Bill C-675: An Act to designate the month of May as Philippine Heritage Month

C-675 Second Session, Forty-first Parliament, 62-63-64 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014-2015 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-675 An Act to designate the month of May as Philippine Heritage Month first reading, May 8, 2015 Mr. Adler 412304 SUMMARY This enactment designates the month of May in each and every year as “Philippine Heritage Month”. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca 2nd Session, 41st Parliament, 62-63-64 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014-2015 house of commons of canada BILL C-675 An Act to designate the month of May as Philippine Heritage Month Whereas Canada and the Philippines have long-standing and positive bilateral relations based on shared democratic values; Whereas many Canadians have strong familial and interpersonal ties with the people of the Philippines; Whereas the Philippines is Canada’s sixth-largest trading partner in Southeast Asia; And whereas His Excellency Benigno Aquino III, President of the Philippines, paid a State visit to Canada in May 2015 to meet with the Prime Minister to discuss expanding trade and investment between the two countries, as well as cooperation on a range of issues, including development and countering threats to regional and global security; 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 Philippine Heritage Month Act. PHILIPPINE HERITAGE MONTH Philippine Heritage Month 2. Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the month of May is to be known as “Philippine Heritage Month”. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons