[news] Historic Bill 118 Unanimously Passes (Ontarians w/Disabilities Act)

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ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMMITTEE UPDATE BILL 118 UNANIMOUSLY PASSES ON THIRD READING ONE GIANT LEAP FOR ONTARIANS WITH DISABILITIES! May 10, 2005 SUMMARY Around 3:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, 2005,the Ontario Legislature unanimously passed Bill 118 on Third Reading. Once it receives Royal Assent, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act will be a valid law. Speaking in support of the bill's passage at the news conference were Citizenship Minister Dr. Marie Bountrogianni, ODA Committee chair David Lepofsky, and Retail Council of Canada spokesperson Doug Derabbie. There was an important message conveyed not only by their words, but by the very fact of the unity of these representatives of government, business and the ODA Committee, following right after the powerful showing of unity on the floor of the Legislature by the all-party support for this new law.

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