Parliament of Canada

PARLIAMENT of CANADA

Standing Committee - Agriculture and Forestry


Notice of Meeting

Thursday, October 29, 1998

9:00 AM
Televised live on PTN
Unrevised Information
Location: Room 705, Victoria Building 140 Wellington Street
Clerk : Blair Armitage (613) 996-5588

Agenda

Recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBST ) and its effect on the human and animal health safety aspectsRecombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBST ) and its effect on the human and animal health safety aspects.
*Witnesses
From Health Canada:
- Dr. Joseph Losos, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Protection Branch
- Dr. Stuart McLeod (Chair, rBST Human Safety Panel), Director, Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Centre, McMaster University, St. Joseph's Hospital, Hamilton
- Dr. Ian Dohoo, (Chair, rBST Animal Safety Panel), Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
- Dr. J.G. McLean, Dean of Faculty of Applied Science and Pro Vice Chancellor, Division of Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia
- Mr. Ian Shugart, Visiting Assistant Deputy Minister, HPB Transition
- Dr. Yves Morin, Vice-Chair, Science Advisory Board
- Mr. André Juneau, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy & Consultation Branch
From the Council of Canadians:
- Ms. Maude Barlow, Volunteer National Chairperson
From the National Farmers Union:
- Mr. Peter Dowling, Ontario Co-ordinator, Member NFU National Executive, Dairy Farmer, Howe Island, Ontario
- Ms. Lorraine Lapointe, Dairy Farmer, Martintown, Ontario, Past-Director, Ontario Milk Marketing Board
- Ms. Joyce Hutchings, Dairy Farmer, Westport, Ontario
- Mr. Richard Lloyd, Manager, Ontario Office



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