[37] Bill 67 Original (PDF)

Bill 67 2003

An Act to preserve
the gravesites of former
premiers of Ontario

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

Definitions

1. In this Act,

"gravesites" means the gravesites listed in the Schedule to this Act; ("lieux de sépulture")

"Minister" means the Minister of Culture or such other member of the Executive Council to whom administration of this Act is assigned under the Executive Council Act. ("ministre")

Purpose

2. The purpose of this Act is to preserve the gravesites of former premiers of Ontario.

Power of Minister

3. (1) The Minister may, by means of flags of Ontario and of Canada, plaques, signs and other suitable markings, mark the gravesites of former premiers of Ontario.

Same

(2) In exercising his or her powers under subsection (1), the Minister,

(a) shall ensure that the plaques, signs and other markings conform with the by-laws that are approved or prescribed under the Cemeteries Act (Revised) of the cemetery where the gravesite is located; and

(b) shall consult with the family of the deceased premier and respect the wishes of the family in determining how to appropriately mark the gravesite.

Same

(3) The Minister may,

(a) make agreements with any person for marking or commemorating the gravesites and for the care and preservation of such gravesites; and

(b) by order, add additional gravesites to the Schedule to this Act.

Commencement

4. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

5. The short title of this Act is the Gravesites of Former Premiers Act, 2003.

SCHEDULE
Premier	Gravesite
John Sandfield MacDonald	St. Andrew's West Cemetery, Cornwall (Ontario Heritage Foundation)
Edward Blake	St. James' Cemetery, Toronto
Sir Oliver Mowat	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Arthur Sturgis Hardy	Greenwood Cemetery, Brantford
Sir George William Ross	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Sir James Pliny Whitney	Morrisburg, near the Chrysler's Farm Battlefield
Sir William Howard Hearst	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Ernest Charles Drury	Union Cemetery, Crown Hill
George Howard Ferguson	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
George Stewart Henry	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Mitchell Frederick Hepburn	St. Thomas Cemetery, St. Thomas
Gordon Daniel Conant	Oshawa Mausoleum, Oshawa
Harry Corwin Nixon	St. George United Cemetery, St. George
George Alexander Drew	Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph
Thomas Laird Kennedy	Union Cemetery, Dixie Now called: Dixie Union Cemetery, Mississauga
Leslie Miscampbell Frost	Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay
John Parmenter Robarts	St. James' Cemetery, Toronto
Frank S. Miller	Lakeview Cemetery, Gravenhurst

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill permits the Minister of Culture to mark gravesites of former premiers of Ontario and permits the Minister to make agreements for the care and preservation of such gravesites. In marking the gravesites, the Minister shall comply with the by-laws of the cemetery where the gravesite is located and shall respect the wishes of the family of the deceased premier.