Bill 20

Ontario Legislative Assembly – September 6 – 8, 2022

Hello everyone! Sorry for the silence last week, I came down sick and didn’t have the energy (or focus) to read through anything legislative. Fortunately it was a short week last week, so we’ll just do a full-week summary! New Bills First up we saw the introduction of Bill 18 – Consent Awareness Week Act. This Bill would declare the week starting the third Monday in September Consent Awareness Week, with the main purpose being to draw attention to the increase of sexual violence on post-secondary campuses during the first few weeks of the new school year. Bill 19 –...

  • September 13, 2022

Bill 20 – Access to Sexual Assault Evidence Kits and Provision of Sexual Assault Education Act

Bill 20 does two things. First, it changes the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act so that anyone approved to give out nursing degrees must also offer Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner training, for free, to every student enrolled in the nursing program. Second, it changes the Public Hospitals Act to require hospitals to have at least 10 sexual assault evidence kits available at all times, to be provided free of charge to patients that need them.

  • September 13, 2022

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