e-607 (National holidays)
- Keywords
- 8545-421-166-01 Government Response to petitions concerning national holidays
- Aboriginal peoples
- National Aboriginal Day
- Public holidays
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- June 21 is recognized as the Summer Solstice and holds cultural significance for many Canadian Indigenous cultures;
- In 1982, the National Indian Brotherhood (Assembly of First Nations) called for the creation of a National Aboriginal Solidarity Day to be celebrated on June 21;
- In 1990, Québec recognized June 21 as a day to celebrate the achievements and cultures of Canadian Indigenous peoples;
- In 1995, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples recommended that a National First Peoples Day be designated;
- In 1996, the Governor General of Canada proclaimed June 21 as National Aboriginal Day in response to these calls;
- In 2001, Northwest Territories became the first province or territory to recognize June 21 as a statutory holiday; and
- In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called on the federal government, in collaboration with Aboriginal peoples, to establish a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday.
- Open for signature
- October 18, 2016, at 10:10 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- February 15, 2017, at 10:10 a.m. (EDT)
- Presented to the House of Commons
-
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
(Winnipeg Centre)
May 18, 2017 (Petition No. 421-01372) - Government response tabled
- September 18, 2017
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Province / Territory | Signatures |
---|---|
Alberta | 95 |
British Columbia | 300 |
Manitoba | 108 |
New Brunswick | 14 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 10 |
Northwest Territories | 5 |
Nova Scotia | 17 |
Nunavut | 1 |
Ontario | 187 |
Prince Edward Island | 4 |
Quebec | 31 |
Saskatchewan | 27 |
Yukon | 2 |