Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Legislative Assembly of Ontario Assemblée législative de l'Ontario
43rd Parliament of Ontario
Coat of arms
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the Legislature of Ontario
History
Founded	July 1, 1867 (1867-07-01)
Preceded by	Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada (pre-confederation) Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada (pre-union)
Leadership
Speaker	Ted Arnott, PC since July 11, 2018
Premier	Doug Ford, PC since June 29, 2018
Leader of the Official Opposition	Marit Stiles, NDP since February 4, 2023
Government House Leader	Paul Calandra, PC since June 20, 2019
Opposition House Leader	John Vanthof, NDP since February 3, 2021
Structure
Seats	124
Political groups	His Majesty's Government   Progressive Conservative (79) His Majesty's Loyal Opposition   New Democratic (28) Other parties   Liberal (9)   Green (2)   Independent (6)
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	June 2, 2022
Next election	2026
Meeting place
Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website
www.ola.org

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA; French: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Ontario to become law. Together, the Legislative Assembly and Lieutenant Governor make up the unicameral Legislature of Ontario.^[1][2][3] The assembly meets at the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen's Park in the provincial capital of Toronto.

Ontario uses a Westminster-style parliamentary government in which members are elected to the Legislative Assembly through general elections using a "first-past-the-post" system. The premier of Ontario (the province's head of government) holds office by virtue of their ability to command the confidence of the Legislative Assembly, typically sitting as an MPP themselves and lead the largest party or a coalition in the Legislative Assembly. The largest party not forming the government is known as the Official Opposition, its leader being recognized as leader of the Opposition.

The Ontario Legislature is sometimes referred to as the "Ontario Provincial Parliament". Members of the assembly refer to themselves as "Members of the Provincial Parliament" MPPs as opposed to "Members of the Legislative Assembly" (MLAs) as in many other provinces. Ontario is the only province to do so, in accordance with a resolution passed in the Assembly on April 7, 1938. However, the Legislative Assembly Act refers only to "members of the Assembly". The Legislative Assembly is the second largest Canadian provincial deliberative assembly by number of members after the National Assembly of Quebec.

The current assembly was elected on June 2, 2022, as part of the 43rd Parliament of Ontario.

Owing to the location of the Legislative Building on the grounds of Queen's Park, the metonym "Queen's Park" is often used to refer to both the provincial government and the Legislative Assembly.^[4]

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In accordance with the traditions of the Westminster system, most laws originate in the provincial cabinet (government bills) and are passed by the legislature after multiple rounds of debate and decision-making. Backbench legislators may introduce private legislation (private-member bills) or amend bills presented to the legislature by cabinet, playing an integral role in scrutinizing bills both at the debate as well as committee stages.

In the Ontario legislature, this confrontation provides much of the material for Oral Questions and Members' Statements. Legislative scrutiny of the executive is also at the heart of much of the work carried out by the Legislature's Standing Committees, which are made up of ordinary backbenchers.

A member's day will typically be divided among participating in the business of the House, attending caucus and committee meetings, speaking in various debates, or returning to his or her constituency to address the concerns, problems and grievances of constituents. Depending on personal inclination and political circumstances, some Members concentrate most of their attention on House matters while others focus on constituency problems, taking on something of an ombudsman's role in the process.

Finally, it is the task of the legislature to provide the personnel of the executive. As already noted, under responsible government, ministers of the Crown are expected to be Members of the Assembly. When a political party comes to power it will usually place its more experienced parliamentarians into the key cabinet positions, where their parliamentary experience may be the best preparation for the rough and tumble of political life in government.^{[citation needed]}

The Legislative Assembly was established by the British North America Act, 1867 (later re-titled Constitution Act, 1867), which dissolved the Province of Canada into two new provinces, with the portion then called Canada West becoming Ontario.

As such, the 1st Parliament of Ontario was one of the three legislative bodies succeeding the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada's 8th Parliament.

