Beer Canada / Bière Canada
Registration:
25
of
62
(2014-01-13
to
2014-01-13)
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.
- Bill C-556, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code, in regards to authorizing peace officers to require, at random or in the event of an accident involving a motor vehicle, any person who is operating that motor vehicle to provide a breath sample for analysis by means of an approved screening device.
- 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
- 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.
- Participation in discussions with Health Canada regarding Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Project on Economics of Prevention (Tackling Alcohol-Related Harm), seeking from Health Canada support in ensuring that OECD recommendations align with the Global Alcohol Strategy.
- Participation in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) consultations on the Food Labelling Modernization Initiative, which has for its objective the identification of ways to better respond to changing consumer expectations and industry needs relating to labelling. This review will also consider changes to allow industry stakeholders to effectively market their products and communicate to consumers through labels.
- Requesting that Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) ensure that the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) action plans and strategies on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) align with the Global Alcohol Strategy.
Regulation
- Seeking from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) an amendment to the Food and Drug Regulations, in order to see the adoption of a proposed modernized Beer Standard (compositional standard).