Bill C-608 (Historical)

National Day of the Midwife Act

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

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

In committee (Senate), as of May 12, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)

This is from the published bill.

This enactment designates the 5th day of May in each and every year as “National Day of the Midwife”.

C-548 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) National Day of the Midwife Act

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-608s:

C-608 (2010) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (failure to inform)

Nov. 19, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health.

Emmanuelle Hébert, President, Canadian Association of Midwives
Ellen Blais, Co-Chair, National Aboriginal Council of Midwives
Richard Aucoin, Executive Director, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Department of Health
Jason Flint, Director, Policy, Communications and Regulatory Affairs Directorate, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Department of Health
Connie Moase, Director, Health Evaluation Directorate, Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Department of Health