Defence of Canada Medal Act (1946-1989)

An Act respecting the establishment and award of a Defence of Canada Medal (1946-1989)

This bill is from the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2021.

Sponsor

Carol Hughes  NDP

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

Status

Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated), as of May 13, 2021
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment establishes a medal to be awarded to the persons who served in the defence of Canada during the period commencing on June 1, 1946, and ending on November 30, 1989.

Similar bills

C-335 (44th Parliament, 1st session) Defence of Canada Medal Act (1946-1989)
C-270 (42nd Parliament, 1st session) Defence of Canada Medal Act (1946-1989)
C-354 (41st Parliament, 2nd session) Defence of Canada Medal Act (1946-1989)
C-354 (41st Parliament, 1st session) Defence of Canada Medal Act (1946-1989)
C-460 (40th Parliament, 3rd session) Defence of Canada Medal Act (1946-1989)
C-460 (40th Parliament, 2nd session) Defence of Canada Medal Act (1946-1989)

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-296s:

C-296 (2022) Respecting Families of Murdered and Brutalized Persons Act
C-296 (2016) Government Awareness Day Act
C-296 (2013) An Act to amend the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and the Textile Labelling Act (animal fur or skin)
C-296 (2011) An Act to amend the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act and the Textile Labelling Act (animal fur or skin)