Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and
Technology
Second Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament, 2002-03
Chair: The Honourable MICHAEL KIRBY
Wednesday, May 6, 2003
Issue No. 14
Sixth and seventh meetings concerning: Mental health and mental illness
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - Morning Meeting (178 K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - Afternoon Meeting (168 K)
WITNESSES:
Morning meeting:
From the Canadian Institutes of Health Research:
Dr. Rémi Quirion, Scientific Director, Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction.
From Laval University:
Dr. Michel Maziade, Head, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine.
From the University of Montreal:
Dr. Laurent Mottron, Researcher, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine.
From the University of Montreal:
Dr. Richard Tremblay, Canada Research Chair in Child Development, Professor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Psychology, Director, Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.
From the Université du Québec à Montréal:
Mr. Henri Dorvil, Professor, School of Social Work;
Mr. Michel Tousignant, Professor, Centre de recherche et intervention sur le suicide et l'euthanasie.
From the Douglas Hospital:
Mr. Eric Latimer, Health Economist.
Afternoon meeting:
From the University of Montreal:
Dr. Jean Wilkins, Professor and Paediatrician, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine;
Dr. Renée Roy, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine.
From the Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital:
Mr. Jean-Jacques Leclerc, Director, Rehabilitation Services and Community Living;
Dr. Pierre Lalonde, Director, Clinique jeunes adultes.
From the Douglas Hospital:
Dr. James Farquhar, Psychiatrist;
Dr. Mimi Israël, Head, Department of Psychiatry, Associate Professor, McGill University.
From the Douglas Hospital:
Ms. Myra Piat, Rechercher;
Mr. Amparo Garcia, Clinical Administrative Chief, Adult Ultraspecialized Services Divison
Ms. Manon Desjardins, Clinical Administration Chief, Adult Sectorized Services Divison;
Mr. Jacques Hendlisz, Director General;
Ms. Robyne Kershaw-Bellemare, Director of Nurses Services.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair
The Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
* Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cook, Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., Keon, Léger, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Morin, Pépin, Robertson, Roche, Rossiter
*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 Rossiter substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Kinsella (May 2, 2003).