Bill S-223: An Act respecting Kindness Week

Bill S-223 If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at [email protected]. First Reading Third Reading Royal Assent LEGISinfo Bilingual view XML PDF Skip to Document Navigation Skip to Document Content ENGLISHSUMMARYSUMMARY1 Short Title1 Short Title2 Kindness Week2 Kindness Week Second Session, Forty-third Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 STATUTES OF CANADA 2021 CHAPTER 9 An Act respecting Kindness Week ASSENTED TO June 3, 2021 BILL S-223 SUMMARY This enactment designates the third week of February in each and every year as “Kindness Week”. Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address: www.sencanada.ca/en 69-70 Elizabeth II CHAPTER 9 An Act respecting Kindness Week [Assented to 3rd June, 2021] Preamble Whereas kindness encourages values such as empathy, respect, gratitude and compassion; Whereas kind acts lead to the improved health and well-being of Canadians; Whereas Kindness Week is already celebrated in some Canadian cities; Whereas designating and celebrating a Kindness Week throughout Canada will encourage acts of kindness, volunteerism and charitable giving to the benefit of all Canadians; Whereas Kindness Week will connect individuals and organizations to share resources, information and tools to foster more acts of kindness; And whereas Parliament envisions that Kindness Week might encourage a culture of kindness in Canada throughout the year; 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 Kindness Week Act. Kindness Week Kindness Week 2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the third week of February is to be known as “Kindness Week”. Published under authority of the Senate of Canada Publication Explorer Publication Explorer ParlVU