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FEWO Committee Report

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Bill C-309, An Act to establish Gender Equality Week
In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, February 1, 2017, your Committee has considered Bill C-309, An Act to establish Gender Equality Week, and agreed on Thursday, February 23, 2017, to report it with the following amendments:
Preamble

That Bill C-309, in the preamble, be amended by replacing line 1 on page 3 with the following:

“Canadians to recognize the fourth week in September as”

Clause 2

That Bill C-309, in Clause 2, be amended by replacing lines 17 and 18 on page 3 with the following:

“2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the fourth week in September is to be known as “Gender Equality”

Your Committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-309, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage.
A copy of the relevant Minutes of Proceedings (Meeting No. 48) is tabled.