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

Issue 1 - First Report of the Committee

Wednesday, October 23, 2002

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology has the honour to table its

FIRST REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate to incur expenses for the purpose of its examination and consideration of such legislation and other matters as were referred to it, reports, pursuant to Rule 104, that the expenses incurred by the Committee during the First Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament are as follows:

1. With respect to its examination and consideration of legislation:

2. With respect to its special study of the health care system:

3.With respect to its special study of the document entitled Santé en français — Pour un meilleur accès à des services de santé en français:

During the session in question, your Committee received 11 orders of reference, held 82 meetings, and received evidence from 514 witnesses over a period of approximately 236 hours. Five bills were referred to the Committee, as well as the subject-matter of two additional pieces of legislation. In total, your Committee produced 18 reports. This included five reports as part of its study of the health care system and four reports containing substantive observations on legislation or the subject-matter of legislation. The Committee also examined developments since the passage of Bill C-6 during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament.

In addition, Your Committee also established a Subcommittee on the Preservation and Promotion of a Sense of Canadian Community.

Respectfully Submitted,

MICHAEL KIRBY

Chair

Thursday, October 24, 2002

The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology has the honour to present its

SECOND REPORT

Your Committee, which was authorized by the Senate on Tuesday, October 8, 2002, to examine and report upon the state of the health care system in Canada, respectfully requests that it be empowered to engage the services of such counsel and technical, clerical and other personnel as may be necessary for the purpose of its study.

Pursuant to section 2:07 of the Procedural Guidelines for the Financial Operation of Senate Committees, the budget submitted to the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration and the report thereon of that Committee are appended to this report.

Respectfully submitted,

MARJORY LEBRETON

Deputy Chair

THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SPECIAL STUDY ON HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
APPLICATION FOR BUDGET AUTHORIZATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2003

Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, October 8, 2002:

The Honourable Senator Kirby moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Pépin:

That the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology be authorized to examine and report upon the state of the health care system in Canada. In particular, the Committee shall be authorized to examine:

(a) The fundamental principles on which Canada's publicly funded health care system is based;

(b) The historical development of Canada's health care system;

(c) Health care systems in foreign jurisdictions;

(d) The pressures on and constraints of Canada's health care system; and

(e) The role of the federal government in Canada's health care system;

That the papers and evidence received and taken on the subject and the work accomplished during the Second Session of the Thirty-sixth Parliament and the First Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament be referred to the Committee;

That the Committee submit its final report no later than October 31, 2002;

That the committee retain the powers necessary to publicize its findings for distribution of the study contained in its final report for 60 days after the tabling of that report; and

That the Committee be permitted, notwithstanding usual practices, to deposit any report with the Clerk of the Senate, if the Senate is not then sitting; and that the report be deemed to have been tabled in the Chamber.

The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.

Paul C. Bélisle

Clerk of the Senate

SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURES

The foregoing budget was approved by the Committee on Wednesday, October 9, 2002.

The undersigned or an alternate will be in attendance on the date that this budget is considered.

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Date                             Hon. Senator Michael Kirby Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology

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Date                             Hon. Senator Richard Kroft Chair, Standing Senate Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration

STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
EXPLANATION OF COST ELEMENTS
PROFESSIONAL AND SPECIAL SERVICES

TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

Conference participation and public engagements to promote the report
(national or international)

ALL OTHER EXPENDITURES

TOTAL                                                                 $ 54 400

The Senate Administration has reviewed this budget application.

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Heather Lank                                                                                                     Date
Director of Committees and Private Legislation

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Richard Ranger                                                                                                  Date
Director of Finance

APPENDIX (B) TO THE REPORT

Thursday, October 24, 2002

The Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration has examined the budget presented to it by the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology for the proposed expenditures of the said Committee for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 for the purpose of its Special Study on the Health Care System, as authorized by the Senate on Thursday, October 8, 2002. The approved budget is as follows:

Respectfully submitted

LISE BACON

Chair