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Bill 16Sacred Spaces, Safe Places Act, 2025

Clarion tracks Bill 16 before Ontario — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record and refreshed each morning.

Status
First Reading Ordered For Second Reading
Sponsor
Fraser, John
Introduced
2025-05-08
Session
44-1

What it does

AI plain-language summary of the official text.

Bill 16, the Sacred Spaces, Safe Places Act, 2025, was introduced in the current Ontario legislative session and passed First Reading on May 8, 2025. It has been ordered for Second Reading, where debate on its general principles will take place. Based on its title, the bill appears to address safety and security measures related to religious or sacred spaces, though specific provisions have not yet been publicly debated.

Stage timeline

  1. First Reading — Vote (Carried)

    2025-05-08Legislative Assembly

  2. First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading

    2025-05-08Legislative Assembly

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