Bill C-224 (Historical)

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (assistance — drug overdose)

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Ron McKinnon  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act in order to exempt from charges for possession or charges related to the violation of certain conditions or orders a person who seeks emergency medical or law enforcement assistance for themselves or another person following overdosing on a controlled substance.

Elsewhere

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-224s:

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Votes

Nov. 2, 2016 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose ActPrivate Members' Business

October 28th, 2016 / 2:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose ActPrivate Members' Business

October 28th, 2016 / 2:10 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

All those opposed will please say nay.

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose ActPrivate Members' Business

October 28th, 2016 / 2:10 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose ActPrivate Members' Business

October 28th, 2016 / 2:10 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 98, the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, November 2, 2016, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The motion to adjourn the House is now deemed to have been adopted. Accordingly, the House stands adjourned until Monday next at 11 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).

(The House adjourned at 2:15 p.m.)

The House resumed from October 28 consideration of the motion that Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (assistance—drug overdose), be read the third time and passed.

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose ActPrivate Members' Business

November 2nd, 2016 / 6:20 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-224.

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

Vote #143

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose ActPrivate Members' Business

November 2nd, 2016 / 6:25 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)

The Speaker. It being 6:28 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's Order Paper.