Sir John A. Macdonald Day and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day Act (S.C. 2002, c. 2)

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Sir John A. Macdonald Day and the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day Act

S.C. 2002, c. 2

Assented to 2002-03-21

An Act respecting Sir John A. Macdonald Day and Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day

WHEREAS Sir John Alexander Macdonald was born on January 11, 1815;

AND WHEREAS he was one of the founders of Confederation;

AND WHEREAS he was the first Prime Minister of Canada;

AND WHEREAS Sir Wilfrid Laurier was born on November 20, 1841;

AND WHEREAS he was Prime Minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911;

AND WHEREAS he was the first Prime Minister of French ancestry and a fervent promoter of national unity;

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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Marginal note:Sir John A. Macdonald Day

2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the 11th day of January shall be known under the name of "Sir John A. Macdonald Day".

Marginal note:Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day

3 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the twentieth day of November shall be known under the name of "Sir Wilfrid Laurier Day".