Bill 74 explained in plain English
Trans Day of Remembrance Act, 2017
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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Bill 74 of 2017 proclaims November 20th each year as the Trans Day of Remembrance and mandates a moment of silence in the Ontario Legislative Assembly to honour transgender victims of violence.
This Ontario bill, the Trans Day of Remembrance Act, 2017, proclaims November 20th each year as the Trans Day of Remembrance. It requires members of the Legislative Assembly to observe a moment of silence at 10:29 a.m. on that day to honour transgender people who have died due to anti-trans violence. If the Assembly is not sitting on November 20th, the moment of silence will be observed at the same time on the next sitting Thursday.
- Proclaims November 20 in each year as the Trans Day of Remembrance.
- Requires members of the Legislative Assembly to observe a one-minute moment of silence at 10:29 a.m. on the Trans Day of Remembrance.
- Specifies that if the Legislative Assembly is not sitting on November 20, the moment of silence will be observed at 10:29 a.m. on the next Thursday the Assembly is sitting.
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Transgender people in Ontario
- Allies of transgender people
- Members of the Legislative Assembly are obligated to observe a moment of silence on the Trans Day of Remembrance.
- November 20: Proclaimed annually as the Trans Day of Remembrance.
- The Act came into force on December 14, 2017, the day it received Royal Assent.
- The specific consequences or penalties for members of the Legislative Assembly failing to observe the moment of silence are not detailed in the bill.
The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 3
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