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Bill 178 explained in plain English

Alexander Graham Bell Parkway Act, 2011

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

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
39th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 178
Full title
Alexander Graham Bell Parkway Act, 2011
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Apr 7, 2011
Sponsor
Dave Levac

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th 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
Apr 7, 2011
Sponsor
Dave Levac
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

Bill 178, the Alexander Graham Bell Parkway Act, 2011, amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to name Highway 403 the Alexander Graham Bell Parkway.

What It Means

This bill amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to officially name a portion of Highway 403 as the "Alexander Graham Bell Parkway". This section of Highway 403 runs from Woodstock through to Burlington, and the preamble highlights Brantford's connection to Alexander Graham Bell.

What This Bill Does
  • Names a section of Highway 403 the "Alexander Graham Bell Parkway".
  • Amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act.
Who Is Affected
  • The Ministry of Transportation (responsible for highways)
  • Drivers and the general public who use Highway 403
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific portion of Highway 403 being named the "Alexander Graham Bell Parkway" is described as "the part of the King’s Highway designated as controlled-access Highway 403", but the exact endpoints are not detailed in this bill text.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act
amends

Adds a section to officially name a part of Highway 403 as the Alexander Graham Bell Parkway.

Source: Section 1

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
Apr 7, 2011
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
Dave Levac
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.

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