‘It’s not my bill, it’s our bill’: Senator Henkel and 50 advocacy groups push for law calling for women’s health framework

After her two daughters' health issues were nearly misdiagnosed, Sen. Danièle Henkel decided to focus on women’s health in the Upper Chamber. The result is Bill S-243, the National Framework for Women’s Health in Canada Act, which is now at second reading in the Senate.

PSG Senator Danièle Henkel speaks at a reception on behalf of Bill S-243, National Framework for Women’s Health in Canada Act, at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 25, 2026. Henkel introduced the bill last fall once she realized that Canada did not have an active strategy for women's health.The Hill Times photograph by Tessie Sanci

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BY TESSIE SANCI

March 1, 2026

As the mother of daughters whose health problems were nearly misdiagnosed and as an entrepreneur focusing on women’s wellness products, Senator Danièle Henkel says she knew she would focus her efforts on women’s health once she arrived in the Upper Chamber. Upon her Sen...

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