se ▁championship . ▁Great ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁Canadian ▁Lac ros se ▁are ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Lac ros se ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Canada ' s ▁national ▁game ▁debate ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁former ▁Canadian ▁Am ateur ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁president ▁and ▁then ▁current ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁Jack ▁Ro x burgh ▁did ▁extensive ▁research ▁to ▁find ▁if ▁Canadian ▁parliament ▁had ▁ever ▁declared ▁a ▁national ▁game , ▁and ▁specifically ▁looked ▁into ▁whether ▁lac ros se ▁was ▁officially ▁declared . ▁After ▁going ▁through ▁parliament ary ▁records , ▁he ▁found ▁no ▁law ▁was ▁ever ▁en act ed . ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Press ▁reported ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁myth ▁of ▁lac ros se ▁as ▁Canada ' s ▁national ▁game ▁possibly ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁book ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁titled ▁Lac ros se , ▁the ▁National ▁Game ▁of ▁Canada , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Lac ros se ▁Association ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁His ▁endeav our ▁to ▁declare ▁hockey ▁as ▁Canada ' s ▁national ▁game ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁Great ▁Canadian ▁Flag ▁Deb ate ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Ro x burgh ▁moved ▁to ▁introduce ▁Bill ▁C – 1 3 2 , ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁declaring ▁hockey ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁game ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Canadian ▁Lac ros se ▁Association ▁members ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁motion ▁by ▁calling ▁it ▁ins ult ing ▁and ▁" out ▁of ▁line ", ▁and ▁v owed ▁to ▁fight