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ENGLISHSUMMARYSUMMARYPreamblePreamble1 Canadian Multiculturalism Act1 Canadian Multiculturalism Act
First Session, Forty-third Parliament,
68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-226
An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec)
FIRST READING, February 25, 2020
NOTE
2nd Session, 43rd Parliament
This bill was introduced during the first session of the 43rd 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. Thériault
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Canadian Multiculturalism Act to provide that it does not apply in Quebec.
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1st Session, 43rd Parliament, 
68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-226
An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec)
Preamble
Whereas Quebecers form a nation and therefore possess all the tools needed to define their identity and protect their common values, including as regards the protection of the French language, the separation of state and religion, and gender equality;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.‍S.‍, c. 24 (4th Supp.‍)
Canadian Multiculturalism Act
1 The Canadian Multiculturalism Act is amended by adding the following after section 2:
Application
Exemption
2.‍1 This Act does not apply in Quebec.
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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