Bill 84 explained in plain English
Prohibiting Hate-Promoting Demonstrations at Queen's Park Act, 2019
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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This bill proposes to prohibit demonstrations that promote hatred on legislative precinct grounds, as determined by the Speaker.
This bill, if passed, would amend the Legislative Assembly Act to prohibit demonstrations, rallies, or other activities on the legislative precinct grounds if the Speaker believes they are likely to promote hatred against an identifiable group. The legislative precinct grounds are defined as the area in Toronto bounded by Queen’s Park Crescent and Wellesley Street West. The bill would come into force on the day it receives Royal Assent. The short title of the Act would be the Prohibiting Hate-Promoting Demonstrations at Queen’s Park Act, 2019.
- Amends the Legislative Assembly Act to add a new section regarding prohibited demonstrations on legislative precinct grounds.
- Defines "legislative precinct grounds" as the area in Toronto bounded by Queen’s Park Crescent and Wellesley Street West.
- Prohibits demonstrations, rallies, or other activities on legislative precinct grounds if the Speaker believes they are likely to promote hatred against an identifiable group.
- States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Provides a short title for the Act: the Prohibiting Hate-Promoting Demonstrations at Queen’s Park Act, 2019.
- The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Individuals or groups planning or participating in demonstrations, rallies, or other activities on legislative precinct grounds
- Prohibition on demonstrations, rallies, or other activities that, in the Speaker's opinion, are likely to promote hatred against an identifiable group on legislative precinct grounds.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The determination of whether a demonstration, rally, or other activity is "likely to promote hatred against any identifiable group" rests with the Speaker's opinion.
- The specific boundaries of "legislative precinct grounds" are defined in the bill.
- The bill does not specify any penalties for contravention of the prohibition.
Adds a new section (Section 75) to prohibit demonstrations that promote hatred on legislative precinct grounds, as determined by the Speaker.
Source: Section 1
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