Bill S-223
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Second Session, Forty-third Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 |
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STATUTES OF CANADA 2021
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An Act respecting Kindness Week
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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”.
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Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address:
www.sencanada.ca/en |
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69-70 Elizabeth II |
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CHAPTER 9 |
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An Act respecting Kindness Week |
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[Assented to 3rd June, 2021]
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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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