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Bill 83 explained in plain English

Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia Act, 2019

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 83
Full title
Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia Act, 2019
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on Social Policy)
Last updated
Apr 4, 2019
Sponsor
Rima Berns-McGown

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 Social Policy)
Latest Activity
Apr 4, 2019
Sponsor
Rima Berns-McGown
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 83, the Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia Act, 2019, proclaims January 29th annually as a day to remember and act against Islamophobia.

What It Means

This bill, if passed, would proclaim January 29th each year as a Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia in Ontario. The preamble to the bill references the 2017 Quebec City mosque shooting, defining Islamophobia, and noting that several other Ontario municipalities already observe this day.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims January 29th in each year as a Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia.
  • Names the Act as the Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia Act, 2019.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • January 29th of each year is proclaimed as a Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or events that must occur on this day, only that it is to be proclaimed as a day of remembrance and action.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia Act, 2019
enactment

This Act establishes January 29th of each year as the Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia.

Source: Section 1

Commencement of the Act
commencement

The Act will come 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 19, 2019
Step 2
Second reading
Apr 4, 2019
Step 3
Committee review
Apr 4, 2019
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
Rima Berns-McGown
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.

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