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39th Parliament of Ontario

Parliamentary session of the Ontario Provincial Parliament

Field	Value
jurisdiction	ON
#	39th
type	Majority
houseimage
status	inactive
term-begin	November 29, 2007
term-end	September 7, 2011
sc	Hon. Steve Peters
scterm	2007-2011
pm	Hon. Dalton McGuinty
pmterm	October 23, 2003 - February 11, 2013
lo	Bob Runciman
loterm	2007-2009
lo2	Tim Hudak
loterm2	2009-2011
ghl	Michael Bryant
ghlterm	October 30, 2007 — February 04, 2009
ghl2	Monique Smith
ghlterm2	September 18, 2008 — September 07, 2011
ohl	Bob Runciman
ohlterm	July 27, 2009 — January 29, 2010
party	Liberal Party
party2	Progressive Conservative Party
party3	New Democratic Party
sessionbegin	November 29, 2007
sessionend	March 4, 2010
sessionbegin2	March 8, 2010
sessionend2	June 1, 2011
ministry	McGuinty ministry
monarch	Elizabeth II
monarchterm	6 February 1952 – present
members	107
lastparl	38th
nextparl	40th

| # = 39th

| term-begin = November 29, 2007 | term-end = September 7, 2011

The 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 29, 2007, and ended on June 1, 2011. The membership was set by the 2007 Ontario general election on October 10, 2007.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party. It was initially led by John Tory but the leadership changed in 2009 when the PCs elected Tim Hudak as their new leader. The third party was the New Democrats led by Howard Hampton until they chose Andrea Horwath as their leader in 2009. The speaker was Steve Peters.

Sessions

There were two sessions of the 39th Legislature:

Session	Start	End
1st	November 29, 2007	March 4, 2010
2nd	March 8, 2010	June 1, 2011

Timeline of the 39th Parliament of Ontario

November 28, 2007: The legislature conducted a secret vote to elect the Speaker of the legislature. Liberal Party of Ontario 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 Speech from the Throne.
February 23, 2008: John Tory's continued leadership of the Progressive Conservative party was endorsed by 66.9% of delegates at a leadership review.
June 14, 2008: NDP leader Howard Hampton announced he would step down as party leader at the March 7, 2009 NDP leadership convention.
June 20, 2008: A mini-cabinet shuffle of the Executive Council of Ontario saw David Caplan sworn in as Minister of Health and George Smitherman becoming Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.
January 9, 2009: Progressive Conservative MPP Laurie Scott announced her resignation from the legislature to allow party leader John Tory, who had been without a seat since his defeat in Don Valley West in the 2007 election, to re-enter the legislature.
March 5, 2009: In the Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock 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: Andrea Horwath 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: Eric Hoskins 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: Glenn Murray was elected as the MPP for the riding of Toronto-Centre following the resignation of George Smitherman on January 4, 2010.

Party standings

Affiliation	Leader of the Party	Leader in the Legislature	OntLA Status	OntarioVotes2007],

Dalton McGuinty			Tim Hudak
Total
Government Majority

Seating plan

Note

See the following for a detailed seating plan: Official Seating Plan of the 39th Legislature(PDF)

	Craitor	Delaney		Dhillon	Flynn		Fonseca	Kular		Mauro	McNeely		Orazietti	Qaadri		Ramal	Rinaldi		Sandals	VanBommel		Zimmer			Peters

