Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Human Rights

First Session Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16

Chair: The Honourable JIM MUNSON

Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Issue No. 2

Consideration of a draft agenda (future business)

and

First, second and third (final) meetings:

Bill S-201, An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination

INCLUDING:
THE SECOND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE (Bill S-201)

• Orders of Reference
• Minutes of Proceedings - February 17, 2016
• Minutes of Proceedings - February 24, 2016
• Minutes of Proceedings - March 9, 2016
• Second Report
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 17, 2016
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - February 24, 2016
• Transcript (Evidence) of Proceedings - March 9, 2016

WITNESSES

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

The Honourable Senator James S. Cowan, sponsor of the bill.

Office of the Leader of the Senate Liberals:

Barbara Kagedan, Senior Policy Advisor.

Canadian Coalition for Genetic Fairness:

Bev Heim-Myers, Chair of the Canadian Coalition for Genetic Fairness and CEO of the Huntington Society of Canada.

Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association:

Frank Swedlove, President and CEO;

Frank Zinatelli, Vice President and General Counsel.

Canadian Institute of Actuaries:

Jacques Y. Boudreau, Chair, Committee on Genetic Testing;

Bernard Naumann, Vice-chair, Committee on Genetic Testing.

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

As individuals:

Dr. Ronald Cohn, Co-Director, Centre for Genetic Medicine, Sr. Scientist, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto.

Stephen W. Scherer, Director, The Centre for Applied Genomics, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto McLaughlin Centre;

Bruce Ryder, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School.

Canadian Human Rights Commission:

Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner;

Marcella Daye, Senior Policy Advisor, Policy, Research and International Division.

Office of the Privacy Commissioner:

Daniel Therrien, Privacy Commissioner;

Patricia Kosseim, Senior General Counsel and Director General.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Jim Munson, Chair

The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators:

        Andreychuk, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Cowan, Frum, Hubley, Martin, Nancy Ruth, Ngo

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Change in membership of the committee:

Pursuant to rule 12-5, membership of the committee was amended as follows:

The Honourable Senator Cowan replaced the Honourable Senator Cordy (March 8, 2016).