Bill C-597 (Historical)

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 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-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 ActRoutine Proceedings

May 14th, 2014 / 3:10 p.m.

NDP

Dan Harris NDP Scarborough Southwest, ON

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-597, An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day).

Mr. Speaker, it is with pride and purpose that I rise today to introduce my private member's bill, an act to make Remembrance Day a national statutory holiday.

Similar versions of this bill have been introduced by the NDP member for Hamilton Mountain and by former Conservative MP Inky Mark. Petitions supporting this position have also been submitted by the member for Sarnia—Lambton.

Others were presented in 2010 and 2011 by the hon. member for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel.

It is time to reaffirm our commitment to our veterans.

At a time when the number of veterans of past wars dwindle, we are faced with the changing face of veterans, and 40,000 brave young women and men who have earned our gratitude and thanks.

It is time, on the 100th anniversary of the start of the war to end all wars, to rededicate ourselves to all those who have faithfully answered their country's call and come to help those in need.

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