CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY / Société canadienne du cancer
Registration:
15
of
90
(2009-06-11
to
2009-09-29)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-278, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act
(benefits for illness, injury or quarantine), if passed would increase the number of weeks someone can receive Employment Insurance (EI) Sickness Benefits because they are unable to work due to a "prescribed illness, injury or quarantine".
- Bill C32, An Act to amend the Tobacco Act with respect to flavoured tobacco products and restrictions on advertising to youth.
- Bill C6, the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, as it relates to the pre-emptive exclusion of tobacco products from the bill and the power within the bill to require chronic health hazard warning labels. dangerous consumer products.
- Excise Act, 2001, as it relates to contraband and the taxation of tobacco products
- Income Tax Act, as it relates to the taxation of tobacco products
- Non-Smokers' Health Act as it relates to implementation and enforcement
- Patent Act, as it relates to the use of patents for international humanitarian purposes to address public health problems.
- The Hazardous Product act as it relates to the domestic use of asbestos
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- First Nations Goods and Services Tax Act and regulations, as it relates to the taxation of tobacco products
Policies or Program
- Canadian Cancer on Cancer Control as it relates to funding and Implementaion
- Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its implementation and protocols.
- Health Canada's Tobacco Control Program as it relates to funding and implementation.
- Rotterdam Convention as it relates to the export of asbestos