Bill C-261 (Historical)

Drug Supply Act

An Act to ensure the necessary supply of patented drugs in cases of domestic emergency or to deal with crises in countries that receive assistance from Canada

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in November 2003.

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 Oct. 28, 2002
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-284 (38th Parliament, 1st session) Drug Supply Act

C-261 (37th Parliament, 3rd session) Drug Supply Act

C-473 (37th Parliament, 1st session) Drug Supply Act

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-261s:

C-261 (2022) An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Canadian Human Rights Act and to make related amendments to another Act (hate propaganda, hate crimes and hate speech)

C-261 (2020) An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (thermal coal)

C-261 (2016) An Act to amend the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (increase of allowance for survivors and children)

C-261 (2013) National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act

C-261 (2011) National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act

C-261 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (failure to stop at scene of accident)