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Bill C-414

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1st Session, 37th Parliament,
49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001

House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-414

An Act to establish Verbal Abuse Prevention Week

Preamble

Whereas verbal abuse is a national problem affecting communities throughout Canada;

Whereas it is necessary to raise awareness and to educate the abusers and the abused about the detrimental effects of verbal abuse on those who encounter it;

And Whereas it is essential to promote safety and non-violent ways of behaving in schools, workplaces and communities;

Now, Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

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1. This Act may be cited as the Verbal Abuse Prevention Week Act.

VERBAL ABUSE PREVENTION WEEK

Verbal Abuse Prevention Week

2. Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the first week of the month of October shall be known as ``Verbal Abuse Prevention Week''.