Bill C-411 · 37th Parliament · Jean Chrétien
Merchant Navy Veterans Day Act
An Act to establish Merchant Navy Veterans Day
Private member’s bill. Became law.
- IntroducedMarch 19, 2003
- Debated in principleJune 12, 2003
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberJune 12, 2003
- Passed the second chamberJune 18, 2003
- Became lawJune 19, 2003
Where members stand
Votes and debate for this bill have not been read yet.
How it changed on the way
66% of the text as introduced was changed or removed by the time it became law (191 words introduced, 194 passed).
minor changeintent kept
The bill passed with only formatting updates and the addition of royal assent details. The core text proclaiming September 3 as Merchant Navy Veterans Day stayed identical from introduction to passage.
- Added chapter number, assent date, and statutes header.
After: “51-52 ELIZABETH II _________ CHAPTER 17 An Act to establish Merchant Navy Veterans Day [Assented to 19th June, 2003]”
How precisely it is written
preciseChallenging the law: HardDisputing a charge: Hard
The Act uses a fixed calendar date and a mandatory naming rule with no conditions or discretion. Nothing in the operative text invites argument over meaning or application.
Clear-cut
“the third day of September shall be known as "Merchant Navy Veterans Day"”
Fixes an exact recurring date with no qualifiers or tests.“Throughout Canada, in each and every year”
States a clear geographic and temporal scope using objective language.
Discretion. No power is delegated to ministers, officials or regulations; the naming occurs automatically by operation of the statute.
Challenging the law itself. The provision creates no prohibition or obligation and engages no Charter right that could ground a vagueness or overbreadth claim.
Disputing a charge under it. The Act imposes no duty on any person, so no factual dispute about breach can arise.
Read by a language model from the royal assent text; every quoted phrase appears in the bill. A reading of the drafting, not legal advice.
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Who lobbied on it
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