C-261
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60 Elizabeth II, 2011
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-261
An Act respecting a National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day
first reading, June 23, 2011
Mr. Norlock
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SUMMARY
This enactment designates the third Saturday in September in each and every year as “National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day”.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60 Elizabeth II, 2011
house of commons of canada
BILL C-261
An Act respecting a National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day
Preamble
Whereas hunting, trapping and fishing are part of Canada’s national heritage;
Whereas the Aboriginal peoples of Canada have practiced and been sustained by traditional hunting, trapping and fishing activities for food and for ceremonial and commercial purposes since time immemorial;
Whereas Canada’s hunters, trappers and fishers have made a significant contribution to the development of our nation by traversing and mapping the prairies, forests, streams and rivers from coast to coast to coast;
Whereas millions of Canadians participate in and enjoy hunting, trapping and fishing;
And whereas hunting, trapping and fishing contribute significantly to the national economy;
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 National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day Act.
NATIONAL HUNTING, TRAPPING AND FISHING HERITAGE DAY
National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day
2. Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the third Saturday in September is to be known as “National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day”.
Not a legal holiday
3. For greater certainty, National Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Heritage Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day.
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