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, October 1, 2003
Thursday, October 2, 2003

Issue No. 22

Fourth and fifth meetings on: Public health emergencies arising from infectious disease

INCLUDING: THE TWELFTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Budget)

• Minutes of Proceedings
• Twelfth Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 1 meeting (76K)
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - October 2 meeting (68K)

WITNESSES:

October 1 meeting

From the Canadian Public Health Association:

Dr. Christina Mills, President.

From the University of Ottawa:

Dr. Joseph Losos, Director, Institute of Population Health.

October 2 meeting

From the Canadian Coalition for Public Health in the 21st Century:

Ms. Elinor Wilson, Co-Chair;

Dr. Maureen Law, Member.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair

The Honourable Marjory LeBreton, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Callbeck, *Carstairs, P.C. (or Robichaud, P.C.), Cordy, Fairbairn, P.C., Keon, Léger, *Lynch-Staunton (or Kinsella), Morin, Robertson, Roche, Rossiter, Trenholme Counsell

*Ex Officio Members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

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

The name of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell (October 1, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Trenholme Counsell substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Cook (October 1, 2003).

The name of the Honourable Senator Cordy substituted for that of the Honourable Senator Fairbairn (September 30, 2003).