Holocaust Remembrance Day by Province
Alberta
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY AND GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE ACT
Preamble
WHEREAS the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic
persecution and annihilation of European Jewish men, women and
children by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and
1945, and this horrific event is part of our common history as
citizens on this earth;
WHEREAS the Nazis and their collaborators murdered 6 million
Jewish people, including more than a million children, during that
time of persecution and death;
WHEREAS the Nazis and their collaborators also persecuted and
murdered millions of other people because of their race, religion,
level of physical or mental ability or sexual orientation;
WHEREAS, during World War II, Albertans bravely served as members
of the Canadian Armed Forces, and many Albertans paid the ultimate
price, their lives, to protect and preserve freedom and
democracy;
WHEREAS "Shoah" is the Hebrew term for "Holocaust";
WHEREAS it is fitting and right to observe Yom ha-Shoah, the Day
of the Holocaust, as a day to remember the victims and survivors of
the Holocaust and to honour those who fought to defeat tyranny and
genocide;
WHEREAS this day provides Albertans with the opportunity: -- to
look within themselves, reflect on the enduring lessons of the
Holocaust and educate their children, their colleagues and their
fellow citizens on the perils of hatred, -- to consider other times
and incidents of systematic violence, genocide, persecution, racism
and hatred that call out to us from the past or continue today, and
-- to reaffirm their commitment to uphold the human rights of all
and to value diversity and the multicultural richness of Alberta
society;
WHEREAS on Yom ha-Shoah we will remember, for we must never
forget;
THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Holocaust
Memorial Day - Yom ha-Shoah
1 Yom ha-Shoah, the Day of the Holocaust as determined in each
year by the Jewish lunar calendar, is proclaimed as Holocaust
Memorial Day - Yom ha-Shoah. 2000 cH-8.5 s1
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY AND GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE ACT
RSA 2000
www.qp.gov.ab.ca/documents/acts/H10.cfm
British Columbia
Holocaust Memorial Day Act
Preamble
WHEREAS the Holocaust refers to the state-sponsored, systematic
persecution and genocide of 6 million European Jewish men, women
and children by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and
1945;
AND WHEREAS the Nazis also persecuted and murdered many other
people because of their physical or mental disabilities, race,
religion or sexual orientation;
AND WHEREAS systematic violence, genocide, persecution, racism
and hatred continue to occur throughout the world;
AND WHEREAS the government of British Columbia is committed to
using legislation, education and example to protect British
Columbians from violence, racism and hatred and to stopping those
who foster or commit crimes of violence, racism or hatred;
AND WHEREAS the Day of the Holocaust, Yom Ha'Shoah, as
determined in each year by the Jewish calendar, is an opportune day
to reflect on and educate about the enduring lessons of the
Holocaust and to reaffirm a commitment to uphold human rights and
to value the diversity and multiculturalism of British Columbian
society;
AND THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of
the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia,
enacts as follows:
Holocaust Memorial Day
1 The Day of the Holocaust, Yom Ha'Shoah, as determined in each
year by the Jewish calendar, is Holocaust Memorial Day throughout
British Columbia.
Explanatory Note
The purpose of this Bill is to recognize, in British Columbia,
the Day of the Holocaust as a day of reflection about the enduring
lessons of the Holocaust.
http://www.leg.bc.ca/2000/1st_read/gov05-1.htm
Manitoba
The Holocaust Memorial Day Act
WHEREAS the Holocaust refers to a specific event in history,
namely, the deliberate and planned state-sponsored persecution and
annihilation of European Jewry by the Nazis and their collaborators
between 1933 and 1945;
AND WHEREAS six million Jewish men, women and children perished
under this policy of hatred and genocide as well as others,
including people with physical or mental disabilities, those
targeted for racial or religious reasons and those targeted for
their sexual orientation;
AND WHEREAS the terrible destruction and pain of the Holocaust
must never be forgotten;
AND WHEREAS systematic violence, genocide, persecution, racism
and hatred continue to occur throughout the world;
The Queen's Printer for the Province of Manitoba
AND WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly is committed to using
legislation, education and example to protect Manitobans from
violence, racism and hatred and to stopping those who foster or
commit crimes of violence, racism and hatred;
AND WHEREAS Yom Hashoah or the Day of the Holocaust, as
determined in each year by the Jewish lunar calendar, is an
opportune day to reflect on and educate about the enduring lessons
of the Holocaust and to reaffirm a commitment to uphold human
rights and to value the diversity and multiculturalism of Manitoban
society;
THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:
Holocaust Memorial Day
1. Yom Hashoah or the Day of the Yom ha-Choah Holocaust, as
determined in each year by the Jewish lunar calendar, is proclaimed
as Holocaust Memorial Day
2. This Act may be referred to as chapter H68 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.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Bill recognizes, in Manitoba, Yom Hashoah, the Day the
Holocaust, as a day of reflection about the enduring Choah, lessons
of the Holocaust.
