Bill C-296: An Act respecting a Government Awareness Day

Short Title Government Awareness Day First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-296 An Act respecting a Government Awareness Day FIRST READING, JUNE 16, 2016 Mr. Davies 421021 SUMMARY This enactment designates the eighth day of July in each and every year as “Government Awareness Day”. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-296 An Act respecting a Government Awareness Day Preamble Whereas the dissolution date of the first Canadian Parliament is July 8, 1872; Whereas Government Awareness Day would be an opportunity for the federal government to work with provincial, Aboriginal and local governments and Canadian civil society to encourage engagement with all levels of governments in Canada and public education on such matters as the historic and current roles and structures of governments in Canada and in systems of democratic governance around the world; And whereas declaring July 8 to be Government Awareness Day will promote public engagement in the democratic process and a sense of citizenship and also combat apathy; 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 Government Awareness Day Act. Government Awareness Day Government Awareness Day 2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the eighth day of July is to be known as “Government Awareness Day”. Not a legal holiday 3 For greater certainty, Government Awareness Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons