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Bill C-265

Second reading (House)

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (List of Therapeutic Products Pre-approved for Special Access)

Bill C-265 is at second reading in the House.

Sponsor:Marcus Powlowski
Liberal
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2026-03-11

Other Bills Numbered C-265

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 14 sessions:

45-1

An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (List of Therapeutic Products Pre-approved for Special Access)

Second reading (House)
44-1

An Act respecting the development of a national perinatal mental health strategy

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
43-2

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine)

Report stage (House)
42-1

An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-2

An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for post-secondary education programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, public administration and accountability of those programs

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
41-1

An Act to establish criteria and conditions in respect of funding for post-secondary education programs in order to ensure the quality, accessibility, public administration and accountability of those programs

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-3

An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (protection of assets)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
40-2

An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (protection of assets)

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
39-2

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (qualification for and entitlement to benefits)

Report stage (House)
39-1

An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (qualification for and entitlement to benefits)

In committee (House)
38-1

An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (exemption from taxation of 50% of United States social security payments to Canadian residents)

In committee (House)
37-3

An Act to provide for a House of Commons Committee to study proportional representation in federal elections

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-2

An Act to provide for a House of Commons Committee to study proportional representation in federal elections

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)
37-1

An Act establishing A Day for Hearts: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)

Division Votes (1)

Division #120
Agreed To
2021-05-26T15:00:00

2nd reading of Bill C-265, An Act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine)

181Yea
150Nay

Parliamentary Debates (9)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill C-265.

Mr. Xavier Barsalou-Duval2023-03-29
Employment Insurance Act
0

Private Members' Business

… to illness. She was on EI for too short a time and eventually passed away. She did not live to see Bill C-265, introduced by my colleague from Salaberry—Suroît, pass. It is sad, because her father, who supported the Bloc Québécois, later ran for the Bloc Québécois and hoped that this bill would eventually pa…

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Mr. Mark Gerretsen2023-03-29
Employment Insurance Act
0

Private Members' Business

…ime this bill has come forward. This bill came forward in another form previously. I believe it was Bill C-265. Unfortunately, at the stage after debate on the bill in its previous form, it ended up not being able to proceed because it did not have the royal recommendation required in order to proceed. Member…

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2022-10-04
Points of Order
0

Government Orders

…entitlement to benefits). In a ruling, the Deputy Speaker stated: On March 23, 2007, in a ruling on Bill C-265, on page 7845 of the Debates, the Chair had concluded that: It is abundantly clear to the Chair that such changes to the employment insurance program, notwithstanding the fact that workers and employ…

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The Deputy Speaker2022-04-05
Points of Order
0

Routine Proceedings

…the case in rulings on almost identical bills in 2006 and 2021. In the ruling of April 15, 2021, on Bill C-265, an act to amend the Employment Insurance Act (illness, injury or quarantine), found at page 5691 of Debates, the Chair also indicated that the bill had to be accompanied by a royal recommendation si…

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Mr. Don Davies2022-03-31
National Perinatal Mental Health Strategy Act
0

Routine Proceedings

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-265, An Act respecting the development of a national perinatal mental health strategy. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today to introduce the national perinatal mental health strategy. I would like to …

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Mr. Mark Gerretsen2022-03-30
Employment Insurance Act
0

Private Members' Business

…peaker, I would note that this particular bill that has come forward is almost identical in form to Bill C-265, from the 43rd Parliament. The reason why I bring this up is because, after Bill C-265 went through all the stages of the House and returned back here, the Speaker ruled on the third reading of the v…

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Ms. Louise Chabot2022-03-30
Employment Insurance Act
0

Private Members' Business

…y to see that we are still at this point. We nearly made it to the finish line in the last session. Bill C-265, the Émilie Sansfaçon act, introduced by my colleague from Salaberry—Suroît to increase the number of weeks of sickness benefit from 15 to 50, made it through the committee stage. Sick workers were f…

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Mr. Mark Gerretsen2022-03-30
Employment Insurance Act
0

Private Members' Business

… going to require royal recommendation. We know this, because a bill in almost the exact same form, Bill C-265, came through the House in the 43rd Parliament. It went through this deliberative process in the House. It was voted on after second reading. It went to committee. The Speaker entertained suggestions…

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Mr. Kevin Lamoureux2022-03-22
Points of Order
0

Government Orders

…ntitlement to benefits. In the ruling, the Deputy Speaker stated: On March 23, 2007, in a ruling on Bill C-265... the Chair had concluded that: “It is abundantly clear to the Chair that such changes to the employment insurance program... would have the effect of authorizing increased expenditures from the Con…

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