List of members

Name	Party	Riding	First elected / previously elected	Notes
Joe Dickson	Liberal	Ajax—Pickering	2007
Mike Brown	Liberal	Algoma—Manitoulin	1987
Ted McMeekin	Liberal	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	2000
Aileen Carroll	Liberal	Barrie	2007
Michael Prue	New Democrat	Beaches—East York	2001
Kuldip Kular	Liberal	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	2003
Linda Jeffrey	Liberal	Brampton—Springdale	2003
Vic Dhillon	Liberal	Brampton West	2003
Dave Levac	Liberal	Brant	1999
Bill Murdoch	Progressive Conservative	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	1990	Removed from caucus September 12, 2008; rejoined April 23, 2009
Suspended from the Legislature, November 30, 2009, pursuant to S.O. 15(c)
Independent
Progressive Conservative
Joyce Savoline	Progressive Conservative	Burlington	2007
Gerry Martiniuk	Progressive Conservative	Cambridge	1995
Norm Sterling	Progressive Conservative	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	1977
Pat Hoy	Liberal	Chatham-Kent—Essex	1995
Tony Ruprecht	Liberal	Davenport	1981
David Caplan	Liberal	Don Valley East	1997
Kathleen Wynne	Liberal	Don Valley West	2003
Sylvia Jones	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin—Caledon	2007
John O'Toole	Progressive Conservative	Durham	1995
Mike Colle	Liberal	Eglinton—Lawrence	1995
Steve Peters	Liberal	Elgin—Middlesex—London	1999	Speaker
Bruce Crozier	Liberal	Essex	1993	Died June 3, 2011.
Donna Cansfield	Liberal	Etobicoke Centre	2003
Laurel Broten	Liberal	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	2003
Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal	Etobicoke North	2003
Jean-Marc Lalonde	Liberal	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	1995
Liz Sandals	Liberal	Guelph	2003
Toby Barrett	Progressive Conservative	Haldimand—Norfolk	1995
Laurie Scott	Progressive Conservative	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	2003	Resigned on January 9, 2009.
Rick Johnson	Liberal	2009	Elected March 5, 2009.
Ted Chudleigh	Progressive Conservative	Halton	1995
Andrea Horwath	New Democrat	Hamilton Centre	2004	Leader of the New Democratic Party from March 7, 2009.
Paul Miller	New Democrat	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	2007
Sophia Aggelonitis	Liberal	Hamilton Mountain	2007
Carol Mitchell	Liberal	Huron—Bruce	2003
Howard Hampton	New Democrat	Kenora—Rainy River	1987	Leader of the New Democratic Party to March 7, 2009.
John Gerretsen	Liberal	Kingston and the Islands	1995
John Milloy	Liberal	Kitchener Centre	2003
Leeanna Pendergast	Liberal	Kitchener—Conestoga	2007
Elizabeth Witmer	Progressive Conservative	Kitchener—Waterloo	1990
Maria Van Bommel	Liberal	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	2003
Randy Hillier	Progressive Conservative	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	2007	Suspended from the Legislature, November 30, 2009, pursuant to S.O. 15(c)
Bob Runciman	Progressive Conservative	Leeds—Grenville	1981	Interim Leader of the Opposition until June 27, 2009. Resigned January 29, 2010 to accept appointment to the Senate of Canada.
Steve Clark	Progressive Conservative	2010	Elected March 4, 2010
Khalil Ramal	Liberal	London—Fanshawe	2003
Deb Matthews	Liberal	London North Centre	2003
Chris Bentley	Liberal	London West	2003
Michael Chan	Liberal	Markham—Unionville	2007
Amrit Mangat	Liberal	Mississauga—Brampton South	2007
Peter Fonseca	Liberal	Mississauga East—Cooksville	2003
Harinder Takhar	Liberal	Mississauga—Erindale	2003
Charles Sousa	Liberal	Mississauga South	2007
Bob Delaney	Liberal	Mississauga—Streetsville	2003
Lisa MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Nepean—Carleton	2006
Frank Klees	Progressive Conservative	Newmarket—Aurora	1995
Kim Craitor	Liberal	Niagara Falls	2003
Tim Hudak	Progressive Conservative	Niagara West—Glanbrook	1995	Leader of the Opposition and leader of the Progressive Conservatives from June 27, 2009
France Gélinas	New Democrat	Nickel Belt	2007
Monique Smith	Liberal	Nipissing	2003
Lou Rinaldi	Liberal	Northumberland—Quinte West	2003
Helena Jaczek	Liberal	Oak Ridges—Markham	2007
Kevin Flynn	Liberal	Oakville	2003
Jerry Ouellette	Progressive Conservative	Oshawa	1995
Yasir Naqvi	Liberal	Ottawa Centre	2007
Phil McNeely	Liberal	Ottawa—Orléans	2003
Dalton McGuinty	Liberal	Ottawa South	1990	Premier, leader of the Liberal Party.
Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal	Ottawa—Vanier	2003
Jim Watson	Liberal	Ottawa West—Nepean	2003	Resigned February 1, 2010.
Bob Chiarelli	Liberal	1987, 2010	Elected March 4, 2010
Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative	Oxford	1995
Cheri DiNovo	New Democrat	Parkdale—High Park	2006
Norm Miller	Progressive Conservative	Parry Sound-Muskoka	2001
John Wilkinson	Liberal	Perth Wellington	2003
Jeff Leal	Liberal	Peterborough	2003
Wayne Arthurs	Liberal	Pickering—Scarborough East	2003
Leona Dombrowsky	Liberal	Prince Edward—Hastings	1999
John Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	2003
Reza Moridi	Liberal	Richmond Hill	2007
Jim Bradley	Liberal	St. Catharines	1977
Michael Bryant	Liberal	St. Paul's	1999	Resigned June 7, 2009.
Eric Hoskins	Liberal	2009	Elected September 17, 2009.
Bob Bailey	Progressive Conservative	Sarnia—Lambton	2007
David Orazietti	Liberal	Sault Ste. Marie	2003
Gerry Phillips	Liberal	Scarborough—Agincourt	1987
Brad Duguid	Liberal	Scarborough Centre	2003
Margarett Best	Liberal	Scarborough-Guildwood	2007
Bas Balkissoon	Liberal	Scarborough—Rouge River	2005
Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal	Scarborough Southwest	2003
Jim Wilson	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe—Grey	1990
Garfield Dunlop	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe North	1999
Jim Brownell	Liberal	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	2003
Rick Bartolucci	Liberal	Sudbury	1995
Peter Shurman	Progressive Conservative	Thornhill	2007
Bill Mauro	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Atikokan	2003
Michael Gravelle	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Superior North	1995
David Ramsay	Liberal	Timiskaming—Cochrane	1985
Gilles Bisson	New Democrat	Timmins—James Bay	1990
George Smitherman	Liberal	Toronto Centre	1999	Resigned January 4, 2010.
Glen Murray	Liberal	2010	Elected February 4, 2010.
Peter Tabuns	New Democrat	Toronto—Danforth	2006
Rosario Marchese	New Democrat	Trinity—Spadina	1990
Greg Sorbara	Liberal	Vaughan	1985, 2002
Peter Kormos	New Democrat	Welland	1988
Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative	Wellington—Halton Hills	1990
Christine Elliott	Progressive Conservative	Whitby—Oshawa	2006
David Zimmer	Liberal	Willowdale	2003
Dwight Duncan	Liberal	Windsor—Tecumseh	1995
Sandra Pupatello	Liberal	Windsor West	1995
Monte Kwinter	Liberal	York Centre	1985
Julia Munro	Progressive Conservative	York—Simcoe	1995
Laura Albanese	Liberal	York South—Weston	2007
Mario Sergio	Liberal	York West	1995

