Bill 75 explained in plain English
Emancipation Month 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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The Emancipation Month Act, 2021, proclaims August of each year as Emancipation Month in Ontario.
This Act, called the Emancipation Month Act, 2021, proclaims the month of August each year as Emancipation Month in Ontario. The preamble to the Act acknowledges the history of anti-Black racism, slavery, and discrimination in Ontario. It also recognizes the contributions of Black communities and the importance of Emancipation Month for healing, unification, and advancing racial equity to build a more inclusive province. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
- It proclaims the month of August in each year as Emancipation Month.
- It acknowledges the history of anti-Black racism and discrimination in Ontario.
- It recognizes the contributions of Black communities to Ontario.
- It states that Emancipation Month is a time for healing, unification, restoration, and eliminating discrimination through education and advancing racial equity.
- It states that Emancipation Month will help build a more inclusive province.
- It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The people of Ontario
- Black communities in Ontario
- The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent (December 9, 2021).
- The bill does not specify any particular activities or events that must occur during Emancipation Month.
Establishes the month of August annually as Emancipation Month in Ontario.
Source: Section 1
The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.
Source: Section 2
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