Bill C-313 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Flag Day)

This bill was last introduced in the 40th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in March 2011.

This bill was previously introduced in the 40th Parliament, 2nd Session.

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 Feb. 11, 2009
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

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

All House mentions

Holidays Act (Flag Day)Routine Proceedings

February 11th, 2009 / 3:15 p.m.

See context

NDP

Peter Julian NDP Burnaby—New Westminster, BC

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-313, An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Flag Day).

Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to rise to move this bill to create a national flag day holiday. I would like to express my thanks to the hardworking former member for Vancouver Island North, Catherine Bell.

The bill would create a legal holiday around flag day in February, something that does not exist yet. It is acknowledged as a holiday, but there is no legal weight behind it.

Canadian families are working harder and harder for less money. They earn less now than they did 20 years ago, and they are working more overtime hours.

To create a legal holiday in February to acknowledge the pride that Canadians feel about their flag and their country, is a way for families to get together and celebrate the Confederation of which we are all so proud.

I am honoured to move the bill forward to create a national flag day holiday for Canada's maple leaf flag.

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