Bill S-218 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
National Fiddling Day Act
An Act respecting National Fiddling Day
Senate bill. Became law.
- IntroducedApril 1, 2014
- Debated in principleApril 28, 2014
- Studied by a committeeDone
- Passed its first chamberJune 18, 2014
- Passed the second chamberMarch 25, 2015
- Became lawMarch 30, 2015
Where members stand
Votes and debate for this bill have not been read yet.
How it changed on the way
69% of the text as introduced was changed or removed by the time it became law (308 words introduced, 297 passed).
minor changeintent kept
The bill passed with only formal and typographical updates. Its core designation of the third Saturday in May as National Fiddling Day remained unchanged.
- Introductory parliamentary details were replaced with royal assent and chapter information.
Before: “FIRST READING, APRIL 2, 2014 THE HONOURABLE SENATOR HUBLEY 1332 SUMMARY”
After: “STATUTES OF CANADA 2015 CHAPTER 6 An Act respecting National Fiddling Day ASSENTED TO 31st MARCH, 2015”
How precisely it is written
preciseChallenging the law: HardDisputing a charge: Hard
The Act uses a fixed calendar rule to name one day each year and explicitly states it creates no legal holiday. All operative language is objective and contains no discretion or subjective tests.
Clear-cut
“the third Saturday in May”
Supplies an objective, recurring date that requires no interpretation or official decision.“is to be known as "National Fiddling Day"”
Limits the legal effect to a simple designation with no further obligations or prohibitions.“National Fiddling Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day”
Removes any possible ambiguity about legal consequences in one clear sentence.
Discretion. No power is delegated to ministers, officials or regulations; the designation is fixed by statute.
Challenging the law itself. The Act imposes no duties or restrictions, so no Charter right is engaged and a vagueness or overbreadth claim would fail on the face of the text.
Disputing a charge under it. The statute creates no offence or requirement, leaving nothing for an accused person to dispute.
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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