Peacetime Service and Sacrifice Memorial Day Act
An Act respecting a national day of remembrance to honour Canadian Armed Forces members who have lost their lives in peacetime in Canada
Summary
- Establishes October 22 each year as Peacetime Service and Sacrifice Memorial Day to honour Canadian Armed Forces members who lost their lives on Canadian soil during peacetime.
- Directs that the national flag on the Peace Tower be lowered to half-mast on that day.
- Recognizes incidents such as the 2014 attacks and non-combat fatalities, including peacetime incidents on Canadian soil.
- Creates a commemorative observance only; it does not establish a statutory holiday or impose obligations on provinces, municipalities, or the private sector.
Builder Assessment
Principles Analysis
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Canada should aim to be the world's most prosperous country.
A symbolic commemoration with no material impact on economic prosperity.
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Promote economic freedom, ambition, and breaking from bureaucratic inertia (reduce red tape).
Introduces only a ceremonial observance and a single flag protocol; no material regulatory burden.
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Drive national productivity and global competitiveness, including removing interprovincial trade barriers and improving labour mobility (one country, one market).
No direct effect on productivity, trade competitiveness, or business operations.
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Grow exports of Canadian products and resources, and move up the value chain by processing resources domestically rather than exporting them raw.
Does not address export policy or market access.
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Encourage investment, innovation, and resource development.
Purely commemorative; does not change the investment or innovation environment.
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Deliver better public services at lower cost (government efficiency).
Minimal administrative impact limited to Peace Tower flag protocol; costs are negligible.
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Reform taxes to incentivize work, risk-taking, and innovation.
No taxation or incentive provisions.
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Focus on large-scale prosperity, not incrementalism.
Symbolic remembrance that does not affect large-scale economic outcomes.
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PartyNDP
StatusOutside the Order of Precedence
Last updatedOct 22, 2025
TopicsSocial Issues
Parliament45