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Bill 94, Genocide Awareness, Education, Condemnation and Prevention Month Act, 2019

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The

Bill proclaims April in each year as Genocide Awareness, Education,

Condemnation and Prevention Month.

Bill 94 2019

Act to proclaim the month of April as Genocide Awareness, Education,

Condemnation and Prevention Month

Preamble

Ontario

is a place that embraces diversity.

Genocide

has affected the lives of many Ontario families and communities.

Ontario

is home to many religious and ethnic communities who have been persecuted in

the past.

The

following genocides have been recognized by either the Legislative Assembly of

Ontario or the Parliament of Canada, or by both:

1. The

Armenian Genocide of 1915.

2. The

Ukrainian Holodomor Famine of 1932 and 1933.

3. The

Nanjing Massacre of 1937 and 1938.

4. The

Holocaust Against the Jewish People of 1941 to 1945.

5. The

Rwandan (Tutsi) Genocide of 1994.

6. The

Communist Atrocities in Kampuchea of 1978 to 1989.

Ontario

recognizes the genocides committed against the following communities:

1. The

Pontian Greeks in 1915.

2. The

Assyrians-Chaldeans-Syriacs in 1915.

3. The

Yazidis in Iraq from 2014 to 2017 under ISIS.

4. Christian

populations of Iraq and Syria from 2014 to 2018 under ISIS.

5. The

Tamil speaking people in Sri Lanka.

6. The

Rohingya Muslims.

April 24, 2015, the House of Commons of Canada passed a motion designating

April as Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Genocide

Awareness, Education, Condemnation and Prevention Month

The

month of April in each year is proclaimed as Genocide Awareness, Education,

Condemnation and Prevention Month.

Commencement

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

Short

title

The

short title of this Act is the Genocide Awareness,

Education, Condemnation and Prevention Month Act, 2019 .

Date Bill stage Event Outcome Committee

April 2, 2019

First Reading

Vote

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

April 2, 2019

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

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