HESA Committee Report
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In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, June 22, 2022, your committee has considered Bill C-224, An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting, and agreed on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, to report it with the following amendments: Clause 3 That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 15 on page 2 with the following: “ing with the goal of improving access for firefighters to” That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 17 on page 2 with the following: “Consultation (2) In developing the national framework, the Minister must consult” That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 18 on page 2 with the following: “with the representatives of the provincial and territorial governments” That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 20 on page 2 with the following: “Indigenous governing bodies, with health care professionals, with scientists and with stakeholders in” That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 22 on page 2 with the following: “Content (3) The national framework may include measures to” That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 23 on page 2 with the following: “(a) explain and support research on the link between firefighting and certain” That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing line 28 on page 2 with the following: “fighting and compile information relating to those needs;” That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 1 and 2 on page 3 with the following: “(c) make recommendations respecting regular screenings for cancers linked to firefighting;” That Bill C-224, in Clause 3, be amended by replacing lines 9 and 10 on page 3 with the following: “(f) prepare a summary of existing standards that recognize cancers linked to firefighting as occupational diseases.” |
Your committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-224, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage. |
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meetings Nos. 48 and 49) is tabled. |