An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (drinking water standards)
This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.
This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.
Francis Scarpaleggia Liberal
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of April 2, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment requires the Minister of Health
(a) to develop drinking water standards in collaboration with representatives of the provincial and territorial governments; and
(b) to review the drinking water standards adopted by member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to determine if those standards provide a greater level of health protection than Canadian standards.
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.