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OntarioDid Not Pass40th Parliament, 2nd Session

Bill 84 explained in plain English

Metrolinx Amendment Act, 2013

Transportation & InfrastructureDemocratic Institutions & Elections

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

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 84
Full title
Metrolinx Amendment Act, 2013
Current status
Did Not Pass
Latest event
Lost on division
Last updated
Dec 12, 2013
Sponsor
Jonah Schein

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Lost on division
Latest Activity
Dec 12, 2013
Sponsor
Jonah Schein
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 amends the Metrolinx Act, 2006, to require that any new passenger railway connecting downtown Toronto to Toronto Pearson International Airport must not be powered by diesel fuel.

What It Means

Bill 84, also known as the Metrolinx Amendment Act, 2013, requires Metrolinx to ensure that any passenger railway system built between downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport does not use diesel fuel for power. This change is made to the Metrolinx Act, 2006. The Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Metrolinx Act, 2006, by adding a new section.
  • Requires Metrolinx to ensure that passenger rail service between downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport is not powered by diesel fuel.
Who Is Affected
  • Metrolinx
  • The public using or potentially using a passenger railway system between downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Metrolinx has the obligation to ensure that the specified passenger railway system is not powered by diesel fuel.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what happens if Metrolinx fails to comply with the new requirement.
  • The bill does not specify what types of power are permitted, only that diesel fuel is not.
  • The bill does not specify if this applies to existing rail systems or only new ones, though the text suggests "established between" implies new.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Metrolinx Act, 2006
amended

Adds a new requirement that any passenger railway system built between downtown Toronto and Toronto Pearson International Airport must not be powered by diesel fuel.

Source: Section 5.1

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
Jun 5, 2013
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 12, 2013
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 does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Jonah Schein
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

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.

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