39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario

39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the current legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto. The membership was set by the 2007 Ontario general election on October 10, 2007.

It is controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Official Opposition is the Progressive Conservative Party, led by John Tory. Since Tory does not have a seat in the legislature Bob Runciman is Leader of the Opposition in his place. The speaker is Steve Peters.

There has been 1 session of the 39th Legislature:

* Cabinet ministers are in bold, leaders are in italics and the Speaker of the Legislature has a dagger next to his name.] (

Office holders

* Speaker: Steve Peters
* Premier: Dalton McGuinty (Liberal)
* Government House Leader: Michael Bryant (Liberal)
* Deputy Government House Leader: David Caplan (Liberal)
* Leader of the Opposition: Bob Runciman (PC)
* Opposition House Leader: Elizabeth Witmer (PC)
* Leader of the Third Party: Howard Hampton (NDP)
* House Leader of the Third Party: Peter Kormos (NDP)

Major legislation

* Bill 8, "Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008", Royal Assent April 27, 2008
* Bill 48, "Payday Loans Act, 2008", Royal Assent June 18, 2008
* Bill 50, "Provincial Animal Welfare Act, 2008", Second Reading, May 27, 20085,
* Bill 55, "Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority Act, 2008", Royal Assent June 18, 2008
* Bill 64, "Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act, 2008", Royal Assent June 18, 2008
* Bill 66, "Toronto Public Transit Service Resumption Act, 2008", Royal Assent April 27, 2008
* Bill 90, "Colleges Collective Bargaining Act, 2008", Second Reading June 12, 2008

Standing committees

"Current standing committees through the current Legislative Assembly of Ontario"
* Standing Committee on Estimates
* Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
* Standing Committee on General Government
* Standing Committee on Government Agencies
* Standing Committee on Social Policy
* Standing Committee on Justice Policy
* Standing Committee on Public Accounts
* Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
* Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly

References

External links

* [http://www.ontla.on.ca Legislative Assembly of Ontario.]


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