Genocide Memorial Week Act, 2002 Wood, Bob — Bill 222 (37th Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 222, 37-3

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Bill 222, Genocide Memorial Week Act, 2002

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Bill 222 2002

An Act to proclaim

Genocide Memorial Week

in Ontario

Preamble

The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the

Crime of Genocide came into force on January 12, 1951.

Article II of the

Convention defines genocide as any of the following acts committed with

intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or

religious group as such:

1. Killing members of the group.

2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group.

3. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to

bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.

4. Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group.

5. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Genocide has been a dark and tragic aspect of the history of humankind.

Many of Ontario's citizens have lost loved ones to genocide and have

personally felt the horrors of genocide.

The citizens of Ontario abhor the genocides that have fouled human history

in all ages and parts of the world.

The United Nations commemorates the "International Day for the Elimination

of Racial Discrimination" on March 21 of each year, and that day commences

the "Week of Solidarity with Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial

Discrimination".

Canada recognizes April 4 of each year as "Refugee Rights Day".

A Genocide Memorial Week would provide all citizens of Ontario an

opportunity to mourn the victims of genocides and to study and learn from the

past to ensure that those injustices do not happen again.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Genocide Memorial Week

1. The week beginning on the fourth Monday in

March in each year is proclaimed as Genocide Memorial Week.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Genocide

Memorial Week Act, 2002 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill proclaims the week beginning on the fourth Monday in March in

each year as Genocide Memorial Week.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 9, 2002

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December

9, 2002

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 222, 37-3
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s3 bill 222 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	1317a805ee482ecbd0ba8281b22e1cc0b6a4988e

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