Bill S-10
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S-10
First Session, Thirty-seventh Parliament,
49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001
SENATE OF CANADA
BILL S-10
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Poet Laureate)
AS PASSED
BY THE SENATE
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
FEBRUARY 8, 2001
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Summary
This enactment creates the position of Parliamentary Poet Laureate.
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1st Session, 37th Parliament,
49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001
senate of canada
BILL S-10
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Poet Laureate)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S., c. P-1
1. The Parliament of Canada Act is amended by adding the following after section 75:
Parliamentary Poet Laureate
75.1 (1) There shall be an officer of the Library of Parliament called the Parliamentary Poet Laureate.
Selection
(2) The Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Commons, acting together, shall select the Parliamentary Poet Laureate from a list of three names submitted in confidence by a committee chaired by the Parliamentary Librarian and also composed of the National Librarian, the National Archivist of Canada, the Commissioner of Official Languages for Canada, and the Chair of the Canada Council.
Term
(3) The first Parliamentary Poet Laureate shall be appointed within one year after the date that this Act is assented to, and a successor every second year thereafter, and each may serve until a successor is named.
Substitute
(4) If the Parliamentary Librarian advises the Speakers that a Parliamentary Poet Laureate is unable or unwilling to serve, they may select and appoint a successor, in the manner provided in this section, to serve the remainder of the term and a full term thereafter.
Roles and responsibilities
(5) The Parliamentary Poet Laureate shall:
(a) write poetry, especially for use in Parliament on occasions of state;
(b) sponsor poetry readings;
(c) give advice to the Parliamentary Librarian regarding the collection of the Library and acquisitions to enrich its cultural holdings; and
(d) perform such other related duties as are requested by either Speaker or the Parliamentary Librarian.
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