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National Framework on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Act

An Act to establish a national framework respecting attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Summary

  • Directs the Minister of Health to develop a national framework on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in consultation with provinces, Indigenous governing bodies, and stakeholders.
  • Requires the Minister to table the framework in Parliament within two years and publish it online, followed by a five-year effectiveness report with conclusions and recommendations.
  • The bill is primarily procedural; it sets timelines for planning and reporting but does not specify programs, funding, or concrete measures (section 3(2) is not detailed).
  • Aims to improve coordination and accountability around ADHD policy, education, and health services across jurisdictions.

Builder Assessment

Vote No

Overall, the bill is procedural and incremental, with unclear economic impact and added process that risks bureaucratic inertia. While it could support efficiency and human-capital outcomes over time, it lacks concrete measures that drive growth, competitiveness, or investment.

  • Lacks actionable levers (funding, standards, deregulation, incentives) to move outcomes beyond planning and reporting.
  • Adds a new framework with multi-year timelines instead of immediate streamlining or measurable service changes.
  • No ties to productivity, exports, or tax reform—the core engines of prosperity in the tenets.
  • Potential efficiency gains are conditional on later implementation choices not specified in the bill.
  • To better align: set explicit deliverables (national clinical/education guidelines, data standards, telehealth coverage), deadlines <12 months, and measurable outcomes (reduced dropouts, faster diagnosis, employment gains).
  • Link federal transfers to performance metrics and interoperability to avoid duplication and drive accountability.
  • Include regulatory streamlining for digital therapeutics and an innovation challenge to spur Canadian medtech/AI tools; require cost–benefit targets and budget neutrality over time.

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Principles Analysis

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Canada should aim to be the world's most prosperous country.

Potential human-capital gains from better ADHD outcomes are indirect and speculative; the bill contains no direct growth levers.

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Promote economic freedom, ambition, and breaking from bureaucratic inertia (reduce red tape).

Creates a new federal framework with multi‑year reporting requirements, adding process rather than removing barriers or streamlining regulation.

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Drive national productivity and global competitiveness.

Could modestly improve productivity via better education and work outcomes for people with ADHD, but lacks implementation specifics or investments.

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Grow exports of Canadian products and resources.

No provisions related to trade, export capacity, or global market access.

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Encourage investment, innovation, and resource development.

Does not create incentives, funding, or regulatory changes that would catalyze private investment or innovation.

✓

Deliver better public services at lower cost (government efficiency).

A national, evidence-oriented framework could reduce fragmentation, encourage early intervention, and lower long‑run costs if well executed.

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Reform taxes to incentivize work, risk-taking, and innovation.

Contains no tax policy elements.

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Focus on large-scale prosperity, not incrementalism.

Narrow, process-heavy health planning with long timelines; effects on prosperity are likely incremental rather than transformative.

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C-229

PartyNDP
StatusOutside the Order of Precedence
Last updatedSep 18, 2025
TopicsHealthcare, Education
Parliament45