Bill 63 explained in plain English
Cootes Paradise Water Accountability Act, 2021
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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Bill 63, the Cootes Paradise Water Accountability Act, 2021, mandates public notification by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks following a discharge or escape of polluting material.
This bill amends the Ontario Water Resources Act to require the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to inform the public when polluting material is discharged or escapes into the environment. The Ministry must provide this notification according to regulations that specify how and what information should be made public.
- Requires the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks to notify the public when it is informed of a discharge or escape of polluting material.
- Specifies that the public notification must be done according to regulations.
- Allows for regulations to prescribe the method of public notification and the specific information to be disclosed.
- Amends the Ontario Water Resources Act to include these requirements.
- The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
- The public
- Entities or individuals responsible for discharges or escapes of polluting material
- The Ministry has an obligation to notify the public of a discharge or escape of polluting material.
- The public has a right to be notified about discharges or escapes of polluting material.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes 'polluting material'.
- The specific details of how the public will be notified and what information will be released are to be determined by future regulations.
Adds a requirement for the Ministry to notify the public about discharges or escapes of polluting material.
Source: Section 1
Adds the ability to create regulations that define how the Ministry must notify the public about discharges or escapes of polluting material, including the information to be shared.
Source: Section 2
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