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Bill 1 explained in plain English

An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 1
Full title
An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered for Second Reading
Last updated
Aug 9, 2022
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 43rd Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Ordered for Second Reading
Latest Activity
Aug 9, 2022
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

This bill formally asserts and records the Ontario Legislative Assembly's historical right to meet and act independently of the Crown.

What It Means

This bill, titled "An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right," is a procedural or ceremonial bill. Its main purpose is to assert and record the right of the Ontario Legislative Assembly to convene and act independently of the Crown. It states that this right allows Parliament to prioritize matters different from those the Sovereign might suggest, a practice that dates back to at least 1558. The bill adopts the practice of introducing a "pro forma" bill to highlight the constitutional significance of the first bill presented in a parliamentary session.

What This Bill Does
  • Asserts the right of the Legislative Assembly to meet and act without needing permission from the Crown.
  • States that the Legislative Assembly has the right to decide which matters to consider, even if they are different from those suggested by the Sovereign.
  • Adopts the practice of introducing a pro forma bill to explain and record the constitutional importance of this right.
  • Highlights the historical significance of this parliamentary right, noting its roots back to at least 1558.
Who Is Affected
  • Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • The Crown in Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The right of the Legislative Assembly to sit and act without leave from the Crown.
  • The right of the Legislative Assembly to give precedence to matters other than those expressed by the Sovereign.
Important Dates
  • The practice dates to at least 1558.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify the exact procedures or mechanisms by which the Legislative Assembly asserts its right to prioritize matters.

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Aug 9, 2022
Step 2
Second reading
Date not listed
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Doug Ford
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Etobicoke North
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

How this data is sourced