C-42 , 39th Parliament, 1st session April 3, 2006, to September 14, 2007
An Act to amend the Quarantine Act
This bill received royal assent on June 22, 2007
Statutes of Canada 2007, c. 27
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, December 12, 2006
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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December 12, 2006 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, March 29, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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February 28, 2007 |
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March 23, 2007 |
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March 28, 2007 |
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March 29, 2007 |
Sitting 131
Agreed to
(Journals 131)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, June 5, 2007
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
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April 18, 2007 |
Meeting 48 |
May 30, 2007 |
Meeting 58 |
June 4, 2007 |
Meeting 59 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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June 5, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, June 14, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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June 14, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, June 14, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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June 14, 2007 |
Sitting 171
Agreed to
(Journals 171)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, June 18, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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June 18, 2007 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, June 18, 2007
Referral to committee, June 18, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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June 18, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, June 21, 2007
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
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June 20, 2007 |
Meeting 42 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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June 21, 2007 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, June 22, 2007
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
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June 21, 2007 |
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June 22, 2007 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
There are currently no recorded votes for this bill.
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2007 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 120) | Steven Fletcher (Conservative) |
| March 23, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 127) | Bonnie Brown (Liberal) |
| March 23, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 127) | Diane Bourgeois (Bloc Québécois) |
| March 23, 2007 | Response speech(Sitting 127) | Penny Priddy (NDP) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| June 18, 2007 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 109) |
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Further reading
After SARS : fear and its uses.
Leavitt, Lewis A.
Dissent, pp. 54-8
Attitudes toward the use of quarantine in a public health emergency in four countries.
Blendon, Robert J. et al.
Health affairs, 25:p. w15-w25
Bioterrorism, public health, and civil liberties.
Annas, George J.
New England journal of medicine, 346:1337-42
Canada is ready if SARS returns.
Square, David.
CMAJ:Canadian Medical Association journal, 170:185
Constitutional jurisdiction over health in Canada.
Jackman, Martha.
Health law journal, 8:95-
Fear and coughing in Toronto: SARS and the uses of risk.
Leslie, Myles.
Canadian journal of communication, 31:367-89
Flu shots - National and provincial/territorial trends.
Johansen, Helen, Christie Sambell and Wenxia Zhao.
Health reports, 17:43-8
Is the Quarantine Act relevant?.
Schabas, Richard.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association journal, 176:1840-2
Our future with SARS.
Fowler, Geoffrey A.
Far Eastern economic review, 166:28-37
Outbreak: is the law ready for the next epidemic?.
Mann, Michelle.
National, 12:16-22
Public health law and ethics: lessons from SARS and quarantine.
Ries, Nola M.
Health law review, 13:3-6
Quarantine and the law: the 2003 SARS experience in Canada (a new disease calls for old public health tools).
Ries, Nola M.
Alberta law review, 43:529-47
Quarantine system at nation's ports, borders needs overhaul.
Aria, Donya C.
Nation's health, 35:1-38
Revised Quarantine Act has serious limitations.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association journal, 176:613-14
SARS : a warning.
Prescott, Elizabeth M.
Survival, 45:207-25
SARS thrusts quarantine into the limelight.
Mitka, Mike.
JAMA, 290:1696-8
The effect of universal influenza immunization on vaccination rates in Ontario.
Kwong, Jeff C. et al.
Health reports, 17:31-40
The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act : planning for and response to bioterrorism and naturally occurring infectious diseases.
Gostin, Jason W. et al.
JAMA, 288:622-8