Bill C-284

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-284, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (replacement workers). Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce legislation to close a loophole in the Canada Labour Code that allows employers to use outside ma…

Royal Assent

…nd repair)—Chapter 26; Bill C-294, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (interoperability)—Chapter 27; Bill C-284, An Act to establish a national strategy for eye care—Chapter 28; S-16, An Act respecting the recognition of the Haida Nation and the Council of the Haida Nation—Chapter 29.

Statements by Members

…ever, to reach its target, it needs support and commitment to education and awareness. I introduced Bill C-284, to establish a national strategy for eye care to help stop blindness of Canadians. This bill would have a direct, positive impact on Canadians' vision health and support for organizations like the C…

Government Orders

…ate. I would urge him to talk to the Conservative members in the Senate and ask them to please pass Bill C-284 for the national eye strategy. I will move on to the question he asked me about housing. It is no secret that housing takes years to build, but we have been building housing for several years. About …

Routine Proceedings

… present two petitions that have been certified by the House that call on the government to support Bill C-284. Given the fact that over eight million people are suffering from eye diseases and 1.2 million live with vision loss or blindness, 75% of vision-loss cases, if diagnosed and treated early, are preven…

Statements by Members

… take this opportunity to thank all of my colleagues in the House for adopting unanimously my bill, Bill C-284, to establish a national eye care strategy in Canada. I ask my colleagues in the Senate to please pass the bill as soon as possible. It would be wonderful to celebrate the adoption of an eye care str…

Routine Proceedings

… live with vision loss or blindness. Therefore, petitioners call upon the House of Commons to adopt Bill C-284, an act that would establish a national strategy for eye care, as soon as possible. This was done a few days ago, and I am very pleased that it was done.

Statements by Members

Mr. Speaker, as I have been working on the eye care bill, Bill C-284, I have learned that many people take their eyesight for granted. Today I want to recognize Dr. Steve Arshinoff, the president of the Eye Foundation of Canada, a remarkable ophthalmologist from my ve…

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak on an important matter, the future of eye care in Canada, Bill C-284, which was presented by the hon. member for Humber River—Black Creek and addresses a matter of national concern and would ensure Canadians have access to a coordinated and comprehensive eye care resp…

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am thankful for the opportunity to speak to Bill C-284. I will only take a few minutes to express my support for it. I want to congratulate the member for Humber River—Black Creek for bringing the bill forward. She has championed it at every stage. I kno…

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am very proud to rise on behalf of the New Democratic Party to talk about Bill C-284, an act to establish a national strategy for eye care. I want to thank my colleague, the member for Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing, who brought forward Motion No. 86 in a previous Parliament to make t…

Private Members' Business

…nnection and why she put it forward, and I am going to read the summary into the record for people. Bill C-284 is “An Act to establish a national strategy for eye care”, and the summary states: This enactment provides for the development of a national strategy to support the prevention and treatment of eye di…

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am thankful for this opportunity to discuss Bill C-284, which advocates for a comprehensive strategy to address eye health. I would like to begin, as my colleague before me did, by thanking my esteemed colleague, the hon. member for Humber River—Black Cr…

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, today I rise to speak in support of Bill C-284, which is an act to establish a national strategy for eye care. I want to thank the hon. member for Humber River—Black Creek for introducing this important legislation, which addresses a long-neglect…

Private Members' Business

…House. I will share a story about a constituent. His name is Sylvain. His story will illustrate why Bill C-284 is important. His situation is a bit like mine. Sylvain is a man in his fifties. He works at a big bank. He is a very busy man. He has been wearing glasses for a number of years. Over time, he notice…

Private Members' Business

…m. When we have a problem, it is not the time to be scrambling for solutions. That is why I support Bill C-284, the national eye care strategy act. I thank the hon. member for Humber River—Black Creek for bringing this matter before the House. One of the reasons I like this legislation is that it understands …

Private Members' Business

…ng my colleagues who are here, because it takes all of us for anything to get passed in this House. Bill C-284 is important to me, but it is very important to the communities that we all represent: CNIB, Fighting Blindness and all of those organizations plus all of the people who are suffering from blindness …

Private Members' Business

moved: That Bill C-284, in Clause 2, be amended (a) by replacing, in the English version, line 10 on page 2 with the following: “(a) identify the needs of health care professionals and other professionals in relation to” (…

Private Members' Business

There is one motion in amendment standing on the Notice Paper for the report stage of Bill C-284. Motion No. 1 will be debated and voted upon. I will now put Motion No. 1 to the House.

Private Members' Business

The House proceeded to the consideration of Bill C-284, An Act to establish a national strategy for eye care, as reported (with amendments) from the committee.