Bill C-262 (Historical)

National Veterans Funeral Honours Act

An Act respecting funeral honours to veterans

This bill is from the 38th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in November 2005.

Sponsor

Cheryl Gallant  Conservative

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of Nov. 4, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-499 (37th Parliament, 3rd session) National Veterans Funeral Honours Act

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-262s:

C-262 (2022) Corporate Responsibility to Protect Human Rights Act
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C-262 (2016) United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
C-262 (2013) An Act to amend the Holidays Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (St. John the Baptist Day)
C-262 (2011) An Act to amend the Holidays Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (St. John the Baptist Day)
C-262 (2010) An Act to amend the Old Age Security Act (monthly guaranteed income supplement)

National Veterans Funeral Honours ActRoutine Proceedings

November 4th, 2004 / 10:15 a.m.


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Conservative

Cheryl Gallant Conservative Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-262, an act respecting funeral honours to veterans.

Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to introduce my private member's bill, an act respecting funeral honours to veterans.

The purpose of the bill is to recognize the great sacrifice of the men and women who served in Canada's armed forces. The legislation would provide for a military guard of honour to provide the dignity and respect our veterans deserve.

Currently various regiments provide some benefits to their comrades on an ad hoc basis. The bill would provide recognition for service by a grateful nation.

An advisory council to the Minister of Veterans Affairs recently recommended improved funeral and burial benefits for veterans. Therefore it gives me pleasure to recognize their work and complement their recommendations with this bill.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)