moved for leave to introduce Bill C-365, an act to amend an act respecting holidays.
Mr. Speaker, this bill would restore the name Dominion Day to the July 1 holiday. The country founded on July 1, 1867 was not Canada but the Federal State of the Dominion of Canada, still the country's official name.
The word "dominion" has its linguistic roots in the French language and was chosen as the name for this country by the Fathers of Confederation from the 72nd Psalm: "He shall have dominion from sea to sea and from the rivers unto the ends of the earth".
It has been a mistake for this country to try and preserve its future by destroying its past and the name Dominion Day should be restored.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed.)