Bill C-326 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (drinking water guidelines)

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Francis Scarpaleggia  Liberal

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

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of April 4, 2019
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

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.‍

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

Oct. 3, 2018 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-326, An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (drinking water guidelines)
May 23, 2018 Passed Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-326, An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (drinking water guidelines)

Health Committee, on March 26, 2018

Health Committee, on March 28, 2018

  • Steve Hrudey, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, As an Individual
  • Amir Attaran, Professor, Faculties of Law and Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ecojustice Canada
  • Chief Joel Abram, Grand Chief, Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians
  • David Morin, Director General, Safe Environments Directorate, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Department of Health

Health Committee, on April 16, 2018