Proceedings of the Standing
Senate Committee on
Social Affairs, Science and
Technology
Second Session, Fortieth Parliament, 2009
Chair: The Honourable ART EGGLETON, P.C.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Issue No. 6
First and second (final) meetings on:
Bill C-32, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act
INCLUDING
THE TENTH REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
(Bill C-32)
- Order of Reference
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Tenth Report
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - September 17, 2009 (90K)
- Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - September 30, 2009 (115K)
WITNESSES:
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Frontier Duty Free Association:
Laurie Karson, Executive Director.
Ontario Korean Businessmen's Association:
Kenneth Kim, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager.
Association of Canadian Airport Duty Free Operators:
André J. Bergeron, Executive Director.
Health Canada:
Paul Glover, Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch;
Cathy Sabiston, Director General, Controlled Substances and Tobacco Directorate;
Denis Choinière, Director, Office of Regulations and Compliance;
Diane Labelle, General Counsel, Legal Services Unit.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., and Philip Morris International:
Debra Steger, International Trade Law Expert.
Casa Cubana:
Luc Martial, Government Affairs.
Canadian Convenience Stores Association:
Michel Gadbois, Executive Vice President.
Distribution G.V.A. Inc.:
Luc Dumulong, Vice President.
International Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Union:
Richard Brousseau, President.
Canadian Cancer Society:
Rob Cunningham, Senior Policy Analyst.
Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada:
Cynthia Callard, Executive Director.
Non-Smokers' Rights Association:
François Damphousse, Director, Quebec Office.
Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac:
Flory Doucas, Codirector.
Eastern Ontario Area Youth Coalition:
Phil Jansson, Youth Facilitator.
Health Canada:
Paul Glover, Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch;
Cathy Sabiston, Director General, Controlled Substances and Tobacco Directorate;
Denis Choinière, Director, Office of Regulations and Compliance;
Diane Labelle, General Counsel, Legal Services Unit.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., Chair
The Honourable Wilbert J. Keon, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Callbeck, Cook, Cordy, *Cowan (or Tardif), Dyck, Eaton, Fairbairn, P.C., *LeBreton, P.C. (or Comeau), Ogilvie, Pépin, Rivard, 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 Rivard replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (September 30, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Martin replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (September 30, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Martin (September 29, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Ogilvie replaced the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., (September 29, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Stratton (September 29, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Stratton replaced the Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., (September 28, 2009).
The Honourable Senator Champagne, P.C., replaced the Honourable Senator Rivard (September 17, 2009).