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Bill 128 explained in plain English

Lawren Harris Day Act, 2017

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, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 128
Full title
Lawren Harris Day Act, 2017
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 14, 2017

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st 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 14, 2017
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

The Lawren Harris Day Act, 2017, proclaims October 23rd each year as Lawren Harris Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This private member's bill, the Lawren Harris Day Act, 2017, establishes October 23rd of each year as Lawren Harris Day in Ontario. The preamble notes Lawren Harris's birth in Brantford, Ontario, his role in founding the Group of Seven, and his significant contribution to Canadian art, particularly through his depictions of Ontario landscapes.

What This Bill Does
  • It declares that October 23rd of every year is to be known as Lawren Harris Day in Ontario.
  • It states that the Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The residents of Ontario.
Important Dates
  • October 23rd is proclaimed as Lawren Harris Day each year.
  • The Act came into force on December 14, 2017, the date it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular events or observances to take place on Lawren Harris Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Lawren Harris Day Act, 2017
commencement

The Act came into effect on the day it was granted Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
May 2, 2017
Step 2
Second reading
May 11, 2017
Step 3
Committee review
Dec 12, 2017
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 12, 2017
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 14, 2017

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
James J. Bradley
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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