42nd Parliament of Ontario
42nd Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022 | ||
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Lieutenant Governor | Elizabeth Dowdeswell September 23, 2014 – November 14, 2023 | ||
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1st session July 11, 2018 – September 12, 2021 | |||
2nd session October 4, 2021 – May 3, 2022 | |||
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The 42nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the province of Ontario, Canada. The membership was set by the 2018 Ontario general election and sat for two sessions until it was dissolved on May 3, 2022 in advance of the 2022 Ontario general election.
A majority government was formed by the Progressive Conservative Party with leader Doug Ford serving as Premier of Ontario. The Official Opposition, and the only other recognized party, was the Ontario New Democratic Party led by Andrea Horwath.[1] The Ontario Liberal Party and Green Party of Ontario also elected members to seats in the legislature, but neither elected enough MPPs for official party status. At dissolution, the New Blue Party of Ontario and the Ontario Party each had one MPP, but also lacked official party status.
Ford was officially sworn in as Premier of Ontario by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on June 29, 2018.[2] The first session of the 42nd Legislative Assembly was opened on July 11, 2018 with the election of Ted Arnott as Speaker.[3]
Election and appointments
The Members of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) that served in the
The first change to the
In February 2021, Peter Bethlenfalvy replaced Rod Phillips as Minister of Finance following criticism of his international vacations during the COVID pandemic,[10] though he returned to cabinet in June as the Minister of Long-Term Care. That June shuffle removed 5 members (Jeff Yurek, John Yakabuski, Laurie Scott, Bill Walker, and Ernie Hardeman) and introduced 6 new members to cabinet, including David Piccini as Minister of the Environment, Parm Gill as Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, Khaleed Rasheed as Associate Minister of Digital Government, Stan Cho as Associate Minister of Transportation, Nina Tangri as Associate Minister for Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, and Jane McKenna as the Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues. Kinga Surma and Jill Dunlop were promoted from their associate minister roles to be Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Colleges and Universities, respectively, with Prabmeet Sakaria being promoted from associate minister to President of the Treasury Board.[11]
First session
2018-19
The first session of the 42nd Parliament began on July 11, 2018, with the Speech from the Throne delivered by Lieutenant Governor Dowdeswell on behalf of the Premier Ford and the Progressive Conservative government. In the summer session two bills were adopted. The first bill, adopted by the Parliament on July 26, was the Urgent Priorities Act (Bill 2) which enacted back-to-work legislation to end strike action at York University, canceled the White Pines wind project, and required Hydro One create new compensation packages for their chief executive officer and board of directors which would be subject to government approval.[12] The second bill, titled Better Local Government Act, 2018 (Bill 5) removed the City of Toronto's powers to determine the composition of City Council and the division of the City into wards and replaced it with a requirement that the City's wards follow the provincial riding boundaries, as well as eliminate elected chair positions in the regions of Peel, York, Niagara and Muskoka, in favour of appointed positions — all applicable to the 2018 municipal elections.[13]
In the fall 2018 sitting of the first session, seven more bills were adopted. Bill 4 repealed the province's
In the spring 2019 sitting, several more bills were adopted. The
Few bills were adopted during the fall 2019 sitting but they amended, created or repealed numerous acts. Bill 136 repealed the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and replaced it with the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act.
2020-21
The legislature reconvened in 2020 but the events of the Covid pandemic came to dominant the agenda. Covid-related legislation adopted in 2020 included budgetary measures in Bill 188;[28] Bill 186 to create an unpaid leave of absence within the Employment Standards Act for infectious disease emergencies and to repeal the SARS Assistance and Recovery Strategy Act; Bill 187 to allow local governments to hold meetings through electronic means; Bill 189 to suspend loan repayments in the Ontario Student Assistance Program;[29] Bill 190 to allow provincially-regulated organizations to conduct business remotely (e.g. use of electronic signatures, filings, affidavits); Bills 192 & 204 to suspend evictions of commercial tenants and freeze residential rents;[30] Bill 195 to allow the Ontario Provincial Police to enforce covid-related regulations on gatherings; Bill 218 indemnified workers and organizations from legal actions relating to covid exposures;[31] and Bill 283 enacted the Covid-19 Vaccination Reporting Act.[32]
Other bills adopted in 2020 included Bill 197 to amend the Environmental Assessment Act to prioritize assessments by anticipated impact, allow for a streamlined-class of assessment, and reduce mandated timelines of other assessments; amend the Planning Act addressing community benefits charges and enhancing order making powers for the minister responsible; amend the Education Act to allow for
Bills adopted in 2021 included Bill 245 which enacted the Ontario Land Tribunal Act to consolidate several different boards and tribunals into one body;
Second session
Speech from the Throne was read on October 4, 2021.
