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Bill 50, Hungarian Heritage Month Act, 2022

Cuzzetto, Rudy

Royal Assent received. Statutes of Ontario 2022,

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EXPLANATORY

NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a reader’s

aid to Bill 50 and does not form part of the law.

Bill 50 has been enacted as

Chapter 6 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2022.

The

Bill proclaims the month of October in each year as Hungarian Heritage Month.

Bill 50 2022

Act to proclaim Hungarian Heritage Month

Preamble

For over a century, Hungarian Canadians have

made invaluable contributions to every sphere of life in Ontario — in the arts,

business, industry, law, medicine, science, sports and technology. Hungarian

immigrants began to arrive in Ontario in the early 20th century to work in

Ontario’s steel industry, and to help build the Welland Canal. The Hungarian

Self Culture Society of Welland celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. Other

Hungarians escaped to Canada following the Nazi occupation of Hungary in 1944,

including businessman and philanthropist Peter Munk.

Canada

welcomed over 37,000 Hungarians following the Hungarian Uprising on October 23,

1956. They escaped communist tyranny, found refuge in Canada, and once again

made important contributions across Ontario, including from the hundreds of

young engineers from the University of Sopron who helped to build the forestry

industry in northern Ontario. Thirty-three years later, Hungarians celebrated

the collapse of the oppressive communist regime, as Hungary became a democratic

parliamentary republic on October 23, 1989.

The

architectural studio Hello Wood created an installation titled “Tunnel Through

Time,” poignantly symbolizing the journey of these Hungarian refugees. The

installation was first displayed in Budapest Park in Toronto and is now

permanently located in Árpád Park in Niagara Falls. Composed of 37,565 pieces —

one for each Hungarian refugee accepted into Canada following the uprising — it

begins with a Hungarian flag with a hole in the middle, representing how the revolutionaries

cut the communist coat of arms from the flag during the uprising. The

installation then morphs into an exit shaped like a Canadian maple leaf.

Today

Canada is home to over 350,000 people of Hungarian and Magyar descent, as well

as Hungarian-speaking immigrants from other areas of Europe, including

Transylvania. Nearly half live in Ontario, where they have made remarkable

contributions to fields as diverse as accounting, cinematography, finance,

government, music and statistical analysis. From Grammy and Juno Award-winning

musician Alanis Morissette, to Paul Szabo, honoured as the “Hardest Working”

Member of Parliament, to producer Robert Lantos, a member of the Order of

Canada, many are leaders in their respective fields.

Many

also continue to set fine examples as role models for young Canadians,

including Tamás Buday, a retired Olympic sprint canoer and coach who has been

instrumental in the success of both Canada’s national canoe/kayak sprint team,

and in the growth of the Mississauga Canoe Club, where he received the CEO’s

Award of Coaching Excellence from Canoe Kayak Canada. Other Hungarian Ontarians

have helped to introduce sports to Canada at a competitive level, including water

polo and fencing. Their rich traditions and values continue to strengthen our

communities.

proclaiming the month of October as Hungarian Heritage Month, the Province of Ontario

recognizes the incredible and innumerable contributions of Ontarians of

Hungarian descent, and esteems their important role in the economy, culture,

politics and identity of Ontario. It also recognizes the importance of the

acceptance of Hungarian refugees to Canada in 1956-57 as a turning point, which

has helped to shape our open and welcoming immigration policies, and our respect

for diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Hungarian

Heritage Month

The month of October in each year is proclaimed as Hungarian Heritage Month.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Hungarian Heritage

Month Act, 2022 .

Bill 50 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill proclaims the month of October in each year as Hungarian Heritage Month.

Bill 50 2021

Act to proclaim Hungarian Heritage Month

Preamble

For over a century, Hungarian Canadians have

made invaluable contributions to every sphere of life in Ontario — in the arts,

business, industry, law, medicine, science, sports and technology. Hungarian

immigrants began to arrive in Ontario in the early 20th century to work in

Ontario’s steel industry, and to help build the Welland Canal. The Hungarian

Self Culture Society of Welland celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. Other

Hungarians escaped to Canada following the Nazi occupation of Hungary in 1944,

including businessman and philanthropist Peter Munk.

