39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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The 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the current legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 29, 2007, 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 Tim Hudak. The speaker is Steve Peters.

There have been two session of the 39th Legislature:

Session	Start	End
1st	November 29, 2007	March 4, 2010
2nd	March 8, 2010	June 1, 2011

Timeline of the 39th Parliament of Ontario

• November 28, 2007: The legislature conducted a secret vote to elect the Speaker of the legislature. Liberal Party of Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Steve Peters is elected as Speaker defeating incumbent Michael A. Brown. The former labour minister defeated Brown and three other candidates after four ballots.
• November 29, 2007: The session officially opens with the Speech from the Throne.
• February 23, 2008: John Tory's continued leadership of the Progressive Conservative party is endorsed by 66.9% of delegates at a leadership review.
• June 14, 2008: NDP leader Howard Hampton announces he will be stepping down as party leader at the March 7, 2009 NDP leadership convention.
• June 20, 2008: A mini-cabinet shuffle of the Executive Council of Ontario sees David Caplan sworn in as Minister of Health and George Smitherman becoming Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.
• January 9, 2009: Progressive Conservative MPP Laurie Scott announces her resignation from the legislature to allow party leader John Tory, who has been without a seat since his defeat in Don Valley West in the 2007 election, to re-enter the legislature.
• March 5, 2009: In the Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock by-election following Scott's resignation, Tory is defeated by Liberal candidate Rick Johnson.
• March 6, 2009: John Tory resigns as Progressive Conservative leader pending the selection of an interim party leader.
• March 7, 2009: Andrea Horwath is elected leader of the Ontario NDP at the party's 2009 leadership convention.
• June 27, 2009: Tim Hudak is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative party at its 2009 leadership election and also becomes the new Leader of the Opposition.
• September 17, 2009: Eric Hoskins is elected as the MPP for the riding of St. Paul's following the resignation of Michael Bryant on June 7, 2009.
• February 4, 2010: Glenn Murray is elected as the MPP for the riding of Toronto-Centre following the resignation of George Smitherman on January 4, 2010.

Party standings

Affiliation		Leader of the Party	Leader in the Legislature	OntLA Status	Members
	Liberal	Dalton McGuinty		Government	71
	PC	Tim Hudak		Official Opposition	25
	NDP	Andrea Horwath		Third Party	10
	Vacant			Fourth Party	1
Vacant					-
Total					107
Government Majority					37

Seating plan

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See the following for a detailed seating plan: Official Seating Plan of the 39th Legislature(PDF)