Timeline of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario
The following notable events occurred during the 2018–present period:
- July 11, 2018: The 42nd Parliament of Ontario begins its first session. Ted Arnott, MPP for Wellington—Halton Hills, is elected as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.[45]
- July 12, 2018: Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell addresses the speech from the throne.[46]
- November 2, 2018: Progressive Conservative MPP Jim Wilson (Simcoe—Grey) resigns from cabinet and the PC caucus after allegations of sexual misconduct.[47]
- November 29, 2018: Progressive Conservative MPP Glengarry–Prescott–Russell) leaves the PC caucus after opposing the government's cuts to French-language services.[48]
- February 20, 2019: Progressive Conservative MPP Randy Hillier (Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston) is suspended from the PC caucus by Premier Doug Ford for being disrespectful toward parents concerned about cuts to autism funding.[49]
- July 31, 2019: Liberal MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers (Ottawa—Vanier) resigns from the legislature accept a position as Principal of Massey College at the University of Toronto.[50]
- September 20, 2019: Liberal Marie-France Lalonde (Orléans) resigns from the legislature after being nominated as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the federal riding of Orléans in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[51]
- January 16, 2020: Independent MPP Amanda Simard (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell) joins the Liberal caucus.[52]
- July 21, 2020: Progressive Conservative MPP Belinda Karahalios (Cambridge) is removed from the PC caucus after voting against a government bill extending emergency powers for up to two years.[53]
- January 15, 2021: Progressive Conservative MPP Roman Baber (York Centre) is removed from the PC caucus after releasing an open letter to end the province-wide lockdown, saying it was "deadlier than COVID".[54]
- January 18, 2021: Independent MPP Belinda Karahalios (Cambridge) forms the New Blue Party of Ontario caucus in the Legislative Assembly.[55]
- August 17, 2021: Liberal MPP Michael Coteau (Don Valley East) resigns to run in the 44th Canadian general election as the Liberal Party of Canada candidate for the federal riding of Don Valley East.
- August 19, 2021: Progressive Conservative MPP Rick Nicholls (Chatham-Kent-Leamington) is removed from the PC Caucus by Premier Doug Ford for failing to get vaccinated against Covid-19.[56]
- September 12, 2021: Ford prorogues the first session and states that the Second Session will start on October 4, 2021.
- October 22, 2021: Progressive Conservative MPP Lindsey Park (Durham) resigns from the PC Caucus after allegations that she misrepresented her vaccination status to the Premier's office.[57]
- March 17, 2022: New Democratic MPP Paul Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek) is removed from the NDP caucus after it is found during vetting for re-election that he had joined an Islamophobic Facebook group.[58]
- April 22, 2022: New Democratic MPP Kevin Yarde (Brampton North) resigned from caucus after he loses the party's nomination for re-election in a challenge.[59]
- May 3, 2022: Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell, on the advice of Premier Doug Ford, dissolves parliament in advance of the general election on June 2.[60]
Summary of seat changes
Seat | Date | Member | Reason | Previous Party | Party After |
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Simcoe—Grey | November 2, 2018[47] | Jim Wilson | Resigned from caucus after allegations of sexual misconduct. | █ PC | █ Independent |
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | November 29, 2018[48] | Amanda Simard | Resigned from caucus after opposing the government's cuts to francophone services. | █ PC | █ Independent |
Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston | February 20, 2019[49][61] | Randy Hillier
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Removed from caucus after allegedly making disrespectful comments to parents of children with autism. | █ PC | █ Independent |
Ottawa—Vanier | July 31, 2019[50] | Nathalie Des Rosiers | Resigned from the legislature to accept position at Massey College of the University of Toronto. | █ Liberal | Vacant |
Orléans | September 20, 2019[51] | Marie-France Lalonde | Resigned from the legislature to run in the federal election for its equivalent seat. | █ Liberal | Vacant |
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | January 16, 2020[52] | Amanda Simard | Joined the Liberal Party. | █ Independent | █ Liberal |
Ottawa—Vanier | February 27, 2020[62] | Lucille Collard | Won by-election. | Vacant | █ Liberal |
Orléans | February 27, 2020[62] | Stephen Blais | Won by-election. | Vacant | █ Liberal |
Cambridge | July 21, 2020[53] | Belinda Karahalios | Removed from caucus after voting against Bill 195. | █ PC | █ Independent |
York Centre | January 15, 2021[63] | Roman Baber | Removed from caucus after opposing COVID lockdown .
