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OntarioDid not become law (session ended)41st Parliament, 3rd Session

Bill 1 explained in plain English

An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right

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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
41st Parliament, 3rd 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
Carried
Last updated
Mar 19, 2018
Sponsor
Kathleen O. Wynne

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 3rd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
Mar 19, 2018
Sponsor
Kathleen O. Wynne
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 pro forma bill asserts the Legislative Assembly's ancient right to debate matters independently of the Crown's direction.

What It Means

This bill, titled 'An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right', is a pro forma bill. It is introduced before the Throne Speech to state that the Legislative Assembly has the right to consider matters other than those specified by the Crown. This right is described as an ancient parliamentary practice dating back to at least 1558 and codified in 1604.

What This Bill Does
  • It states the Legislative Assembly's right to give precedence to matters other than those expressed by the Sovereign.
  • It perpetuates the established right of Parliament to sit and act without leave from the Crown.
  • It adopts the practice of introducing a pro forma Bill to explain and record the constitutional importance of the first Bill of a session.
Who Is Affected
  • The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • The Crown
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The established right of Parliament, through elected representatives, 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.
  • It was codified by resolution of the House of Commons in 1604.
  • The bill was introduced for First Reading on March 19, 2018.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill text does not specify the exact process or implications of perpetuating this right beyond its assertion.
  • The bill does not detail how this right will be exercised in practice beyond stating it can give precedence to matters other than those expressed by the Sovereign.

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
Mar 19, 2018
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
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
Kathleen O. Wynne
Sponsor party or district not listed
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.

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