Bill 34 – Pandemic Preparedness Act
Bill 34 – Pandemic Preparedness Act is pretty simple and makes two changes to the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
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Bill 30 – Menstrual Health Day Act
Bill 30 – Menstrual Health Day Act would declare May 28th as Menstrual Health Day. The goal here is to raise awareness of the importance of menstrual health, normalize menstruation, and promote access to menstrual products as a necessity for communities that can’t get them at affordable prices.
Bill 27 – Protecting Agricultural Land Act
Bill 27 amends the Planning Act to make it so agricultural land cannot be rezoned, nor can the uses permitted be changed, without an Agricultural Impact Assessment. This applies to municipal zoning by-laws as well as the Minister issuing an MZO.
Bill 24 – Health Care is Not for Sale Act (Addressing Unfair Fees Charged to Patients)
Bill 24 is focused on preventing patients from being charged “unfair fees” by designating it as professional misconduct or by revoking or suspending the licenses of independent health facilities.
Bill 21 – Fixing Long-Term Care Amendment Act (Till Death Do Us Part)
Bill 21 changes the Fixing Long-Term Care Act by adding the right of residents not to be separated from their spouse on admission, and to require the LTC home to provide accommodations for both of them so they can continue living together.
Bill 19 – Auditor General Amendment Act
Bill 19 amends the Auditor General Act to make it so ministries, Crown agencies, Crown corporations, and grant recipients can no longer refuse to provide information to the Auditor General on the grounds of that information being confidential, private, or otherwise privileged. (Such as solicitor-client privilege, litigation privilege, etc) If the Auditor General believes the information is necessary to perform their job, it has to be delivered.
Bill 18 – Consent Awareness Week Act
Bill 18 would make the week starting the third Monday in September each year Consent Awareness Week. The objective is to raise awareness of sexual violence and consent, and the week was chosen to recognize the increase in sexual violence that occurs on post-secondary campuses during the first six weeks of the new school year.
Bill 17 – Abuse Prevention Week Act
Original Bill here Bill 17 would make the week beginning the first Sunday in October Abuse Prevention Week, and aims to help protect children from physical, emotional, and sexual abuse
Bill 16 – Racial Equity in the Education System Act
Original Bill here Bill 16 is a bit of a longer Bill, but that’s mostly just from the number of Acts that it modifies to do its job. Bill 16 sets out to reduce racism in the education system at all levels by requiring establishments and boards to set out an anti-racism plan that involves things such as anti-racism training for staff, board, and council members as well as the reporting of instances of racist language or activities. The plan is to be reviewed every three years.
Bill 14 – No Time to Waste Act (Plan for Climate Action and Jobs
Original Bill here This Act is focused on preparing the health care for the potential challenges created by climate change, set standards for the public sector to reduce emissions, and setting up a committee to look into challenges faced by Ontario’s society, environment, and economy.