Hepatitis C Division, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; Catherine Stewart, Director, Policy Development and Coordination Division, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; David Fransen, Director general, Population Health Directorate, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; Janet Davies, Director, Strategies and Systems for Health Directorate, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; Joel Weiner, A/Director General, Policy, Planning and Coordination Directorate, Health Protection Branch; Dr. Moe Hussain, A/Director, Branch Planning Bureau, Health Protection Branch; Gérard Séguin, Director, Financial Services, Health Protection Branch; Margaret Hassock, A/Director, Financial Services, Administration Program, Departmental Planning and Financial Administration Corporate Services Branch; Janice L. Pound, Acting Manager, Office of Strategic Planning, Communications and Quality, Therapeutic Products Programme; Paul R. Mayers, Acting Director, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Food Directorate, Health Protection Branch; Greg Hunter, Director, Information Resource Management Division; Hervé Leblanc, Director, Health Canada.

The Order of Reference dated March 1, 1999, relating to the Main Estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000, being read as follows:

Ordered, -- That Votes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 be referred to the Committee on Health.

And to the Order of Reference of March 25, 1999, relating to the 1999-2000 Estimates, Report on Plan and Priorities for Health Canada (Sessional Paper 8520-361-201).

The Chairman called Vote 1 under HEALTH.

Denis Gauthier, Catherine Stewart and Joel Weiner each made statements and, with others, answered questions.

At 1:00 p.m., the Committee adjourned to the call of the Chair.

Marie Danielle Vachon
Clerk of the Committee