Murdoch

Martiniuk

Clark

Bailey

Shurman

Savoline

Jones

Ouellette

Gélinas

P. Miller

Pendergast

Johnson

O'Toole

Hillier

Chudleigh

Arnott

Dunlop

Hardeman

MacLeod

Munro

Barrett

Prue

DiNovo

Tabuns

Bisson

Jaczek

Magnat

Moridi

Naqvi

Wilson

Sterling

Witmer

N. Miller

Elliott

Hudak

Yakabuski

Klees

Kormos

Horwath

Marchese

Hampton

Balkissoon

Albanese

Carroll

Dickson

Peters

Smith

Bradley

Dombrowsky

Philips

Duncan

McGuinty

Pupatello

Matthews

Wynne

Gerretsen

Ruprecht

Kwinter

Ramsay

Sorbara

Leal

Brown

Takhar

Aggelonitis

Bentley

Bartolucci

Best

Duguid

Meilleur

Milloy

Hoskins

Gravelle

Crozier

Colle

Hoy

Lalonde

Sergio

Caplan

Murray

Chiarelli

Jeffrey

Wilkinson

Mitchell

Broten

Chan

Sousa

McMeekin

Levac

Arthurs

Berardinetti

Brownell

Cansfield

Craitor

Delaney

Dhillon

Flynn

Fonseca

Kular

Mauro

McNeely

Orazietti

Qaadri

Ramal

Rinaldi

Sandals

VanBommel

Zimmer

Peters

List of members

	Name	Party	Riding	Notes
	Joe Dickson	Liberal	Ajax—Pickering
	Mike Brown	Liberal	Algoma—Manitoulin
	Ted McMeekin	Liberal	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
	Aileen Carroll	Liberal	Barrie
	Michael Prue	New Democrat	Beaches—East York
	Kuldip Kular	Liberal	Bramalea—Gore—Malton
	Linda Jeffrey	Liberal	Brampton—Springdale
	Vic Dhillon	Liberal	Brampton West
	Dave Levac	Liberal	Brant
	Bill Murdoch	Progressive Conservative	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Removed from caucus September 12, 2008; rejoined April 23, 2009 Suspended from the Legislature, November 30, 2009, pursuant to S.O. 15(c)
	Joyce Savoline	Progressive Conservative	Burlington
	Gerry Martiniuk	Progressive Conservative	Cambridge
	Norm Sterling	Progressive Conservative	Carleton—Mississippi Mills
	Pat Hoy	Liberal	Chatham-Kent—Essex
	Tony Ruprecht	Liberal	Davenport
	David Caplan	Liberal	Don Valley East
	Kathleen Wynne	Liberal	Don Valley West
	Sylvia Jones	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin—Caledon
	John O'Toole	Progressive Conservative	Durham
	Mike Colle	Liberal	Eglinton—Lawrence
	Steve Peters	Liberal	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Speaker
	Bruce Crozier	Liberal	Essex	Passed away June 3, 2011.
	Donna Cansfield	Liberal	Etobicoke Centre
	Laurel Broten	Liberal	Etobicoke—Lakeshore
	Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal	Etobicoke North
	Jean-Marc Lalonde	Liberal	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
	Liz Sandals	Liberal	Guelph
	Toby Barrett	Progressive Conservative	Haldimand—Norfolk
	Laurie Scott	Progressive Conservative	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Resigned on January 9, 2009.
	Rick Johnson	Liberal	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Elected March 5, 2009.
	Ted Chudleigh	Progressive Conservative	Halton
	Andrea Horwath	New Democrat	Hamilton Centre	Leader of the New Democratic Party from March 7, 2009.
	Paul Miller	New Democrat	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
	Sophia Aggelonitis	Liberal	Hamilton Mountain
	Carol Mitchell	Liberal	Huron—Bruce
	Howard Hampton	New Democrat	Kenora—Rainy River	Leader of the New Democratic Party to March 7, 2009.
	John Gerretsen	Liberal	Kingston and the Islands
	John Milloy	Liberal	Kitchener Centre
	Leeanna Pendergast	Liberal	Kitchener—Conestoga
	Elizabeth Witmer	Progressive Conservative	Kitchener—Waterloo
	Maria Van Bommel	Liberal	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
	Randy Hillier	Progressive Conservative	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Suspended from the Legislature, November 30, 2009, pursuant to S.O. 15(c)
	Bob Runciman	Progressive Conservative	Leeds—Grenville	Interim Leader of the Opposition until June 27, 2009. Resigned January 29, 2010 to accept appointment to the Senate of Canada.
	Steve Clark	Progressive Conservative	Leeds—Grenville	Elected March 4, 2010
	Khalil Ramal	Liberal	London—Fanshawe
	Deb Matthews	Liberal	London North Centre
	Chris Bentley	Liberal	London West
	Michael Chan	Liberal	Markham—Unionville
	Amrit Mangat	Liberal	Mississauga—Brampton South
	Peter Fonseca	Liberal	Mississauga East—Cooksville
	Harinder Takhar	Liberal	Mississauga—Erindale
	Charles Sousa	Liberal	Mississauga South
	Bob Delaney	Liberal	Mississauga—Streetsville
	Lisa MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Nepean—Carleton
	Frank Klees	Progressive Conservative	Newmarket—Aurora
	Kim Craitor	Liberal	Niagara Falls
	Tim Hudak	Progressive Conservative	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Progressive Conservatives from June 27, 2009
	France Gélinas	New Democrat	Nickel Belt
	Monique Smith	Liberal	Nipissing
	Lou Rinaldi	Liberal	Northumberland—Quinte West
	Helena Jaczek	Liberal	Oak Ridges—Markham
	Kevin Flynn	Liberal	Oakville
	Jerry Ouellette	Progressive Conservative	Oshawa
	Yasir Naqvi	Liberal	Ottawa Centre
	Phil McNeely	Liberal	Ottawa—Orléans
	Dalton McGuinty	Liberal	Ottawa South	Premier, leader of the Liberal Party.
	Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal	Ottawa—Vanier
	Jim Watson	Liberal	Ottawa West—Nepean	Resigned February 1, 2010.
	Bob Chiarelli	Liberal	Ottawa West—Nepean	Elected March 4, 2010
	Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative	Oxford
	Cheri DiNovo	New Democrat	Parkdale—High Park
	Norm Miller	Progressive Conservative	Parry Sound—Muskoka
	John Wilkinson	Liberal	Perth—Wellington
	Jeff Leal	Liberal	Peterborough
	Wayne Arthurs	Liberal	Pickering—Scarborough East
	Leona Dombrowsky	Liberal	Prince Edward—Hastings
	John Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
	Reza Moridi	Liberal	Richmond Hill
	Jim Bradley	Liberal	St. Catharines
	Michael Bryant	Liberal	St. Paul's	Resigned June 7, 2009.
	Eric Hoskins	Liberal	St. Paul's	Elected September 17, 2009.
	Bob Bailey	Progressive Conservative	Sarnia—Lambton
	David Orazietti	Liberal	Sault Ste. Marie
	Gerry Phillips	Liberal	Scarborough—Agincourt
	Brad Duguid	Liberal	Scarborough Centre
	Margarett Best	Liberal	Scarborough—Guildwood
	Bas Balkissoon	Liberal	Scarborough—Rouge River
	Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal	Scarborough Southwest
	Jim Wilson	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe—Grey
	Garfield Dunlop	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe North
	Jim Brownell	Liberal	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
	Rick Bartolucci	Liberal	Sudbury
	Peter Shurman	Progressive Conservative	Thornhill
	Bill Mauro	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Atikokan
	Michael Gravelle	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Superior North
	David Ramsay	Liberal	Timiskaming—Cochrane
	Gilles Bisson	New Democrat	Timmins—James Bay
	George Smitherman	Liberal	Toronto Centre	Resigned January 4, 2010.
	Glen Murray	Liberal	Toronto Centre	Elected February 4, 2010.
	Peter Tabuns	New Democrat	Toronto—Danforth
	Rosario Marchese	New Democrat	Trinity—Spadina
	Greg Sorbara	Liberal	Vaughan
	Peter Kormos	New Democrat	Welland
	Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative	Wellington—Halton Hills
	Christine Elliott	Progressive Conservative	Whitby—Oshawa
	David Zimmer	Liberal	Willowdale
	Dwight Duncan	Liberal	Windsor—Tecumseh
	Sandra Pupatello	Liberal	Windsor West
	Monte Kwinter	Liberal	York Centre
	Julia Munro	Progressive Conservative	York—Simcoe
	Laura Albanese	Liberal	York South—Weston
	Mario Sergio	Liberal	York West

