Health Committee on June 18th, 2015

Evidence of meeting #68 for Health in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was home.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Lung Cancer in Canada

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Kathleen Cooper Senior Researcher and Paralegal, Canadian Environmental Law Association

Erica Phipps Executive Director, Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment

Kelley Bush Section Head, Radon Education and Awareness, Radiation Protection Bureau, Environmental and Radiation Health Sciences Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Department of Health

Tom Kosatsky Scientific Director, National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

Sarah Henderson Senior Scientist, Environmental Health Services, BC Centre for Disease Control

Anne-Marie Nicol Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, As an Individual

5:35 p.m.

Conservative

Cathy McLeod Conservative Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC

I have a point of order, Mr. Chair.

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Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ben Lobb

Yes, Ms. McLeod.

5:35 p.m.

Conservative

Cathy McLeod Conservative Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo, BC

Thank you.

Being that this is likely our last committee, unless we get recalled for some urgent situation over the summer, I just wanted to say that although I haven't been on the committee very long, I want to acknowledge your leadership and also the work of our clerk and analysts. Certainly from my perspective, it's been a committee that I've been very pleased to join at the end of the year. So thank you and a good summer to all.

5:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ben Lobb

Thank you very much.

5:35 p.m.

NDP

Murray Rankin NDP Victoria, BC

Perhaps on behalf of the official opposition, I could say exactly the same thing to our analysts, and to thank you as well, Chair, for your leadership. It's been really terrific to have unanimous reports, thanks to you—something that we rarely see in Parliament.

Thank you very much, Mr. Clerk.

5:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ben Lobb

You'd wonder why we'd even have to have an election with all these unanimous reports.

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Voices

Oh, oh!

5:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ben Lobb

Mr. Hsu, do you have anything you'd like to add here?

5:35 p.m.

Liberal

Ted Hsu Liberal Kingston and the Islands, ON

On behalf of Ms. Fry, I would just thank you, Chair, the other members, and the analysts, the clerk, and all the others who work at this meeting, for your service.

5:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ben Lobb

That's great.

Ms. Fry definitely was the spark plug in the engine that was the health committee.

5:35 p.m.

Voices

Oh, oh!

5:35 p.m.

Conservative

The Chair Conservative Ben Lobb

I would also like to thank all of our support staff who have done a great job for us—and you all know who you are. I thank everybody for working right to the end so that we could hear this important information and get it on the record.

I wish everybody a great summer and all the best in your future endeavours whatever they may be.

The meeting is adjourned.