Remembrance Week Act, 2016 Wilson, Jim DiNovo, Cheri Fraser, John — Bill 55 (41st Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 55, 41-2

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Bill 55, Remembrance Week Act, 2016

Wilson, Jim

DiNovo, Cheri

Fraser, John

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[41] Bill 55 Royal Assent (PDF)

Bill 55 2016

An Act to proclaim

Remembrance Week and to provide for the observance of Remembrance Day

Preamble

Remembrance

Day commemorates the armistice signed to end the First World War at 11:00 a.m.

on November 11, 1918, being the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of

that year.

The

people of Ontario must never forget the extraordinary courage and profound

sacrifice made by the men and women who bravely and unselfishly gave their

lives for Canada in wars and in peace support operations. As a gesture of

respect for them, it is appropriate to proclaim the week preceding Remembrance

Day in each year as Remembrance Week and to unite in honouring their memory by

observing two minutes of silence on Remembrance Day itself.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Remembrance

Week

1. The

seven-day period in each year that begins on November 5 and ends at the end of

November 11 is proclaimed as Remembrance Week.

Remembrance

Day observance

(1) Subject

to subsection (2), at 11 a.m. on each Remembrance Day, the people of Ontario

shall pause and observe two minutes of silence in honour of those who died

serving their country in wars and in peacekeeping efforts.

Voluntary

compliance

(2) The silence can only be achieved

through voluntary observance and through our collective desire to remember.

Suggestions

for observing the silence

(3) The following are suggestions for ways

to promote the observance of the silence:

1. We

can participate in a traditional Remembrance Day service at a war memorial or

cenotaph.

2. If

driving, we can pull our vehicles to the side of the road and sit quietly.

3. We

can announce the silence on the public address systems of our places of

business and of our institutions.

4. We

can gather in common areas of our places of business and of our institutions.

5. We

can briefly shut down our assembly lines.

6. We

can hold Remembrance Day assemblies in our schools, colleges and universities.

7. We

can hold Remembrance Day services in our places of worship.

Repeal

3. The

Remembrance Day Observance Act, 1997 is repealed.

Commencement

4. This

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

Short

title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Remembrance Week Act, 2016 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This

Explanatory Note was written as a reader's aid to Bill 55 and does not form

part of the law. Bill 55 has been enacted as

Chapter 21 of the Statutes of

Ontario, 2016.

The

Bill expands the scope of the Remembrance Day Observance

Act, 1997 to proclaim the week preceding Remembrance Day in each year as

Remembrance Week.

[41] Bill 55 Original (PDF)

Bill 55 2016

Act to proclaim Remembrance Week and to provide for the observance of

Remembrance Day

Preamble

Remembrance

Day commemorates the armistice signed to end the First World War at 11:00 a.m.

on November 11, 1918, being the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of

that year.

The

people of Ontario must never forget the extraordinary courage and profound

sacrifice made by the men and women who bravely and unselfishly gave their

lives for Canada in wars and in peace support operations. As a gesture of

respect for them, it is appropriate to proclaim the week preceding Remembrance

Day in each year as Remembrance Week and to unite in honouring their memory by

observing two minutes of silence on Remembrance Day itself.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Remembrance

Week

1. The

seven-day period in each year that begins on November 5 and ends at the end of

November 11 is proclaimed as Remembrance Week.

Remembrance

Day observance

(1) Subject

to subsection (2), at 11 a.m. on each Remembrance Day, the people of Ontario

shall pause and observe two minutes of silence in honour of those who died

serving their country in wars and in peacekeeping efforts.

Voluntary

compliance

(2) The silence can only be achieved

through voluntary observance and through our collective desire to remember.

Suggestions

for observing the silence

(3) The following are suggestions for ways

to promote the observance of the silence:

1. We

can participate in a traditional Remembrance Day service at a war memorial or

cenotaph.

2. If

driving, we can pull our vehicles to the side of the road and sit quietly.

3. We

can announce the silence on the public address systems of our places of

business and of our institutions.

4. We

can gather in common areas of our places of business and of our institutions.

5. We

can briefly shut down our assembly lines.

6. We

can hold Remembrance Day assemblies in our schools, colleges and universities.

7. We

can hold Remembrance Day services in our places of worship.

Repeal

3. The

Remembrance Day Observance Act, 1997 is repealed.

Commencement

4. This

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

Short

title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Remembrance Week Act, 2016 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill expands the scope of the Remembrance Day Observance

Act, 1997 to proclaim the week preceding Remembrance Day in each year as

Remembrance Week.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

November 2, 2016

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

November 2, 2016

Third Reading

Carried

November 2, 2016

Third Reading

Question put

November 2, 2016

Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House

November 2, 2016

Second Reading

Carried

November 2, 2016

Second Reading

Question put

November 2, 2016

Motion to arrange proceedings

October 27, 2016

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 27, 2016

Committee

Second Reading

November 2, 2016

Committee

Third Reading

November 2, 2016

Royal Assent

Wednesday, November 02, 2016

Acts affected - Bill 55

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Remembrance Day Observance Act, 1997

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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