Quebec Tables Bill to Formally Make Hockey Its ‘National’ Sport

Quebec Tables Bill to Formally Make Hockey Its ‘National’ Sport
People play ice hockey on a frozen Cataraqui River during sunset in Kingston, Ont., on Jan. 16, 2022. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg
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The Quebec government wants to enshrine into law that hockey is the province’s “national” sport.

Culture Minister Mathieu Lacombe’s bill, tabled today, also names the first Saturday in February as national ice hockey day.