Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act, U-0.1

1 UKRAINIAN FAMINE AND GENOCIDE (HOLODOMOR) MEMORIAL DAY c U-0.1 The Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act being Chapter U‑0.1 of The Statutes of Saskatchewan, 2008 (effective May 14, 2008). NOTE: This consolidation is not official and is subject to House amendments and Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel changes to Separate Chapters that may be incorporated up until the publication of the annual bound volume. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the official Statutes and Regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the official Statutes and Regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 UKRAINIAN FAMINE AND GENOCIDE c U-0.1 (HOLODOMOR) MEMORIAL DAY Table of Contents 1 Short title 2 Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day 3 Coming into force 3 UKRAINIAN FAMINE AND GENOCIDE (HOLODOMOR) MEMORIAL DAY c U-0.1 CHAPTER U-0.1 An Act to recognize the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Preamble WHEREAS the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) of 1932‑33 has been recognized by the United Nations and by the international community; AND WHEREAS it is recognized that the Soviet authorities denied, concealed or destroyed information about the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) of 1932‑33 and that accurate information about this horrible event is only now being made available; AND WHEREAS some of the survivors of the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) of 1932‑33 and their descendants reside in Saskatchewan and have contributed greatly to Saskatchewan’s cultural, economic, political and educational life; AND WHEREAS the people of Saskatchewan prize democratic freedoms, human rights and the Rule of Law, appreciate the values of compassion and honesty and cherish the multicultural vibrancy of the province; AND WHEREAS the fourth Saturday in November has been recognized by other Legislatures in Canada as a day to remember the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) of 1932‑33; THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows: Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act. Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day 2 The fourth Saturday in November in each year is declared to be “Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day” for the purposes of recognizing the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) of 1932-33 and of reflecting on the lessons to be learned from that event. 2008, c U‑0.1, s 2. Coming into force 3 This Act comes into force on assent. 2008, c U‑0.1, s 3. 4 UKRAINIAN FAMINE AND GENOCIDE c U-0.1 (HOLODOMOR) MEMORIAL DAY REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2008