Ontario Hansard Then and Now
Here’s a handy chronology for finding past and present Ontario Legislative Debates: 1841 – 1953: Newspaper Hansard, also called Scrapbook Hansard, is a collection of newspaper articles actually clipped...
View ArticleCannabis and the Workplace
With cannabis legalization taking effect on October 17, 2018, Canadian employers face a number of new challenges. Employees’ legal recreational use of marijuana raises issues relating to workplace...
View ArticleProgress Report: Status of Ontario Bills as of the Summer Recess
Summer is here and while the Great Library remains open—albeit with shortened hours—these hot and sunny months have us thinking (perhaps enviously) of those who break for the season entirely. As of...
View ArticleClass Action Reform in Ontario
The Law Commission of Ontario (LCO) released its long-awaited report, Class Actions: Objectives, Experiences and Reforms last Wednesday. The report is the work of the LCO’s Class Actions Project which...
View ArticleParalegals, articling, LPP and law students can continue to act in summary...
Numerous amendments to the Criminal Code contained in Bill C-75 (SC 2019, c 25) come into force today – September 19, 2019, including a provision that will increase the default maximum penalty for...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Weekly Update on Ontario Bills
November 18 – November 22 42nd Parliament, 1st Session Bill 132, Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 Bill considered by Standing Committee on General Government (Nov 18, 21 & 22) Bill...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Weekly Update on Ontario Bills
November 25 – November 29 42nd Parliament, 1st Session Bill 6, Poet Laureate of Ontario Act (In Memory of Gord Downie), 2019 Considered by Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills, reported...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Weekly Update on Ontario Bills
December 2 – December 6 42nd Parliament, 1st Session Bill 116, Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act, 2019 Second Reading, carried (Dec 3) Ordered referred...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Weekly Update on Ontario Bills
December 9– December 12 42nd Parliament, 1st Session Bill 6, Poet Laureate of Ontario Act (In Memory of Gord Downie), 2019 Third Reading, carried (Dec 12) Royal Assent (Dec 12) Bill 116, Foundations...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Fall Recap of Ontario Bills
As of December 12 the Legislative Assembly of Ontario stands adjourned for the winter recess and does not plan to return until February 18th. As promised, we have compiled a list of those bills which...
View ArticleOne to watch – Ontario Bill 161, Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2019
The Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2019 (Bill 161) was introduced late last year by Attorney General Doug Downey. The stated aim of this ambitious 80-page package of reforms is to simplify Ontario’s...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Weekly Update on Ontario Bills
After their winter break, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario is officially back in session as of February 18, 2020. This also marks the return of the Great Library’s weekly updates of Ontario...
View ArticleLEGISinfo: Tips for Tracking Federal Bill Activity
As some of you may know, the Great Library has been reporting on the legislative activity of Ontario public bills in our new blog series “House of Bills”. Though we don’t cover the federal side of...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Weekly Update on Ontario Bills
February 24 – February 27 42nd Parliament, 1st Session Bill 141, Defibrillator Registration and Public Access Act, 2020 Considered by Standing Committee on Social Policy (Feb 24 & 25) Reported as...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Weekly Update on Ontario Bills
March 2 – March 5 42nd Parliament, 1st Session Bill 145, Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2020 Royal Assent (March 4) Bill 156, Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020 Second...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Weekly Update on Ontario Bills
After taking a few days to get our ducks in a row, we will be catching up on House of Bills posts for those sitting dates we have missed due to COVID-19 interruptions. Here is the post for the sitting...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Weekly Update on Ontario Bills
Below, we have compiled a list of those bills which progressed through the House during the emergency sessions of March 19 and March 25. As of now, the House stands adjourned until Tuesday, April 14....
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Monthly Update on Ontario Bills
We have created a monthly recap of all bills that have moved through the legislature in April. Due to COVID-19, the legislature was only scheduled to meet on April 14, and is not scheduled to meet...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Monthly Update on Ontario Bills
We have created a monthly recap of all bills that have moved through the Legislature in May. The Legislature met five days throughout the month of May, and discussed two bills. Details can be found...
View ArticleHouse of Bills: A Monthly Update on Ontario Bills
Below, we have gathered a monthly recap of the bills that moved through the Legislature in June. Stay tuned for more news on when the House of Bills updates will resume weekly. Bill 141, Defibrillator...
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