Bill C-384
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023-2024 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
An Act to establish Turkish Heritage Month
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FIRST READING, March 18, 2024
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Mr. Masse |
SUMMARY
This enactment designates the month of October as “Turkish Heritage Month”.
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1st Session, 44th Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023-2024 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
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BILL C-384 |
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An Act to establish Turkish Heritage Month |
Preamble
Whereas the first Turks arrived in Canada in the late 1800s, settling in Brantford, Ontario, in the years after Confederation;
Whereas the population of Turkish Canadians has since grown considerably and includes people from such Turkic nations as Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, East Turkestan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Tatarstan;
Whereas young, dynamic Turkish Canadian communities continue to flourish throughout Canada;
Whereas Turkish Canadians from all walks of life have contributed substantially to Canada’s social, economic and political life;
Whereas Turkish Canadians have made rich and significant contributions to the cultural fabric of Canada, including through food, literature, music and fashion;
And whereas Parliament wishes to recognize and celebrate the historic mark that Turkish Canadians have made and continue to make on 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 Turkish Heritage Month Act.
Turkish Heritage Month
Turkish Heritage Month
2 Throughout Canada, in each year, the month of October is to be known as “Turkish Heritage Month”.
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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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