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Landmark Bill 26 Given Royal Assent

Dec 06, 2013

Passed, proclaimed and given Royal Assent on December 5, The Accessibility For Manitobans Act is now the law in Manitoba and has come into force.

The last clause (No. 41) in Bill 26 reads:

Coming into force
41 This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.

Royal Assent is the name for the method by which Manitoba's Lieutenant Governor (The Honourable Philip S. Lee) formally approves an act passed by the Legislative Assembly, thus making it a law.

So while Bill 26 passed Third Reading on May 3, 2013 with all-party, unanimous support, it only officially became the law in Manitoba yesterday.

And with this, we have finally achieved the goal of securing strong and effective provincial accessibility-rights legislation. It's been five long, joyous and challenging years.

Now we all can CELEBRATE the successful completion of this historic project began back in 2008.

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