Bill C-278 (Historical)

Purple Day Act

An Act respecting a day to increase public awareness about epilepsy

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2013.

Sponsor

Geoff Regan  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment designates the 26th day of March in each and every year as “Purple Day”.

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.

Health Committee, on Feb. 16, 2012

  • Iris Elliott, Executive Director, Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia
  • Aurore Therrien, Member of the Board Directors, Executive Director, Épilepsie Montréal Métropolitain, Canadian Epilepsy Alliance
  • Sarah Ward, As an Individual