Bill S-227
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70 Elizabeth II, 2021 |
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SENATE OF CANADA |
An Act to establish Food Day in Canada
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FIRST READING, November 25, 2021
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THE HONOURABLE SENATOR Black |
SUMMARY
This enactment designates the Saturday before the first Monday in August in each and every year as “Food Day in Canada”.
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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, 44th Parliament, 70 Elizabeth II, 2021 |
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SENATE OF CANADA |
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BILL S-227 |
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An Act to establish Food Day in Canada |
Preamble
Whereas Canada’s national sovereignty is dependent on the safety and security of our food supply;
Whereas strengthening connections from farms to tables of Canadian cuisine contributes to our nation’s social, environmental and economic well-being;
Whereas supporting local farmers contributes to a sustainable Canadian food system;
And whereas the people of Canada will benefit from a food day in Canada to celebrate local 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 Food Day in Canada Act.
Food Day in Canada
Food Day in Canada
2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the Saturday before the first Monday in August is to be known as “Food Day in Canada”.
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Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
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