Bill 184 explained in plain English
Lawren Harris 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, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 184, the Lawren Harris Day Act, 2016, proclaims October 23rd annually as Lawren Harris Day in Ontario.
This bill proclaims October 23rd of each year as "Lawren Harris Day" in Ontario. It also recognizes Lawren Harris as a significant Canadian painter, a founder of the Group of Seven, and notes his contribution to a distinctly Canadian painting style, with many of his works depicting Ontario landscapes.
- Declares that October 23rd of each year is to be known as Lawren Harris Day.
- Provides the short title of the Act.
- Specifies when the Act comes into force.
- The public in Ontario, through the annual observance of Lawren Harris Day.
- October 23rd is proclaimed as Lawren Harris Day each year.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify any activities or events that must or must not occur on Lawren Harris Day, only that the day is proclaimed.
- The bill does not outline any specific recognition or commemorative activities to be held on Lawren Harris Day.
The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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