EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill proclaims the first Friday in June in each year as the Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario.

Bill 119 2023

An Act to Proclaim the Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario

Preamble

From 2011 to 2021, over 31,000 Ontarians were the victims of gun-related violence. In 2021, there were 114 firearm-related homicides in Ontario, the highest of any province in Canada.

Promoting prevention, intervention and healing is necessary to reduce and ultimately eliminate gun violence. Awareness of the problem of gun violence is a first step in this process.

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

Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario

1 The first Friday in June in each year is proclaimed as the Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario.

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 Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario Act, 2023.