2nd Session, 43rd Legislature

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Bill 218

THE CLIMATE ACTION MONTH ACT (COMMEMORATION OF DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS ACT AMENDED)

(Assented to                                         )

HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

C.C.S.M. c. C150.5 amended

1   The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act is amended by this Act.

2   The following is added after Schedule 7:

SCHEDULE 7.1
CLIMATE ACTION MONTH

WHEREAS climate change has contributed to alterations in precipitation and weather patterns, increasing the frequency of severe floods, droughts and wildfires;

AND WHEREAS climate change has a negative impact on Manitoba, contributing to adverse weather events and detrimental changes to agriculture, biodiversity and human health;

AND WHEREAS climate change threatens the ability of Indigenous Peoples to exercise their rights, customs and traditions;

AND WHEREAS climate change affects permafrost and ice by causing thinning and thawing, which impacts the winter road network in Manitoba and undermines safe transportation to remote and Northern communities;

AND WHEREAS climate change requires action from all levels of government and the collaboration of urban, rural, Indigenous and Northern communities;

AND WHEREAS many Manitobans have voiced their support for action to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to climate change;

AND WHEREAS Earth Day recognizes the importance of protecting the environment and is observed annually in Canada and in many other countries on April 22;

AND WHEREAS Manitoba is committed to reducing the impact of climate change through the production of clean energy and initiatives to protect biodiversity;

AND WHEREAS observing Climate Action Month will promote awareness of the impacts of climate change and the need for collective action to protect the environment for future generations;

THEREFORE the following is proclaimed throughout Manitoba:

Climate Action Month

1   In each year, the month of April is to be known as Climate Action Month.

Coming into force

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