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TARA ARMSTRONG
This Bill designates March 11 as Freedom Convoy Recognition Day and establishes it as a public holiday and a statutory holiday under the Employment Standards Act.
HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
1 (1) March 11 in each year is Freedom Convoy Recognition Day.
(2) Freedom Convoy Recognition Day is a public holiday.
2 Section 1 (1) of the Election Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 106, is amended in paragraph (b) of the definition of "holiday" by adding ", Freedom Convoy Recognition Day" after "Family Day".
3 Section 1 (1) of the Employment Standards Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 113, is amended in the definition of "statutory holiday" by adding "Freedom Convoy Recognition Day," after "Family Day,".
4 Section 29 of the Interpretation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 238, is amended in paragraph (b) of the definition of "holiday" by adding ", Freedom Convoy Recognition Day" after "Family Day".
5 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.
This Bill designates March 11 as Freedom Convoy Recognition Day and establishes it as a public holiday and a statutory holiday under the Employment Standards Act.