Bill C-524 (Historical)

Mathieu Da Costa Day Act

An Act to establish Mathieu Da Costa Day

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

Sponsor

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 May 5, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Similar bills

C-272 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Mathieu Da Costa Day Act

C-272 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Mathieu Da Costa Day 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-524s:

C-524 (2013) An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (election advertising)

C-524 (2010) Survivor's Annual Allowance Act

C-524 (2008) An Act to amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (exception to inadmissibility)

Other House mentions

Mathieu Da Costa Day ActRoutine Proceedings

May 5th, 2004 / 3:05 p.m.

See context

Liberal

Marlene Jennings Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-524, an act to establish Mathieu Da Costa Day.

Madam Speaker, I take great pleasure in introducing this bill, which formally designates the first day of February as Mathieu Da Costa Day.

Mathieu Da Costa was a black navigator and interpreter, who in the late 1500s and early 1600s was instrumental in bridging the cultural and linguistic gap between our early French explorers and the Mi'kmaq people.

In a Canada that endeavours to celebrate its history and diversity with great fervour, I cannot think of a more fitting way to kick off Black History Month than with this commemorative day.

I would like to thank my colleague from Parkdale—High Park for seconding this motion. I hope all members of the House will support this bill when it comes forward for debate at second reading.

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