C-416
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-416
An Act to proclaim Edison Arantes do Nascimento an honorary citizen of Canada
first reading, April 4, 2012
Mr. Stoffer
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SUMMARY
This enactment proclaims Edison Arantes do Nascimento an honorary citizen of Canada.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012
house of commons of canada
BILL C-416
An Act to proclaim Edison Arantes do Nascimento an honorary citizen of Canada
Whereas Edison Arantes do Nascimento, best known by the nickname “Pelé”, is widely regarded as the greatest soccer player of all time;
Whereas, during his playing career, Pelé was known as the “King of Football” and was also recognized for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor;
Whereas, since retiring from his playing career in 1977, Pelé has been appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Conference on Environment and 
Development, held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and as a Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2003;
Whereas Pelé was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty the Queen in 1997;
And whereas soccer is Canada’s fastest-growing 
sport, with 845,000 registered players, 
35,000 on-field officials and 1,500 soccer clubs;
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
1. This Act may be cited as the Edison Arantes do Nascimento Honorary Citizenship Act.
Proclamation of citizenship
2. Edison Arantes do Nascimento is hereby proclaimed an honorary citizen of Canada.
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