C-488
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-488
An Act respecting a National Hockey Day
first reading, March 26, 2013
Ms. Duncan (Edmonton — Strathcona)
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SUMMARY
This enactment designates the third Friday of February in each and every year as “National Hockey Day”.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013
house of commons of canada
BILL C-488
An Act respecting a National Hockey Day
Preamble
Whereas ice hockey is Canada’s national sport;
Whereas the sport of ice hockey is enjoyed throughout our nation by Canadians of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds; 
Whereas the sport of ice hockey, as fostered by community associations and by national and Olympic associations alike, contributes to a stronger Canada by promoting the participation of individuals in their communities and the solidarity of those communities;
Whereas encouraging the involvement of youth and women in particular in the sport of ice hockey is an appropriate objective of the Parliament of Canada, and an Act to establish a national day to celebrate that sport would contribute to increasing that involvement;
And whereas the sport of ice hockey has served as a unifying force throughout our history, is an important component of our contemporary national identity, and is considered a cornerstone of our unique Canadian culture;
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 Hockey Day Act.
NATIONAL HOCKEY DAY
National Hockey Day
2. Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the third Friday of February is to be known as “National Hockey Day”.
Not a legal holiday
3. For greater certainty, National Hockey Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day.
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons