Health committee  I think if I understand what you're getting at, the need to control level 2 is because of concerns around bioterrorism. Again, as I think Dr. Carrie referred to earlier, there was the incident when someone sprinkled E. coli on salads. For things like E. coli or Listeria, you do

Health committee  You can go to Dominion and buy some hot dogs and you can find those pathogens. I think that was referred to earlier. If you wanted to create outbreaks out of these level 2s, you wouldn't actually go to the lab to get the pathogens. There are all sorts of—Legionnaires' can be fou

Health committee  Certainly. Again, as Dr. Sarabia has noted, first of all, for the last round, the notice period was very short. I think it was a matter of days before people in Toronto were told there was a session in Toronto. It consisted of a presentation, and even the Public Health Agency of

Health committee  I think certainly the sorts of things we've heard, if we had that kind of commitment, from our perspective, would comfort us a lot more. As Dr. Bennett raised earlier, I think the commitment to work with the provinces, because many of the issues being addressed here do cut into a

Health committee  To answer Dr. Duncan's question, the list is certainly quite comprehensive. The one other area that I would suggest also be examined is the impact on costs, both for research organizations as well as diagnostic labs.

Health committee  I think the Public Health Agency of Canada characterized them as information sessions. There were a number of them held across the country with Bill C-54, and then in late January or early February there were three meetings across the country prior to the re-introduction as Bill

Health committee  I can't speak to the specifics, but I would expect it's going to vary by province. In Ontario the Occupational Health and Safety Act already provides for some of these provisions.

Health committee  So certainly I think we'd like to have a commitment to be able to work together on this. On the second point, I think my colleagues can speak to the removal. Clarity on what would actually be the framework for level 2 would be very significant. That's where quite a bit of the co

Health committee  Sure. Certainly, to be fair to the Public Health Agency of Canada and the government consultations, they have issued a document on the draft regulatory framework. I think the concerns have been expressed. The document starts by saying it's for discussion purposes only and it's

Health committee  I have a copy dated February 2, which I received this morning.

Health committee  The answer is no, because as has already been clearly indicated by the Public Health Agency of Canada, they recognize that they're going to have to take quite a bit of time to do the consultations on the regulations. They won't be able to implement the bill, if it is passed immed

Health committee  I'll be happy to forward the publication to the clerk. There was also an article in the American Journal of Science in 2004, where they reported on the Patriot Act, which has provisions similar to what is in Bill C-11. The Centers for Disease Control estimated--and I don't have t

Health committee  Thank you. Good afternoon. I would like to thank the honourable members of this committee for the invitation to present to you today. Biosecurity is clearly a significant issue for Canada, and I'm pleased to share comments and recommendations on behalf of Ontario's new public he