The Hon. the Speaker informed the Senate that a message had been received from the House of Commons returning Bill S-209, An Act respecting Pandemic Observance Day, and acquainting the Senate that they had passed this bill without amendment.
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it is fitting that March 11 of each year be officially designated as “Pandemic Observance Day” in order to give the Canadian public an opportunity to commemorate the efforts to get through the pandemic, to remember its effects and to reflect on ways to prepare for any future pandemics.