The 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of

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, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto, and ended on June 5, 2007. The membership was set by the

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on October 2, 2003, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and

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. It was controlled by a

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majority under

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. The

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was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by

Ernie Eves Ernest Larry Eves (born June 17, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 23rd premier of Ontario from 2002 to 2003. A Progressive Conservative, he took over the premiership upon Mike Harris's resignation as party leade ...

, and later by

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. The speaker was Michael A. Brown. There were two sessions of the 38th Legislature:

Timeline of the 38th Parliament of Ontario

* November 19, 2003: The legislature conducted a secret vote to elect the

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of the legislature.

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Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)

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is elected as Speaker. He was the first black Speaker of the Ontario legislature. * March 24, 2004:

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, Liberal MPP for Hamilton East, died suddenly of liver cancer. * May 13, 2004: A by-election was held in Hamilton East to replace Dominic Agostino.

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candidate

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defeated Liberal candidate Ralph Agostino, Mr. Agostino's brother. This win returned the NDP to 8 seats and official party status. * August 19, 2005: Speaker

resigned to accept an appointment as Ambassador to the

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. * November 24, 2005: In a by-election,

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held the seat of Scarborough-Rouge River for the Liberals. * September 18, 2006:

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, Liberal MPP for York South-Weston, resigned from cabinet and the legislature, citing a desire to spend more time with family. * September 25, 2006: Tony Wong, Liberal MPP for Markham, resigned from the legislature to make a successful bid for a seat on York Regional Council. * September 28, 2006:

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, Progressive Conservative MPP for Burlington, resigned from the legislature to make a successful bid for the mayoralty of Burlington. * February 8, 2007: Three

were held.

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won York South-Weston for the

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(the seat was previously held by the Liberals); former Halton Region chair

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retained Burlington for the PCs; and Michael Chan held Markham for the Liberals. * March 29, 2007: Tim Peterson, brother of former Ontario Premier

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, left the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent until the next election, in which he ran for the PCs. * June 5, 2007: The 38th Parliament 2nd Session is prorogued. * July 12, 2007: Liberal MPP

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resigned his seat in order to accept an appointment as

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. * September 10, 2007: 38th Parliament dissolved.

Party standings

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P = Premier, LO = Leader of Opposition, L = Leader of the NDP.

List of members

*Cabinet ministers are in bold. Party leaders are in ''italics''. Premier is in ''both''.

External links

Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

CBC.ca Nov. 19, 2003: Ontario names Curling as new Speaker
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