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What the bill does

• Designates May 17 each year as National Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Awareness Day throughout Canada.
• The bill has no Parts. It provides a short title and establishes the awareness day.

Who it affects

• The designation is intended to increase awareness among Canadians of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, an aggressive brain tumour that the preamble says typically affects children aged five to seven.
• The preamble also recognizes people who have died from the disease and expresses a desire to encourage public and private research investment.

Other points

• The text does not amend existing laws, create new powers, require spending or impose obligations to observe the day.
• The bill is at second reading. The provided text is the version introduced at first reading on December 10, 2025.