http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/h068e.php
Newfoundland
Holocaust Memorial Day Act
SNL2000 CHAPTER H-4.1
HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY ACT
Amended:
CHAPTER H-4.1
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY IN THE PROVINCE
(Assented to December 14, 2000)
Analysis
1. Short title
2. Holocaust Memorial Day
WHEREAS HaShoah, the Holocaust, refers to the state-sponsored,
systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by the
Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945;
AND WHEREAS six million Jewish men, women and children were
murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators;
AND WHEREAS other atrocities were planned, organized and carried
out by Nazi civil and military authorities and their collaborators,
victimizing Jews and many other people because of race, religion,
political belief, physical disability, mental disability or sexual
orientation;
AND WHEREAS, during the Second World War, Canada and its allies,
including many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, took part in a
prolonged armed struggle, costly in human life and human suffering,
to defeat the Nazis and their collaborators;
AND WHEREAS it is desirable to observe a day to remember the
victims of the Holocaust and to honour those who fought to defeat
the tyranny and genocide of the Nazis and their collaborators;
AND WHEREAS that day would provide an opportunity to reflect
upon and educate the people of the province about the enduring
lessons of the Holocaust and to consider other instances of
systematic destruction of peoples, human rights issues and the
multicultural reality of modern society;
AND WHEREAS Yom HaShoah, the Day of the Holocaust, is determined
in each year by the Jewish lunar calendar;
THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of
Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Holocaust Memorial Day Act.
2000 cH-4.1 s1
Holocaust Memorial Day
2. Yom HaShoah, the Day of the Holocaust, as determined each
year by the Jewish lunar calendar, shall be kept and observed as
Holocaust Memorial Day in the province.
http://www.gov.nf.ca/hoa/statutes/h04-1.htm
New Brunswick
BILL 12
An Act to Proclaim Holocaust Memorial Day Yom haShoah in
New Brunswick
WHEREAS, the Holocaust haShoah refers to a specific historical
event, the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation
of European Jewry by the Nazis and their collaborators between
1933-1945;
AND WHEREAS, during the Holocaust haShoah six million Jews were
murdered;
AND WHEREAS, further atrocities were planned, organized and
carried out in occupied Europe by Nazi civil and military
authorities and their collaborators, victimizing Jews and many
others on the grounds of race, colour, religion, national origin,
ancestry, place of origin, physical disability, mental disability,
political belief, or sexual orientation;
AND WHEREAS, during the Second World War, Canada, in its role as
an Allied Nation, fought to defeat the Third Reich in a prolonged
struggle, costly in human life and suffering and in which New
Brunswick citizens participated with bravery and heroism;
AND WHEREAS, in the midst of battle, soldiers from New Brunswick
witnessed firsthand the atrocities of the Holocaust haShoah as they
liberated the concentration and death camps and ushered to freedom
the few survivors, some of whom later found refuge and a new life
in our Province;
AND WHEREAS, to commemorate all victims of the Holocaust
haShoah, as well as to honour those who fought to defeat tyranny
and genocide so that all might flourish with dignity in freedom and
in justice, it is most fitting to dedicate a special day to
remember for the future, to join in covenant with one another and
to vow "Never Again!";
AND WHEREAS such a day would provide an opportunity to reflect
on and educate about the enduring lessons of the Holocaust. This
day shall also provide an opportunity to consider other instances
of systematic destruction of peoples, human rights issues and the
multicultural reality of modern society;
THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of
the Legislative Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick, enacts
as follows:
1. Yom haShoah or the day of the Holocaust, as determined in
each year by the Jewish lunar calendar, is proclaimed as Holocaust
Memorial Day Yom haShoah.