The first election in 1867 produced a tie between Conservatives led by John Sandfield Macdonald and the Liberals led by Archibald McKellar. Macdonald led a coalition government with the support of moderate Liberals. John Stevenson served as the first speaker for the assembly.^[5] Its first session ran from September 3, 1867, until February 25, 1871, just prior to the 1871 general election.

The Legislature has been unicameral since its inception, with the Assembly currently having 124 seats (increased from 107 as of the 42nd Ontario general election) representing electoral districts ("ridings") elected through a first-past-the-post electoral system across the province.

In 1938, the title of Member of the Legislative Assembly was officially changed to Member of Provincial Parliament. Previously, multiple terms were unofficially used in the media and in the Legislature.^[6]

Ontario uses the same boundaries as those at the federal level for its Legislative Assembly in Southern Ontario, while seats in Northern Ontario correspond to the federal districts that were in place before the 2004 adjustment. Ontario had separate provincial electoral districts prior to 1999.

The following notable events occurred during the 2022–present period:

• August 8, 2022: The 43rd Parliament of Ontario begins its first session. Ted Arnott, MPP for Wellington—Halton Hills, is re-elected as the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario defeating a challenge by fellow PC MPP Nina Tangri, who had been endorsed by Premier Doug Ford.^[7]
• August 9, 2022: Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell delivers the speech from the throne.^[8]
• August 15, 2022: Andrea Horwath, former leader of the Ontario NDP, resigns her seat as MPP for Hamilton Centre in order to pursue a bid to become the mayor of Hamilton, Ontario during the 2022 municipal election.^[9]
• February 4, 2023: Marit Stiles is declared leader of the New Democratic Party in the leadership election by acclamation.^[10][11]
• March 10, 2023: Vincent Ke, MPP for Don Valley North, resigns from the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario caucus after allegations surface of Chinese government election interference. He will now sit as an Independent.^[12]
• March 16, 2023: Sarah Jama, an Ontario NDP candidate, wins the by-election held in Hamilton Centre to replace former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who had resigned her seat the previous summer to successfully run for Hamilton's mayorship.^[13]
• March 24, 2023: Merrilee Fullerton, MPP for Kanata—Carleton and Minister of Children, Community and Social Services resigns her seat for undisclosed reasons.^[14]
• March 31, 2023: Algoma—Manitoulin MPP Michael Mantha removed from NDP Caucus over “misconduct” allegations.^[15]
• May 10, 2023: Scarborough—Guildwood MPP Mitzie Hunter resigns her seat in order to pursue a bid to become the mayor of Toronto during the 2023 by-election.^[16]
• December 1, 2023: Kitchener Centre elects Ontario Green candidate, Aislinn Clancy. Thus doubling Green representation in the Legislature.^[17]

Changes in seats held (2022–present)

