▁it . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Bob ▁P ritt ie ▁replied ▁by ▁introdu cing ▁a ▁separate ▁bill ▁to ▁have ▁lac ros se ▁declared ▁as ▁Canada ' s ▁national ▁game ▁and ▁stated ▁that , ▁" I ▁think ▁it ▁is ▁fitting ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁when ▁we ▁are ▁considering ▁national ▁flags , ▁national ▁anth ems ▁and ▁other ▁national ▁symbols , ▁that ▁this ▁particular ▁matter ▁should ▁be ▁settled ▁now ". ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁national ▁game ▁was ▁deb ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁but ▁neither ▁bill ▁was ▁passed ▁when ▁parliament ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁L ester ▁B . ▁Pear son ▁proposed ▁to ▁name ▁national ▁summer ▁and ▁winter ▁games , ▁but ▁nothing ▁was ▁resolved . ▁Finally ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Bill ▁C – 2 1 2 ▁was ▁passed ▁to ▁recognize ▁hockey ▁as ▁Canada ' s ▁official ▁winter ▁game , ▁and ▁lac ros se ▁as ▁its ▁summer ▁game . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Sports ▁in ▁Canada ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Fish er , ▁Donald ▁M . ▁Lac ros se : ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Game ▁( J oh ns ▁Hop kins ▁U . P ., ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁ ▁Met cal fe , ▁Alan . ▁" S port ▁and ▁Athletics : ▁A ▁Case ▁Study ▁of ▁Lac ros se ▁in ▁Canada , ▁ 1 8 4 0 - 1 8 8 9 ," ▁Journal ▁of ▁Sport ▁History ▁( 1 9