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M-587 Genocide recognition

41st Parliament, 2nd Session

Motion Text

That the House: (a) re-affirm its support for (i) the Holocaust Memorial Day Act, (ii) the Armenian genocide recognition resolution adopted on April 21, 2004, (iii) the Rwandan genocide resolution adopted on April 7, 2008, (iv) the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (“Holodomor”) Memorial Day Act; (b) call upon the government to honour the victims of all genocides by recognizing the month of April as Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month; and (c) acknowledge the associated commemorative days of (i) Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Memorial Day), as determined by the Jewish Lunar calendar, (ii) Armenian Genocide Memorial Day on April 24, (iii) Rwandan Genocide Memorial Day on April 7, (iv) Holodomor Memorial Day on the fourth Saturday in November.


Latest Activity

Friday, April 24, 2015
Decision Made - Agreed To

History

Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Placed on Notice
Monday, March 30, 2015
Placed in the Order of Precedence
Friday, April 24, 2015
Debated
Decision Made - Agreed To