Bill C-281
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- National Local Food Day National Local Food Day
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First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
An Act to establish National Local Food Day
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FIRST READING, June 1, 2016
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Mr. Stetski |
SUMMARY
This enactment designates the Friday before Thanksgiving Day in each and every year as “National Local Food Day”.
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Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca
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1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
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BILL C-281 |
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An Act to establish National Local Food Day |
Preamble
Whereas Canada’s national sovereignty is dependent on the safety and security of our food supply;
Whereas strengthening the connection between consumers and producers of Canadian food contributes to our nation’s social, environmental and economic well-being;
Whereas supporting local farmers contributes to a sustainable Canadian agricultural industry;
And whereas the people of Canada will benefit from a national local food day to celebrate food as one of the most elemental characteristics of all of the cultures that populate this nation;
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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1 This Act may be cited as the National Local Food Day Act.
National Local Food Day
National Local Food Day
2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the Friday before Thanksgiving Day is to be known as “National Local Food Day”.
Not a legal holiday
3 For greater certainty, National Local Food Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day.
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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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