Votes -- No. 63 -- Monday, June 8, 1998

1998 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament

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No. 63

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Monday, June 8, 1998

Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. Janssen.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs).

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Forests).

(In Committee -- Section B)

Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

(In Committee -- Section A)

Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 5.31 p.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

NOTICE OF QUESTIONS

Tuesday, June 9

2 Ms. Reid to ask the Hon. the Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors the following question--: (a) Since Aricept (donepezil) is the only medication approved for the treatment of dementia of the Alzheimer's type, and is currently approved in more than 25 countries, how is it that the Therapeutics Initiative is able to conclude that Aricept is not effective?; (b) Have the same standards used by the Ministry to assess AIDS and Cancer drugs also been applied to Aricept?; (c) Given that the Department of Psychiatry at St. Vincent's Hospital has been one of the pioneers in Canada for the research and treatment of dementia, why is it that the input of Dr. Raymond Ancill and his colleagues was not sought in determining whether or not Aricept would be reimbursed?; (d) Given that frail elderly residential care patients are now at risk will the Minister review the recent Pharmacare decision to no longer reimburse for laxatives under Schedule B, and reverse this ill advised policy?