Standings changes since the 38th general election

Number of members per party by date		2007	2008	2009					2010					2011
		Oct 10	Sep 12	Jan 9	Mar 5	Apr 23	Jun 7	Sep 17	Jan 4	Jan 29	Feb 1	Feb 4	Mar 4	Mar 26	Jun 3
	Liberal	71			72		71	72	71		70	71	72	71	70
	Progressive Conservative	26	25	24		25				24			25
	NDP	10
	Independent	0	1			0
	Total members	107		106	107		106	107	106	105	104	105	107	106	105
	Vacant	0		1	0		1	0	1	2	3	2	0	1	2
	Government Majority	35		36	37		36	37	36	37	36	37		36	35

Membership changes

Membership changes in the 39th Assembly
	Date	Name	District	Party	Reason
	October 10, 2007	See List of Members			Election day of the 39th Ontario general election
	September 12, 2008	Bill Murdoch	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Independent	Suspended from the Progressive Conservative caucus
	January 9, 2009	Laurie Scott	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Progressive Conservative	Vacated seat for party leader John Tory.
	March 5, 2009	Rick Johnson	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	April 23, 2009	Bill Murdoch	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Progressive Conservative	Re-joined the Progressive Conservative caucus
	June 7, 2009	Michael Bryant	St. Paul's	Liberal	Vacated seat
	September 17, 2009	Eric Hoskins	St. Paul's	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	January 4, 2010	George Smitherman	Toronto Centre	Liberal	Vacated seat
	January 29, 2010	Bob Runciman	Leeds—Grenville	Progressive Conservative	Appointed to the Senate of Canada
	February 1, 2010	Jim Watson	Ottawa West—Nepean	Liberal	Vacated seat
	February 4, 2010	Glen Murray	Toronto Centre	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	March 4, 2010	Bob Chiarelli	Ottawa West—Nepean	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	March 4, 2010	Steve Clark	Leeds—Grenville	Progressive Conservative	Elected in a by-election
	March 26, 2011	Peter Fonseca	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Liberal	Vacated seat to run in the 2011 federal election
	June 3, 2011	Bruce Crozier	Essex	Liberal	died from an aortic aneurysm

Office holders

• Speaker: Steve Peters
• Premier: Dalton McGuinty (Liberal)
• Government House Leader: Monique Smith (Liberal)
• Deputy Government House Leader: Gerry Phillips (Liberal)
• Leader of the Opposition: Tim Hudak (PC)
• Opposition House Leader: John Yakabuski
• Leader of the Third Party: Andrea Horwath (NDP)
• House Leader of the Third Party: Peter Kormos (NDP)

Major legislation

• Bill 8, 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

Committees

There are two forms which Committees can take. The first, Standing Committees, are struck for the duration of the Parliament pursuant to Standing Orders. The second, Select Committees, are struck usually by a Motion or an Order of the House to consider a specific Bill or issue which would otherwise monopolize the time of the Standing Committees.

Standing Committees

Standing Committees in the current Parliament

• 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

Select Committees in the current Parliament

The 39th Parliament had 3 Select Committees.

• The Select Committee on Elections was struck, by a motion of the House, on June 11, 2008. It completed its work on June 29, 2009.
• The Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions was struck, by a motion of the House, on February 24, 2009. It completed its work on August 24, 2010.
• The Select Committee on the proposed transaction of the TMX Group and the London Stock Exchange Group was struck, by a motion of the House, on February 23, 2011. It completed its work on April 19, 2011.

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Ontario.