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Bill 125 explained in plain English

Lincoln Alexander Day Act, 2013

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, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 125
Full title
Lincoln Alexander Day Act, 2013
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 12, 2013
Sponsor

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.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 12, 2013
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

The Lincoln Alexander Day Act, 2013, proclaims January 21st each year as Lincoln Alexander Day in Ontario.

What It Means

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.

What This Bill Does
  • 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.
Who Is Affected
  • The residents of Ontario
Important Dates
  • 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.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • 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.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Lincoln Alexander Day Act, 2013
proclaims

Establishes January 21st of each year as Lincoln Alexander Day in Ontario.

Source: Section 1

Commencement provision
comes into force

The Act became law on the date it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Oct 31, 2013
Step 2
Second reading
Nov 28, 2013
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Nov 28, 2013
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 12, 2013

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Ted Arnott
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

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.

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