moved for leave to introduce Bill C-228, An Act respecting a National Appreciation Day.
Mr. Speaker, today I am honoured to stand in our House of Parliament to reintroduce my private member's bill, an act respecting a national appreciation day.
This bill would designate the third day of March each and every year as a day for the people of Canada to express appreciation for the heroic work of members of the Canadian Forces and emergency response professionals, including police officers, firefighters and paramedics.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)