Bill 161 explained in plain English
Eastern Orthodox Christian Week Act, 2023
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Eastern Orthodox Christian Week Act, 2023, establishes the week starting on Orthodox Easter Sunday each year as Eastern Orthodox Christian Week.
This Act, called the Eastern Orthodox Christian Week Act, 2023, proclaims a specific week each year as "Eastern Orthodox Christian Week." This week is defined as the seven-day period that begins on Orthodox Easter Sunday. The Act states that it comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- It proclaims a specific week each year as "Eastern Orthodox Christian Week."
- It defines this week as the seven-day period starting on Orthodox Easter Sunday.
- It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Eastern Orthodox Christians in Ontario
- The general public in Ontario
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The exact date of Orthodox Easter Sunday varies each year, so the specific dates of Eastern Orthodox Christian Week will change annually.
- The bill does not specify any activities or obligations associated with the proclaimed week.
The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
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