Flags at Half-Mast Act, 2002 Chudleigh, Ted — Bill 172 (37th Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 172, 37-3

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Bill 172, Flags at Half-Mast Act, 2002

Chudleigh, Ted

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Bill 172 2002

An Act to require

that flags be flown at half-mast

at provincial government buildings

to honour Ontario police officers,

correctional services officers, firefighters

and ambulance workers who

lose their lives in the line of duty

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

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definitions

1. In this Act,

"ambulance worker" means a paramedic, emergency medical attendant or other

health care provider who is employed by or is a volunteer in an ambulance

service or attends on a call for an ambulance; ("préposé aux

services d'ambulance")

"period of mourning" means the day of the announcement of a death and the

full day following; ("période de deuil")

"provincial government buildings" means provincial correctional

facilities, police stations, elementary, secondary and private schools,

public hospitals, buildings occupied exclusively by employees of the

Government of Ontario, and the Legislative Building. ("édifices du

gouvernement provincial")

Flags at half-mast

2. Flags flown at provincial government

buildings shall be flown at half-mast for a period of mourning to honour

every Ontario police officer, correctional services officer, firefighter and

ambulance worker who loses his or her life in the line of duty.

Commencement

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

Royal Assent.

Short title

4. The

short title of this Act is the Flags at

Half-Mast Act, 2002 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of the Bill is to require that flags at provincial government

buildings be flown at half-mast for a period of mourning to honour police

officers, correctional services officers, firefighters and ambulance workers

in Ontario who lose their lives in the line of duty.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

September 26, 2002

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

September 26, 2002

Second Reading

Carried

September 26, 2002

Second Reading

Debate

June 27, 2002

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

June

27, 2002

Second Reading

September

26, 2002

Mr Chudleigh, Mr Bryant, Mr Tascona, Mr Phillips, Mr Barrett, Mr

Bartolucci, Kormos, Mr Klees

Declared carried and referred to the Standing Committee on

General Government.

Committee: General Government

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 172, 37-3
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s3 bill 172 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	2d70aca44a2da3abb6e9328d130c45950236a1c7

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