Bill C-589: An Act respecting a National Garden Day

C-589 Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 62-63 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-589 An Act respecting a National Garden Day first reading, April 8, 2014 Mr. Allen (Welland) 412158 SUMMARY This enactment designates the Friday preceeding Father’s Day in each and every year as “National Garden Day”. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca 2nd Session, 41st Parliament, 62-63 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014 house of commons of canada BILL C-589 An Act respecting a National Garden Day Preamble Whereas National Garden Day would educate Canadians on the importance of public and private gardens, the values of home gardening, the health and well-being benefits of gardens and their esthetic value, and would promote environmental stewardship; Whereas National Garden Day would be an opportunity for gardening enthusiasts, families and schools alike to go outside in their own garden or their favourite community garden; to visit their local garden centre or travel to other communities to share their knowledge and passion for gardening and the outdoors; And whereas National Garden Day would celebrate Canada’s long-standing garden herit-age and recognize the many national and international innovations of the Canadian horticultural industry; 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 Garden Day Act. NATIONAL GARDEN DAY National Garden Day 2. Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the Friday preceeding Father’s Day is to be known as “National Garden Day”. Not a legal holiday 3. For greater certainty, National Garden Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons