Health Committee on March 27th, 2012

Evidence of meeting #36 for Health in the 41st Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was market.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Role of Government and Industry in Determining Drug Supply in Canada

MPs speaking

Joy Smith
Libby Davies
Kelly Block
Ted Hsu
Kellie Leitch
Anne Minh-Thu Quach
Parm Gill
Dany Morin
Wladyslaw Lizon
Djaouida Sellah
Rick Norlock

Also speaking

Jim Keon  President, Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association
Russell Williams  President, Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx & D)
David Johnston  President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Association for Pharmacy Distribution Management
Kathleen Boyle  Vice-President, Services, HealthPRO Procurement Services Inc.
Michel Robidoux  President, Sandoz Canada, Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association
Mark Ferdinand  Senior Director, Health and Economic Policy, Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx & D)
Michael Blanchard  Clinical Director, Pharmacy Services, HealthPRO Procurement Services Inc.
Jeremy Desai  President and Chief Operating Officer, Apotex Inc., Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

You literally have three.

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NDP

Libby Davies NDP Vancouver East, BC

According to our stopwatch we have about 15 seconds left.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

You'll have to get a new stopwatch for the clerk then.

10:45 a.m.

NDP

Libby Davies NDP Vancouver East, BC

Oh no, it works like yours too.

That's fine.

10:45 a.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Joy Smith

Thank you, Ms. Davies.

I want to thank the witnesses very much for coming today. I know this has been a grave concern to you, and it has been a grave concern of this committee. We had an emergency debate on it, a motion was passed on it, and I know some hard questions have been asked today because we needed to have the answers to them.

I want to thank you for being here. Thank you for your patience. We look forward to more dialogue with you in the future.

The committee is adjourned.