Bill C-589

2nd Session, 41st Parliament,

62-63 Elizabeth II, 2013-2014

house of commons of canada

BILL C-589

An Act respecting a National Garden Day

Whereas National Garden Day would educate Canadians on the importance of public and private gardens, the values of home gardening, the health and well-being benefits of gardens and their esthetic value, and would promote environmental stewardship;

Whereas National Garden Day would be an opportunity for gardening enthusiasts, families and schools alike to go outside in their own garden or their favourite community garden; to visit their local garden centre or travel to other communities to share their knowledge and passion for gardening and the outdoors;

And whereas National Garden Day would celebrate Canada’s long-standing garden herit-age and recognize the many national and international innovations of the Canadian horticultural industry;

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 National Garden Day Act.

NATIONAL GARDEN DAY

2. Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the Friday preceeding Father’s Day is to be known as “National Garden Day”.

3. For greater certainty, National Garden Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day.