Bill 57 explained in plain English
Constitution Day Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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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.
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This Act proclaims March 29th annually as Constitution Day in Ontario to recognize the importance of Canada's Constitution.
Bill 57, the Constitution Day Act, 2012, proclaims March 29 of each year as Constitution Day in Ontario. This day is intended to recognize the legal, political, historical, and global importance of Canada's written constitution, including the Constitution Act, 1867 (formerly the British North America Act, 1867) and the Constitution Act, 1982. The bill highlights the significance of these acts in establishing Canada's system of government, federalism, distribution of powers, and protecting civil rights, as well as Canada's move towards full independence.
- Proclaims March 29th of each year as "Constitution Day" in Ontario.
- States that this day is to recognize the importance of Canada's written constitution, its system of government, and civil rights.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- All Ontarians, as the Act proclaims a day of recognition.
- The Government of Ontario, as it enacts this legislation.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- March 29th is proclaimed as Constitution Day each year.
- The bill does not specify any activities or events that must occur on Constitution Day.
- The bill does not provide details on how Constitution Day is to be observed or recognized beyond the proclamation itself.
The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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