Health Committee on June 16th, 2009

Evidence of meeting #27 for Health in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was cigarettes.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-32, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Paul Glover Assistant Deputy Minister, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Department of Health

Denis Choinière Director, Office of Regulations and Compliance, Tobacco Control Program, Department of Health

Diane Labelle General Counsel, Legal Services Unit, Department of Health

4:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

I'll report the bill tomorrow at the earliest time, right after question period.

Shall the committee order a reprint of the bill as amended for the use of the House at report stage?

4:05 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

4:05 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Congratulations.

Ms. Wasylycia-Leis.

4:05 p.m.

NDP

Judy Wasylycia-Leis NDP Winnipeg North, MB

I think we need a little more fanfare than that. I think this is rather an historic moment.

I want to thank you, Madam Chairperson, and all members of this committee for working so cooperatively on a very important project, and especially all the departmental staff--Paul, Cathy, Denis, and all of your colleagues, and Diane as well. I'd especially like to thank those folks who really drove this agenda and were here supporting us--members of the Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Non-Smokers' Rights Association, the Coalition québécoise pour le contrôle du tabac, and all of the youth groups in eastern Ontario, the Youth Action Committee, the Northern Ontario Youth Action Partnership, and many others who were so influential in making this happen.

I thank everyone for this great historic moment.

4:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

I think they deserve a round of applause.

Dr. Carrie.

4:10 p.m.

Conservative

Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON

Madam Chair, I want to take this opportunity to thank the entire committee, but particularly Ms. Judy Wasylycia-Leis for all the hard work. I know this is something she has championed for a long time, and it's wonderful to see this brought forward.

Thank you very much.

June 16th, 2009 / 4:10 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

That is really a nice way to end clause-by-clause.

We will excuse our wonderful guests, because now we're going to be talking about future business. We're going to be going in camera for that. I would ask that everybody vacate the room except for the people who are supposed to be here.

I'll suspend for one minute.

[Proceedings continue in camera]