4th Session, 42nd Legislature

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Bill 234

THE DRUG-RELATED DEATH BEREAVEMENT DAY ACT

(Assented to                                         )

WHEREAS Manitoba is grappling with a drug addiction crisis that has devastating impacts on individuals, families and communities;

AND WHEREAS Manitoba has seen an increase in the annual number of drug-related deaths over several years and this number has risen sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic;

AND WHEREAS behind every number is a person — a child, a parent, a family member, a friend;

AND WHEREAS a day of recognition for those who have died as a result of drugs will provide an opportunity for Manitobans to collectively reflect on the drug crisis, to challenge the stigma around drug use, and to grieve;

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

Drug-Related Death Bereavement Day

1

In each year, the Sunday before Mother's Day is to be known throughout Manitoba as Drug-Related Death Bereavement Day.

C.C.S.M. reference

2

This Act may be referred to as chapter D106 of the Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Manitoba.

Coming into force

3

This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.