39th Parliament of Ontario

39th Parliament of Ontario
39th Parliament of Ontario
Majority parliament
29 November 2007 – 7 September 2011
Parliament leaders
Premier	Hon. Dalton McGuinty; October 23, 2003 - February 11, 2013
Leader of the; Opposition	Bob Runciman; 2007-2009
	Tim Hudak; 2009-2011
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Progressive Conservative Party
Recognized	New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the; Assembly	Hon. Steve Peters; 2007-2011
Government; House Leader	Michael Bryant; October 30, 2007 — February 04, 2009
	Monique Smith; September 18, 2008 — September 07, 2011
Opposition; House Leader	Bob Runciman; July 27, 2009 — January 29, 2010
Members	107 MPP seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; 6 February 1952 – present
Sessions
	1st session; November 29, 2007 – March 4, 2010
	2nd session; March 8, 2010 – June 1, 2011
← 38th	→ 40th

The 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 29, 2007, and ended on June 1, 2011. The membership was set by the 2007 Ontario general election on October 10, 2007.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party. It was initially led by John Tory but the leadership changed in 2009 when the PCs elected Tim Hudak as their new leader. The third party was the New Democrats led by Howard Hampton until they chose Andrea Horwath as their leader in 2009. The speaker was Steve Peters.

Sessions

There were two sessions 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 opened with the Speech from the Throne.
February 23, 2008: John Tory's continued leadership of the Progressive Conservative party was endorsed by 66.9% of delegates at a leadership review.
June 14, 2008: NDP leader Howard Hampton announced he would step 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 saw 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 announced her resignation from the legislature to allow party leader John Tory, who had 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 was defeated by Liberal candidate Rick Johnson.
March 6, 2009: John Tory resigned as Progressive Conservative leader pending the selection of an interim party leader.
March 7, 2009: Andrea Horwath was elected leader of the Ontario NDP at the party's 2009 leadership convention.
June 27, 2009: Tim Hudak was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative party at its 2009 leadership election and also became the new Leader of the Opposition.
September 17, 2009: Eric Hoskins was 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 was 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^[1]
	Liberal	Dalton McGuinty		Government	71
	Progressive Conservative	Tim Hudak		Official Opposition	25
	New Democratic	Andrea Horwath		Third Party	10
	Vacant				1
Total					107
Government Majority					37

Seating plan

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
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	Died 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
Number of members per party by date		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 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	Liberal	71	72	71	72	71	70	71	72	71	70 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	Progressive Conservative	26	25	24	25	24	25 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row	NDP	10 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independent/row	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 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	September 12, 2008	Bill Murdoch	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Independent	Suspended from the Progressive Conservative caucus Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	January 9, 2009	Laurie Scott	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Progressive Conservative	Vacated seat for party leader John Tory. Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	March 5, 2009	Rick Johnson	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Liberal	Elected in a by-election Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	April 23, 2009	Bill Murdoch	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Progressive Conservative	Re-joined the Progressive Conservative caucus Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	June 7, 2009	Michael Bryant	St. Paul's	Liberal	Vacated seat Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	September 17, 2009	Eric Hoskins	St. Paul's	Liberal	Elected in a by-election Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	January 4, 2010	George Smitherman	Toronto Centre	Liberal	Vacated seat Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	January 29, 2010	Bob Runciman	Leeds—Grenville	Progressive Conservative	Appointed to the Senate of Canada Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	February 1, 2010	Jim Watson	Ottawa West—Nepean	Liberal	Vacated seat Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	February 4, 2010	Glen Murray	Toronto Centre	Liberal	Elected in a by-election Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	March 4, 2010	Bob Chiarelli	Ottawa West—Nepean	Liberal	Elected in a by-election Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	March 4, 2010	Steve Clark	Leeds—Grenville	Progressive Conservative	Elected in a by-election Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	March 26, 2011	Peter Fonseca	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Liberal	Vacated seat to run in the 2011 federal election Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	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.

References

^ CBC.ca OntarioVotes2007

External links

Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

[cbcontariovotes2007-1] CBC.ca OntarioVotes2007

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