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Bill 32 explained in plain English

Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day Act, 2012

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 32
Full title
Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day Act, 2012
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Feb 21, 2012

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st 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
Feb 21, 2012
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

Bill 32 of 2012 (Ontario) proclaims October 13 annually as Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day.

What It Means

This bill, the Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day Act, 2012, proclaims October 13 in each year as Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day in Ontario. The preamble of the bill provides historical context about Major-General Sir Isaac Brock's military service in Upper Canada during the War of 1812, his death at the Battle of Queenston Heights on October 13, 1812, and mentions various places and institutions named in his honour.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims October 13 in each year as Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day in Ontario.
  • Provides the short title of the Act as the Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day Act, 2012.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario, as October 13 is proclaimed a specific day.
Important Dates
  • October 13: Proclaimed annually as Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day.
  • Royal Assent: The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or observances to take place on Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day Act, 2012
enactment

Establishes October 13 as Major-General Sir Isaac Brock Day in Ontario.

Source: Section 1

Commencement of the Act
commencement

The Act comes into force on the day it receives 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
Feb 21, 2012
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
Steve Clark
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
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