Bill S-213

2nd Session, 41st Parliament,

62 Elizabeth II, 2013

senate of canada

BILL S-213

An Act respecting Lincoln Alexander Day

Whereas Colonel The Honourable Lincoln MacCauley Alexander demonstrated, through his life’s pursuits, a longstanding interest in and commitment to serving his country and his community;

Whereas Colonel The Honourable Lincoln MacCauley Alexander had a long and distinguished record of public service, including as an airman in the Royal Canadian Air Force, as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons and a Minister of the Crown, and later as the twenty-fourth Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario;

Whereas Colonel The Honourable Lincoln MacCauley Alexander was a passionate advocate for the advancement of education, race relations and youth issues, including by serving as Chancellor of the University of Guelph and Chair of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation;

And whereas the Parliament of Canada wishes to honour and recognize the significant contributions of Colonel The Honourable Lincoln MacCauley Alexander to Canada by designating January 21 — the day of his birth in 1922 — as “Lincoln Alexander Day”;

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 Lincoln Alexander Day Act.

LINCOLN ALEXANDER DAY

2. Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the twenty-first day of January shall be known as “Lincoln Alexander Day”.

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