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Bill S-252

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 09, 2024
Jury Duty Appreciation Week Act
  • This bill, titled the "Jury Duty Appreciation Week Act," designates the second week of May in each year as "Jury Duty Appreciation Week." The purpose of this act is to recognize the importance of jury duty as a civic duty and a vital component of our justice system and democracy. It aims to promote the well-being and mental health of jurors and raise awareness about the issues involved in fulfilling this civic duty. In practical terms, it means that during the second week of May every year, there will be events and initiatives to appreciate and educate citizens, organizations, and the justice system about the work that jurors do.
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First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022

SENATE OF CANADA

BILL S-252
An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week
FIRST READING, September 29, 2022

THE HONOURABLE SENATOR MONCION
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SUMMARY

This enactment designates the second week of May in each and every year as “Jury Duty Appreciation Week”.

Available on the Senate of Canada website at the following address:
www.sencanada.ca/en


1st Session, 44th Parliament,

70-71 Elizabeth II – 1 Charles III, 2021-2022

SENATE OF CANADA

BILL S-252

An Act respecting Jury Duty Appreciation Week

Preamble

Whereas jury duty is a civic duty that thousands of Canadians are called upon to perform every year;

Whereas jury duty is a vital component of our justice system and our democracy;

Whereas the well-being and mental health of jurors are paramount to the proper functioning of our justice system;

And whereas designating a week dedicated to the appreciation of jury duty will highlight the work that jurors do and will help to educate citizens, organizations, the justice system as a whole, and the provincial and federal governments about the issues involved in fulfilling this civic duty;

His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short Title

Short title

1 This Act may be cited as the Jury Duty Appreciation Week Act.

Jury Duty Appreciation Week

Jury Duty Appreciation Week

2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the second week of May shall be known as “Jury Duty Appreciation Week”.

Published under authority of the Senate of Canada