Seat	Date	Member	Reason	Previous Party	Party After
Hamilton Centre	August 15, 2022	Andrea Horwath	Resigned from the legislature to run in the 2022 Hamilton municipal election.	█ New Democratic	Vacant
Don Valley North	March 10, 2023	Vincent Ke	Resigned from caucus after allegations surfaced of involvement with Chinese government election interference.	█ PC	█ Independent
Hamilton Centre	March 16, 2023	Sarah Jama	Won by-election to replace Andrea Horwath.	Vacant	█ New Democratic
Kanata—Carleton	March 27, 2023	Merrilee Fullerton	Resigned from the legislature for undisclosed reasons.	█ PC	Vacant
Algoma—Manitoulin	March 31, 2023	Michael Mantha	Removed from caucus due to allegations involving workplace misconduct.	█ New Democratic	█ Independent
Scarborough—Guildwood	May 10, 2023	Mitzie Hunter	Resigned from the legislature to run in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election.	█ Liberal	Vacant
Kitchener Centre	July 13, 2023	Laura Mae Lindo	Resigned from the legislature to take a teaching position at the University of Waterloo.	█ New Democratic	Vacant
Kanata—Carleton	July 27, 2023	Karen McCrimmon	Won by-election to replace Merrilee Fullerton.	Vacant	█ Liberal
Scarborough—Guildwood	July 27, 2023	Andrea Hazell	Won by-election to replace Mitzie Hunter.	Vacant	█ Liberal
Mississauga East—Cooksville	September 20, 2023	Kaleed Rasheed	Resigned from caucus after contradictory claims were made regarding a Las Vegas business trip.	█ PC	█ Independent
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	October 6, 2023	Monte McNaughton	Resigned from the legislature to pursue a career opportunity in the private sector.	█ PC	Vacant
Hamilton Centre	October 23, 2023	Sarah Jama	Removed from caucus over controversial statements made regarding the Israel–Hamas war.	█ New Democratic	█ Independent
Kitchener Centre	November 30, 2023	Aislinn Clancy	Won by-election to replace Laura Mae Lindo.	Vacant	█ Green
Milton	January 25, 2024	Parm Gill	Resigned from the legislature to run in a future federal election for the Conservative Party of Canada.	█ PC	Vacant
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	May 2, 2024	Steve Pinsonneault	Won by-election to replace Monte McNaughton.	Vacant	█ PC
Milton	May 2, 2024	Zee Hamid	Won by-election to replace Parm Gill.	Vacant	█ PC
Carleton	June 28, 2024	Goldie Ghamari	Removed from caucus over meeting with Tommy Robinson.	█ PC	█ Independent
Bay of Quinte	August 16, 2024	Todd Smith	Resigned from the legislature to return to the private sector.	█ PC	Vacant
Bay of Quinte	September 19, 2024	Tyler Allsopp	Won by-election to replace Todd Smith.	Vacant	█ PC

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Regular Legislative Assembly proceedings are broadcast to subscribers of the Ontario Parliament Network in Ontario. A late-night rebroadcast of Question Period is also occasionally aired on TVO, the provincial public broadcaster.^[18]

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, like the federal House of Commons, also includes procedural officers who administer the business of the legislature and impartially assist the Speaker and MPPs with their duties. These officers collectively make up the Office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.^[19][20] The Office of the Assembly consists of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker as well as the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, Sergeant-at-Arms, executive director of Administrative Services, and executive director of Legislative Library, Research and Information Services. The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the chief permanent officer of the Legislative Assembly, with the rank and status of a Deputy Minister, responsible for administering the legislature and advising MPPs on questions of procedure or interpretation of the rules and practices of the House. The Sergeant-at-Arms keeps order during meetings in the legislature, is charged with control of the ceremonial mace in the legislature, and is responsible for security in the House and the Legislative Precinct.

Additional officers of the Legislative Assembly were created to protect certain public interests, these officers are appointed by unanimous votes of the legislature and report to the legislature through the Speaker rather than to the provincial government.^[20] These officers include the Auditor General, Information and Privacy Commissioner, Integrity Commissioner, Chief Electoral Officer, Ontario Ombudsman, and Poet Laureate of Ontario.^[21]

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the first and only legislature in Canada to have a coat of arms separate from the provincial arms.^[22] Green and gold are the principal colours, as in the coat of arms of Ontario. A mace is the traditional symbol of the authority of the Speaker. Shown on the left is the current mace, while on the right is the original mace from the time of the first parliament in 1792. The crossed maces are joined by the shield of arms of Ontario.^[23]

The coronet on the wreath represents national and provincial loyalties, while its rim is studded with the provincial gemstone, the amethyst. The griffin, an ancient symbol of justice and equity, holds a calumet, which symbolizes the meeting of spirit and discussion that Ontario's First Nations believe accompanies the use of the pipe.^[24]

The deer represent the natural riches of the province. The Loyalist coronets at their necks honour the original British settlers in Ontario who brought with them the British parliamentary form of government. The royal crowns (left 1992, right 1792) recognize the parliamentary bicentennial and represent Ontario's heritage as a constitutional monarchy. They were granted as a special honour by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the recommendation of the Governor General.^[24]

In the base, the maple leaves are for Canada, the trilliums for Ontario and the roses for York (now Toronto), the provincial capital.