2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal
Assent.
http://www.gnb.ca/legis/bills/54-2/012e.htm
Nova Scotia
Holocaust Memorial Day Act
An Act to Recognize Yom haShoah as Holocaust Memorial Day in Nova
Scotia
(May 02, 2000)
WHEREAS haShoah (the Holocaust) refers to the state-sponsored,
systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by the
Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945;
AND WHEREAS six million Jewish men, women and children were
murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators;
AND WHEREAS other atrocities were planned, organized and carried
out by Nazi civil and military authorities and their collaborators,
victimizing Jews and many others because of race, religion,
physical disability, mental disability or sexual orientation;
AND WHEREAS, during the Second World War, Canada and its allies
took part in a prolonged armed struggle, costly in human life and
human suffering, to defeat the Nazis and their collaborators;
AND WHEREAS it is desirable to observe a day to remember the
victims of the Holocaust and to honour those who fought to defeat
the tyranny and genocide of the Nazis and their collaborators;
AND WHEREAS such a day would provide an opportunity to reflect
upon and educate Nova Scotians about the enduring lessons of the
Holocaust and to consider other instances of the systematic
destruction of peoples, human rights issues and the multicultural
reality of modern society;
AND WHEREAS Yom haShoah (the Day of the Holocaust) is determined
in each year by the Jewish lunar calendar;
THEREFORE be it enacted by the Governor and Assembly as
follows:
1. This Act may be cited as the Holocaust Memorial Day Act.
2. Throughout the Province, Yom haShoah as determined each year
by the Jewish lunar calendar shall be kept and observed under the
name of Holocaust Memorial Day - Yom haShoah.
Quebec
Bill 198
AN ACT TO PROCLAIM HOLOCAUST - YOM HASHOAH MEMORIAL DAY IN
QUEBEC
PREAMBLE
WHEREAS the Holocaust, the systematic annihilation of European
Jewry by the Nazis and their collaborators between 1933 and 1945,
stands out in all its singular horror in the political history of
the twentieth century.
Whereas the Nazi death camps were the culmination of the racist
logic behind the Nazi drive for world hegemony;
Whereas many Quebeckers fought and died as members of the
Canadian forces that went to war to prevent a Nazi victory;
Whereas many members of the Jewish community of Quebec are
Holocaust survivors or descendants of Holocaust survivors and
victims who settled on our shores after World War Two;
Whereas each year the members of the Jewish community solemnize
their grief and resolve with a memorial day. Yom Hashoah;
Whereas, consequently. it is appropriate to join our memories to
theirs, to mourn, but also to educate about the enduring lessons of
the Holocaust:
THE PARLIAMENT OF QUEBEC ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. Yom Hashoah or Holocaust Memorial Day - as determined each
year by the Jewish lunar-calendar, is proclaimed as Holocaust-Yom
Hashoah Memorial Day.
2. This Act comes into force on (insert here the date of assent
to this Act).
Ontario
Bill 66 1998
An Act to proclaim Holocaust Memorial Day - Yom ha-Shoah in
Ontario
Preamble
The Holocaust refers to a specific event in history, namely, the
state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of
European Jewry by the Nazis and their collaborators between
1933-1945.
Six million Jewish Holocaust victims were murdered. Others were
also victims of Nazism and its collaborators, including those with
physical and mental disabilities, those targeted for racial and
religious reasons and those targeted because of their sexual
orientation.
Canada, along with other Allied nations, took part in the armed
struggle to defeat Nazism and its collaborators.
This event affected the lives of all Ontarians, especially those
who fought during World War II and helped liberate the inmates of
labour and concentration camps.
Most of the Jewish Holocaust survivors who emigrated to Canada
settled in the province of Ontario.
It is appropriate to establish a Holocaust Memorial Day - Yom
ha-Shoah in Ontario to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust of
1933-1945.
Such a day would provide an opportunity to reflect on and
educate about the enduring lessons of the Holocaust. This day shall
also provide an opportunity to consider other instances of
systematic destruction of peoples, human rights issues and the
multicultural reality of modern society
Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of
the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as
follows:
Holocaust Memorial Day - Yom ha-Shoah
1. Yom ha-Shoah or the Day of the Holocaust, as determined in
each year by the Jewish lunar calendar, is proclaimed as Holocaust
Memorial Day - Yom ha-Shoah.
