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The 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the current legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto. The membership was set by the 2007 Ontario general election on October 10, 2007.

It is controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Official Opposition is the Progressive Conservative Party, led by John Tory. Since Tory does not have a seat in the legislature Bob Runciman is Leader of the Opposition in his place. The speaker is Steve Peters.

There have been 1 session of the 38th Legislature:

Session	Start	End
1st	November 29, 2007

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 opens with the Speech from the Throne.

February 23 2008:

John Tory's continued leadership of the Progressive Conservative party is endorsed by 66.9% of delegates at a leadership review.

June 14 2008

NDP leader Howard Hampton announces he will be stepping down as party leader at the March 8, 2009 NDP leadership convention.

June 20 2008

A mini-cabinet shuffle sees David Caplan sworn in as Minister of Health and George Smitherman becoming Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.

Party standings


Affiliation		Leader of the Party	Leader in the Legislature	OntLA Status	Members^[1]
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal\|	Liberal	Dalton McGuinty		Government	71
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives\|	PC	John Tory	Bob Runciman	Official Opposition	26
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP\|	NDP	Howard Hampton		Third Party	10
Total					107
Government Majority					18

Seating plan

Template:Ontlaseating

List of members

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

Cabinet ministers are in bold, leaders are in italics and the Speaker of the Legislature has a dagger next to his name.

Standing committees

Current standing committees through the current Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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

External links

Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

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 It is controlled by a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] majority under [[Premier of Ontario|Premier]] [[Dalton McGuinty]].  The [[Official Opposition (Canada)|Official Opposition]] is the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative Party]], led by [[John Tory]]. Since Tory does not have a seat in the legislature [[Bob Runciman]] is [[Leader of the Opposition]] in his place.  The speaker is [[Steve Peters]].
-There has been one session of the 38th Legislature to date:
+There have been 1 session of the 38th Legislature:
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 *The session officially opens with the [[Speech from the Throne]].
+[[February 23]] [[2008]]:
+*[[John Tory]]'s continued leadership of the Progressive Conservative party is endorsed by 66.9% of delegates at a leadership review.
+[[June 14]] [[2008]]
+*NDP leader [[Howard Hampton]] announces he will be stepping down as party leader at the [[Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election, 2009|March 8, 2009 NDP leadership convention]].
+[[June 20]] [[2008]]
+*A mini-[[cabinet shuffle]] sees [[David Caplan]] sworn in as Minister of Health and [[George Smitherman]] becoming Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.
 ==Party standings==