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█ PC | █ Independent |
Cambridge | January 18, 2021 | Belinda Karahalios | Joined the New Blue Party. | █ Independent | █ New Blue |
Don Valley East | August 17, 2021 | Michael Coteau | Resigned from the legislature to run in the federal election for its equivalent seat. | █ Liberal | Vacant |
Chatham-Kent-Leamington | August 19, 2021 [64] | Rick Nicholls | Removed from caucus after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. | █ PC | █ Independent |
Durham | October 22, 2021 [65] | Lindsey Park | Resigned from caucus following party accusations that she had misrepresented her COVID-19 vaccine status. | █ PC | █ Independent |
Chatham-Kent-Leamington | December 22, 2021 | Rick Nicholls | Joined the Ontario Party | █ Independent | █ Ontario Party |
Ajax | February 2, 2022[66][67] | Rod Phillips | Resigned from the legislature to return to the private sector. | █ PC | Vacant |
Elgin—Middlesex—London | February 28, 2022[68][69] | Jeff Yurek | Resigned from the legislature to retire from politics. | █ PC | Vacant |
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek | March 17, 2022[70] | Paul Miller
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Removed from caucus during vetting process for re-election for having joined an Islamophobic Facebook group. | █ New Democratic | █ Independent |
Brampton North | April 22, 2022[59] | Kevin Yarde | Resigned from caucus after losing nomination contest for re-election. | █ New Democratic | █ Independent |
Party standings
Affiliation | Leader | Status | Members | |
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Progressive Conservative | Doug Ford
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Government | 67 | |
New Democratic | Andrea Horwath | Official Opposition | 38 | |
Liberal | Steven Del Duca | Unrecognized | 7 | |
Green | Mike Schreiner | Unrecognized | 1 | |
New Blue | Jim Karahalios | Unrecognized | 1 | |
Ontario Party | Derek Sloan | Unrecognized | 1 | |
Independent | 6 | |||
Vacant | 3 | |||
Total | 124 | |||
Government Majority | 13 |
Membership changes
Party | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
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Jun. 7 | Nov. 2 | Nov. 29 | Feb. 20 | Jul. 31 | Sep. 20 | Jan. 16 | Feb. 27 | Jul. 21 | Jan. 15 | Jan. 18 | Aug. 17 | Aug. 19 | Oct. 22 | Dec. 22 | Feb. 2 | Feb. 28 | Mar. 17 | Apr. 22 | |||
Progressive Conservative | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | |||||||||||
New Democratic | 40 | 39 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liberal | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
Green | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
New Blue | – | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Ontario Party | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Independent | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
Total members | 124 | 123 | 122 | 124 | 123 | 122 | 121 | ||||||||||||||
Vacant | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Government Majority | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Seating plan
Note: Bold text designates the party leader, John Fraser serves as the Parliamentary leader of the Ontario Liberal Party as their leader does not have a seat in the Legislature.
List of members
Officeholders
Officeholders in the Legislature
Speaker
Other Chair occupants
- Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole: Rick Nicholls[72] (July 18, 2018 - October 5, 2021)
- Bill Walker (October 5, 2021 – present)
- First Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole: Lisa Gretzky[72]
- Second Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole: Percy Hatfield[72]
- Third Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole: Jennifer French[72]
Party leaders
- Doug Ford(Progressive Conservative)
- Leader of the Opposition: Andrea Horwath(New Democratic)
- Leader of the Liberal Party:
- John Fraser (interim, June 14, 2018 - March 7, 2020; parliamentary leader, March 8, 2020 – present)
- Steven Del Duca (March 7, 2020 – present) (from outside the legislature)
- Leader of the Green Party: Mike Schreiner
- Leader of the New Blue Party: Jim Karahalios
Floor leaders
- Government House Leader: Paul Calandra
- Opposition House Leader: Gilles Bisson
- Liberal House Leader: Kathleen Wynne
Whips
- Chief Government Whip: Lorne Coe
- Official Opposition Whip: John Vanthof
- Liberal Whip: Mitzie Hunter
Front benches
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