Bill C-306 (Historical)

Crimean Tatar Deportation (“Sürgünlik”) Memorial Day Act

An Act to establish a Crimean Tatar Deportation (“Sürgünlik”) Memorial Day and to recognize the mass deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944 as an act of genocide

This bill is from the 42nd Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Kerry Diotte Conservative

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

Status

Defeated, as of Dec. 13, 2016
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment designates the eighteenth day of May, in each and every year, as “Crimean Tatar Deportation (“Sürgünlik”) Memorial Day” in recognition of the mass deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944.

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-306s:

C-306 (2022) National Women's Entrepreneurship Day Act

C-306 (2021) National Perinatal Mental Health Strategy Act

C-306 (2011) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (political affiliation)

C-306 (2009) Canadian Products Promotion Act

Votes

Dec. 13, 2016 Failed That the Bill be now read a second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.