Bill C-240
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2nd Session, 37th Parliament, 51 Elizabeth II, 2002
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-240 |
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An Act establishing A Day for Hearts:
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day
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| Preamble
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Whereas congenital heart defect affects
more than 4,600 or 1 in every 100 children
born in Canada each year;
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Whereas there are approximately 82,800
cases of congenital heart disease in the
Canadian population aged 18 years or less;
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Whereas there are approximately 12,000
adults in Canada currently receiving
follow-up cardiac care;
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Whereas the number of complex cases
requiring follow-up cardiac care is expected
to double by the year 2006;
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Whereas congenital heart defect is a
birth-related defect and consists of 35
different types of heart defects;
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Whereas congenital heart defect is one of
the leading birth-related defects that causes
death;
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Whereas congenital heart defect related
deaths are caused by late detection, lack of
donor hearts and failure of medical
intervention;
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Whereas congenital heart defect requires
more research in order to discover further
surgical options and to accurately describe its
origin, physical signs and symptoms;
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And Whereas the people of Canada wish to
officially recognize the need for awareness of
congenital heart defect so that early diagnosis
and intervention become a top priority;
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Now Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate and House of
Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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SHORT TITLE |
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1. This Act may be cited as the A Day for
Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness
Day Act.
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A DAY FOR HEARTS: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT AWARENESS DAY |
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| A Day for
Hearts:
Congenital
Heart Defect
Awareness
Day
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2. Throughout Canada, in each and every
year, beginning in the year 2003, the
fourteenth day of February shall be known as
``A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect
Awareness Day''.
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