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Following news of the discovery of 215 unmarked graves on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia, members of a family placed children's shoes at the [...]

The Legislative Protective Service (LPS) at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is a key component in providing security to Members, staff, guests, and visitors at Queen's Park. In this article, [...]

The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario convened the First Session of the 43rd Parliament on August 8, 2022. During the six weeks that followed, three Bills were passed and received Royal [...]

On February 22, 2022, Ontario's Members returned to Queen's Park for the spring sitting of the Second Session of the 42nd Parliament. This sitting saw a return to in-person committee [...]

Fall Sitting On September 3, 2021, the Ontario legislature prorogued, ending the 1st Session of the 42nd Parliament. The Second Session began on October 4, 2021, with the Speech from [...]

The final session of the 42nd Parliament witnessed the return of the Committee of the Whole House and several reports by Committees. The Provincial Election was held on June 2, [...]

Increasingly universities are embracing the use of experiential education as a way to improve employability skills, to better prepare participants for their transition to work and to give them 'real [...]

Membership Changes A Writ of Election, dated June 1, 2017, was issued for the Electoral District of Sault Ste. Marie to address a vacancy that occurred following the resignation of [...]

Prorogation The Ontario Legislature prorogued on March 16, 2018 and began its Third Session of the 41st Parliament on March 19, 2018. Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, delivered the [...]

Back-to-work Legislation The College Employer Council, which represents the bargaining unit for Ontario's colleges, and the Ontario Public Service Employees Union were parties to a collective agreement for full-time academic [...]

The Ontario Legislature wrapped up a busy spring sitting on June 9, 2016, with 13 public bills receiving Royal Assent during May and June. Truth and Reconciliation Commission On May [...]

Budget On April 23, 2015, Finance Minister Charles Sousa presented Ontario's 2015 Budget, which carried by a vote of 55 to 44 on May 12, 2015. New Leader of the [...]

The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly After 37 years of public service, outgoing Clerk of the Legislative Assembly Deb Deller announced her retirement effective October 31, 2016. The event was [...]

The House returned from its winter adjournment on February 16,2016. The vacancy in the membership of the House--stemming from the resignation of Progressive Conservative MPP Christine Elliott to assume the [...]

With the House scheduled to adjourn for the winter recess on December 10, the preceding weeks saw the House work to fulfill its fall legislative agenda, completing the consideration of [...]

Members of Provincial Parliament are elected to represent their constituents, fight on their behalf in the Legislature and in Government and to legislate on issues of local importance. Despite their [...]

New Parliament Ontario's June 7 election returned 76 Progressive Conservatives, 40 New Democrats, seven Liberals and one Green Party member. The Legislature reconvened on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 to begin [...]

David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, made his first official visit to Ontario, which was marked by a welcoming ceremony at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on December 2, 2010 [...]

Membership Changes Effective September 1, 2017, a vacancy occurred in the membership of the House following the resignation of Liberal MPP Glen Murray. Mr. Murray was the MPP for Toronto [...]

Tributes On March 6, 2017, the Legislature paid tribute to the Member for York-Simcoe, Julia Munro for her distinguished 22 years of public service. Ms. Munro is the longest-serving female [...]

The focal point of Ontario Legislative Chamber, the Speaker's Chair is a symbol of authority that also has a very practical function for its occupants. A Symbol of the Authority [...]

The Legislative Assembly resumed its Fall sitting on September 14, 2015. During the Summer adjournment, two vacancies occurred with the resignations of Garfield Dunlop, Member for the Electoral District of [...]

Standing Committee on Estimates Before the House adjourned on July 24, 2014, it authorized the Standing Committee on Estimates to hold six meetings during the summer adjournment in order to [...]