Bill 123 explained in plain English
Executive Council Amendment Act (Ministers' Attendance at Question Period), 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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This bill increases the daily fine for ministers who miss too many Question Periods and makes a related change to the Executive Council Act.
Bill 123, the Executive Council Amendment Act (Ministers' Attendance at Question Period), 2010, amends the Executive Council Act. It increases the daily fine for a minister who does not attend Question Period on at least two-thirds of the days it is held. The fine increases from $500 to $1,000 per day. The bill also repeals a specific subclause related to verifying deductions from money payable to a minister.
- Increases the daily fine for a minister who does not attend Question Period on at least two-thirds of the days it is held, from $500 to $1,000.
- Amends Section 7 of the Executive Council Act.
- Repeals and replaces subclause 7 (5) (b) (ii) of the Executive Council Act.
- Ministers of the Crown in Ontario
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Ministers are required to attend at least two-thirds of the days Question Period is held to avoid a daily fine.
- Ministers are subject to a daily fine of $1,000 if they do not meet the attendance requirement.
- There is an obligation to verify that assessed amounts are deducted from money payable to a minister from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The daily fine for a minister's absence from Question Period is increased from $500 to $1,000.
- Ministers who do not attend Question Period on at least two-thirds of the scheduled days are subject to a daily fine of $1,000.
- The exact date of Royal Assent is not specified within the bill text, only that the Act comes into force upon receiving it.
Increases the daily fine for a minister's absence from Question Period from $500 to $1,000.
Source: Section 1 (1)
Repeals and replaces subclause 7 (5) (b) (ii) with a provision requiring verification that an assessed amount is deducted from money payable to the minister from the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
Source: Section 1 (2)
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