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Bill 201 explained in plain English

Magna Carta Day Act (In Memory of Julia Munro, MPP), 2020

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 201
Full title
Magna Carta Day Act (In Memory of Julia Munro, MPP), 2020
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Nov 30, 2020

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Nov 30, 2020
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 201, now the Magna Carta Day Act (In Memory of Julia Munro, MPP), 2020, establishes June 15th as Magna Carta Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This Act proclaims June 15th of each year as Magna Carta Day in Ontario. It recognizes the historical significance of the Magna Carta as a document that influenced the development of common law and constitutional principles in England and Canada, emphasizing concepts like the rule of law, equal justice, and freedom from unlawful detention. The Act is named the Magna Carta Day Act (In Memory of Julia Munro, MPP), 2020.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims June 15th of each year as Magna Carta Day in Ontario.
  • It establishes the short title of the Act as the Magna Carta Day Act (In Memory of Julia Munro, MPP), 2020.
  • It states that the Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario, who may observe Magna Carta Day.
  • The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, as it enacted the law.
Important Dates
  • June 15th each year is proclaimed as Magna Carta Day.
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent, which was November 30, 2020.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or events that must occur on Magna Carta Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Magna Carta Day Act (In Memory of Julia Munro, MPP), 2020
establishment

Establishes June 15th as Magna Carta Day in Ontario each year. This Act itself is a new law.

Source: Section 1

Commencement of the Act
commencement

The Act came into effect on the date it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Sep 15, 2020
Step 2
Second reading
Oct 19, 2020
Step 3
Committee review
Oct 16, 2020
Step 4
Third reading
Nov 26, 2020
Step 5
Royal assent
Nov 30, 2020

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Jane McKenna
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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