Bill 4 explained in plain English
Magna Carta Day Act, 2018
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Magna Carta Day Act, 2018, establishes June 15 as Magna Carta Day in Ontario each year.
This bill, called the Magna Carta Day Act, 2018, proclaims June 15 of each year as Magna Carta Day in Ontario. The preamble to the bill explains that the Magna Carta, first sealed on June 15, 1215, was a significant historical document that influenced the development of common law and constitutional monarchy in England and Canada. It introduced principles such as equal justice, freedom from unlawful detention, the right to a trial by jury, and the idea that no one, including the Crown, is above the law. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- It proclaims June 15 of each year as Magna Carta Day.
- It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The people of Ontario, by having a day to recognize the historical significance of the Magna Carta.
- June 15 is proclaimed as Magna Carta Day each year.
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify any particular events or activities that must or must not occur on Magna Carta Day.
- The bill does not outline any enforcement mechanisms or penalties associated with the proclamation of Magna Carta Day.
This Act establishes Magna Carta Day.
This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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