2nd Parliament, 1st Session, 2nd Sitting

The second sitting of the second Parliament saw the introduction of a single bill, that being the first bill of the new Parliament. The Honourable Rania Robertson presided over the sitting in her first sitting as the House's permanent Speaker. It also saw the Cabinet of Canada officially sworn in as Privy Councillors.

Routine Proceedings
Routine Proceedings during the sitting consisted of the debate surrounding Bill C-119, An Act to Institute a National Holiday for Labour Solidarity, which was sponsored by NDP Prime Minister The Right Honourable William Cooper.

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Bill C-119, or An Act to Institute a National Holiday for Labour Solidarity, was an act which established a statutory holiday on May 15th to commemorate the Winnipeg General Strike, one of the most monumental events in Canadian labour history.

Debate
The House's ensuing debate fixated largely on the necessity of a second labour-related holiday, since Labour Day was already a public holiday. The main proponent of this line of thought, was Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Harry Casteel, although he changed his position following extensive discussion.