Bill 125 explained in plain English
Lincoln Alexander Day Act, 2013
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Lincoln Alexander Day Act, 2013, proclaims January 21st each year as Lincoln Alexander Day in Ontario.
Bill 125, the Lincoln Alexander Day Act, 2013, proclaims January 21st of each year as Lincoln Alexander Day in Ontario. The preamble of the bill recognizes Lincoln MacCauley Alexander's birth on January 21, 1922, his service in World War II, his legal career, his historic appointment as the first Black Cabinet Minister in Canada, and his other public service roles. It highlights his fight for equal rights and his contributions to inclusiveness and tolerance. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- Proclaims January 21st in each year as Lincoln Alexander Day.
- Establishes the short title of the Act as the Lincoln Alexander Day Act, 2013.
- Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The residents of Ontario
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent (December 12, 2013).
- January 21st is proclaimed as Lincoln Alexander Day each year.
- The bill does not specify any activities or requirements associated with Lincoln Alexander Day, only its proclamation.
- The bill does not provide details on how Lincoln Alexander Day is to be observed.
Establishes January 21st of each year as Lincoln Alexander Day in Ontario.
Source: Section 1
The Act became law on the date it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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