Can we have a recorded vote, please?
Evidence of meeting #24 for Health in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was women.
A recording is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #24 for Health in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was women.
A recording is available from Parliament.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joy Smith
Yes.
(Amendment negatived: nays 7; yeas 4)
We will now go on to page 2.
Ms. Quach, this is yours.
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NDP
Anne Minh-Thu Quach NDP Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC
This amendment is along the same lines as the first one. Its intention is for information to be made available across the country to all women of all ages, because the disease can affect any woman of any age, regardless of dense or heterogeneous tissue.
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Conservative
Patrick Brown Conservative Barrie, ON
Similar to what Colin said, we've researched these amendments, and the opinion we've received from the department is that this would change the scope of the bill. Ms. Fry is absolutely correct; it's very clear in the bill that this is about dense breast tissue.
I'm sure this is not your intention, but unfortunately all of these amendments, including this one, would make it non-receivable in the House. I know it's not your intention to kill the bill, but these amendments would be that poison pill.
That's why I can't support this. I don't want to lose the work that we're focusing on for dense breast tissue by saying breast cancer screening “including” breast density. That makes the patients with breast density a sidebar rather than the focus, and that changes the scope. That's the opinion so far that we've received.
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Conservative
The Chair Conservative Joy Smith
Yes.
(Amendment negatived: nays 7; yeas 4)
Let's go on to the next one.
Ms. Quach, would you present your motion on page 3?
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NDP
Anne Minh-Thu Quach NDP Beauharnois—Salaberry, QC
This is along the same lines and is consistent with everything else. Also in light of the information we received today, the amendment seeks to increase awareness. The goal is certainly to increase awareness among women with denser breast tissue, but also among all women who could be affected by breast cancer. I think we should start with general information and then focus in on specific information.
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Conservative
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NDP
Libby Davies NDP Vancouver East, BC
Madam Chair, before you get to amendment NDP-4, I do have an amendment that pertains to line 15, so that would be before line 20. Would you want to deal with that one first?
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NDP
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NDP
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Conservative
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