Bill 57 explained in plain English
Birthplace of the National Flag of Canada Act, 2013
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 57, the Birthplace of the National Flag of Canada Act, 2013, formally recognizes Brockville, Ontario as the birthplace of Canada's national flag.
This Ontario bill officially recognizes the City of Brockville, Ontario, as the birthplace of the National Flag of Canada. It states that the success of the flag's adoption was due to a plan devised in Brockville by John Ross Matheson, who was instrumental in steering the design through parliamentary processes.
- Formally recognizes Brockville, Ontario, as the birthplace of the National Flag of Canada.
- Acknowledges the role of John Ross Matheson and a plan devised in Brockville in the flag's adoption process.
- Establishes the short title of the Act as the Birthplace of the National Flag of Canada Act, 2013.
- The City of Brockville, Ontario.
- The residents of Ontario.
- The Government of Ontario.
- Citizens of Canada (in recognition of the National Flag).
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill recognizes Brockville's role but does not create specific programs, funding, or commemorative activities beyond this recognition.
- The bill does not detail the specific 'plan devised in the City of Brockville' beyond referencing John Ross Matheson's efforts.
This bill creates a new Ontario Act by this name.
Source: Section 3
The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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