Bill C-496 (Historical)

National Ovarian Cancer Month Act

An Act to designate the month of September as National Ovarian Cancer Month

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in May 2004.

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 March 24, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-355 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) National Ovarian Cancer Month Act

C-355 (39th Parliament, 1st session) National Ovarian Cancer Month Act

C-358 (38th Parliament, 1st session) National Ovarian Cancer Month 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-496s:

C-496 (2013) An Act to amend the Navigable Waters Protection Act (Kicking Horse River and Clearwater River)

C-496 (2010) An Act to change the name of the electoral district of New Westminster -- Coquitlam

C-496 (2007) Aboriginal History and Culture School Curriculum Act

Other House mentions

National Ovarian Cancer Month ActRoutine Proceedings

March 24th, 2004 / 3:10 p.m.

See context

Canadian Alliance

Carol Skelton Canadian Alliance Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-496, an act to designate the month of September as National Ovarian Cancer Month.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of thousands of Canadian women who have or will find out they have ovarian cancer. The bill would designate September as national ovarian cancer month, similar to those in other countries.

Each year 2,600 women are diagnosed with cancer and one in seventy will get this cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that when detected early, and treated, the survival rate is as high as 90%.

We need to fund research, testing and awareness of this dreadful disease. I sincerely hope my colleagues will support this initiative.

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