This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.
Manon Perreault Independent
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Second reading (Senate), as of June 4, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment designates the third Friday of September in each and every year as “National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day”.
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.
National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day ActRoutine Proceedings
December 8th, 2014 / 3:10 p.m.
Independent
Manon Perreault Independent Montcalm, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-643, An Act to establish National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day.
Mr. Speaker, I have the honour and privilege to introduce a bill to establish a national spinal cord injury awareness day. This bill affects two members of the House and 86,000 Canadians who live with a spinal cord injury every day. There are more than 4,300 new cases every year.
This bill has three components. It would promote awareness, naturally. It would ensure that spinal cord injury victims feel more encouraged to actively participate in society, without prejudice. It would also recognize the determination of those with spinal cord injuries, as well as the dedication of their caregivers and the perseverance of the scientists whose research has improved the lives of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries.
Such a day would also serve as a tool to prevent spinal cord injuries and to raise public awareness about the consequences recklessness can sometimes have. Some accidents are unavoidable, but recklessness can sometimes have consequences we never imagined.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)
