p42 s1 bill 168 b168 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2019 Bill

An Act to combat antisemitism Mr. W. Bouma Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading December 11, 2019 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to combat antisemitism

Preamble Antisemitism is a multi-faceted problem that requires a multi-faceted strategy, encompassing a range of ministries and agencies. For that reason, it is desirable to require the Government of Ontario to implement a whole -of-government approach in combating antisemitism. As part of that approach, it is desirable to apply a consistent i nterpretation of Acts, regulations and policies designed to protect Ontarians from discrimination and hate amounting to antis emitism. Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the adv ice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Interpretation In interpreting Acts, regulations and policies designed to protect Ontarians from discrimination and hate amounting to antisemitism, the Government of Ontario shall be guided by the working definition of antisemitism and the list of illustrative examples of it adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance plenary on May 26, 2016. Legislation Act, 2006 amendment

Section of the Legislation Act, 2006 is amended by adding the following definition: “antisemitism” has the meaning set out in the working definition of antisemitism and the list of illustrative examples of it adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance plenary on May 26, 2016; (antisémitisme”) Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Combating Antisemitism Act, 2019. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill requires the Government of Ontario to be guided by the working definition of antisemitism and the list of illustrative examples of it, adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance plenary on May 26, 2016 , when it interprets Acts, regulations and policies designed to protect Ontarians from discrimination and hate amounting to antisemitism. The Bill also amends the Legislation Act, 2006 to adopt that working definition.

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