p42 s1 bill 258 b258 e.pdf

Ontario — Debates (Hansard)

1ST SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2021 Bill

An Act to proclaim Battle of the Hatpins Day Mr. G. Bourgouin Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading March 8, 2021 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to proclaim Battle of the Hatpins Day

Preamble The Battle of the Hatpins of January 7, 1916 is an enduring symbol of Francophone rights in Ontario. Mothers, armed with rolling pins, cast- iron pans and hatpins, stood up and fought off enforcement officers attempting to prevent French-language instruction at Guigues School in Ottawa. The pass ion for education demonstrated by the sisters Béatrice and Diane Desloges during the Battle of the Hatpins inspired and continue s to inspire Francophones to demand and fight for French-language education and Francophone rights in Ontario.

Therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: Battle of the Hatpins Day January in each year is proclaimed as Battle of the Hatpins Day. Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Battle of the Hatpins Day Act, 2021. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill proclaims January in each year as Battle of the Hatpins Day.

Document details

Collection	Ontario — Debates (Hansard)
Citation	p42 s1 bill 258 b258 e.pdf
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p42 s1 bill 258 b258 e.pdf
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	f0fb655c23c57c1826be86158780b80122e0ad0e

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