Health Information Highway Program Division

Bioregional Health Effects Programs Division

Health Programs Support Division

Witnesses: From Health Canada: Denis Gauthier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Information, Analysis and Connectivity Branch; Jerry Lee, Director, Infostructure Systems Management Division, Information, Analysis and Connectivity Branch; Mimi Breton, Executive Director, Hepatitis C Division, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; Catherine Stewart, Director, Policy Development and Coordination Division, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; David Fransen, Director general, Population Health Directorate, Health Promotion and Programs Branch; Janet Davies, Director, Strategies and Systems for Health Directorate, Health Promotion and Programs ...[+++] Branch; Joel Weiner, A/Director General, Policy, Planning and Coordination Directorate, Health Protection Branch; Dr. Moe Hussain, A/Director, Branch Planning Bureau, Health Protection Branch; Gérard Séguin, Director, Financial Services, Health Protection Branch; Margaret Hassock, A/Director, Financial Services, Administration Program, Departmental Planning and Financial Administration Corporate Services Branch; Janice L. Pound, Acting Manager, Office of Strategic Planning, Communications and Quality, Therapeutic Products Programme; Paul R. Mayers, Acting Director, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Food Directorate, Health Protection Branch; Greg Hunter, Director, Information Resource Management Division; Hervé Leblanc, Director, Health Canada.

From the Department of Health: Julia Hill, Acting Director General, Biologics and Genetic Therapies Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch; Harold Rode, Acting Manager, Vaccines Division, Health Products and Food Branch; Ian MacKay, Unit Head, Special Access Unit, Clinical Trials and Special Access Programme, Senior Medical Advisor Bureau, Therapeutic Products Directorate, Health Products and Food Branch; Supriya Sharma, Director, Marketed Biologicals and Biotechnology Products Division, Marketed Health Products Directorate, ...[+++]Health Products and Food Branch; Maureen Thompson, Manager, Diabetes Program, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch; Georges Nadon, Pharmaceutical Consultant, Non-Insured Health Benefits Program, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch.

(Return tabled) Question No. 85 Mr. Gerard Kennedy: With respect to the Knowledge Infrastructure programs within Budget 2009: (a) under the Universities and colleges program, (i) what applications for projects have been approved for funding to date, (ii) has the provincial government approved funding for the project, (iii) where are they located and in which federal riding, (iv) who are the partners involved, (v) what is the federal contribution, (vi) what is each partner’s contribution, (vii) how much of the funding has flowed and to whom, (viii) what were the criteria used to determine approved projects; (b) under the Canada Foundatio ...[+++]n for Innovation, (i) what projects have been approved for funding to date, (ii) has the provincial government approved funding for the project, (iii) where are they located and in which federal riding, (iv) who are the partners involved, (v) what is the federal contribution, (vi) what is each partner’s contribution, (vii) how much of the funding has flowed and to whom, (viii) what were the criteria used to determine approved projects; (c) under Canada Health Infoway, (i) what applications for projects have been approved for funding to date, (ii) has the provincial government approved funding for the project, (iii) where are they located and in which federal riding, (iv) who are the partners involved, (v) what is the federal contribution, (vi) what is each partner’s contribution, (vii) how much of the funding has flowed and to whom, (viii) what were the criteria used to determine approved projects; (d) under the broadband in rural communities, (i) what projects have been approved for funding to date, (ii) has the provincial government approved funding for the project, (iii) where are they located and in which federal riding, (iv) who are the partners involved, (v) what is the federal contribution, (vi) what is each partner’s contribution, (vii) how much of the funding has flowed and to whom, (viii) what were the criteria used to de ...

19. Insists that the Commission and the Member States apply the EU Code of Conduct on Division of Labour Development Cooperation to ensure that health spending and programmes are better coordinated and to ensure a sharper focus on neglected aid-orphan countries, including countries in crisis and fragile states;