1st Session, 43rd Legislature

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Bill 22

THE CELEBRATION OF NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY ACT (COMMEMORATION OF DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS ACT AMENDED)

(Assented to                                         )

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

C.C.S.M. c. C150.5 amended

1   The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act is amended by this Act.

2   The following is added after Schedule 33:

SCHEDULE 33.1
CELEBRATION OF NIGERIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

WHEREAS Manitoba is home to a thriving, dynamic community of Nigerian Canadians with a strong and significant involvement in the economic and cultural fabric of our province;

AND WHEREAS Nigerians who have come to live in Manitoba acknowledge that they reside on the traditional lands and territories of Indigenous peoples and appreciate the welcome they have received from those who have a shared experience of colonization;

AND WHEREAS October 1, 1960, is meaningful to Nigerians as the day on which Nigeria freed itself from decades of exploitative British colonial rule that had violently disrupted the culturally, economically and spiritually diverse and distinct social structures of the peoples living in the territory;

AND WHEREAS also on that day the flag of Nigeria was adopted with green signifying Nigeria's rich agricultural landscape and white signifying Nigeria's commitment to peace and the unity of a diverse nation;

AND WHEREAS Nigerians around the world celebrate the independence of Nigeria as a sovereign nation on October 1;

AND WHEREAS Manitobans are encouraged to learn about the deep history and culture of Nigerian peoples and the country of Nigeria and celebrate the important and far-reaching contributions of Nigerian Manitobans to the province;

THEREFORE the following is proclaimed throughout Manitoba:

Celebration of Nigerian Independence Day

1   In each year, October 1 is to be known as Celebration of Nigerian Independence Day.

Coming into force

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