This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.
This bill was previously introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session.
Paul Dewar NDP
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
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 Feb. 6, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.
This enactment requires the Minister of the Environment to make regulations prohibiting the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in certain specified products within six months after the enactment comes into force.
The enactment also amends Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to include bisphenol A (BPA).
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.
October 18th, 2011 / noon
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Bill C-299 would amend the Criminal Code to prescribe a minimum punishment when a kidnap victim is under 16 years of age.
This item does not concern questions that are outside federal jurisdiction; it does not clearly violate the Constitution, including the Charter; it does not concern questions that are substantially the same as ones already voted on by the House of Commons; and, it does not concern questions that are currently before the House as items of government business.
Paul Dewar NDP Ottawa Centre, ON
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-299, An Act to prohibit the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in specified products and to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.
Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Halifax for seconding this bill.
I actually introduced this bill in the last Parliament. The government adopted some of the facets of this bill that would prohibit and eliminate the use of bisphenol A in products. As we know, bisphenol A is a chromosome disrupter. It does affect human health, particularly the most vulnerable. This bill would eliminate bisphenol A in all products in Canada.
I want to push the government a little more on the adoption of this principle and look forward to this being adopted by this Parliament.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)