Commencement
2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal
Assent.
Short title
3. The short title of this Act is the Holocaust Memorial Day
Act, 1998.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Act will provide a day in each year to commemorate the
victims of the Holocaust. Copyright © 1998
Office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
http://www.ontla.on.ca/documents/Bills/36_Parliament/session2/B066.pdf
Prince Edward
Island
1 BILL NO. 104 1999
Holocaust Memorial Day Act
BE IT ENACTED by the Lieutenant Governor and the Legislative
Assembly of the Province of Prince Edward Island as follows:
WHEREAS the Holocaust refers to a specific event in history,
namely, the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and
annihilation of European Jewry by the Nazis and their collaborators
between 1933- 1945;
AND WHEREAS six million Jewish Holocaust victims were murdered,
and many others were murdered because of physical or mental
disability, race, religion, political belief, or sexual
orientation;
AND WHEREAS Canada, along with other Allied nations, took part
in a prolonged armed struggle, costly in human life and human
suffering, to defeat the inhumane regime of Nazism and its
collaborators;
AND WHEREAS this struggle took the lives of many Prince Edward
Islanders and affected the lives of all Prince Edward Islanders,
especially those who fought to help liberate the inmates of Nazi
labour and concentration camps;
AND WHEREAS such a day will provide an opportunity
(a) to reflect upon and educate about the enduring lessons
Humanity must learn from the Holocaust;
(b) to recognize the necessity for perpetual vigilance to avoid
such atrocities in the future; and
(c) to consider other instances of the systematic destruction of
peoples, human rights issues, and the multicultural reality of
modern society;
THEREFORE it is appropriate to establish a Holocaust Memorial
Day - Yom ha-Shoah in Prince Edward Island to commemorate the
victims of the Holocaust of 1933 - 1945.
1. Yom ha-Shoah, or the Day of the Holocaust, as determined in
each year according to the Jewish lunar calendar, is proclaimed as
Holocaust Memorial Day - Yom ha-Shoah in Prince Edward Island.
Preamble
Holocaust Memorial Day - Yom ha-Shoah
2 Bill No. 104 Holocaust Memorial Day Act 1999
EXPLANATORY NOTES
This Act establishes a day in each year to commemorate the
victims of the Holocaust.
http://www.gov.pe.ca/leg/bills/pdf_first/60/3/bill-104.pdf
Saskatchewan
The Holocaust Memorial Day Act
April 18, 2001
Preamble
WHEREAS haShoah (the Holocaust) refers to the state-sponsored,
systematic persecution and murder of Jewish women, men, and
children by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945;
WHEREAS other atrocities were planned, organized and carried out
by Nazi civil and military authorities and their collaborators,
victimizing Jews and many others because of race, religion,
physical disability, mental disability or sexual orientation;
WHEREAS during the Second World War, Canada and its allies took
part in a prolonged armed struggle, costly in human life and human
suffering, to defeat the Nazis and their collaborators;
WHEREAS it is desirable to observe a day to remember the victims
of the Holocaust and to honour those who fought to defeat the
tyranny and genocide of the Nazis and their collaborators;
WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly is committed to using
legislation, education, and example to protect Saskatchewan
residents from violence, racism, hatred and intolerance;
WHEREAS it is opportune to proclaim a day to reflect upon and
educate Saskatchewan people about the enduring lessons of the
Holocaust and to consider other instances of the systemic
destruction of peoples, human rights issues, and the importance of
multiculturalism in our society;
AND WHEREAS, Yom haShoah (the Day of Holocaust) is determined in
each year by the Jewish lunar calendar;
THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as The Holocaust Memorial Day Act.
2001, c.H-4.001, s.1.
Recognition of Holocaust Memorial Day
2. Yom haShoah, or Holocaust Memorial Day, as determined in each
year by the Jewish lunar calendar, is declared as Holocaust
Memorial Day throughout Saskatchewan.
2001, c.H-4.001, s.2.
Coming into force
3. This Act comes into force on assent.
http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/english/statutes/statutes/H4-001.pdf