The ceremonial mace of the Legislature is the fourth mace to be used in Upper Canada or Ontario. It acts as a symbol, representing the authority of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to oversee the proceedings of the assembly.^[25]

The first mace was used by the Chamber of Upper Canada's first Parliament in 1792 at Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake) and then moved to York (now Toronto).^[26] The primitive wooden mace was painted red and gilt, and surmounted by a crown of thin brass strips. It was stolen by American troops as a Prize of War in 1813 at the Battle of York during the War of 1812. The mace was subsequently stored at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. It remained in the United States until 1934, when it was returned to Ontario after President Franklin Roosevelt sent an order to Congress to return the mace.^[27] It was initially kept at the Royal Ontario Museum for a time, and it is now located in the Main Lobby of the Ontario Legislative Building.^[26]

A second mace was introduced in 1813 and used until 1841.

The third mace was not purchased until 1845. In 1849, it was stolen by a riotous mob in Montreal, apparently intent upon destroying it in a public demonstration. However, it was rescued and returned to the Speaker, Sir Allan Macnab, the next day. Later, in 1854, the mace was twice rescued when the Parliament Buildings in Quebec were ravaged by fire. The mace continued to be used by the Union Parliament in Toronto and Quebec until Confederation in 1867, when it was taken to the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa, where it remained in the House of Commons until 1916. When the Parliament Buildings were gutted by fire during that year, the mace could not be saved from Centre Block. All that remained was a tiny ball of silver and gold conglomerate.^[26]

The current mace used in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was acquired in 1867, after Confederation. It was provided by Charles E. Zollikofer of Ottawa for $200. The four-foot mace is made of copper and richly gilded, a flattened ball at the butt end. Initially, the head of the mace bore the crown of Queen Victoria and in a cup with her royal cypher, V.R. When she was succeeded by Edward VII in 1901, her crown and cup were removed and a new one bearing Edward's cypher on the cup was installed. Eventually, it was replaced with the current cup, which is adorned in gleaming brass leaves.^[26]

Through some careful detective work on the part of Legislative Assembly staff, the original cup with Queen Victoria's cypher was recently^[when?] found in the Royal Ontario Museum’s collection and returned to the Legislature. It is now on display in the Ontario Legislative Building.^[26]

In 2009, two diamonds were installed in the mace. The diamonds were a gift to the people of Ontario from De Beers Canada to mark the opening of the Victor Mine near Attawapiskat in northern Ontario. Three diamonds were selected from the first run of the mine. Two stones, one rough and one polished, were set in platinum in the crown of the mace while the third stone, also polished, was put on exhibit in the lobby of the Legislative Building as part of a display about the history of the mace.^[26]

Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario occurred on June 2, 2022, as a result of which the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Doug Ford, was re-elected as His Majesty's Government of Ontario.

Affiliation		Party leader	Status	Seats
				2022 election	Current
	Progressive Conservative	Doug Ford	Government	83	78
	New Democratic	Marit Stiles	Official Opposition	31	28
	Liberal	Bonnie Crombie	No party status	8	9
	Green	Mike Schreiner	No party status	1	2
	Independent	N/A	No party status	1	6
Total				124
Government Majority				42	37

The seating chamber is similar in layout to that of the British House of Commons and the original St. Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster.^[28] The Parliament of Ontario, however, may be easily distinguished from this model by its use of individual chairs and tables for members, absent in the British Commons' design.

The legislature's former host building and site, home to the Upper Canada and Union Houses, once boasted of a similar layout.

Last update: February 20, 2024^[29]

Note: Bold text designates the party leader.

