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Bill 120, Menstrual Hygiene Day Act, 2019

Karpoche, Bhutila

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EXPLANATORY

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The

Bill proclaims May 28 in each year as Menstrual Hygiene Day.

Bill 120 2019

Act to Proclaim Menstrual Hygiene Day

Preamble

is estimated that, in Canada, one-third of people who menstruate and are under

the age of 25 struggle to afford menstrual products, which can cost from $76 to

$153 per year. The inability to afford menstrual products is a health and

social equity issue that has the greatest impact on low income, homeless, Indigenous

and young people who menstruate.

proclaiming May 28 in each year as Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Province of

Ontario raises awareness of the challenges people who menstruate face due to a

lack of access to menstrual hygiene management and highlights the importance of

finding sustainable and evidence-based solutions to these challenges.

Menstrual

Hygiene Day contributes to the normalization of menstruation, as menstruating

is a natural bodily function, and access to menstrual products is as necessary

as access to soap, water and toilet paper.

Therefore,

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Menstrual

Hygiene Day

May 28

in each year is proclaimed as Menstrual Hygiene Day.

Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Menstrual Hygiene Day

Act, 2019 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

May 28, 2019

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 28, 2019

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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