Statement made on 08 February 2011 by Senator Catherine Callbeck
Hon. Catherine S. Callbeck:
Honourable senators, my question is for the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Last November, I asked her about Health Canada's Sodium Working Group, which was an expert panel that had recommended voluntary restrictions on the amount of salt allowed in packaged and processed foods.
At the time, the leader said:
Sodium levels are extremely high in Canada. That is why, as the honourable senator mentioned, we established the Sodium Working Group.
The leader also pointed out the fact that the minister had established the working group as evidence of this government's commitment to the issue.
Now we hear that Health Canada has quietly disbanded the working group that brought forward these recommendations. These experts will no longer be monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the restrictions.
Why did this government disband the expert panel, which had been working so hard to improve the lives of Canadians?
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