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Bill 207 Mr. Rutherford

BILL 207

2020

RESERVISTS’ RECOGNITION DAY ACT

(Assented to , 2020)

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows:

Definitions 1 In this Act,

(a) “Canadian Forces” means the Canadian Forces as referred to in the National Defence Act (Canada);

(b) “Canadian reserve force” means reserve force as defined in the National Defence Act (Canada);

(c) “reservist” means a member of the Canadian reserve force. Purposes

2 The purposes of this Act are

(a) to increase the public’s awareness of the invaluable contributions that reservists of the Canadian reserve force make to the communities of Alberta through their civilian and military roles,

(b) to recognize the important role of the Canadian reserve force in protecting the safety and security of Albertans and Canadians,

(c) to recognize the service of reservists deployed in international and domestic operations of the Canadian Forces, and

(d) to honour the sacrifices of former reservists and those being made by current reservists and their families.

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Reservists’ Recognition Day

3 The last Saturday of September in each year is to be known as Reservists’ Recognition Day.

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