BREWERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA / L'ASSOCIATION DES BRASSEURS DU CANADA
Registration:
20
of
62
(2013-01-02
to
2013-02-13)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-227, National Strategy for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Act, in regards to the establishment of a national strategy for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
- Bill C-456, An Act to Amend the Excise Act 2001, in regards to an excise reduction in the duty payable on absolute ethyl alcohol contained in spirits produced in Canada.
- Motion M-155, Criminal Code Legal Blood Alcohol Limit (Impaired Driving), in regards to a proposed reduction in the legal limit from .08% to .03%.
- Motion M-17, Criminal Code Legal Blood Alcohol Limit (Impaired Driving), in regards to a proposed reduction in the legal limit from .08% to .05%.
- Motion, M-345, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, in regards to proposed action to advancing research on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in many areas.
- Motion, M-415, in regards to the feasibility of requiring the installation of alcohol ignition interlock devices into motor vehicles in Canada, as it relates to the Section 20 prerogatives of the Minister in the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
Policies or Program
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) "Guidelines on Product of Canada and Made in Canada", in regards to food labelling and advertising
- Health Canada "Drug Strategy and Controlled Substances Program and Policy", which seeks to regulate controlled substances and promotes initiatives that reduce or prevent harm, in respect to seeking support and endorsement by Health Canada of the National Alcohol Strategy (a voluntary intiative of a multi-stakeholder working group composed of alcohol and addictions Non-Government Organizations, academics, researchers, federal and provincial governments, the beverage alcohol industry and liquor boards).
- Health Canada support for the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Alcohol Strategy, adopted by the WHO World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2010.
Regulation
- Final Regulation 1220 (SOR/2011-28) amending the Food and Drug Regulations as it affects the enhanced labelling for food allergen and gluten sources, in regards to labelling of beer containers.