Franco-Ontarian Emblem Act, 2001 Lalonde, Jean-Marc — Bill 18 (37th Parliament, 2nd Session)

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Bill 18, Franco-Ontarian Emblem Act, 2001

Lalonde, Jean-Marc

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[37] Bill 18 Royal Assent (PDF)

Bill 18 2001

An Act to recognize

the emblem of the Ontario

French-speaking community

Preamble

The French language has been present in Ontario for 350 years. The first

French speakers to come to Ontario were the missionaries who established the

mission of Sainte-Marie-among-the-Hurons in 1639.

The Ontario French-speaking community is the largest French-speaking

community in Canada outside Quebec. French is one of the two official

languages of Canada. In Ontario, it is recognized as an official language in

the courts, in education and in the Legislative Assembly.

For nearly 40 years, the Province of Ontario has recognized the importance

of serving its citizens in French upon request. It was when the present

section 5 of the French Language Services Act ,

an Act also known as

Law 8, came into force in November 1989, that the Province recognized that

its citizens were entitled to those services upon request.

The Franco-Ontarian flag was unveiled for the first time on September 25,

1975 at Laurentian University in Sudbury. From then on, the Ontario

French-speaking community has consistently used it as its emblem. It is

therefore appropriate now to recognize it officially as the emblem of that

community.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definition

1. In this Act,

"Ontario French-speaking community" means the community of persons who

have the right under subsection 23 (1) or (2) of the Canadian

Charter of Rights and Freedoms , without regard to subsection 23

(3) of that Charter, to have their children receive their primary and secondary

school instruction in the French language in Ontario.

Franco-Ontarian emblem

2. The flag described in the

Schedule to this

Act is recognized as the emblem of the Ontario French-speaking community.

Commencement

3. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

4. The

short title of this Act is the

Franco-Ontarian Emblem Act, 2001 .

SCHEDULE

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBLEM OF THE

ONTARIO FRENCH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY

The emblem of the Ontario French-speaking community consists of two

vertical bands of different colours.

The first band is mid green and has a white lily in the middle of the

band.

The second band is white and has a mid green trillium in the middle of the

band.

On the emblem, green represents summer and white represents winter.

Together the two colours represent the diversity of Ontario's climate. The

lily evokes the French-speaking community worldwide,

whereas the trillium is

the floral emblem of Ontario.

The following is an illustration of the emblem:

[37] Bill 18 Original (PDF)

Bill 18 2001

An Act to recognize

the emblem of the Ontario

French-speaking community

Preamble

The French language has been present in Ontario for 350 years. The first

French speakers to come to Ontario were the missionaries who established the

mission of Sainte-Marie-among-the-Hurons in 1639.

The Ontario French-speaking community is the largest French-speaking

community in Canada outside Quebec. French is one of the two official

languages of Canada. In Ontario, it is recognized as an official language in

the courts, in education and in the Legislative Assembly.

For nearly 40 years, the Province of Ontario has recognized the importance

of serving its citizens in French upon request. It was when the present

section 5 of the French Language Services Act ,

an Act also known as

Law 8, came into force in November 1989, that the Province recognized that

its citizens were entitled to those services upon request.

The Franco-Ontarian flag was unveiled for the first time on September 25,

1975 at Laurentian University in Sudbury. From then on, the Ontario

French-speaking community has consistently used it as its emblem. It is

therefore appropriate now to recognize it officially as the emblem of that

community.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Definition

1. In this Act,

"Ontario French-speaking community" means the community of persons who

have the right under subsection 23 (1) or (2) of the Canadian

Charter of Rights and Freedoms , without regard to subsection 23

(3) of that Charter, to have their children receive their primary and secondary

school instruction in the French language in Ontario.

Franco-Ontarian emblem

2. The flag described in the

Schedule to this

Act is recognized as the emblem of the Ontario French-speaking community.

Commencement

3. This Act comes into force on the day it receives

Royal Assent.

Short title

4. The

short title of this Act is the

Franco-Ontarian Emblem Act, 2001 .

SCHEDULE

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBLEM OF THE

ONTARIO FRENCH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY

The emblem of the Ontario French-speaking community consists of two

vertical bands of different colours.

The first band is mid green and has a white lily in the middle of the

band.

The second band is white and has a mid green trillium in the middle of the

band.

On the emblem, green represents summer and white represents winter.

Together the two colours represent the diversity of Ontario's climate. The

lily evokes the French-speaking community worldwide,

whereas the trillium is

the floral emblem of Ontario.

The following is an illustration of the emblem:

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill officially recognizes the flag of the Ontario French-speaking

community as the emblem of that community.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

June 29, 2001

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

June 21, 2001

Third Reading

Carried

June 21, 2001

Ordered for Third Reading

June 21, 2001

Second Reading

Carried

April 26, 2001

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 26, 2001

Second Reading

June

21, 2001

Mr Lalonde, Mr Bryant, Mrs Boyer, Mr DeFaria, Mr

Bartolucci, Mrs Pupatello, Mr Bisson

Declared carried and ordered for Third Reading.

Committee: No Committee

Third Reading:

June

21, 2001

Declared carried.

Royal Assent : Friday, June 29, 2001

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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