Report of the committee
Thursday, November 28, 2024
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology has the honour to present its
THIRTIETH REPORT
Your committee, to which was referred Bill C-252, An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (prohibition of food and beverage marketing directed at children), has, in obedience to the order of reference of Thursday, May 30, 2024, examined the said bill and now reports the same without amendment but with certain observations, which are appended to this report.
Respectfully submitted,
ROSEMARY MOODIE
Chair
Observations to the thirtieth report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Bill C-252)
Your committee heard that as Canada is a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), that a child’s rights approach to legislation and regulation with respect to Bill C-252 would better protect children from harm and exploitation. To ensure that children’s best interests are adequately considered, your committee suggests that the proposed regulations be subject to a Child Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA).