A third reading debate on a Senate bill that seeks to fight forced organ harvesting began at the House of Commons on Dec. 5, with parliamentarians of all political stripes expressing their support to vote in favour of the bill before the Christmas break—which would pass the bill after nearly 15 years of legislative efforts.
Should it pass Parliament and receive royal assent, Bill S-223, introduced by Sen. Salma Ataullahjan, would make it a criminal offence for a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident to go abroad to receive an organ taken from someone who did not give informed consent to the removal of the organ….