p42 s1 bill 120 b120 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 42ND LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO ELIZABETH II, 2019 Bill

An Act to Proclaim Menstrual Hygiene Day Ms B. Karpoche Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading May 28, 2019 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to Proclaim Menstrual Hygiene Day

Preamble It is estimate d that, in Canada, one-third of people who menstruate and are under the age of struggle to afford menstrual products, which can cost from $76 to $153 per year. The inability to afford menstrual products is a health and social equity i ssue that has the greatest impact on low income, homeless, Indigenous and young people who menstruate.

By proclaiming May in each year as Menstrual Hygiene Day, the Province of Ontario raises awareness of the challenges people who menstruate face due to a lack of access to menstrual hygiene management and highlights the importance of finding sustainable and evidence-based solutions to these challenges. Menstrual Hygiene Day contributes to the normalization of menstruation, as menstruating is a natural bodily function, and access to menstrual products is as necessary as access to soap, water and toilet paper.

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

Short title The

short title of this Act is the Menstrual Hygiene Day Act, 2019. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Bill proclaims May in each year as Menstrual Hygiene Day.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p42 s1 bill 120 b120 e.pdf
Type	bill
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Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
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