Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Issue 5 - Minutes of Proceedings
OTTAWA, Friday, September 22, 2006
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met at 10:10 a.m. this day, in room 257, East Block, the Chair, the Honourable Michael Kirby, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Cochrane, Cordy, Di Nino, Keon and Kirby (5).
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament Research Branch: Howard Chodos, Research Analyst, Political and Social Affairs Division.
Also present: The official reporters of the Senate.
Pursuant to the motion adopted by the Senate on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 the committee met to publicize the findings of its report tabled in May 2006 on issues concerning mental health and mental illness. (See Issue No. 3, Wednesday, April 25, 2006, for the full text of the Order of Reference.)
WITNESSES:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research:
Barbara Beckett, Associate Director.
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health:
Paula Goering, Director, Health Systems Research and Consulting Unit.
The Canadian Academy of Psychiatric Epidemiology:
Dr. Alain Lesage, Past President.
Alberta Mental Health Board:
Ray Block, CEO.
The Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO:
Dr. Ian Manion, Psychologist,
Karen Kidder, Manager.
Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health:
Phil Upshall, National Executive Director.
University of Victoria:
Dan Reist, Expert in Knowledge Translation, BC Centre for Addiction Research.
BC Mental Health and Addiction Services — Centre for Research and Knowledge Exchange:
Dr. Patrick Smith; Senior Advisor;
Peter Coleridge, Senior Advisor.
As an individual:
Bonnie Pape.
Hospital for Sick Children:
Ross Hetherington, Director, About Kids Health.
Canadian Health Services Research Foundation:
Irving Gold, Director of Knowlesge Transfer and Exchange.
National Network for Mental Health:
Constance McKnight, National Executive Director.
The Honourable Senator Kirby made a statement.
Peter Coleridge, Patrick Smith, Ian Manion, Karen Kidder, Dan Reist, Constance McKnight, Phil Upshall, Paula Goering, Irving Gold, Barbara Beckett, Alain Lesage, Bonnie Pape, Ray Block and Ross Hetherington each made a statement.
Together all the witnesses participated in a roundtable discussion with the members of the committee.
At 12:10 p.m., the committee suspended its sitting.
At 12:41 p.m., the committee resumed its sitting.
At 2:02 p.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
OTTAWA, Thursday, October 5, 2006
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met in camera at 11:06 a.m. this day, in room 705, Victoria Building, the Chair, the Honourable Michael Kirby, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Callbeck, Cochrane, Cook, Cordy, Eggleton, P.C., Fairbairn, P.C., Gill, Keon, Kirby, Nancy Ruth and Trenholme Counsell (11).
Other senator present: The Honourable Senator Carstairs, P.C. (1).
In attendance: From the Library of Parliament Research Branch: Howard Chodos and Tim Riordan Raaflaub, Research Analysts, Political and Social Affairs Division.
In accordance with rule 92(2)(e), the committee met in camera to consider a draft agenda.
The Honourable Senator Kirby informed the committee that he is resigning from his position as Chair of the committee.
The Honourable Senator Keon, Deputy Chair, made a statement.
At 11:33 a.m., the committee proceeded in public.
The clerk of the committee presided over the election of the Chair.
It was moved by the Honourable Senator Kirby that the Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., be Chair of this committee.
The question being put on the motion, it was adopted.
The Honourable Senator Eggleton, P.C., took the chair and made a statement.
At 11:44 a.m., it was agreed that the committee adjourn to the call of the Chair.
ATTEST:
Josée Thérien
Clerk of the Committee