C-224 , 42nd Parliament, 1st session Thursday, December 3, 2015, to Wednesday, September 11, 2019
An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (assistance — drug overdose)
Short title:
Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act
This bill received royal assent on Thursday, May 4, 2017
Statutes of Canada 2017, c. 4
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Monday, February 22, 2016
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, February 22, 2016 |
End of stage activity
Second reading and referral to committee, Friday, June 3, 2016
Placed on the order of precedence on Friday, February 26, 2016
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 |
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Friday, June 3, 2016 |
Sitting 65
Agreed to
(Journals 65)
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End of stage activity
Committee report presented without an amendment, Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 |
Meeting 17 |
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 |
Meeting 18 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage, Friday, October 28, 2016
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, October 28, 2016 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, October 28, 2016 |
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016 |
Sitting 103
Agreed to
(Vote 143)
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Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, November 3, 2016
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 3, 2016 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, December 1, 2016
Referral to committee, Thursday, December 1, 2016
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 17, 2016 |
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Thursday, December 1, 2016 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented with amendments, Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 9, 2017 |
Meeting 52 |
Thursday, March 2, 2017 |
Meeting 56 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, March 7, 2017 |
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted, Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 143 — Wednesday, November 2, 2016
- Result:
- Agreed To
3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-224, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (assistance — drug overdose)
- Yeas:
- 289
- Nays:
- 0
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 289
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
House of Commons
| Speech date | Speech | Member of Parliament |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 48) | Ron McKinnon (Liberal) |
| Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | Response speech(Sitting 48) | Todd Doherty (Conservative) |
| Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | Response speech(Sitting 48) | Wayne Stetski (NDP) |
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | Senator |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 17, 2016 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 73) | Larry W. Campbell (Independent) |
| Thursday, December 1, 2016 | Response speech(Sitting 80) | Vernon White (Conservative) |
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Further reading
'Good Samaritan' bill urged for drug epidemic.
Cristin Schmitz.
Lawyers weekly, 36(42):1,7
Canadian Centre on Substance abuse and Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use. Deaths Involving Fentanyl in Canada, 2009-2014..
CCENDU Bulletin
Canadian centre on Substance Abuse and Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use. Misuse of Opioids in Canadian Communities..
CCENDU Bulletin
Centre canadien de lutte contre les toxicomanies et Réseau communautaire canadien d’épidémiologie des toxicomanies. Décès impliquant le fentanyl au Canada, de 2009 à 2014..
Bulletin du RCCET
Centre canadien de lutte contre les toxicomanies et Réseau communautaire canadien d’épidémiologie des toxicomanies. Mésusage d’opioïdes dans les villes canadiennes..
Bulletin du RCCET
Development and Implementation of an Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Program in Toronto, Ontario..
P. Leece et al..
Canadian Journal of Public Health, 104(3), E200-4.
Drug overdose act weakened by limited immunity from prosecution.
Melanie J. Webb.
The Lawyer's Daily
Harm Reduction: What’s in a Name ?.
Douglas J. Beirness et al..
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse.
Legislating dangerously : bad Samaritans, good society, and the Heroism Act 2015.
Rachael P. Mulheron.
Modern law review, 80(1):88-109
Overdose rescues by trained and untrained participants and change in opioid use among substance-using participants in overdose education and naloxone distribution programs: a retrospective cohort study..
Maya Doe-Simkins et al..
BMC Public Health, 14, p.297
Overdosed on opioids.
Hoback, Jane.
State legislatures, 42(4):9-13
Personal Social Network Factors Associated with Overdose Prevention Training Participation..
K. Wagner et al..
Substance Use & Misuse
Réduction des méfaits : un concept qui en dit long..
Douglas J. Beirness et al..
Centre canadien de lutte contre l’alcoolisme et les toxicomanies.
Take-home naloxone kits preventing overdose deaths.
L. Eggertson.
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 186(1)