Bill S-211 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
National Health and Fitness Day Act
An Act to establish a national day to promote health and fitness for all Canadians
Senate bill. Became law.
- IntroducedNov. 20, 2013
- Debated in principleMay 5, 2014
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberJune 11, 2014
- Passed the second chamberDec. 10, 2014
- Became lawDec. 15, 2014
Where members stand
Votes and debate for this bill have not been read yet.
How it changed on the way
81% of the text as introduced was changed or removed by the time it became law (446 words introduced, 431 passed).
minor changeintent kept
The bill passed with only procedural updates such as session years, assent date, and chapter number. The preamble, short title, and designation of the first Saturday in June remained identical.
- Added royal assent date to the header.
After: “ASSENTED TO 16th DECEMBER, 2014”
How precisely it is written
preciseChallenging the law: HardDisputing a charge: Hard
The Act uses an exact calendar rule to name one day each year and states clearly that the day has no legal-holiday effect. All operative language is objective and contains no discretion or subjective standards.
Clear-cut
“the first Saturday in June shall be known as "National Health and Fitness Day"”
Fixes the date by an objective, recurring calendar rule that requires no interpretation.“National Health and Fitness Day is not a legal holiday or a non-”
Removes any legal consequence with a direct negative statement, leaving no room for argument.
Discretion. No power is given to any minister, official or regulation; the designation is fixed by statute.
Challenging the law itself. The Act creates no prohibition or obligation, so no Charter right is engaged and a vagueness or overbreadth challenge would fail.
Disputing a charge under it. The statute imposes no duty on any person, so no one can be accused of breaching it.
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.
Did it work?
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Who lobbied on it
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