Nay.
An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (drinking water guidelines)
This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.
This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.
Francis Scarpaleggia Liberal
Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)
Second reading (Senate), as of April 4, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)
This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Department of Health Act to require the Minister of Health to identify any foreign government or international agency that, in the Minister’s opinion, has standards or guidelines respecting the quality of drinking water that should be compared to those
that are being developed in Canada. Every fiscal year, the Minister shall publish the results of the comparison of various aspects of those standards or guidelines.
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.
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-326s:
Department of Health ActPrivate Members' Business
Some hon. members
Nay.
Department of Health ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Geoff Regan
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, October 3, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.
It being 2:18 p.m., the House stands adjourned until Monday next at 11 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 24(1).
(The House adjourned at 2:18 p.m.)
The House resumed from October 2 consideration of the motion that Bill C-326, an act to amend the Department of Health Act (drinking water guidelines), be read the third time and passed.
Department of Health ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Geoff Regan
It being 3:17 p.m., pursuant to an order made on Tuesday, October 2, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-326 under Private Members' Business.
Department of Health ActPrivate Members' Business
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
Mr. Speaker, I am rising on a point of order.
This point of order goes to the integrity of this place, and I need to raise it immediately. Just moments before the vote, my colleague, the deputy House leader, the member for Grande Prairie—Mackenzie, called over to the Prime Minister. He is leaving now—
Department of Health ActPrivate Members' Business
Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
Department of Health ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Geoff Regan
Order. Members know that we are not to mention the presence or absence of a member. Let us hear the hon. opposition House leader.
Candice Bergen Conservative Portage—Lisgar, MB
Mr. Speaker, just moments ago, my colleague called over and said to the Prime Minister, “Are you in charge of the Speaker?” I did not call that over; I happened to overhear it. The Prime Minister looked over at us, and there were a number of us, and he said, “ Yes, I am.”
We are hoping the Prime Minister would address that. We know you, Mr. Speaker, are in charge of your role, and the Prime Minister should not be in charge of you, and he should not believe that he is in charge of you. He certainly should not be telling us that.
I was hoping we could hear from the Prime Minister on that.
Department of Health ActPrivate Members' Business
Department of Health ActPrivate Members' Business
Some hon. members
Oh, oh!
Department of Health ActPrivate Members' Business
The Speaker Geoff Regan
Order, order. I am sure members are familiar with the famous words of William Lenthall on this topic, so I refer them to that. If they are not, I recommend they look it up.