Health Committee on June 8th, 2006

Evidence of meeting #8 for Health in the 39th Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was women.

On the agenda

Silicone gel-filled breast implants

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Mitchell Brown Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgeon and Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

Neil Yeates Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch, Department of Health

Sylvie Stachenko Deputy Chief Public Health Officer, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention, Public Health Agency of Canada

Paula Chidwick Director of Clinical and Corporate Ethics, and Ethicist, William Osler Health Centre, Brampton Memorial Hospital Campus

Diana Zuckerman President, National Research Centre for Women & Families

Yang Mao Director, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Public Health Agency of Canada

Supriya Sharma Associate Director General, Therapeutic Product Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch, Department of Health

1:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

Thank you. Our time is gone.

I want to thank the panel for being here and presenting this information to the committee. I thank the committee for their questions, particularly Dr. Brown for the technology and for taking time out of his practice.

1:30 p.m.

Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgeon and Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

Dr. Mitchell Brown

Thank you.

1:30 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Rob Merrifield

We will be discussing on Tuesday whether we want any further action on this, as we go into the report on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.

1:30 p.m.

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