Bill S-227

In committee (House)

An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month

Bill S-227 is being studied in committee.

Sponsor:Unknown
Session: 45-1
Introduced: 2025-06-05

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Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. This bill number appeared in 9 sessions:

45-1

An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month

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An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (election expenses)

Second reading (Senate)
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An Act to amend the National Capital Act (establishment and protection of Gatineau Park)

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39-1

An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (student loans)

Second reading (Senate)

Division Votes (1)

Division #209
Agreed To
2022-11-02T15:45:00

2nd reading of Bill S-227, An Act to establish Food Day in Canada

323Yea
0Nay

Vote by party

Liberal
150Y / 0N
Conservative
113Y / 0N
Bloc Québécois
32Y / 0N
NDP
24Y / 0N
Green Party
2Y / 0N
Independent
2Y / 0N

Parliamentary Debates (42)

Speeches in the House of Commons that mention Bill S-227.

2026-02-10
Arab Heritage Month Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from December 10, 2025, consideration of the motion that Bill S-227, An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Kathy Borrelli2026-02-10
Arab Heritage Month Act
0

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to rise today in support of Bill S-227, a bill that would recognize April as Arab heritage month in Canada. This matters to Arab Canadians, especially in a city like mine, Windsor. Windsor has always been a working city, a city built by p…

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2025-12-10
Arab Heritage Month Act
Procedural

Private Members' Business

The House resumed from October 10 consideration of the motion that Bill S-227, An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month, be read the second time and referred to a committee.

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Hon. Ahmed Hussen2025-12-10
Arab Heritage Month Act
0

Private Members' Business

Madam Speaker, I am honoured to rise in the House to speak to Bill S-227, an act respecting Arab heritage month, which seeks to formally designate the month of April as Arab heritage month across Canada. It is a bill that speaks of the importance of recognizing not only a…

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Ziad Aboultaif2025-12-10
Arab Heritage Month Act
0

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to rise to offer my support for Bill S-227, the Arab heritage month act. There are more than a million Canadians of Arab descent. They are found in every province and territory. Each one has a different story of how they or their ancestors ca…

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Mario Simard2025-12-10
Arab Heritage Month Act
0

Private Members' Business

Mr. Speaker, it goes without saying that the Bloc Québécois supports the principle of Bill S-227, which establishes Arab heritage month. Bill S-227 is a reincarnation of Bill C-232 from the 44th Parliament, which the Senate had not finished studying before dissolution in March 2025. Therefore, t…

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Harb Gill2025-12-10
Arab Heritage Month Act
0

Private Members' Business

…with me every time I stand here. Today, I am proud to rise in support of the private member's bill, Bill S-227, sponsored in the other place by Senator Al Zaibak and here by my colleague from York South—Weston—Etobicoke, to designate April as Arab heritage month in Canada. I would also like to thank the membe…

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Hon. Ahmed Hussen2025-10-10
Arab Heritage Month Act
0

Routine Proceedings

moved that Bill S-227, An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month, be read the first time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce Bill S-227, an act respecting Arab Heritage Month. If passed, this bill would designate April of…

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The Assistant Deputy Speaker2025-10-08
Message from the Senate
Procedural

Government Orders

…se that the Senate has passed the following bill, to which the concurrence of the House is desired: Bill S-227, An Act respecting Arab Heritage Month. It is my duty pursuant to Standing Order 38 to inform the House that the questions to be raised tonight at the time of adjournment are as follows: the hon. mem…

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Mr. Dave Epp2023-05-16
Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable…
0

Private Members' Business

…cial protection for fresh fruit and vegetable farmers. Last week, I had the opportunity to speak to Bill S-227, establishing a national food day. During that speech, I took the opportunity to outline four factors that influence how much structure a particular food commodity gets and its efficient marketing be…

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