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Bill C-416

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2nd Session, 36th Parliament,
48 Elizabeth II, 1999-2000

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-416

An Act to amend the Department of Health Act (environmental illnesses, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivity)

1996, c. 8

      Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. The Department of Health Act is amended by adding the following after section 4:

Environ-
mental illnesses and designated illnesses

4.1 (1) The Minister is responsible for

    (a) conducting medical and scientific research in order

      (i) to establish the existence of environmental illnesses,

      (ii) to study the causes and effects of environmental illnesses and designated illnesses,

      (iii) to prevent, diagnose and adequately treat environmental illnesses and designated illnesses; and

    (b) establishing information programs for the general public to make them aware of

      (i) the existence of environmental illnesses,

      (ii) the causes and effects of environmental illnesses and designated illnesses, and

      (iii) ways to prevent, diagnose and treat environmental illnesses and designated illnesses.

Definitions

(2) The following definitions apply in this section.

``environ-
mental illnesses''
« maladies environne-
mentales »

``environmental illnesses'' means illnesses caused by the environment.

``designated illnesses''
« maladies désignées »

``designated illnesses'' means chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and multiple chemical sensitivity.

Review of the administra-
tion of section 4.1

4.2. (1) Five years after the coming into force of section 4.1 and every five years thereafter, a comprehensive review and assessment of the operation of that section shall be undertaken by any committee of the House of Commons that is established or designated by it for that purpose.

Report

(2) Within three months after the review is undertaken, the committee that has been established or designated for that purpose shall submit a report to the House of Commons thereon including such recommendations pertaining to the continuation of section 4.1 and changes required therein as the committee may wish to make.

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