Bill C-523 (Historical)

Mandatory Disclosure of Drug Shortages Act

An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (disclosure of drug shortages)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Djaouida Sellah NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Defeated, as of Feb. 12, 2014
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Department of Health Act to oblige drug suppliers to advise the Minister of any interruption or cessation of the production, distribution or importation of drugs and to oblige the Minister to prepare and implement an emergency response plan to address shortages of drugs.

Similar bills

C-523 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Mandatory Disclosure of Drug Shortages 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-523s:

C-523 (2010) An Act to amend the Canada Transportation Act (accessibility in transportation)

C-523 (2008) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (certificate and special advocate) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

C-523 (2004) An Act to amend the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations (Queen Charlotte Islands)

Votes

Feb. 12, 2014 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

(The House divided on the motion, which was negatived on the following division:)

Vote #61

Mandatory Disclosure of Drug Shortages ActPrivate Members' Business

February 12th, 2014 / 6:35 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion defeated.