An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day)

This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2015.

Sponsor

Dan Harris  NDP

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

Status

Third reading (House), as of June 19, 2015
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Holidays Act to make Remembrance Day a legal holiday and give it the same status as Canada Day.

Similar bills

C-311 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) Law An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from 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-597s:

C-597 (2010) Military and Veteran Families Week Act

Votes

Nov. 5, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

November 3rd, 2014 / 6:40 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

November 3rd, 2014 / 6:40 p.m.

The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 93 the recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, November 5, immediately before the time provided for private members' business.

The House resumed from November 3 consideration of the motion that Bill C-597, An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day), be read the second time and referred to a committee.

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

November 5th, 2014 / 6:35 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at second reading stage of Bill C-597.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #271

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

November 5th, 2014 / 6:40 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried. Accordingly the bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

(Bill read a second time and referred to committee.)

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

November 5th, 2014 / 6:40 p.m.

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

It being 6:43 p.m., the House will now proceed to consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.