Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources
Second Session Thirty-sixth Parliament, 1999-2000
Chair: The Honourable MIRA SPIVAKTuesday, June 6, 2000
Issue No. 13
First meeting on: Bill S-20 An Act to enable and assist the Canadian tobacco industry in attaining its objective of preventing the use of tobacco products by young persons in CanadaWITNESSES:
From the Senate of Canada:The Honourable Senator Colin Kenny, co-sponsor of the bill;
The Honourable Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, co-sponsor of the bill.
From the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit:
Roberta Ferrence, Director.
From the region of Ottawa-Carleton Health Department:
Robert Cushman, Medical Health Officer.
From Physicians for a Smoke Free Canada:
David Esdaile, Vice-President.
From the Canadian Medical Association:
Peter Kuling, President.
From the Canadian Cancer Society:
Gerry Bonham, Health Consultant.
From the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada:
William G. Tholl, Executive Director.
From Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac and from l'Alliance pour la lutte au tabagisme de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches:
Gilles Lépine, spokesperson
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Mira Spivak, ChairThe Honourable Nicholas W. Taylor, Deputy Chairman
and
The Honourable Senators:
Adams, Banks, * Boudreau, P.C. (or Hays), Buchanan, P.C., Christensen, Cochrane, Eyton, Finnerty, Kelleher, P.C., Kenny, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Sibbeston
* Ex Officio Members
(Quorum 4)