Health Committee on Feb. 14th, 2012

Evidence of meeting #28 for Health in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was corneal.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Bill C-313, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (non-corrective cosmetic contact lenses)

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Don Boyer Acting Director, Medical Devices Bureau, Department of Health

Dana Cooper Director, Government Relations and Public Affairs, Canadian Association of Optometrists

Jennifer Brunet-Colvey Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Ophthalmological Society

Peter J. Agapitos Representative, Canadian Ophthalmological Society, and Chief, Department of Ophthamology, Ottawa Hospital

Desmond Fonn Representative, Canadian Association of Optometrists, and Founding Director, Centre for Contact Lens Research, University of Waterloo

Lorne Kashin Vice-President, Opticians Association of Canada

Janice Schmidt Advisor, Opticians Association of Canada

Sonya Norris Committee Researcher

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Shall the chair report the bill as amended to the House?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

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

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Congratulations. I think this is the only time this year we have actually been done before the end of committee. I want to congratulate you. And congratulations, Mrs. Davidson.

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Some hon. members

Hear, hear!

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

The meeting is adjourned.