Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act

An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness

Sponsor

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith  Liberal

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

Status

Second reading (Senate), as of Oct. 22, 2024

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Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment enacts the Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act to require the Minister of Health to establish, in consultation with other ministers, a pandemic prevention and preparedness plan, which is to include information provided by those ministers.
It also amends the Department of Health Act to provide that the Minister of Health must appoint a national pandemic prevention and preparedness coordinator from among the officials of the Public Health Agency of Canada to coordinate the activities under the Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act .

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

June 5, 2024 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-293, An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness
Feb. 8, 2023 Passed 2nd reading of Bill C-293, An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2024 / 5 p.m.


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Some hon. members

Agreed.

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2024 / 5 p.m.


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Bloc

Caroline Desbiens Bloc Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d’Orléans—Charlevoix, QC

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to seek unanimous consent to change my vote. I want to vote no. My colleagues asked me to say it in song, but I will refrain from doing so.

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2024 / 5 p.m.


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The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

Is it agreed?

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2024 / 5 p.m.


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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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

Vote #802

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2024 / 5 p.m.


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The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2024 / 5:05 p.m.


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Liberal

Stéphane Lauzon Liberal Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation, QC

Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order. I would like to seek the unanimous consent of the House to change my vote on C‑377. I am voting against the bill.

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2024 / 5:05 p.m.


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The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

Is it agreed?

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2024 / 5:05 p.m.


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Some hon. members

Agreed.

Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness ActPrivate Members' Business

June 5th, 2024 / 5:05 p.m.


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The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

I wish to inform the House that, because of the deferred recorded divisions, Government Orders will be extended by 88 minutes.

The hon. member for La Pointe-de-l'Île is rising on a point of order.