C-12 , 38th Parliament, 1st session Monday, October 4, 2004, to Tuesday, November 29, 2005
An Act to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases
Short title:
Quarantine Act
This bill received royal assent on Friday, May 13, 2005
Statutes of Canada 2005, c. 20
Note concerning the date of Royal Assent: When the date of a written declaration differs from that of Royal Assent, the date shown in LEGISInfo corresponds to the date on which the two Houses of Parliament have been notified of the written declaration. Section 5 of the Royal Assent Act, S.C. 2002, c. 15, states: “Where royal assent is signified by written declaration, the Act is deemed to be assented to on the day on which the two Houses of Parliament have been notified of the declaration.”
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, October 8, 2004
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, October 8, 2004 |
End of stage activity
Referral to committee before second reading, Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, October 22, 2004 |
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Tuesday, October 26, 2004 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Monday, December 13, 2004
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 28, 2004 |
Meeting 4 |
Thursday, November 4, 2004 |
Meeting 6 |
Thursday, November 18, 2004 |
Meeting 8 |
Tuesday, November 23, 2004 |
Meeting 9 |
Thursday, November 25, 2004 |
Meeting 10 |
Tuesday, December 7, 2004 |
Meeting 12 |
Tuesday, December 7, 2004 |
Meeting 13 |
Wednesday, December 8, 2004 |
Meeting 14 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, December 13, 2004 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage and second reading, Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, February 9, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, February 10, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 10, 2005 |
Sitting 54
Agreed to
(Journals 54)
|
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Thursday, February 10, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, February 10, 2005 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Wednesday, March 9, 2005
Referral to committee, Wednesday, March 9, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, March 7, 2005 |
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Wednesday, March 9, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Tuesday, April 12, 2005
With 2 amendments
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Wednesday, March 23, 2005 |
Meeting 17 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, April 12, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Committee report adopted, Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Thursday, April 14, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, April 14, 2005 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 80 — Tuesday, May 10, 2005
- Result:
- Agreed To
Motion respecting Senate amendments to Bill C-12, An Act to prevent the introduction and spread of communicable diseases
- Yeas:
- 249
- Nays:
- 54
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 303
Senate
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Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, March 7, 2005 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 41) | |
| Monday, March 7, 2005 | Response speech(Sitting 41) |
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Further reading
After SARS : fear and its uses.
Leavitt, Lewis A.
Dissent, pp. 54-8
Bioterrorism, public health, and civil liberties.
Annas, George J.
New England journal of medicine, 346:1337-42
Canada is ready if SARS returns.
Square, David.
CMAJ:Canadian Medical Association journal, 170:185
Constitutional jurisdiction over health in Canada.
Jackman, Martha.
Health law journal, 8:95-
Fear and coughing in Toronto: SARS and the uses of risk.
Leslie, Myles.
Canadian journal of communication, 31:367-89
Flu shots - National and provincial/territorial trends.
Johansen, Helen, Christie Sambell and Wenxia Zhao.
Health reports, 17:43-8
Is the Quarantine Act relevant?.
Schabas, Richard.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association journal, 176:1840-2
Our future with SARS.
Fowler, Geoffrey A.
Far Eastern economic review, 166:28-37
Outbreak: is the law ready for the next epidemic?.
Mann, Michelle.
National, 12:16-22
Public health law and ethics: lessons from SARS and quarantine.
Ries, Nola M.
Health law review, 13:3-6
SARS : a warning.
Prescott, Elizabeth M.
Survival, 45:207-25
SARS thrusts quarantine into the limelight.
Mitka, Mike.
JAMA, 290:1696-8
The effect of universal influenza immunization on vaccination rates in Ontario.
Kwong, Jeff C. et al.
Health reports, 17:31-40
The Model State Emergency Health Powers Act : planning for and response to bioterrorism and naturally occurring infectious diseases.
Gostin, Jason W. et al.
JAMA, 288:622-8