Legislation · Canada (Federal) · Federal
S-202 — An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (warning label on alcoholic beverages)
Clarion tracks S-202 before Canada (Federal) — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Third reading — Senate
- Sponsor
- Patrick Brazeau
- Introduced
- 2025-05-28
- Session
- 45-1
Policy areas
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Senate Public Bill S-202 proposes to amend the Food and Drugs Act to require warning labels on alcoholic beverages. The bill was introduced in the Senate and has advanced through first and second readings, committee consideration, and is currently at third reading. If passed, it would establish a legislative requirement for health-related warning labels on alcohol products sold in Canada.
Passage outlook
Contested because it's a Senate public bill (which rarely passes), it has advanced unusually far for its type.
Adjusted for this bill's current pace: 10–25% (the unadjusted historical base rate for comparable federal bills is 51%). It has gone quiet at this stage, so the adjusted range sits entirely below the historical rate.
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Stage timeline
Third reading
2026-06-02Senate
Consideration in committee
2025-11-20Senate
Second reading
2025-06-12Senate
First reading
2025-05-28Senate
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