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Bill 268 explained in plain English

Waterpower Day Act, 2021

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 268
Full title
Waterpower Day Act, 2021
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Mar 24, 2021

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
Carried
Latest Activity
Mar 24, 2021
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

AI-assisted, reviewed before publishing
Short Version

The Waterpower Day Act, 2021, establishes June 20 of each year as Waterpower Day in Ontario to recognize the province's waterpower resources.

What It Means

This bill, the Waterpower Day Act, 2021, proclaims June 20 of each year as Waterpower Day in Ontario. June 20 is chosen because it is the birthday of Sir Adam Beck, who was instrumental in the development of hydroelectric power in Ontario. The bill aims to raise awareness about the benefits and importance of waterpower resources in the province.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims June 20 of each year as Waterpower Day in Ontario.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Residents of Ontario
  • General public
Important Dates
  • June 20 (annually proclaimed as Waterpower Day)
  • The day the Act receives Royal Assent (commencement date)
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or events that must occur on Waterpower Day.
  • The bill does not create any new government programs or funding related to Waterpower Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Waterpower Day Act, 2021
establishment

Establishes June 20 of each year as Waterpower Day.

Source: Section 1

Commencement provision
commencement

The Act comes into force on the day it receives 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
Mar 24, 2021
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
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
Michael Mantha
Sponsor party or district not listed
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.

How this data is sourced