The Ontario Legislature Returns

After an extended vacation, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is officially back in session as of October 28, 2019. The return of the Legislature also signals an exciting development for our blog, as we begin posting weekly updates of Ontario legislative activity in our new series: House of Bills. Every Monday, we’ll recap the previous week’s progress of public bills in the Ontario Legislature.

So, without further ado, our first post from the series:

House of Bills: A Weekly Update on Ontario Bills

October 28-October 31
42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Bill 116, Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act, 2019

Second Reading (October 31)

Bill 124,Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019
Second Reading, carried on division (October 28, 29, 31)
Ordered referred to Standing Committee on General Government (October 31)

Bill 130,Combatting Litter for the Environment and Nature Act, 2019
Second Reading, carried on division (October 31)
Ordered referred to Standing Committee on General Government (October 31)

Bill 132, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019
First Reading (October 28)
Second Reading (October 31)

Bill 133, Buy in Canada for Mass Transit Vehicles Act, 2019

First Reading (October 28)
Second Reading, lost on division (October 31)

Bill 134, Caribbean Heritage Month Act, 2019
First Reading (October 28)

Bill 135, La Francophonie Act, 2019
First Reading (October 28)

Bill 136, Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019
First Reading (October 29)

Progress Report: Status of Ontario Bills as of the Summer Recess

Summer is here and while the Great Library remains open—albeit with shortened hours—these hot and sunny months have us thinking (perhaps enviously) of those who break for the season entirely.

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Ontario Hansard Then and Now

Here’s a handy chronology for finding past and present Ontario Legislative Debates:

1841 – 1953:

Newspaper Hansard, also called Scrapbook Hansard, is a collection of newspaper articles actually clipped from various newspapers whose reporters reported on the goings-on in the Legislature from1841 to 1953. The Scrapbook Hansard has been microfilmed, and the Great Library has the microfilm reels plus a microfilm reader/printer.

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