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Bill 124 explained in plain English

Dutch Heritage Month Act, 2010

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
39th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 124
Full title
Dutch Heritage Month Act, 2010
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Oct 28, 2010

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
Oct 28, 2010
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

The Dutch Heritage Month Act, 2010, proclaims the month of May annually as Dutch Heritage Month in Ontario.

What It Means

This Act proclaims the month of May each year as Dutch Heritage Month. The preamble to the Act recognizes the significant contributions of Dutch Canadians to Ontario's economy, politics, society, and culture. It also notes the historical significance of May 5th for the Dutch Canadian community, marking the liberation of the Netherlands in World War II.

What This Bill Does
  • Declares that the month of May in each year is to be known as Dutch Heritage Month.
  • Recognizes the historical and ongoing contributions of Dutch Canadians to Ontario.
  • Highlights the significance of May 5th for the Dutch Canadian community, relating to the liberation of the Netherlands.
Who Is Affected
  • The people of Ontario.
  • The Dutch Canadian community in Ontario.
Important Dates
  • The Act received Royal Assent on an unspecified date, at which point it came into force. (Section 2)
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific date on which the Act received Royal Assent is not provided in the text, which is the date the Act came into force.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Dutch Heritage Month Act, 2010
enactment

This Act establishes the annual observance of Dutch Heritage Month in May.

Source: Section 1

Commencement
commencement

The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Oct 28, 2010
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Elizabeth Witmer
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

How this data is sourced