Standings changes since the 38th general election

Number of members
per party by date	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Oct 10	Sep 12	Jan 9	Mar 5	Apr 23	Jun 7	Sep 17	Jan 4	Jan 29	Feb 1	Feb 4	Mar 4	Mar 26	Jun 3
Liberal	71	72	71	72	71	70	71	72	71	70	Progressive Conservative	26	25	24	25	24	25	NDP	10
	Total members	107	106	107	106	107	106	105	104	105	107	106	105
Vacant	0	1	0	1	0	1	2	3	2	0	1	2
Government Majority	35	36	37	36	37	36	37	36	37	36	35

Membership changes

Membership changes in the 39th Assembly	Date	Name	District	Party	Reason
October 10, 2007	See List of Members	Election day of the 39th Ontario general election	September 12, 2008	Bill Murdoch	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound

Office holders

Speaker: Steve Peters
Premier: Dalton McGuinty (Liberal)
Government House Leader: Monique Smith (Liberal)
Deputy Government House Leader: Gerry Phillips (Liberal)
Leader of the Opposition: Tim Hudak (PC)
Opposition House Leader: John Yakabuski
Leader of the Third Party: Andrea Horwath (NDP)
House Leader of the Third Party: Peter Kormos (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, 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.

Standing Committees

Main article: Standing committee (Canada)

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

Select committees 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.

Notes

References

[http://www.cbc.ca/ontariovotes2007/ CBC.ca. OntarioVotes2007], {{webarchive. link. (December 28 2007)

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