Bill C-403 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Flag Day)

This bill is from the 39th Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in September 2008.

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 Oct. 16, 2007
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment designates the fifteenth day of February in each and every year as “Flag Day”.

Similar bills

C-337 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Flag Day)

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C-313 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Flag Day)

C-403 (39th Parliament, 1st session) An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Flag Day)

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.

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Other House mentions

Holidays ActCommittees of the HouseRoutine Proceedings

February 15th, 2007 / 10:05 a.m.

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NDP

Peggy Nash NDP Parkdale—High Park, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-403, An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Flag Day).

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to introduce an act to amend the Holidays Act. This private member's bill seeks to declare February 15, Flag Day, a national statutory holiday.

I think we should be celebrating the birthday of Canada's first very own flag that was first flown over Parliament Hill on February 15, 1965. What better way to celebrate than to declare Flag Day a national statutory holiday.

February is one of the few months of the year that does not have a national statutory holiday, something I hope to change with my Flag Day bill. Canada does not have a single day off between New Year's Day and Easter. Many comparable industrialized nations enjoy more holidays year than we do. Hard-working Canadians need a mid-winter break. I think it is time we celebrated this special day with a national holiday.

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