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Canada Day

EDM number 1794 in 2008-09, proposed by Andrew Rosindell on 01/07/2009.
Categorised under the topic of North America.

That this House joins the people of Canada in celebrating their national day on 1 July 2009; notes that Canada Day celebrates the anniversary of the formation of the union of British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on 1 July 1868; recognises the shared heritage and special relationship between the peoples of the United Kingdom and Canada; and calls on the Government to continue to strengthen the close political, economic and cultural ties that bind the two nations together along with the pride of both nations in sharing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Andrew Rosindell01/07/2009RomfordConservativeProposed
Andrew Dismore02/07/2009HendonLabourSeconded
Alan Meale02/07/2009MansfieldLabourSeconded
John Hemming02/07/2009Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Brian Jenkins02/07/2009TamworthLabourSeconded
Nicholas Winterton02/07/2009MacclesfieldConservativeSeconded
Jim Dobbin06/07/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
James Gray06/07/2009North WiltshireConservativeSigned
Peter Bottomley06/07/2009Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Angus MacNeil07/07/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySigned
Mike Hancock07/07/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Iris Robinson07/07/2009StrangfordDUPSigned
William McCrea08/07/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
David Cairns08/07/2009InverclydeLabourSigned
Gregory Campbell08/07/2009East LondonderryDUPSigned
Derek Conway08/07/2009Old Bexley and SidcupIndependentSigned
Jeffrey M Donaldson08/07/2009Lagan ValleyDUPSigned
Nigel Evans08/07/2009Ribble ValleyConservativeSigned
Kim Howells09/07/2009PontypriddLabourSigned
Nick Harvey13/07/2009North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson14/07/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Nigel Dodds20/07/2009Belfast NorthDUPSigned

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