This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.
Todd Doherty Conservative
Introduced as a private member’s bill.
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill.
This enactment requires the Minister of Health to convene a conference with the Minister of National Defence, the Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, provincial and territorial government representatives responsible for health and representatives of the medical community and patients’ groups for the purpose of developing a comprehensive federal framework to address the challenges of recognizing the symptoms and providing timely diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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.
The House resumed from March 6 consideration of the motion that Bill C-211, An Act respecting a federal framework on post-traumatic stress disorder, be read the second time and referred to a committee.
The Speaker Geoff Regan
The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-211 under private members' business.
(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)
The Speaker Geoff Regan
I declare the motion carried. Accordingly, this bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Health.
(Bill read the second time and referred to a committee)