Number of members per party by date		2022		2023											2024
		June 2	August 15	March 10	March 16	March 24	March 31	May 10	July 13	July 27	September 20	October 6	October 23	November 30	January 25	May 2	June 28	August 16
	Progressive Conservative	83		82		81					80	79			78	80	79	78
	New Democratic	31	30		31		30		29				28
	Liberal	8						7		9
	Green	1												2
	Independent	1		2			3				4		5				6
	Total members	124	123		124	123		122	121	123		122		123	122	124		123
	Vacant	0	1		0	1		2	3	1		2		1	2	0		1

Name		Party	Electoral district	First elected
	Patrice Barnes	Progressive Conservative	Ajax	2022
	Michael Mantha	Independent[a]	Algoma—Manitoulin	2011
	Michael Parsa	Progressive Conservative	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	2018
	Andrea Khanjin	Progressive Conservative	Barrie—Innisfil	2018
	Doug Downey	Progressive Conservative	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	2018
	Todd Smith (until August 16, 2024)	Progressive Conservative	Bay of Quinte	2011
	Tyler Allsopp (from September 19, 2024)	Progressive Conservative	Bay of Quinte	2024
	Mary-Margaret McMahon	Liberal	Beaches—East York	2022
	Charmaine Williams	Progressive Conservative	Brampton Centre	2022
	Hardeep Grewal	Progressive Conservative	Brampton East	2022
	Graham McGregor	Progressive Conservative	Brampton North	2022
	Prabmeet Sarkaria	Progressive Conservative	Brampton South	2018
	Amarjot Sandhu	Progressive Conservative	Brampton West	2018
	Will Bouma	Progressive Conservative	Brantford—Brant	2018
	Rick Byers	Progressive Conservative	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	2022
	Natalie Pierre	Progressive Conservative	Burlington	2022
	Brian Riddell	Progressive Conservative	Cambridge	2022
	Goldie Ghamari	Independent[b]	Carleton	2018
	Trevor Jones	Progressive Conservative	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	2022
	Marit Stiles	New Democratic	Davenport	2018
	Adil Shamji	Liberal	Don Valley East	2022
	Vincent Ke	Independent[c]	Don Valley North	2018
	Stephanie Bowman	Liberal	Don Valley West	2022
	Sylvia Jones	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin—Caledon	2007
	Todd McCarthy	Progressive Conservative	Durham	2022
	Robin Martin	Progressive Conservative	Eglinton—Lawrence	2018
	Rob Flack	Progressive Conservative	Elgin—Middlesex—London	2022
	Anthony Leardi	Progressive Conservative	Essex	2022
	Kinga Surma	Progressive Conservative	Etobicoke Centre	2018
	Christine Hogarth	Progressive Conservative	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	2018
	Doug Ford	Progressive Conservative	Etobicoke North	2018
	Donna Skelly	Progressive Conservative	Flamborough—Glanbrook	2018
	Stéphane Sarrazin	Progressive Conservative	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	2022
	Mike Schreiner	Green	Guelph	2018
	Bobbi Ann Brady	Independent	Haldimand—Norfolk	2022
	Laurie Scott	Progressive Conservative	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	2003
	Andrea Horwath (until August 15, 2022)[d]	New Democratic	Hamilton Centre	2004
	Sarah Jama (from March 16, 2023)	Independent[e]		2023
	Neil Lumsden	Progressive Conservative	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	2022
	Monique Taylor	New Democratic	Hamilton Mountain	2011
	Sandy Shaw	New Democratic	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	2018
	Ric Bresee	Progressive Conservative	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	2022
	Tom Rakocevic	New Democratic	Humber River—Black Creek	2018
	Lisa Thompson	Progressive Conservative	Huron—Bruce	2011
	Merrilee Fullerton (until March 27, 2023)	Progressive Conservative	Kanata—Carleton	2018
	Karen McCrimmon (from July 27, 2023)	Liberal		2023
	Greg Rickford	Progressive Conservative	Kenora—Rainy River	2018
	Sol Mamakwa	New Democratic	Kiiwetinoong	2018
	Stephen Lecce	Progressive Conservative	King—Vaughan	2018
	Ted Hsu	Liberal	Kingston and the Islands	2022
	Laura Mae Lindo (until July 13, 2023)	New Democratic	Kitchener Centre	2018
	Aislinn Clancy (from November 30, 2023)	Green		2023
	Mike Harris Jr.	Progressive Conservative	Kitchener—Conestoga	2018
	Jess Dixon	Progressive Conservative	Kitchener South—Hespeler	2022
	Monte McNaughton (until October 6, 2023)	Progressive Conservative	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	2011
	Steve Pinsonneault (from May 2, 2024)	Progressive Conservative		2024
	John Jordan	Progressive Conservative	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	2022
