Reportedly, in the Committee meetings, much negotiation is going on between sessions and privately during the breaks! What are Health Canada and their yes-people up to??

Time to bombard the current list (at bottom) with emails, calls and faxes… speak the truth!

** All committee members’ contact info:
http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/Committee_SenMembers.asp?Language=E&Parl=40&Ses=3&comm_id=47 **

Committee Members, as of Nov 22:

DAVID BRAILEY (C)
CATHERINE S. CALLBECK (L)
ANDRÉE CHAMPAGNE (C)
JANE CORDY (L)
JACQUES DEMERS (C)
LILLIAN EVE DYCK (L)
NICOLE EATON (C)
ART EGGLETON (L)
YONAH MARTIN (C)
PANA MERCHANT (L)
KELVIN KENNETH OGILVIE (C)
JUDITH SEIDMAN (C)
Total: 5 Liberals, 7 Conservatives

It then appears that between Nov 22 and Nov 24, the following Senators somehow were removed:
out: LILLIAN EVE DYCK (L)
out: DAVID BRAILEY (C)

and these senators were added:
in: JAMES COWAN (L)
in: JOSEPH DAY (L)

Committee Members, as of Nov 24:
CATHERINE S. CALLBECK (L)
ANDRÉE CHAMPAGNE (C)
JANE CORDY (L)
JAMES COWAN (L)
JOSEPH DAY (L)
JACQUES DEMERS (C)
NICOLE EATON (C)
ART EGGLETON (L)
YONAH MARTIN (C)
PANA MERCHANT (L)
KELVIN KENNETH OGILVIE (C)
JUDITH SEIDMAN (C)
Total: 6 L, 6 C

then… it appears that just this morning, Nov 25, the following senators were removed:
out: PANA MERCHANT (L)
out: JACQUES DEMERS (C)

and these senators were added:
in: PATRICK BRAZEAU (C)
in: CAROLYN STEWART OLSEN (C)

Committee Members, as of Nov 25:
PATRICK BRAZEAU (C)
CATHERINE S. CALLBECK (L)
ANDRÉE CHAMPAGNE (C)
JANE CORDY (L)
JAMES COWAN (L)
JOSEPH DAY (L)
NICOLE EATON (C)
ART EGGLETON (L)
YONAH MARTIN (C)
KELVIN KENNETH OGILVIE (C)
JUDITH SEIDMAN (C)
CAROLYN STEWART OLSEN (C)
Total: 5 L, 7 C

and then…even more musical chair shenanigans in the past 2 weeks:
out: PATRICK BRAZEAU (C)
out: CAROLYN STEWART OLSEN (C)
out: JOSEPH DAY (L)  (who has voiced strong opposition to the bill)
out: JAMES COWAN (L)

and these senators were added:
in, again: JACQUES DEMERS (C)  (who apparently has trouble reading)
in, again: DAVID BRALEY (C)
in, again: LILLIAN EVE DYCK (L)
in, again: PANA MERCHANT (L)

Committee Members, as of Dec 8:
DAVID BRALEY (C)
CATHERINE S. CALLBECK (L)
ANDRÉE CHAMPAGNE (C)
JANE CORDY (L)
JACQUES DEMERS (C)
LILLIAN EVE DYCK (L)
NICOLE EATON (C)
ART EGGLETON (L)
YONAH MARTIN (C)
PANA MERCHANT (L)
KELVIN KENNETH OGILVIE (C)
JUDITH SEIDMAN (C)
Total: 5 L, 7 C