Canada

welcomed over 37,000 Hungarians following the Hungarian Uprising on October 23,

1956. They escaped communist tyranny, found refuge in Canada, and once again

made important contributions across Ontario, including from the hundreds of

young engineers from the University of Sopron who helped to build the forestry

industry in northern Ontario. Thirty-three years later, Hungarians celebrated

the collapse of the oppressive communist regime, as Hungary became a democratic

parliamentary republic on October 23, 1989.

The

architectural studio Hello Wood created an installation titled “Tunnel Through

Time,” poignantly symbolizing the journey of these Hungarian refugees. The

installation was first displayed in Budapest Park in Toronto and is now

permanently located in Árpád Park in Niagara Falls. Composed of 37,565 pieces —

one for each Hungarian refugee accepted into Canada following the uprising — it

begins with a Hungarian flag with a hole in the middle, representing how the

revolutionaries cut the communist coat of arms from the flag during the uprising.

The installation then morphs into an exit shaped like a Canadian maple leaf.

Today

Canada is home to over 350,000 people of Hungarian and Magyar descent, as well

as Hungarian-speaking immigrants from other areas of Europe, including

Transylvania. Nearly half live in Ontario, where they have made remarkable

contributions to fields as diverse as accounting, cinematography, finance,

government, music and statistical analysis. From Grammy and Juno Award-winning

musician Alanis Morissette, to Paul Szabo, honoured as the “Hardest Working”

Member of Parliament, to producer Robert Lantos, a member of the Order of

Canada, many are leaders in their respective fields.

Many

also continue to set fine examples as role models for young Canadians,

including Tamás Buday, a retired Olympic sprint canoer and coach who has been

instrumental in the success of both Canada’s national canoe/kayak sprint team,

and in the growth of the Mississauga Canoe Club, where he received the CEO’s

Award of Coaching Excellence from Canoe Kayak Canada. Other Hungarian Ontarians

have helped to introduce sports to Canada at a competitive level, including water

polo and fencing. Their rich traditions and values continue to strengthen our

communities.

proclaiming the month of October as Hungarian Heritage Month, the Province of Ontario

recognizes the incredible and innumerable contributions of Ontarians of

Hungarian descent, and esteems their important role in the economy, culture,

politics and identity of Ontario. It also recognizes the importance of the

acceptance of Hungarian refugees to Canada in 1956-57 as a turning point, which

has helped to shape our open and welcoming immigration policies, and our

respect for diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Hungarian

Heritage Month

The month of October in each year is proclaimed as Hungarian Heritage Month.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Hungarian Heritage

Month Act, 2021 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

April 11, 2022

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

April 7, 2022

Third Reading

Vote

Carried

April 7, 2022

Third Reading

Debated

February 22, 2022

Second Reading

Ordered for Third Reading

February 22, 2022

Second Reading

Reported without amendment

February 14, 2022

Second Reading

Consideration of a Bill

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

December 9, 2021

Second Reading

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

December 9, 2021

Second Reading

Vote

Carried

December 9, 2021

Second Reading

Debated

November 17, 2021

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 17, 2021

Committee

Second Reading

December 9, 2021

Mr. Rudy Cuzzetto, Mr. Jeff Burch, Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Miss Monique Taylor, Mr. Will Bouma, Mr. Dave Smith

Carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Committee

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

February 14, 2022

February 22, 2022

Reported to the house without amendment. Ordered for third reading.

Third Reading

April 7, 2022

Mr. Rudy Cuzzetto, Mr. Chris Glover, Hon. Michael A. Tibollo, Ms. Peggy Sattler

Carried.

Royal Assent

Monday, April 11, 2022

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