	Steve Clark	Progressive Conservative	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	2010
	Teresa Armstrong	New Democratic	London—Fanshawe	2011
	Terence Kernaghan	New Democratic	London North Centre	2018
	Peggy Sattler	New Democratic	London West	2013
	Paul Calandra	Progressive Conservative	Markham—Stouffville	2018
	Logan Kanapathi	Progressive Conservative	Markham—Thornhill	2018
	Billy Pang	Progressive Conservative	Markham—Unionville	2018
	Parm Gill (until January 25, 2024)	Progressive Conservative	Milton	2018
	Zee Hamid (from May 2, 2024)	Progressive Conservative		2024
	Natalia Kusendova-Bashta	Progressive Conservative	Mississauga Centre	2018
	Kaleed Rasheed	Independent[f]	Mississauga East—Cooksville	2018
	Sheref Sabawy	Progressive Conservative	Mississauga—Erin Mills	2018
	Rudy Cuzzetto	Progressive Conservative	Mississauga—Lakeshore	2018
	Deepak Anand	Progressive Conservative	Mississauga—Malton	2018
	Nina Tangri	Progressive Conservative	Mississauga—Streetsville	2018
	Guy Bourgouin	New Democratic	Mushkegowuk—James Bay	2018
	Lisa MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Nepean	2006
	Dawn Gallagher Murphy	Progressive Conservative	Newmarket—Aurora	2022
	Jeff Burch	New Democratic	Niagara Centre	2018
	Wayne Gates	New Democratic	Niagara Falls	2014
	Sam Oosterhoff	Progressive Conservative	Niagara West	2016
	France Gélinas	New Democratic	Nickel Belt	2007
	Vic Fedeli	Progressive Conservative	Nipissing	2011
	David Piccini	Progressive Conservative	Northumberland—Peterborough South	2018
	Stephen Crawford	Progressive Conservative	Oakville	2018
	Effie Triantafilopoulos	Progressive Conservative	Oakville North—Burlington	2018
	Stephen Blais	Liberal	Orléans	2020
	Jennifer French	New Democratic	Oshawa	2014
	Joel Harden	New Democratic	Ottawa Centre	2018
	John Fraser	Liberal	Ottawa South	2013
	Lucille Collard	Liberal	Ottawa—Vanier	2020
	Chandra Pasma	New Democratic	Ottawa West—Nepean	2022
	Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative	Oxford	1995
	Bhutila Karpoche	New Democratic	Parkdale—High Park	2018
	Graydon Smith	Progressive Conservative	Parry Sound—Muskoka	2022
	Matthew Rae	Progressive Conservative	Perth—Wellington	2022
	Dave Smith	Progressive Conservative	Peterborough—Kawartha	2018
	Peter Bethlenfalvy	Progressive Conservative	Pickering—Uxbridge	2018
	John Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	2003
	Daisy Wai	Progressive Conservative	Richmond Hill	2018
	Jennie Stevens	New Democratic	St. Catharines	2018
	Bob Bailey	Progressive Conservative	Sarnia—Lambton	2007
	Ross Romano	Progressive Conservative	Sault Ste. Marie	2017
	Aris Babikian	Progressive Conservative	Scarborough—Agincourt	2018
	David Smith	Progressive Conservative	Scarborough Centre	2022
	Mitzie Hunter (until May 10, 2023)	Liberal	Scarborough—Guildwood	2013
	Andrea Hazell (from July 27, 2023)	Liberal		2023
	Raymond Cho	Progressive Conservative	Scarborough North	2016
	Vijay Thanigasalam	Progressive Conservative	Scarborough—Rouge Park	2018
	Doly Begum	New Democratic	Scarborough Southwest	2018
	Brian Saunderson	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe—Grey	2022
	Jill Dunlop	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe North	2018
	Chris Glover	New Democratic	Spadina—Fort York	2018
	Nolan Quinn	Progressive Conservative	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	2022
	Jamie West	New Democratic	Sudbury	2018
	Laura Smith	Progressive Conservative	Thornhill	2022
	Kevin Holland	Progressive Conservative	Thunder Bay—Atikokan	2022
	Lise Vaugeois	New Democratic	Thunder Bay—Superior North	2022
	John Vanthof	New Democratic	Timiskaming—Cochrane	2011
	George Pirie	Progressive Conservative	Timmins	2022
	Kristyn Wong-Tam	New Democratic	Toronto Centre	2022
	Peter Tabuns[g]	New Democratic	Toronto—Danforth	2006
	Jill Andrew	New Democratic	Toronto—St. Paul's	2018
	Jessica Bell	New Democratic	University—Rosedale	2018
	Michael Tibollo	Progressive Conservative	Vaughan—Woodbridge	2018
	Catherine Fife	New Democratic	Waterloo	2012
	Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative	Wellington—Halton Hills	1990
	Lorne Coe	Progressive Conservative	Whitby	2016
	Stan Cho	Progressive Conservative	Willowdale	2018
	Andrew Dowie	Progressive Conservative	Windsor—Tecumseh	2022
	Lisa Gretzky	New Democratic	Windsor West	2014
	Michael Kerzner	Progressive Conservative	York Centre	2022
	Caroline Mulroney	Progressive Conservative	York—Simcoe	2018
	Michael Ford	Progressive Conservative	York South—Weston	2022

• Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Ted Arnott (Progressive Conservative)
  • Deputy Speaker (Government): Donna Skelly (Progressive Conservative)
  • Deputy Speakers (Mixed-Party): Bhutila Karpoche (New Democratic), Patrice Barnes (Progressive Conservative), Lucille Collard (Liberal)

• Premier of Ontario: Doug Ford (Progressive Conservative)
• Leader of the Opposition: Marit Stiles (New Democratic)
• Leader of the Liberal Party: Bonnie Crombie
• Leader of the Green Party: Mike Schreiner

• Government House Leader: Paul Calandra (Progressive Conservative)
• Opposition House Leader: John Vanthof (NDP)

• Chief Government Whip: Ross Romano (Progressive Conservative)
• Official Opposition Whip: Peggy Sattler (NDP)

• Executive Council of Ontario
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 43rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario

There are two forms that 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.

A committee which exists for the duration of a parliamentary session. This committee examines and reports on the general conduct of activities by government departments and agencies and reports on matters referred to it by the house, including proposed legislation.^[31]

Select committees are set up specifically to study certain bills or issues and according to the Standing Orders, consists of not more than 11 members from all parties with representation reflecting the current standing in the house. In some cases, the committee must examine material by a specific date and then report its conclusion to the legislature. After its final report, the committee is dissolved.^[31]

• The Select Committee on Elections completed its work on June 30, 2009.
• The Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions completed its work on August 26, 2010.
• The Select Committee on the proposed transaction of the TMX Group and the London Stock Exchange Group completed its work on April 19, 2011.

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