Holodomor Memorial Day Act, 2009 Levac, Dave DiNovo, Cheri Klees, Frank — Bill 147 (39th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 147, 39-1

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Bill 147, Holodomor Memorial Day Act, 2009

Levac, Dave

DiNovo, Cheri

Klees, Frank

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[39] Bill 147 Royal Assent (PDF)

Bill 147 2009

An Act to

proclaim Holodomor Memorial Day

Preamble

The

Holodomor is the name given to the genocide by famine that occurred in Ukraine from 1932 to 1933. As many as 10 million Ukrainians perished as victims of a

man-made famine under Joseph Stalin's regime, with 25,000 dying each day at the

peak of the famine.

The

Government of Ukraine, the United States House of Representatives, the United

States Senate, the Parliament of Canada, the Senate of Canada, the Governments

of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, UNESCO, the United Nations and over 40

other jurisdictions around the world have officially condemned the Holodomor or

recognized it as genocide. Ukraine has established the fourth Saturday in

November in each year as the annual day to commemorate the victims of the

Holodomor.

May 29, 2008, the Ukrainian

Famine and Genocide ("Holodomor") Memorial Day Act (Canada) was enacted to

recognize the famine as

an act of genocide and to establish throughout Canada

the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide ("Holodomor") Memorial Day on the fourth Saturday

in November in each year.

memorialize those who perished, it is appropriate to extend to Ontario the annual commemoration of the victims of the Ukrainian genocide by famine. A

memorial day provides an opportunity to reflect on and to educate the public

about the enduring lessons of the Holodomor and other crimes against humanity.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Holodomor Memorial Day

1. Throughout

Ontario, the fourth Saturday in November in each year is proclaimed Holodomor

Memorial Day to memorialize those who perished as victims of genocide by famine

that occurred in Ukraine from 1932 to 1933.

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 Holodomor Memorial Day Act, 2009 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Explanatory Note was written as a

reader's aid to Bill 147 and does not form part of the law. Bill 147 has been

enacted as

Chapter 7 of the Statutes of Ontario, 2009.

The

purpose of the Bill is to make the fourth Saturday in November in each year

Holodomor Memorial Day.

[39] Bill 147 Original (PDF)

Bill 147 2009

An Act to proclaim Holodomor Memorial Day

Preamble

The

Holodomor is the name given to the genocide by famine that occurred in Ukraine from 1932 to 1933. As many as 10 million Ukrainians perished as victims of a

man-made famine under Joseph Stalin's regime, with 25,000 dying each day at the

peak of the famine.

The

Government of Ukraine, the United States House of Representatives, the United

States Senate, the Parliament of Canada, the Senate of Canada, the Governments

of Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, UNESCO, the United Nations and over 40

other jurisdictions around the world have officially condemned the Holodomor or

recognized it as genocide. Ukraine has established the fourth Saturday in

November in each year as the annual day to commemorate the victims of the

Holodomor.

May 29, 2008, the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide ("Holodomor") Memorial Day Act (Canada) was enacted to

recognize the famine as

an act of genocide and to establish throughout Canada

the Ukrainian Famine and Genocide ("Holodomor") Memorial Day on the fourth

Saturday in November in each year.

memorialize those who perished, it is appropriate to extend to Ontario the annual commemoration of the victims of the Ukrainian genocide by famine. A

memorial day provides an opportunity to reflect on and to educate the public

about the enduring lessons of the Holodomor and other crimes against humanity.

Therefore,

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

the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Holodomor Memorial Day

1. Throughout

Ontario, the fourth Saturday in November in each year is proclaimed Holodomor

Memorial Day to memorialize those who perished as victims of genocide by famine

that occurred in Ukraine from 1932 to 1933.

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 Holodomor Memorial Day Act, 2009 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

purpose of the Bill is to make the fourth Saturday in November in each year

Holodomor Memorial Day.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

April 23, 2009

Royal Assent

Royal Assent received

April 9, 2009

Third Reading

Carried

April 9, 2009

Ordered for Third Reading

April 9, 2009

Discharge the Order of referral to Committee

March 5, 2009

Ordered referred to Standing Committee

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

March 5, 2009

Second Reading

Carried

March 5, 2009

Second Reading

Debate

February 18, 2009

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

February 18, 2009

Committee

Second Reading

March 5, 2009

Mr. Dave Levac, Mr. Frank Klees, Ms. Cheri DiNovo, Mr. Khalil Ramal, Mr. Gerry Martiniuk, Ms. Laurel C. Broten, Mrs. Maria Van Bommel, Hon. Peter Fonseca, Hon. Donna H. Cansfield

March 5, 2009

Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.

April 9, 2009

Referral to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy discharged. Ordered for third reading.

Committee

Third Reading

April 9, 2009

Declared carried.

Royal Assent : Thursday, April 23, 2009

Coming into force :

Royal Assent.

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Citation	Bill 147, 39-1
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