44th Parl. 1st Sess.

January 31, 2022 11:00AM

Mrs. Sherry Romanado (Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, Lib.)

Jan/31/22 3:40:03 p.m.
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Re: Bill C-224

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-224, an act to establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting. She said: Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise today to introduce my bill to Parliament, and thank the member for Kingston and the Islands for seconding it. This legislation would establish a national framework for the prevention and treatment of cancers linked to firefighting and would designate the month of January each year as firefighter cancer awareness month throughout Canada. Every day, firefighters put their lives on the line to keep Canadians and our communities safe, but did members know that over 85% of all line-of-duty deaths among firefighters in Canada are caused by occupational cancers or that a firefighter's cancer may or may not be recognized as job-related, depending on where he or she lives? Awareness, education and information sharing are critical to the prevention and early detection of cancers linked to firefighting. This bill is about saving lives, and I hope all members of the House will support it.

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