Bill 16 explained in plain English
Hazel McCallion Day Act, 2016
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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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.
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The Hazel McCallion Day Act, 2016, establishes February 14th annually as Hazel McCallion Day in Ontario.
This bill, known as the Hazel McCallion Day Act, 2016, proclaims February 14th of each year as Hazel McCallion Day in Ontario. The bill includes a preamble that details Hazel McCallion's extensive public service career, her role in the growth of Mississauga, and her contributions to various projects and charities. It states that recognizing February 14th, her birthday, is appropriate in honour of her lifetime of contributions.
- Proclaims February 14th in each year as Hazel McCallion Day.
- Provides the short title of the Act as the Hazel McCallion Day Act, 2016.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Residents of Ontario
- February 14th: Proclaimed as Hazel McCallion Day each year.
- Royal Assent: December 8, 2016 (The date the Act came into force).
- The bill does not specify any particular activities or duties associated with Hazel McCallion Day, only that it is proclaimed.
- The bill does not indicate if Hazel McCallion Day is a statutory holiday.
This Act creates a new observance, Hazel McCallion Day, to be recognized on February 14th each year in Ontario.
Source: Section 1
The Act came into force on the date it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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