Health Committee on June 13th, 2024

Evidence of meeting #123 for Health in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was women.

A recording is available from Parliament.

On the agenda

Women's Health

Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

MPs speaking

Also speaking

Jean Seely Professor of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, As an Individual

Kelly Wilson Cull Director, Advocacy, Canadian Cancer Society

Ciana Van Dusen Advocacy Manager, Prevention and Early Detection, Canadian Cancer Society

Martin Yaffe Senior Scientist, Sunnybrook Research Institute, University of Toronto, As an Individual

Supriya Kulkarni President, Canadian Society of Breast Imaging

2:10 p.m.

Bloc

Luc Thériault Bloc Montcalm, QC

Mr. Chair, I'm not trying to find the best word, I'm just saying that the word “exhorter” in French matched up with what I wanted.

2:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sean Casey

Okay.

2:10 p.m.

Bloc

Luc Thériault Bloc Montcalm, QC

Now you've called another vote, and I just want to make sure I understand what I'm voting on. I'm not changing my vote, but you just called another vote, so I want to clear up which word is being used in English and which word is being used in French.

2:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sean Casey

The word “urge” is being translated as “exhorter.” Are you okay with that?

2:10 p.m.

Bloc

Luc Thériault Bloc Montcalm, QC

Yes.

2:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sean Casey

We are now going ahead with a recorded division on the amendment as amended.

2:10 p.m.

Bloc

Luc Thériault Bloc Montcalm, QC

Mr. Chair, could you at least read out the amendment again before we vote?

2:10 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sean Casey

Here's the amendment as subamended:

She moved that the motion be amended by adding the words “and so were the majority of witnesses” after the words “by the task force’s guidelines” and by adding after the words “help save lives” the following: “that the Minister of Health direct the task force to go back to the drawing board and revisit the guidelines based on the latest science; and that the Public Health Agency of Canada table to this committee the parameters given to the task force to update breast cancer screening guidelines”.

Are we clear on what we are voting on? That is the amendment as subamended.

(Amendment as amended agreed to: yeas 10; nays 0)

We're now on the main motion as amended. Is there any debate on the motion?

Are we ready for the question? Do you think we can do this by a show of hands?

(Motion as amended agreed to [See Minutes of Proceedings])

Dr. Ellis has a motion that I think will be uncontroversial.

Dr. Ellis, go ahead.

2:15 p.m.

Conservative

Stephen Ellis Conservative Cumberland—Colchester, NS

I move a motion to adjourn.

(Motion agreed to)

2:15 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Sean Casey

The meeting is adjourned.