This bill is from the 40th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in March 2011.
Paul Dewar NDP
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Second reading (Senate), as of March 24, 2011
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Patent Act to make it easier to manufacture and export pharmaceutical products to address public health problems afflicting many developing and least-developed countries, especially those resulting from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other epidemics.
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-393s:
Patent ActPrivate Members' Business
The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin
I declare the motion carried.
(Motion No. 1, as amended, agreed to)
The next question is on the amendment to Motion No. 2. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the amendment?
Patent ActPrivate Members' Business
The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin
I declare the amendment to Motion No. 2 carried.
(Amendment to Motion No. 2 agreed to)
The next question is on Motion No. 2, as amended. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
Patent ActPrivate Members' Business
The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin
I declare Motion No. 2, as amended, carried.
(Motion No. 2, as amended, agreed to)
The next question is on the amendment to Motion No. 3. The question is on the amendment. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the amendment?
Patent ActPrivate Members' Business
Patent ActPrivate Members' Business
Patent ActPrivate Members' Business
The Acting Speaker Barry Devolin
In my opinion the nays have it.
And five or more members having risen:
The division stands deferred.
Normally at this time the House would proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded divisions at the report stage of the bill. However, pursuant to Standing Order 98, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, March 9, 2011, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.
The House resumed from March 3 consideration of Bill C-393, An Act to amend the Patent Act (drugs for international humanitarian purposes) and to make a consequential amendment to another Act, as reported (with amendment) from the committee, and of the amendment to Motion No. 3.
Patent ActPrivate Members' Business
The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer
The House will now proceed to the deferred recorded division on the amendment to Motion No. 3 at report stage of Bill C-393 under private members' business.
The question is on the amendment to Motion No. 3.
Patent ActPrivate Members' Business
The Deputy Speaker Andrew Scheer
I declare the amendment carried.
The question is on Motion No. 3 as amended. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?