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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology

First Session Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2001

Chair: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY

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Monday, October 15, 2001

Issue No. 30

Twenty-fifth meeting on: The state of the health care system in Canada

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings (286K)

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WITNESSES:

From the University of Manitoba:

Linda West, Professor, Asper School of Business.

From the Frontier Centre for Public Policy:

Peter Holle, President.

From the Western Canadian Task Force on Health Research and Economic Development:

Dr. Henry Friesen, Team Leader;

Dr. John Foerster;

Dr. Audrey Tingle;

Chuck Laflèche.

From the Regional Health Authorities of Manitoba:

Bill Bryant, Chair, Council of Chairs;

Kevin Beresford, Chair, Council of CEOs;

Randy Lock, Executive Director.

From the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation:

Dr. Noralou Roos.

From the Women's Health Clinic:

Madeline Boscoe, Advocacy Coordinator.

From Hospice and Palliative Care Manitoba:

Dr. Paul Henteleff, Chair, Advocacy Committee;

John Bond, Member of Advocacy Committee;

Margaret Clarke, Executive Director.

From the Canadian Union of Public Employees in Manitoba (CUPE):

Paul Moist, President;

Lorraine Sigurdson, Health Care Coordinator.

From the Société franco-manitobaine:

Daniel Boucher, Chief Executive Officer.

As a walk-on:

Barry Shtatleman.

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MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair

The Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Deputy Chair

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The Honourable Senators:

Callbeck, * Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Carney, P.C., Cook, Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., Keon, * Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Morin, Pépin, Robertson, Roche

* Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee

Pursuant to rule 85(4), membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The name of the Honourable Senator Carney, P.C., substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Di Nino (October 15, 2001).

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