Celeste filed a petition to the House of Commons in Canada the spring of 2000. The petition was written with the intention of getting Canadians more aware of their heritage by having a designated day to celebrate Leif Ericson and his accomplishments. The petition was signed by numerous people from the Scandinavian Community in BC to Manitoba.

The petition reads as follows:

"PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED

We, the undersigned citizens of Canada draw the attention of the House to the following: That based on the historical fact that this year 2000 we are celebrating the arrival of Leif Ericson to Canada a thousand years ago calls for the attention to recognize the 1000th anniversary of this voyage from Europe to North America.
Having a designated day to remember and celebrate the importance of this occasion will give a great opportunity and benefit for our children to learn more about it in schools, libraries, etc., and for the rest of us who appreciate such events in our country's history.
Therefore, your petitioners call upon Parliament to: Consider the designation of such day starting this year 2000, it will be quite a loss in the history of Canada to go through this year 2000 without recognizing such a important occasion. "

This petition was read in the House Of Commons on May 3:rd 2000 (read the presentation).

Unfortunately the petition was not past in the House Of Commons, with the argument that if we should celebrate Lief Ericson like they do in USA we would have to have a day to celebrate every important person that have had a role to play for Canadian history. This is a week argument, since people usually put attention to thing events that are of historical outstanding nature - as is the achievement of being the first known European to set foot in North America.

Anyway - let Lief Ericson still be celebrated and let his spirit live in all of us to be remembered forever..