3 The short title of this Act is the Magna Carta Day Act, 2018 — Bill 4 (41st Parliament, 3rd Session)

Bill 4, 41-3

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3RD SESSION, 41ST LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2018 Bill

An Act to proclaim Magna Carta Day Mrs. J. Munro Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading March 20, 2018 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to proclaim Magna Carta Day

Preamble The Magna Carta is a revolutionary document that influenced the English system of common law and was a precursor in the development of England’s – and later Canada’s – constitutional monarchy. On June 15, 1215, King John affixed his seal to the Magna Carta, which placed limits on the monarch’s power to overrule the law and protected the rights of ordinary people. The document introduced key principles that hold true in democratic societies today, including equal just ice for everyone, freedom from unlawful detention, the right to a trial by jury, and rights for women.

It is important for the Magna Carta to be honoured and remembered as a document that changed the course of history. The fundamental traditions of equal ity and freedom that characterize ou r democratic society – particularly that nobody, not even the Crown, is above the law – originated in this important document. Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: Magna Carta Day June in each year is proclaimed as Magna Carta Day. Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Magna Carta Day Act, 2018. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill proclaims June in each year as Magna Carta Day.

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