An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day)

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

Sponsor

Colin Fraser  Liberal

Introduced as a private member’s bill.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Holidays Act to make Remembrance Day a legal holiday.‍

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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.

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Votes

June 21, 2017 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-311, An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day)

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

June 15th, 2017 / 6:20 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

The House resumed from June 15 consideration of the motion that Bill C-311, An Act to amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day), be read the third time and passed.

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

June 21st, 2017 / 3:10 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

It being 3:14 p.m., pursuant to order made on Tuesday, May 30, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill C-311.

Call in the members.

Before the Clerk announced the result of the vote:

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

June 21st, 2017 / 3:20 p.m.

NDP

Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet NDP Hochelaga, QC

Mr. Speaker, I apologize, I forgot to do my job. I forgot to tell the members in the first row that it was their turn to vote and therefore to rise. I seek permission so that the first row of the New Democratic Party can vote in favour of this bill.

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

June 21st, 2017 / 3:20 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this fashion?

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

June 21st, 2017 / 3:20 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

June 21st, 2017 / 3:20 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I am going to ask the member for Simcoe—Grey to clarify which way she is intending to vote.

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

June 21st, 2017 / 3:20 p.m.

Conservative

Kellie Leitch Conservative Simcoe—Grey, ON

Contrary.

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

Vote #342

Holidays ActPrivate Members' Business

June 21st, 2017 / 3:20 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)