Bill S-244
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First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65-66-67 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018 |
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SENATE OF CANADA |
An Act respecting Kindness Week
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FIRST READING, February 13, 2018
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THE HONOURABLE SENATOR Munson |
SUMMARY
This enactment designates the third week of February in each and every year as “Kindness Week”.
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Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address:
www.sencanada.ca/en |
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1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65-66-67 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016-2017-2018 |
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SENATE OF CANADA |
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BILL S-244 |
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An Act respecting Kindness Week |
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:
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1 This Act may be cited as the Kindness Week Act.
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2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the third week of February is to be known as “Kindness Week”.
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Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
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