National Health and Fitness Day Act

An Act to establish a national day to promote health and fitness for all Canadians

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 2nd Session, which ended in August 2015.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment designates the first Saturday in June in each and every year as “National Health and Fitness 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.

Votes

Dec. 10, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.
Oct. 29, 2014 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.


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Some hon. members

Question.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.


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The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.


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Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.


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The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.


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Some hon. members

Yea.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.


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The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

All those opposed will please say nay.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.


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Some hon. members

Nay.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.


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The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to an order made on Tuesday, November 25, 2014, the division stands deferred until Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

Suspension of SittingNational Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 8th, 2014 / 11:45 a.m.


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The Acting Speaker Bruce Stanton

It being 11:48 a.m., the House will stand suspended until 12 noon, the usual time for government orders.

(The sitting of the House was suspended at 11:48 a.m.)

(The House resumed at 12 p.m.)

The House resumed from June 17 consideration of the motion that Bill C-12, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

The House resumed from December 8 consideration of the motion that Bill S-211, An Act to establish a national day to promote health and fitness for all Canadians, be read the third time and passed.

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 10th, 2014 / 3:35 p.m.


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The Speaker Andrew Scheer

Pursuant to an order made on Tuesday, November 25, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill S-211 under private members' business.

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

Vote #307

National Health and Fitness Day ActPrivate Members' Business

December 10th, 2014 / 3:40 p.m.


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The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)