2004-05 1 RECOGNITION OF JOHN GEORGE DIEFENBAKER DAY BILL No. 203 of 2004-05

An Act to recognize the contributions of John George Diefenbaker (Assented to , 2004) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Preamble

WHEREAS John George Diefenbaker served as the Prime Minister of Canada from to 1963;

WHEREAS John George Diefenbaker’s family homesteaded in Saskatchewan and he made Saskatchewan his home;

WHEREAS John George Diefenbaker was instrumental in passing the Agricultural Stabilization Act (Canada) in 1958;

WHEREAS the First Canadian Bill of Rights was introduced in Parliament by John George Diefenbaker and subsequently passed in 1960;

WHEREAS in 1960, during John George Diefenbaker’s Administration, the Canada Election Act was amended to enfranchise First Nations people; and

WHEREAS September marks the anniversary of the birth date of John George Diefenbaker; THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Short title This Act may be cited as The Recognition of John George Diefenbaker Day Act. Recognition of John George Diefenbaker Day September of each year is hereby declared to be “John George Diefenbaker Day” in Saskatchewan. Coming into force This Act comes into force on assent. 2004-05 RECOGNITION OF JOHN GEORGE DIEFENBAKER DAY 2 REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2005