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Chapter G-5.4 GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE, CONDEMNATION AND PREVENTION MONTH ACT

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1 GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE, CONDEMNATION AND PREVENTION MONTH ACT

Chapter G-5.4 Table of Contents 1 Definition 2 Purposes 3 Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month 4 Report 5 Coming into force HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Definition 1 In this Act, “Minister” means the Minister determined under

section 16 of the Government Organization Act as the Minister responsible for this Act. Purposes 2 The purposes of this Act are (

a) to prevent acts of genocide by encouraging the Government to develop strategies to combat the causes of genocide, and (

b) during the month of April in each year (

i) to recognize the impact of the atrocities of genocide on individuals who belong to the many different religious and ethnic communities of Alberta, (ii) to remember those who wer e the victims of genocide, (iii) to promote better unders tanding of the causes of genocide, and

Section 3

Chapter G-5.4 2 GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE, CONDEMNATION AND PREVENTION MONTH ACT (iv) to increase awareness of genocides recognized by the House of Commons of Canada. Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month 3 The month of April in each year is to be known as Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month. Report 4(1) Within one year of the coming into force of this Act, the Minister must complete a report setting out the strategies and proposed actions that the Government commits to undertake to effect the purposes of this Act.

(2) The Minister must consult with the Minister responsible for the Education Act in the preparation of the report referred to in subsection (1).

(3) On completion of the report referred to in subsection (1), the Minister must (

a) lay a copy of the report bef ore the Legislative Assembly (

i) if the Legislative Assemb ly is sitting at that time, as soon as practicable, or (ii) if the Legislative Assemb ly is not sitting at that time, within 15 days after the day on which the Legislative Assembly commences its next sitting, a n d (

b) within 60 days of its completion, make the report availabl e to the public in a reasonable manner, whether or not the document has been laid before the Legislative Assembly. Coming into force 5 This Act comes into force on January 1, 2021.

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