Bill C-232
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- Arab Heritage Month Arab Heritage Month
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month
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AS PASSED
BY THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
March 8, 2023
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SUMMARY
This enactment designates the month of April as “Arab Heritage Month”.
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Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
www.ourcommons.ca
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1st Session, 44th Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
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BILL C-232 |
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An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month |
Preamble
Whereas the first persons of Arab origin arrived in Canada in 1882, in the early years after Confederation;
Whereas the population of Arab Canadians has since grown to over one million and continues to flourish, with young and dynamic Arab Canadian communities thriving throughout Canada;
Whereas Arab Canadians from all walks of life have made important contributions to Canada’s social, economic and political life;
Whereas Arab Canadians have made rich contributions to the cultural fabric of Canada, including through literature, music, food and fashion;
And whereas Parliament wishes to recognize and celebrate the historic mark that Arab Canadians have made and continue to make in building Canadian society;
Now, therefore, His 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 Arab Heritage Month Act.
Arab Heritage Month
Arab Heritage Month
2 Throughout Canada, in each year, the month of April is to be known as “Arab Heritage Month”.
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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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