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Colin Fraser, the MP for West Nova; is behind a bill that would make Remembrance Day a federal legal holiday.
Private Members Bill C-311, officially titled “An Act to Amend the Holidays Act (Remembrance Day),” was passed in Ottawa by a vote of 205 to 76.
Prior to that, Remembrance Day was a recognized holiday in every province except Nova Scotia; Manitoba, Ontario; and Quebec.
The bill is now heading to the Senate, where it will once again be deliberated.
Three of the four Atlantic Provinces may be exempted from the latest round of tariffs by Washington.
US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has issued a statement that shipments of softwood lumber from Nova Scotia, PEI and Newfoundland and Labrador should be excluded from anti-dumping and countervailing duties. The statement makes no mention of New Brunswick. A final decision on the matter is expected by late summer.
In the meantime, the Trump government has added another 6.87% on average to the anti-dumping duty.