Bill C-224 (Historical)

Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act

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

This bill was last introduced in 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. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

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 the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

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

Health Committee, on June 15, 2016

Norma Won, Legal Counsel, Legal Services of Health Canada, Department of Justice
Michael Parkinson, Community Engagement Coordinator, Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council
Donald MacPherson, Board Member, Pivot Legal Society
Christine Padaric, As an Individual
Paul Saint-Denis, Senior Counsel, Criminal Law Policy Section, Department of Justice

Health Committee, on Sept. 20, 2016

Clerk of the Committee, Mr. David Gagnon
Meredith MacKenzie, Physician, Street Health Centre, Kingston Community Health Centres
Sarah Brown, Harm Reduction Worker, Centretown Community Health Centre
Jane Buxton, Professor, University of British Columbia; Epidemiologist and Harm Reduction Lead BC Centre for Disease Control, As an Individual
Pierre Poirier, Executive Director, Paramedic Association of Canada
Christine Lalonde, Peer Researcher, Centretown Community Health Centre
Philippe Méla, Procedural Clerk