The 39th

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was a legislature of the government of the Province of

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. It officially opened November 29, 2007, and ended on June 1, 2011. The membership was set by the

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on October 10, 2007. 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. It was initially led by

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but the leadership changed in 2009 when the PCs elected Tim Hudak as their new leader. The third party was the

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led by

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until they chose

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as their leader in 2009. The speaker was Steve Peters.

Sessions

There were two sessions of the 39th Legislature:

Timeline of the 39th Parliament of Ontario

* November 28, 2007: The legislature conducted a secret

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to elect the

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of the

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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

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. * February 23, 2008:

's continued leadership of the Progressive Conservative party was endorsed by 66.9% of delegates at a

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. * June 14, 2008: NDP leader

announced he would step down as party leader at the March 7, 2009 NDP leadership convention. * June 20, 2008: A mini-

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of the

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saw

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sworn in as Minister of Health and

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becoming Minister of Energy and Infrastructure. * January 9, 2009: Progressive Conservative MPP Laurie Scott announced her resignation from the legislature to allow party leader

, who had been without a seat since his defeat in

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in the 2007 election, to re-enter the legislature. * March 5, 2009: In the

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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:

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:

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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:

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was elected as the MPP for the riding of Toronto-Centre following the resignation of

on January 4, 2010.

Party standings

Seating plan

List of members

Standings changes since the 38th general election

Membership changes

Office holders

* Speaker: Steve Peters * Premier:

(Liberal) * Government

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: Monique Smith (Liberal) * Deputy Government House Leader:

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(Liberal) * Leader of the Opposition: Tim Hudak (PC) * Opposition House Leader:

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* Leader of the Third Party:

(NDP) * House Leader of the Third Party:

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(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,

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s, are struck for the duration of the Parliament pursuant to Standing Orders. The second,

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s, 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 ''

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s 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

External links

Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
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