Bill 9

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 9 – Safe and Healthy Communities Act (Addressing Gun Violence)

This Bill would change the Health Insurance Act, making it so insured services will include hospital and community-based violence intervention programs, as well as trauma-informed counselling for survivors and others affected by gun violence. It also changes the Health Protection and Promotion Act to give boards of health the same tools.

  • August 24, 2022

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