Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Issue 11 - Fourth Report of the Committee

Tuesday, June 3, 2003

The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs has the honour to present its

FOURTH REPORT

Your Committee, to which was referred Bill S-5, An Act respecting a National Acadian Day, has, in obedience to the Order of Reference of Tuesday, October 8, 2002, examined the said Bill and now reports the same with the following amendments:

1. Page 1, in the Preamble:

(a) Replace line 1 with the following:

``WHEREAS Acadians, in view of their origin, history and development, constitute the first permanent settlement from France in Canada and now reside in most of the provinces and territories of Canada;

WHEREAS the Acadian people have''; and

(b) Add after line 10 the following:

``WHEREAS it is in the interest of all Canadians to be able to share in the rich historical and cultural heritage of Acadians and to become more familiar with all its aspects, both traditional and contemporary;''.

2. Page 1, clause 2: Replace line 20 with the following:

``2. In this Act, ``National'' means that it relates to all Canadians throughout Canada.

3. Throughout Canada, in each and every''.

Respectfully submitted,

GEORGE J. FUREY

Chair