A private member's bill that would make Remembrance Day a statutory holiday is headed to the Senate.
Sarnia-Lambton MP Marilyn Gladu says Bill C-311 is edging closer to final approval.
"There have been multiple attempts, both provincially and federally, to bring this forward," says Gladu. "This bill was passed in the House of Commons and has now gone to the Senate. The Senate will look at it over the summer. We're not too sure whether or not it will be passed into law by the fall."
Sarnia's Wilma McNeill has been lobbying tirelessly for 27 years to have November 11 declared a legal holiday.
The Royal Canadian Legion has expressed concern the designation would lead to an actual drop in the number of people attending cenotaph ceremonies.
Provincial action would still be required with Ontario being one of four Canadian provinces still not recognizing Remembrance Day as a statutory holiday.
Gladu also supported Bill S-233. Once it receives Royal Assent, pleasure boaters from both the U.S. and Canada who pass through international waters without docking or dropping anchor in either country without having to report to Customs and Immigration.
"It will allow Canadian boaters to go and boat without worrying about crossing that invisible line in the St Clair River and having to notify CBSA," she says ."It will also free up our American friends when they're coming over, as long as they don't disembark on our land. Then they won't have to declare either."