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S-245 — An Act respecting a National Blanket Ceremony Day
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S-245
An Act respecting a National Blanket Ceremony Day
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BILL S-245
An Act respecting a National Blanket Ceremony Day
Last activity : At second reading in the Senate
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Senate · 1st2026-03-23Senate · 2ndSenate · 3rdCommons · 1stCommons · 2ndCommons · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Creates a national day: June 30 of each year would be known across Canada as "National Blanket Ceremony Day."
- Honours survivors of the Sixties Scoop, the Indigenous children permanently separated from their families and Nations by a colonial system.
- Recognizes the blanket ceremony as a sacred First Nations tradition, an act of dignity and recognition that restores survivors to the circle of kinship and belonging.
- States in its preamble that First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples hold children as sacred beings at the heart of their Nations and communities.
- Draws on the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, citing Article 15(1) on the dignity of Indigenous cultures and Article 7(2) on protecting the bonds between children, families and communities.
- Responds to Call to Action 79(iii) of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Call for Justice 15.2 of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
- Stays purely symbolic in scope: the bill contains only two sections, the short title and the designation of June 30.
- Introduced in the Senate by Senator McCallum, with first reading on March 24, 2026.
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