Bill S-252
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- Jury Duty Appreciation Week Jury Duty Appreciation Week
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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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SENATE OF CANADA |
An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week
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AS PASSED
BY THE SENATE
June 4, 2024
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SUMMARY
This enactment designates the second week of May in each and every year as “Jury Duty Appreciation Week”.
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Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address: www.sencanada.ca/en |
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1st Session, 44th Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023-2024 |
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SENATE OF CANADA |
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BILL S-252 |
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An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week |
Preamble
Whereas jury duty is a civic duty that thousands of Canadians are called upon to perform every year;
Whereas jury duty is a vital component of our justice system and our democracy;
Whereas the well-being and mental health of jurors are paramount to the proper functioning of our justice system;
And whereas designating a week dedicated to the appreciation of jury duty will highlight the work that jurors do and will help to educate citizens, organizations, the justice system as a whole, and the provincial and federal governments about the issues involved in fulfilling this civic duty;
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 Jury Duty Appreciation Week Act.
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2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the second week of May shall be known as “Jury Duty Appreciation Week”.
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Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
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