Bill C-317 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (mandatory labelling for genetically modified foods)

This bill is from the 38th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in November 2005.

Sponsor

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Dec. 13, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

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Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-317s:

C-317 (2023) National Strategy on Flood and Drought Forecasting Act

C-317 (2021) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (assistance for repayment of student loans)

C-317 (2016) Hispanic Heritage Month Act

C-317 (2011) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (labour organizations)

C-317 (2010) An Act to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Northern Ontario)

C-317 (2009) An Act to amend the Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Northern Ontario)

Other House mentions

Food and Drugs ActRoutine Proceedings

December 13th, 2004 / 3:15 p.m.

See context

NDP

Judy Wasylycia-Leis NDP Winnipeg North, MB

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-317, an act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (mandatory labelling for genetically modified foods).

Mr. Speaker, this bill flows from numerous attempts before me to introduce mandatory labelling legislation, vis-à-vis genetically modified foods, in the House. It also flows from the government's continued refusal to act on the express concerns of Canadians about the rapid entry of GM organisms into the marketplace.

It basically states that our knowledge of the impacts of genetic modification is far from complete and that mandatory labelling to identify and trace these items is the only way, at this time, we can know for certain that safety is verified.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)