Bill S-5

Routine Proceedings

moved that Bill S-5, An Act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors, be read the first time. (Motion agreed to and bill rea…

Government Orders

…se that the Senate has passed the following bills to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-5, an act respecting the interoperability of health information technology and to prohibit data blocking by health information technology vendors, and Bill S-214, an act to amend the Special Economic M…

Oral Questions

… for Canadians act, which would break down silos in the health care system. I invite you to support Bill S-5, which will be coming to the House very soon.

Oral Questions

…orward. At the same time, we will support provinces and territories on their digital solutions with Bill S-5.

Adjournment Proceedings

…h the goal of accessible information for patients and their doctors. That is also why we introduced Bill S-5, the connected care for Canadians act, in the Senate, so that Canadians can securely access their health care data anywhere and any time in Canada. Just as importantly, we need to reduce the administ…

Oral Questions

…ion Act in order to better protect the environment and the health of Canadians. With the passage of Bill S-5, Strengthening Environmental Protection for a Healthier Canada Act, we have kept our promise. Can the Minister of Environment and Climate Change give us an update on the implementation of this new la…

Oral Questions

… That is an implementation framework that will be developed within two years of the royal assent of Bill S-5. Through robust engagement, with opportunities to continuously improve that framework, we are engaging with Canadians. Yesterday, a discussion document was published for public comment and feedback. …

Oral Questions

Mr. Speaker, Bill S-5, strengthening environmental protection for a healthier Canada act, received royal assent on June 13, 2023. This bill modernizes the Canadian Environmental Protection Act by recognizing the right to …

Private Members' Business

…rs that deal with biodiversity and other aspects of environmental health. The revised CEPA, through Bill S-5, says that Canadians have the right to live in a healthy and ecologically balanced environment, but that right in CEPA is restricted to the protections within that act. It applies only to CEPA and no…

Private Members' Business

…unately, the government rejected many of our amendments and actually ended up limiting the scope of Bill S-5 so we could not tackle the enforcement. CEPA lacks the force and scope to fully protect Canadians' right to a healthy environment. However, Bill C-219, the environmental bill of rights, would ensure …

Private Members' Business

…pect for our democratic institutions. In considering Bill C-219, it is also important to reflect on Bill S-5, the strengthening environmental protection for a healthier Canada act. Bill S-5 shares several objectives with Bill C-219, particularly on environmental protection and sustainable development. Both …

Private Members' Business

…nized under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, known as the CEPA. With the passage of Bill S-5, work is under way to begin developing an implementation framework, which must be completed within two years of royal assent. It would set out how the right must be considered in the administration o…

Routine Proceedings

…g legislation, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act. Amendments that went through the House in Bill S-5 are not considered in the petitioners' motion here, which I will read. Petitioners wish that the government act expeditiously to put thermal coal on the priority substances list and then, as quickly …

Private Members' Business

…ore the House in the past. The timing is really interesting. Just yesterday, we had royal assent on Bill S-5. I was encouraged by the way many members of the House spoke to Bill S-5. I thought that maybe I would pick up on a couple of points, if I may, the first one being something that I think, far too oft…

Private Members' Business

…ker, I am assuming that the member was referring to how this bill extends these rights further than Bill S-5 and in a stronger way. This covers all federal legislation, not just the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, and it provides, as I mentioned, mechanisms for citizens, if they feel that the federal…

Private Members' Business

…al sovereignty. Can he clarify how his bill goes much further than the study we did in committee on Bill S-5 with respect to the right to a healthy environment?

Private Members' Business

…al law that explicitly recognized the right to a healthy environment in Canada. With the passing of Bill S-5, which updated the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, we now have a federal statement of rights to a healthy environment, but those rights are limited to the scope of CEPA, basically to toxins wi…

Royal Assent

…or, Office of the Secretary to the Governor General The schedule indicates the bill assented to was Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act.

Government Orders

…f Commons to acquaint it that the Senate agrees with the amendments made by the House of Commons to Bill S-5, An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protect Act, 1999, to make related amendments to the Food and Drugs Act and to repeal the Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act, without amendm…

Government Orders

…topped. In the past seven years of the Liberal government, there have been significant steps taken. Bill S-5 is one of the very good ones that ensure recognition that climate change is, indeed, a crisis right now. We do need to invest further in protecting our environment, not just here in Canada but also i…