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

First Session Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16

Chair: The Honourable KELVIN KENNETH OGILVIE

Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Issue No. 5

Seventh and eighth meetings:

Study on the issue of dementia in our society

WITNESSES

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

As individuals:

Dr. Andrew Kirk, Professor and Head, Division of Neurology, University of Saskatchewan, Rural Dementia Action Research Network (RaDAR);

Wayne Warry, Director, Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research, Laurentian University.

Assembly of First Nations:

Norma Rabbitskin, Senior Health Nurse, Sturgeon Lake First Nation Health Centre;

Isadore Day, National Health Portfolio Holder, AFN Regional Chief, Ontario.

Thursday, April 21, 2016

Canadian Home Care Association:

Nadine Henningsen, Executive Director;

Susan May, National Director, GE Healthcare.

VON Canada:

Jo-Anne Poirier, President and CEO.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Honourable Kelvin Kenneth Ogilvie, Chair

The Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., Deputy Chair

and

The Honourable Senators: *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Demers, Frum, *Harder, P.C., Marshall, Merchant, Munson, Nancy Ruth, Seidman, Stewart Olsen

*Ex officio members

(Quorum 4)

Changes in membership of the committee:

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

The Honourable Senator Marshall replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (April 21, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Raine replaced the Honourable Senator Beyak (April 21, 2016).

The Honourable Senator Beyak replaced the Honourable Senator Raine (April 18, 2016).