Bill C-244 (Historical)

Remembrance Day National Flag Act

An Act requiring the national flag of Canada to be flown at half-mast on Remembrance Day

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 3rd session, which ended in May 2004.

Sponsor

Roy H. Bailey  Canadian Alliance

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

Status

Second reading (House), as of April 26, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-237 (39th Parliament, 2nd session) Remembrance Day National Flag Act
C-237 (39th Parliament, 1st session) Remembrance Day National Flag Act
C-210 (38th Parliament, 1st session) Remembrance Day National Flag Act
C-244 (37th Parliament, 2nd session) Remembrance Day National Flag Act
C-432 (37th Parliament, 1st session) Remembrance Day National Flag 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-244s:

C-244 (2022) Law An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair)
C-244 (2020) An Act to amend the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (North Thames River, Middle Thames River and Thames River)
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C-244 (2016) Leif Erikson Day Act
C-244 (2013) Assistance to Students Visiting Military Memorial Sites Abroad Act
C-244 (2011) Assistance to Students Visiting Military Memorial Sites Abroad Act

Remembrance Day National Flag ActRoutine Proceedings

October 23rd, 2002 / 3:50 p.m.


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Canadian Alliance

Roy H. Bailey Canadian Alliance Souris—Moose Mountain, SK

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-244, an act requiring the national flag of Canada to be flown at half-mast on Remembrance Day.

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to reintroduce this bill. If the bill were to come before the House, I am sure there would be unanimous consent to it.

It will be November 11 in a few short days and we will meet across Canada. Up until now the only flag that flies at half-mast on a government building on that day is the one on the Peace Tower. This bill would require all government buildings from coast to coast to fly their flags at half-mast on November 11.

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