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

Chair: The Honourable ART EGGLETON, P.C.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009

Issue No. 5

Third and Fourth (Final) meetings on:

Bill C-11, An Act to promote safety and security with respect to human pathogens and toxins

INCLUDING:
THE NINTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-11)

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, P.C., M.P., Minister of Health

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Officer of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada:

Chantal Bernier, Assistant Privacy Commissioner;

Melanie Millar-Chapman, Senior Policy and Research Analyst.

Public Health Agency of Canada:

Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer;

Dr. Theresa Tam, Director General, Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response.

Health Canada:

Jane Allain, General Counsel.

The Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., Chair

The Honourable Wilbert J. Keon, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

Callbeck, Champagne, P.C., Cook, Cordy, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dyck, Eaton, Fairbairn, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C (or Comeau), Martin, Pépin, Segal

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

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

The Honourable Senator Pépin replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (June 23, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Peterson replaced the Honourable Senator Pépin (June 22, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Lang (June 18, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Lang replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (June 18, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Cook replaced the Honourable Senator Munson (June 18, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Munson replaced the Honourable Senator Cook (June 17, 2001).

The Honourable Senator Fairbairn, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Peterson (June 11, 2009).

The Honourable Senator Pépin replaced the Honourable Senator Merchant (June 11, 2009).