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Bill 221, Exalting Our Veterans Act, 2020

Skelly, Donna

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill enacts the Exalting Our Veterans Act, 2020 .

The Act provides that an individual may request to be identified as a veteran

on his or her driver’s licence or photo card.

Bill 221 2020

Act respecting identification for veterans

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,

“driver’s

licence” has the same meaning as in the Highway Traffic

Act ; (“permis de conduire”)

“photo

card” has the same meaning as in the Photo Card Act, 2008 ;

(“carte-photo”)

“veteran”

means an individual who is serving or has served honourably in the Canadian

Armed Forces, including the Reserve Force. (“ancien combattant”)

Request

to be identified as veteran

(2) An

individual may, at the time of issuance or renewal of a driver’s licence or

photo card, request that the driver’s licence or photo card identify the

individual as a veteran.

Identification

on driver’s licence or photo card

(3) If

an individual makes the request under subsection (2) and the individual is certified

to be a veteran by the Royal Canadian Legion — Ontario Command, the

individual’s driver’s licence or photo card, as the case may be, shall be

issued bearing the text “VETERAN/ANCIEN COMBATTANT”.

Regulations

(4) The

Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations providing for matters which,

in the opinion of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, are necessary or

desirable to facilitate the implementation of this Act.

Commencement

This Act comes into force one year after the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Exalting Our Veterans

Act, 2020 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

November 4, 2020

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

November 4, 2020

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

November 4, 2020

Second Reading

Debated

October 21, 2020

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 21, 2020

Committee

Second Reading

November 4, 2020

Ms. Donna Skelly, Mrs. Jennifer (Jennie) Stevens, Mr. Dave Smith, Mr. Percy Hatfield, Mme Gila Martow, Miss Monique Taylor, Ms. Andrea Khanjin, Mr. Stephen Crawford

Declared Carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Committee

Standing Committee on General Government

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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