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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill amends the Legislative Assembly Act to prohibit any demonstration, rally or other activity that, in the opinion of the Speaker, is likely to promote hatred against any identifiable group from being permitted on legislative precinct grounds.

Bill 84 2019

An Act to amend the Legislative Assembly Act respecting demonstrations
that promote hatred on legislative precinct grounds

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1 The Legislative Assembly Act is amended by adding the following section:

Prohibited demonstrations, etc., on legislative precinct grounds

75 (1)  No demonstration, rally or other activity that, in the opinion of the Speaker, is likely to promote hatred against any identifiable group shall be permitted on legislative precinct grounds.

Definition

(2)  In this section,

“legislative precinct grounds” means the area of land in the City of Toronto bounded on the east, south and west by Queen’s Park Crescent and on the north by Wellesley Street West.

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 Prohibiting Hate-Promoting Demonstrations at Queen’s Park Act, 2019.