Bill 73 explained in plain English
Representation Amendment Act (Wahnapitae First Nation), 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, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill amends the Representation Act, 2015 to include Wahnapitae Indian Reserve No. 11 within the Nickel Belt electoral district, rather than in the Timiskaming-Cochrane electoral district.
Bill 73, the Representation Amendment Act (Wahnapitae First Nation), 2016, changes the boundaries of two electoral districts in Ontario. Specifically, it moves Wahnapitae Indian Reserve No. 11 from the Timiskaming-Cochrane electoral district to the Nickel Belt electoral district. This amendment ensures that the reserve is represented within the Nickel Belt constituency.
- Amends the Representation Act, 2015 to change the boundaries of electoral districts.
- Includes Wahnapitae Indian Reserve No. 11 in the Nickel Belt electoral district.
- Removes Wahnapitae Indian Reserve No. 11 from the Timiskaming-Cochrane electoral district.
- Residents of Wahnapitae Indian Reserve No. 11.
- The electoral district of Nickel Belt.
- The electoral district of Timiskaming-Cochrane.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill text does not specify any limits or further details beyond the boundary change.
The Act's schedule, which defines electoral district boundaries, is changed to include Wahnapitae Indian Reserve No. 11 in the Nickel Belt electoral district and exclude it from the Timiskaming-Cochrane electoral district.
Source: Section 1
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