Evidence of meeting #2 for Health in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was products.

A recording is available from Parliament.

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Michelle Boudreau  Director General, Natural Health Products Directorate, Department of Health
David Butler-Jones  Chief Public Health Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada
Morris Rosenberg  Deputy Minister, Department of Health

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Dr. Butler-Jones.

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Chief Public Health Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada

Dr. David Butler-Jones

Very quickly, in terms of the listeria recommendations, in the report there is a request to report back by July 2011. I know there are interim reports, and we'll continue to provide what we can. Progress is being made obviously on all of them. Many of them are completed.

In terms of the CHVI, at that point, once that was, because the capacity issue appears to have been addressed, there was no need to go back and then say, “Okay, resubmit, and you need to address these issues”.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Minister Aglukkaq.

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Conservative

Leona Aglukkaq Conservative Nunavut, NU

In terms of that, once it's available I'll provide that information on the listeriosis recommendations.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Okay, thank you very much.

I think we've had a very good committee meeting today, and I want to especially thank the Honourable Minister Aglukkaq for taking extra time and staying the extra time. I know that you listened to what the committee members said. They have concerns. They just had some more questions, and I know that you bumped something else up just to make sure that the committee had all its questions answered. The committee as a whole really appreciates that extra time and I hope that you can make up the following time at your next event. I know they're waiting for you. So thank you very much, Minister Aglukkaq.

Thank you, committee. It was an excellent committee today.

The meeting is adjourned.