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Bill 34 explained in plain English

Respect for Veterans Act (Placing Donation Boxes for Remembrance Day Poppies in Members' Offices), 2014

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 34
Full title
Respect for Veterans Act (Placing Donation Boxes for Remembrance Day Poppies in Members' Offices), 2014
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Withdrawn by the Member
Last updated
Oct 30, 2014

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st 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
Withdrawn by the Member
Latest Activity
Oct 30, 2014
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

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Short Version

Bill 34, the Respect for Veterans Act (Placing Donation Boxes for Remembrance Day Poppies in Members’ Offices), 2014, amends the Members' Integrity Act, 1994 to permit Members of the Legislative Assembly to have donation boxes for Remembrance Day poppies in their offices.

What It Means

This bill amends the Members' Integrity Act, 1994 to allow Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to place donation boxes for Remembrance Day poppies in their offices. It clarifies that doing so does not violate the Members' Integrity Act.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Members' Integrity Act, 1994 to permit Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to allow donation boxes for Remembrance Day poppies to be placed in their offices.
  • Clarifies that allowing donation boxes for Remembrance Day poppies in a Member's office does not contravene the Members' Integrity Act, 1994.
  • Names itself the Respect for Veterans Act (Placing Donation Boxes for Remembrance Day Poppies in Members’ Offices), 2014.
Who Is Affected
  • Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • Veterans (in recognition of their sacrifice)
  • The public (who may donate via the boxes)
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Members of the Legislative Assembly have the right to permit donation boxes for Remembrance Day poppies in their offices.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill text does not specify the exact size, placement, or duration for which these donation boxes may be present in offices.
  • The bill text does not detail any specific requirements for the donation boxes (e.g., signage, how donations are collected or remitted).
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Members' Integrity Act, 1994
amends

Adds a provision that permits Members of the Legislative Assembly to allow donation boxes for Remembrance Day poppies to be placed in their offices, and confirms this action does not violate the Act.

Source: Section 1 of Bill 34

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 23, 2014
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
Ernie Hardeman
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Oxford
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.

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