Legislative Research – Page 17 – Know How, the blog of the Great Library

Some Pointers: Building Point-in-Time Versions of Statutes

It might come as a surprise to some that before the inception of e-Laws and Justice Laws in the early 2000s, legislative consolidations were not produced for every statute each year. The Revised Statutes of Canada and the Revised Statutes of Ontario were the primary official tools responsible for updating and consolidating statutes and were produced every decade or so (give or take). So, when in need of legislative consolidations before e-Laws and Justice Laws and between these Revisions, they may have to be crafted rather than found.

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Prorogation, what does that mean again?

Since Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have prorogued the legislature until after the federal election, we thought we’d take a moment to briefly explain the concept of prorogation and its effects.

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House of Bills: An Update on the Legislature

In our last House of Bills update before the summer adjournment, the Legislature was scheduled to return on September 13. However, on September 3 Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives announced that they would be proroguing the legislature until after the federal election. With the September 8 proclamation, the 1st Session of the 42nd Parliament of the province of Ontario has officially been prorogued. The legislature is currently set to return on October 4.

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