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Bill 220 explained in plain English

Murray Whetung Community Service Award Act, 2020

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 220
Full title
Murray Whetung Community Service Award Act, 2020
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills)
Last updated
Oct 26, 2020
Sponsor
Dave Smith

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
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills)
Latest Activity
Oct 26, 2020
Sponsor
Dave Smith
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

This Act would create an annual award for exceptional cadets in Air, Army, and Sea Cadet corps across Ontario, recognizing their community and corps volunteerism.

What It Means

The Murray Whetung Community Service Award Act, 2020, proposes to establish an annual award for exceptional cadets. The Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries would be responsible for providing an award to a cadet in each local Royal Canadian Air, Army, and Sea Cadet corps. Cadets would be selected by their corps for demonstrating outstanding citizenship and volunteerism in their community and within the corps.

What This Bill Does
  • Establishes an annual award for exceptional cadets in local Royal Canadian Air Cadet corps.
  • Establishes an annual award for exceptional cadets in local Royal Canadian Army Cadet corps.
  • Establishes an annual award for exceptional cadets in local Royal Canadian Sea Cadet corps.
  • Requires the Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries to provide for these awards.
  • Specifies that cadets must be selected by their corps for demonstrating exceptional citizenship and volunteerism.
Who Is Affected
  • Cadets in local Royal Canadian Air Cadet corps
  • Cadets in local Royal Canadian Army Cadet corps
  • Cadets in local Royal Canadian Sea Cadet corps
  • The Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
  • Local Royal Canadian Air, Army, and Sea Cadet corps
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries has the obligation to provide for the awards.
  • Local cadet corps have the role of selecting the recipients of the award.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific details regarding the nature of the award (e.g., monetary value, type of recognition) are not detailed in the bill.
  • The exact date the Act comes into force is not specified, as it depends on a proclamation by the Lieutenant Governor.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Murray Whetung Community Service Award Act, 2020
enacts

This bill enacts the Murray Whetung Community Service Award Act, 2020.

Source: EXPLANATORY NOTE

Commencement provision for the Murray Whetung Community Service Award Act, 2020
commencement

The Act will come into force on a date proclaimed by the Lieutenant Governor.

Source: Section 4

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
Oct 21, 2020
Step 2
Second reading
Oct 26, 2020
Step 3
Committee review
Oct 26, 2020
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Dave Smith
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Peterborough—Kawartha
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

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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