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