An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food)

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

Sponsor

Pierre-Luc Dusseault  NDP

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Defeated, as of May 17, 2017
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Food and Drugs Act to govern the labelling of genetically modified food.

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-291s:

C-291 (2022) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (child sexual abuse and exploitation material)
C-291 (2021) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
C-291 (2011) An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (waiting period and maximum special benefits)
C-291 (2009) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (coming into force of sections 110, 111 and 171)

Votes

May 17, 2017 Failed 2nd reading of Bill C-291, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (genetically modified food)

Food and Drugs ActPrivate Members' Business

May 17th, 2017 / 5:55 p.m.

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-291 under private members' business.

Before the Clerk announced the result of the vote:

Food and Drugs ActPrivate Members' Business

May 17th, 2017 / 6 p.m.

Liberal

Denis Paradis Liberal Brome—Missisquoi, QC

Mr. Speaker, I mistakenly rose with the members voting against the motion. I am in favour of the motion.

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

Vote #283

Food and Drugs ActPrivate Members' Business

May 17th, 2017 / 6:05 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion defeated.