Latin American Heritage Month Act

An Act respecting Latin American Heritage Month

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

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment designates the month of October in each and every year as “Latin American Heritage Month”.

Similar bills

S-228 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) Hispanic Heritage Month Act

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 S-218s:

S-218 (2025) An Act to amend the Constitution Act, 1982 (notwithstanding clause)
S-218 (2021) An Act to amend the Department for Women and Gender Equality Act
S-218 (2020) Jane Goodall Act
S-218 (2020) Constitution Act, 2020 (property qualifications of Senators)

Votes

June 20, 2018 Passed 3rd reading and adoption of Bill S-218, An Act respecting Latin American Heritage Month

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 13th, 2018 / 11:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Yea.

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 13th, 2018 / 11:25 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

All those opposed will please say nay.

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 13th, 2018 / 11:25 p.m.

Some hon. members

Nay.

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 13th, 2018 / 11:25 p.m.

The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes

In my opinion the nays have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to order made Tuesday, May 29, the deferred recorded division stands deferred until Wednesday, June 20, at the expiry of the time provided for oral questions.

The House resumed from June 13 consideration of Bill S-218, An Act respecting Latin American Heritage Month, as reported (without amendment) from the committee, and of Motion No. 1.

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 20th, 2018 / 3:15 p.m.

Conservative

Mark Strahl Conservative Chilliwack—Hope, BC

Mr. Speaker, I believe if you seek it, you will find unanimous consent for the following motion. I move:

That, in relation to Bill S-218, An Act respecting Latin American Heritage Month, standing in the name of the Member for Thornhill, the Order made on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, respecting the deferral of the recorded division on motion No. 1 at report stage standing in the name of the member for Longueuil—Saint-Hubert, be discharged and that the motion be deemed defeated; the bill be deemed concurred in at the report stage; the motion for third reading of the bill be deemed moved, the question on the motion be deemed put and a recorded division be deemed requested and taken immediately.

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 20th, 2018 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

Does the hon. member have the unanimous consent of the House to propose the motion?

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 20th, 2018 / 3:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 20th, 2018 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

The House has heard the terms of the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 20th, 2018 / 3:15 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 20th, 2018 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

(Motion agreed to)

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 20th, 2018 / 3:15 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

Accordingly, pursuant to order made earlier today, the House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion at third reading stage of Bill S-218 under private members' business.

Call in the members.

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

Vote #876

Latin American Heritage Month ActPrivate Members' Business

June 20th, 2018 / 3:20 p.m.

The Speaker Geoff Regan

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)