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HESA Committee Report

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Bill C-224, An Act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting
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.