The House is on summer break, scheduled to return Sept. 15

Evidence of meeting #13 for Health in the 42nd Parliament, 1st session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was medications.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Members speaking

Before the committee

Natasha Mistry  Director, Stakeholder Relations and Community Development, Canadian Association of Retired Persons
Cindy Forbes  President, Canadian Medical Association
Gerry Harrington  Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Health Products Canada
Owen Adams  Chief Policy Advisor, Canadian Medical Association
Kristin Willemsen  Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Health Products Canada

Ramez Ayoub Liberal Thérèse-De Blainville, QC

I just want to sum up that we all agree that we need to travel even if Mr. Carrie was kind of so-so. I think depending on which option...you could manage that later on.

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Did I see a hand waving over here?

5:20 p.m.

Conservative

Colin Carrie Conservative Oshawa, ON

You did.

I was wondering if the researchers, just for the meeting, could bring information back, because we're really looking at things like the best access and cost. I don't know if the OECD has ranked different countries with regard to those aspects. That might give us a little bit of a perspective on it as well before we make a decision on it, if we are going to make a decision to travel.

Darshan Singh Kang Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

I don't like this idea of splitting up. If one group goes to Japan, they will not know what works in the U.K. or Sweden. I don't think we'll be able to come to some kind of consensus. I don't like the idea of splitting up.

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

We don't have to decide this today.

Let's go home and think about this a little more. We'll have another discussion on the 8th about this. I'll just tell the liaison board tomorrow that we're contemplating some travel.

Darshan Singh Kang Liberal Calgary Skyview, AB

Keep $29 billion in mind.

The Chair Liberal Bill Casey

Right, okay—you asked for $29 billion.

The meeting is adjourned.