Health Committee on Oct. 5th, 2006

Evidence of meeting #19 for Health in the 39th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was foods.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Childhood Obesity

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Katherine Rechico Special Advisor, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance

Alex Lessard Tax Policy Officer, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance

Bill Jeffery National Coordinator, Centre for Science in the Public Interest

Sean B. Cash Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta

J. Stephen Clark Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Business and Social Sciences, Nova Scotia Agricultural College

Geoff Trueman Chief, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch, Department of Finance

Nancy Miller Chenier Committee Researcher

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

We do?

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Conservative

Dave Batters Conservative Palliser, SK

Yes. I have a comment to make.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

You have important business yet? All right, go ahead.

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Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

I would like to table a motion on behalf of the Bloc Québécois.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

You have another motion?

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Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

You would like to table a motion? Okay.

I had consensus on the motion that was given to me by Ruby, which is the eight meetings. You have something else? Okay. Let's take a look. What do you have?

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Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

It is not about our study on obesity. May I read the motion?

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

You'll have to have a notice of motion then. If it's not on this, then it's—

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Bloc

Nicole Demers Bloc Laval, QC

It is on that.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Okay. Go ahead.

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Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

Given that we have heard some less than reassuring information about the new Food Guide, given that a number of individuals go so far as to describe it as inadequate, and given that the guide does not protect people from diseases, we would call on Health Canada to provide us with the report on the proceedings that led to its preparation as well as a complete list of the individuals who were involved.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Who is it you're asking for that?

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Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

We are calling on Health Canada to provide a report on the work that went into preparing the food guide as well as the complete list of the individuals who were involved.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Health Canada.

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Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

That's not on this session.

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Bloc

Nicole Demers Bloc Laval, QC

Yes.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

You can give us a notice of motion on that.

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Bloc

Nicole Demers Bloc Laval, QC

I asked a question of Mr. Jeffery and Mr. Freedhoff on this matter.

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Bloc

Christiane Gagnon Bloc Québec, QC

Yes, it should be said that...

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Make it as a notice of motion. That would be fine.

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Conservative

Dave Batters Conservative Palliser, SK

Mr. Chair, I was talking about future business here.

I want to talk again about the “kids for a cure” lobby day on Halloween, October 31. Discussions have taken place among the members. I've spoken to Ms. Keeper, Madame Demers, and Madame Gagnon. There seems to be a consensus to hear some kids on juvenile diabetes for one hour on Halloween. I'm wondering if we could finalize that today.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Yes, that's a good point. I was going to bring that up and missed it.

Do we have consensus for the kids to come in for one hour?

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Liberal

Ruby Dhalla Liberal Brampton—Springdale, ON

Yes.