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Bill 82 explained in plain English

Lawren Harris Day Act, 2016

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 82
Full title
Lawren Harris Day Act, 2016
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Dec 6, 2016
Sponsor

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
Carried
Latest Activity
Dec 6, 2016
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

AI-assisted, reviewed before publishing
Short Version

Bill 82 proclaims October 23rd as Lawren Harris Day in Ontario to recognize his contributions to Canadian art.

What It Means

This bill proclaims October 23rd of each year as "Lawren Harris Day" in Ontario. It recognizes Lawren Harris as a significant Canadian painter, a key figure in the Group of Seven, and notes his contribution to developing a Canadian painting style, including many Ontario landscapes.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims October 23 in each year as Lawren Harris Day.
  • It provides the short title of the Act as the Lawren Harris Day Act, 2016.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario, as it proclaims a day of recognition.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent (Section 2).
  • October 23 is proclaimed as Lawren Harris Day each year (Section 1).
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or obligations associated with Lawren Harris Day.
  • The bill does not outline any funding or programming related to the proclamation of Lawren Harris Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Lawren Harris Day Act, 2016
commencement

The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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
Dec 6, 2016
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
Han Dong
Sponsor party or district not listed
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.

How this data is sourced