Legislative Updates

Attorney General Doug Downey announced last year that the province was planning to introduce a digital court system that will allow people to access court information from anywhere, and file documents and pay fees online. Bill 46, Less Red Tape, Strong Ontario Act, 2002, introduced on Wednesday, November 23, proposes to move jury duty questionnaires online.

On November 14, 2022, Bill 35, Keeping Students in Class Repeal Act, 2022 received royal assent and Bill 28, Keeping Students in Call Act, 2022 was repealed. Toronto Star reports that the Ontario government rescinded Bill 28 after a national outcry over the legislation that invoked s.33 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the “notwithstanding clause”, to force a four-year contract on CUPE while pre-emptively banning a strike.

Minister of Education Stephen Lecce introduced Bill 28, the Keeping Students in Call Act, 2022, on Monday, October 31, 2022, the day after the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents 55,000 supports workers such as custodians, administrative staff and educational support workers, gave its five-day strike notice.

Marion Boyd, Ontario’s first woman attorney general passed way at the age of 76 on October 11, 2022. Marion Boyd was elected as a New Democrat MPP in London in 1990. She was promoted to attorney general of Ontario in 1993, becoming the first woman and non-lawyer to hold the position.

Today the government tabled Ontario’s Plan to Build, the 2022 provincial budget. It outlines five “pillars”, which takes a different path after two years of pandemic spending and management. This budget proposes significant investment in healthcare, education and critical infrastructure.

The Legislature only sat for one day during the week of April 25-28, 2022 and has now adjourned. The 42nd Parliamentary Session will end on May 4, 2022

The Legislature did not sit the week of April 18 – 22, 2022 Therefore no change in bill status from the previous week

Here’s what happened April 4 – 7, 2022 in the Ontario Legislature

Here is what happened this week in the Ontario Legislature.

Here’s what you need to know about what is happening at the Ontario Legislature this week.