Vote #15615 Jun 2022

Bill S-214 is a proposed law to create a special day to celebrate different languages around the world.

Passed325 Yeas

0 Nays

6 Paired

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about a proposed law called Bill S-214. It's about creating a special day called "International Mother Language Day" in Canada. If this law passes, the government would officially recognize February 21st as a day to celebrate all the different languages spoken in Canada and around the world. This day would be a chance to learn about and appreciate the importance of languages and cultures. You should care because this law could help promote understanding and respect between people from different backgrounds. It could also encourage people to keep their mother languages alive and teach them to their children. Recognizing this day could make Canada a more welcoming and inclusive place for everyone.

Related Bill

S-214

Mother Language Day Law

This new law makes every February 21 "International Mother Language Day." It's a day to celebrate all the different languages spoken in Canada. The goal is to promote and protect everyone's native language.

Introduced Dec 14, 2021·Last discussed Apr 27, 2023

Sen. Mobina S.B. Jaffer

Senator

New Law

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Yea (209)

Paired (4)

Did not vote (127)

Did Not Vote (127)

Liberal: 75Conservative: 50Bloc Québécois: 2

Sima Acan (Liberal)

Fares Al Soud (Liberal)

Rebecca Alty (Liberal)

Scott Anderson (Conservative)

Carol Anstey (Conservative)

Chak Au (Conservative)

Roman Baber (Conservative)

Burton Bailey (Conservative)

Karim Bardeesy (Liberal)

Buckley Belanger (Liberal)

Jim Bélanger (Conservative)

David Bexte (Conservative)

Kody Blois (Liberal)

Patrick Bonin (Bloc Québécois)

Steven Bonk (Conservative)

Kathy Borrelli (Conservative)

Mark Carney (Liberal)

Ben Carr (Liberal)

Wade Chang (Liberal)

Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal)

Madeleine Chenette (Liberal)

Maggie Chi (Liberal)

Leslie Church (Liberal)

Braedon Clark (Liberal)

Sandra Cobena (Conservative)

Connie Cody (Conservative)

Paul Connors (Liberal)

Marianne Dandurand (Liberal)

John-Paul Danko (Liberal)

Fred Davies (Conservative)

Mike Dawson (Conservative)

Kelly DeRidder (Conservative)

Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois)

Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal)

Caroline Desrochers (Liberal)

Kerry Diotte (Conservative)

Philip Earle (Liberal)

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (Liberal)

Doug Eyolfson (Liberal)

Jessica Fancy (Liberal)

Bruce Fanjoy (Liberal)

Stephen Fuhr (Liberal)

Anna Gainey (Liberal)

Vince Gasparro (Liberal)

Dalwinder Gill (Conservative)

Amarjeet Gill (Conservative)

Harb Gill (Conservative)

Sukhman Gill (Conservative)

Amanpreet Gill (Conservative)

Wade Grant (Liberal)

Will Greaves (Liberal)

Jason Groleau (Conservative)

Claude Guay (Liberal)

Michael Guglielmin (Conservative)

Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal)

Aaron Gunn (Conservative)

Gabriel Hardy (Conservative)

Emma Harrison (Liberal)

Alana Hirtle (Liberal)

Vincent Ho (Conservative)

Tim Hodgson (Liberal)

Corey Hogan (Liberal)

Kurt Holman (Conservative)

Grant Jackson (Conservative)

Tamara Jansen (Conservative)

Jamil Jivani (Conservative)

Natilien Joseph (Liberal)

Arpan Khanna (Conservative)

Jeff Kibble (Conservative)

Rhonda Kirkland (Conservative)

Ernie Klassen (Liberal)

Helena Konanz (Conservative)

Tamara Kronis (Conservative)

Ned Kuruc (Conservative)

Linda Lapointe (Liberal)

Ginette Lavack (Liberal)

Steeve Lavoie (Liberal)

Andrew Lawton (Conservative)

Eric Lefebvre (Conservative)

Carlos Leitão (Liberal)

Branden Leslie (Conservative)

Michael Ma (Liberal)

Kent MacDonald (Liberal)

Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative)

Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative)

Chris Malette (Liberal)

Gaétan Malette (Conservative)

Jacob Mantle (Conservative)

Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal)

David McKenzie (Conservative)

Jill McKnight (Liberal)

Stephanie McLean (Liberal)

Marie-Gabrielle Ménard (Liberal)

Costas Menegakis (Conservative)

Marjorie Michel (Liberal)

Shannon Miedema (Liberal)

Giovanna Mingarelli (Liberal)

Billy Morin (Conservative)

David Myles (Liberal)

Juanita Nathan (Liberal)

Chi Nguyen (Liberal)

Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba (Liberal)

Dominique O'Rourke (Liberal)

Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal)

Tom Osborne (Liberal)

Nathalie Provost (Liberal)

Jacques Ramsay (Liberal)

Aslam Rana (Liberal)

Colin Reynolds (Conservative)

Gregor Robertson (Liberal)

Pauline Rochefort (Liberal)

Ellis Ross (Conservative)

Jonathan Rowe (Conservative)

Zoe Royer (Liberal)

Gurbux Saini (Liberal)

Abdelhaq Sari (Liberal)

Jake Sawatzky (Liberal)

Amandeep Sodhi (Liberal)

Evan Solomon (Liberal)

Charles Sousa (Liberal)

Eric St-Pierre (Liberal)

William Stevenson (Conservative)

Matt Strauss (Conservative)

Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal)

Louis Villeneuve (Liberal)

Tim Watchorn (Liberal)

John Zerucelli (Liberal)