C-300 , 41st Parliament, 1st session Thursday, June 2, 2011, to Friday, September 13, 2013
An Act respecting a Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention
Short title:
Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act
This bill received royal assent on Friday, December 14, 2012
Statutes of Canada 2012, c. 30
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Thursday, September 29, 2011
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, September 29, 2011 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Placed on the order of precedence on Monday, October 3, 2011
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, October 28, 2011 |
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Thursday, February 9, 2012 |
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
Sitting 81
Agreed to
(Vote 130)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, March 26, 2012
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 |
Meeting 32 |
Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
Meeting 33 |
Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
Meeting 35 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, March 26, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Monday, May 14, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, May 14, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Monday, June 18, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, May 14, 2012 |
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Monday, June 18, 2012 |
Sitting 142
Agreed to
(Journals 142)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Monday, June 18, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, June 18, 2012 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, November 1, 2012
Referral to committee, Thursday, November 1, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, June 22, 2012 |
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
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Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, December 10, 2012
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Monday, December 10, 2012 |
Meeting 67 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, December 10, 2012 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, December 13, 2012
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 |
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Thursday, December 13, 2012 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 130 — Wednesday, February 15, 2012
- Result:
- Agreed To
2nd reading of Bill C-300, An Act respecting a Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention
- Yeas:
- 285
- Nays:
- 3
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 288
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, October 28, 2011 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 39) | Harold Albrecht (Conservative) |
| Friday, October 28, 2011 | Response speech(Sitting 39) | Mathieu Ravignat (NDP) |
| Friday, October 28, 2011 | Response speech(Sitting 39) | John McKay (Liberal) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 22, 2012 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 96) | Salma Ataullahjan (Conservative) |
| Wednesday, October 31, 2012 | Response speech(Sitting 114) | Dennis Dawson (Liberal) |
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Further reading
Canada suicide prevention efforts lagging, experts say [electronic resource].
Vogel, Lauren.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal, 183:E27-28
Canada, home to the suicide capital of the world.
Patriquin, Martin.
Maclean's, 125:30-6
The broken generation.
Lunau, Kate.
Maclean's, 125:54-8
The role of physicians in advocating for a national strategy for suicide prevention [electronic resource].
Links, Paul S.
CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal, 183:1987-90
Youth for youth - a model for youth suicide prevention : case study of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Youth Council and Secretariat, Canada. Chapter 3 in Social determinants approaches to public health : from concept to practice.
Sinclair, Stephanie, Amanda Meawasige, and Kathi Avery Kinew.
Geneva : World Health Organization, c2011, p. 25-37