Bill S-219 (Historical)

Journey to Freedom Day Act

An Act respecting a national day of commemoration of the exodus of Vietnamese refugees and their acceptance in Canada after the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War

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. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

This enactment designates the thirtieth day of April in each and every year as “Journey to Freedom 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

March 25, 2015 Passed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Canadian Heritage Committee, on April 1, 2015

Thanh Hai Ngo, Senator, CPC, Senate
James Lam Nguyen, President, Vietnamese Association Toronto
Dai Trang H., Julie) Nguyen (Co-Founder and Director, Toronto, Canada-Vietnam Trade Council
Elizabeth McIninch, Director, Montreal, Canada-Vietnam Trade Council
Trac Bang Do, President, Toronto Section, Canada-Vietnam Friendship Association
Van Hoang Nguyen, Member, Toronto Section, Canada-Vietnam Friendship Association
Ba Ngoc Dao, President, Montreal Region, Communauté Vietnamienne au Canada