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First Session, Forty-third Parliament,

68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-226
An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec)

FIRST READING, February 25, 2020

Mr. Thériault

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SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Canadian Multiculturalism Act to provide that it does not apply in Quebec.

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1st Session, 43rd Parliament,

68-69 Elizabeth II, 2019-2020

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-226

An Act to amend the Canadian Multiculturalism Act (non-application in Quebec)

Preamble

Whereas Quebecers form a nation and therefore possess all the tools needed to define their identity and protect their common values, including as regards the protection of the French language, the separation of state and religion, and gender equality;

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

R.‍S.‍, c. 24 (4th Supp.‍)

Canadian Multiculturalism Act

1The Canadian Multiculturalism Act is amended by adding the following after section 2:

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Application

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Exemption
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2.‍1This Act does not apply in Quebec.

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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons

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