C-229
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60 Elizabeth II, 2011
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-229
An Act to establish a Memorial Wall for Canada's fallen soldiers and peacekeepers
first reading, June 16, 2011
NOTE
2nd Session, 41st Parliament
This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 41st Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the First Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Mr. Kramp
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SUMMARY
This enactment requires the Minister responsible for the National Capital Act to establish a Memorial Wall that will comprise the names of Canada’s fallen soldiers and peacekeepers and have it located on a suitable area of public land.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60 Elizabeth II, 2011
house of commons of canada
BILL C-229
An Act to establish a Memorial Wall for Canada's fallen soldiers and peacekeepers
Preamble
Whereas Canada has yet to properly honour, in a suitable location that is accessible to the public at all times, all of our fallen soldiers and peacekeepers;
Whereas over 115,000 of our fallen soldiers and peacekeepers have their graves in 75 countries and hundreds of cemeteries around the world;
Whereas their remains cannot be repatriated to Canada;
Whereas we must establish a suitable national shrine to honour our fallen soldiers and peacekeepers;
And whereas proper recognition for those soldiers and peacekeepers will show our love for them and our respect for their sacrifice;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
SHORT TITLE
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Canadian Soldiers’ and Peacekeepers’ Memorial Wall Act.
INTERPRETATION
Definitions
2. The following definitions apply in this Act. 
“Minister”« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for the National Capital Act.
“public land”« terres publiques »
“public land” means an area of land owned by the Crown that is accessible to the public at all times.
MEMORIAL WALL
Establishment of Memorial Wall
3. (1) The Minister must establish a Memo-rial Wall comprising the names of all of Canada’s fallen soldiers and peacekeepers.
Design and location of Memorial Wall
(2) The Minister must determine the design of the Memorial Wall and a suitable area of public land for the Memorial Wall to be located.
Collection of names
4. The Minister must collect the names of all Canadian soldiers and peacekeepers who die or have died during wars and international peacekeeping missions, and record their names on the Memorial Wall.
Timeline
5. The Memorial Wall must be completed not later than two years after this Act comes into force.
Memorial Wall to be updated annually
6. The list of names on the Memorial Wall must be brought up to date no less than once a year.
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons