Macdonald-Cartier Freeway Act, 2003 Lalonde, Jean-Marc — Bill 96 (37th Parliament, 4th Session)

Bill 96, 37-4

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Bill 96, Macdonald-Cartier Freeway Act, 2003

Lalonde, Jean-Marc

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Bill 96 2003

An Act to amend the

Public Transportation and

Highway Improvement Act

to officially recognize

Highway 401 as the

Macdonald-Cartier Freeway

Preamble

Highway 401 was named the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway in 1965 by Premier

John Robarts to honour two Fathers of Confederation: Sir John A. MacDonald

and Sir George-Étienne Cartier. The name Macdonald-Cartier Freeway has

never been formally designated in legislation.

Sir George-Étienne Cartier was a member of the radical group Fils de

la Liberté (Sons of Liberty), composed the patriotic "Ô Canada, mon

pays, mes amours", the model for our national anthem, and became Prime

Minister of the province of Canada.

Sir George-Étienne Cartier moved to Montréal East in 1861 after

the coalition with the Upper Canadian Conservatives, and as Bleu chief served

as co-premier with Sir John A. Macdonald in the Union parliaments of 1857-58

and 1856-62, where he set in motion the movement toward Confederation.

Sir John A. Macdonald is credited with being the driving force behind the

production of the British North America Act and the union of the

provinces which became the country of Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald arrived

in Canada at the age of 5 years old and lived in Kingston, Ontario, where he

was elected for the first time in 1844, at the age of 29.

Sir John A. Macdonald became the first Prime Minister of Canada on July 1,

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

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

1. The Public Transportation and Highway

Improvement Act is amended by adding the following section:

Highway 401

36.1 The part of the King's Highway designated

in French as the Autoroute Macdonald-Cartier.

Commencement

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

Royal Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the

Macdonald-Cartier Freeway Act, 2003 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Public

Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to name Highway 401 the

Macdonald-Cartier Freeway.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

June 11, 2003

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

June

11, 2003

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 96, 37-4
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s4 bill 96 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	e4b0ae834ed3987dc65d575b39405aa0f0a60f77

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