Evidence of meeting #5 for Health in the 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was health.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Conservative
Matt Jeneroux Conservative Edmonton Riverbend, AB
I say Global Affairs Canada.
Dr. Tam is good for sure, but even if there are some potential outside stakeholders, do you mind if we submit a list to you, Chair, over the course of the next 24 hours, about who some of those people might be. Is that possible?
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
It's possible. It doesn't give us much time, however, to invite them to the meeting the following day.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Twelve hours would be better.
Public officials won't appear on panels with other stakeholders, so that would mean that we would potentially have to break up the panels. As we go forward, we may find opportunities in our schedule to do things of this kind. Maybe we could take a look at those kinds of agencies, and put them on our speed dial for the next time we do this.
Liberal
Marcus Powlowski Liberal Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON
I would say Global Affairs, because we ought to be asking, “What's happening in Italy? What's happening in Iran? What's happening in South Korea?” Where does that fall? I don't think that's the mandate of the Ministry of Health.
Liberal
Marcus Powlowski Liberal Thunder Bay—Rainy River, ON
Is it the ministry of international affairs? It's a question and a problem that crosses jurisdictions, so that's why we want to have someone from Foreign Affairs as well.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Fair enough. Anybody else besides the Public Health Agency and Foreign Affairs?
Conservative
Conservative
Len Webber Conservative Calgary Confederation, AB
Mr. Chair, I am curious to know what's happening on the Canadian Forces base as well, with the quarantine issues there, so perhaps somebody from DND.
NDP
Don Davies NDP Vancouver Kingsway, BC
The CBSA might be a wise choice, because if the virus is spreading to different countries, then getting an update on how we're handling our borders would be helpful.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
We have four organizations. There could be more people. That's probably a good panel, assuming they can all make it. We will make those invitations.
The time we will have available for that briefing will depend on the committee business wrapping up soon, which is kind of an encouragement to push it along.
Mr. Thériault, I don't think I can do this in French.
Liberal
The Chair Liberal Ron McKinnon
Could you briefly state your motion again? I believe you were done speaking to it, so we can open up the floor for other comments.
Bloc
Luc Thériault Bloc Montcalm, QC
I just want to reiterate that I split up my notices of motion. I wanted the study to be very specific and to complement the work that will soon begin on the bill to extend medical assistance in dying.
Mental illness is a troubling, difficult and sensitive issue. That's why we can and should focus on the issue in order to finish the committee's work on the study of the bill. That's the purpose of my motion.
Regardless of whether the government extends medical assistance in dying to people with mental illness, as legislators, we must take the time to study and consider the issue.
Liberal
Liberal
