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.
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Bill 201, now the Magna Carta Day Act (In Memory of Julia Munro, MPP), 2020, establishes June 15th as Magna Carta Day in Ontario.
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.
- 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.
- The general public in Ontario, who may observe Magna Carta Day.
- The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, as it enacted the law.
- 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.
- The bill does not specify any particular activities or events that must occur on Magna Carta Day.
Establishes June 15th as Magna Carta Day in Ontario each year. This Act itself is a new law.
Source: Section 1
The Act came into effect on the date it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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