Health Committee on Dec. 14th, 2010

Evidence of meeting #45 for Health in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was injuries.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Injury Prevention in Canada

Committee Business

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Tim Wall Executive Director, Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention

Susan Forbes Adjunct Professor, Injury Research Program Manager, Play It Cool Injury Prevention Program, Lakehead University

Paul Kells President and Founder, Safe Communities Canada and Passport to Safety

Louis Hugo Francescutti President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Danielle Fréchette Director, Health Policy, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Clerk of the Committee Ms. Christine Holke David

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Dr. Carrie.

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Conservative

Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON

Thank you very much to my colleague for his question.

Basically, he's given himself the answer to his question. There is a process to go through. As you said, this is just a recommendation. Why bother doing it if there is already a process in place to go forward?

As I said, I do actually respect what the member is trying to do, but I think I've put my reasons on the table for why I will be abstaining from it. But thank you very much for the question.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

I'll call the question.

(Motion agreed to)

We'll go to your next one, by Dr. Duncan: that the committee recommend that the minister announce a new set of picture warnings—

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Liberal

Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal Vancouver South, BC

No, that's mine, actually.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

It's submitted by Dr. Duncan.

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Liberal

Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal Vancouver South, BC

No, the next one is the longer motion.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Well, I'm going to do Dr. Duncan's first.

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Liberal

Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal Vancouver South, BC

No, you're not, because this came first in time.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Well, in the spirit of cooperation, Mr. Dosanjh, I will remember you're not cooperating.

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Liberal

Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal Vancouver South, BC

We're going to accommodate both. I was just joking there.

We're going to accommodate both.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

It's not a joke. I'm going to do Dr. Duncan's first.

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Liberal

Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal Vancouver South, BC

No, you can't.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Well, I know I can get through this in 30 seconds, if you don't—

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Liberal

Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal Vancouver South, BC

No, we're going to accommodate her motion in mine. We'll combine the two.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

You're going to combine the two?

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Liberal

Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal Vancouver South, BC

Yes, there's an amendment coming.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Let's have this open for discussion then.

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Liberal

Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal Vancouver South, BC

I don't want to waste time, I just want to get the motion.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

No, let's waste time.

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Liberal

Ujjal Dosanjh Liberal Vancouver South, BC

Oh....

That's fine.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Dr. Duncan, are you going to have an amendment to add to Mr. Dosanjh's?

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Liberal

Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON

Can I make a friendly amendment? I think there's a way to combine the two.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Okay.

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Liberal

Kirsty Duncan Liberal Etobicoke North, ON

If people are comfortable with that, the motion is that the committee recommend that the minister announce a new set of picture warnings for cigarette packaging on or before Monday, January 17, 2011, to mark national non-smoking week.

I think if we could insert it at top of Mr. Dosanjh's motion, that would be my recommendation.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Okay, good, that's your recommendation.

Mr. Dosanjh, do you want to speak to that?