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Bill C-240

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2nd Session, 37th Parliament,
51 Elizabeth II, 2002

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-240

An Act establishing A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

Preamble

Whereas congenital heart defect affects more than 4,600 or 1 in every 100 children born in Canada each year;

Whereas there are approximately 82,800 cases of congenital heart disease in the Canadian population aged 18 years or less;

Whereas there are approximately 12,000 adults in Canada currently receiving follow-up cardiac care;

Whereas the number of complex cases requiring follow-up cardiac care is expected to double by the year 2006;

Whereas congenital heart defect is a birth-related defect and consists of 35 different types of heart defects;

Whereas congenital heart defect is one of the leading birth-related defects that causes death;

Whereas congenital heart defect related deaths are caused by late detection, lack of donor hearts and failure of medical intervention;

Whereas congenital heart defect requires more research in order to discover further surgical options and to accurately describe its origin, physical signs and symptoms;

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;

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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1. This Act may be cited as the A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day Act.

A DAY FOR HEARTS: CONGENITAL HEART DEFECT AWARENESS DAY

A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

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''.