Government motions

A motion is a proposal an MPP makes that requires a decision from the House. The House may discuss the motion before it makes a decision. The House can agree to the motion, disagree to the motion, or amend the motion.

Here you will find the current version, stages, and outcome of motions proposed by ministers of the Crown and the Government House Leader during the current session of Parliament.

Motion 1 Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That, pursuant to Standing Order 109.1, the membership of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be appointed for the duration of the 44th Parliament as follows:

Laura Smith, Tyler Allsopp, Paul Vickers, Billy Denault, Dawn Gallagher Murphy, Amarjot Sandhu, Teresa J. Armstrong, Jeff Burch and Ted Hsu; and

That the following committees be authorized to meet on the following days when the House is scheduled to meet for the duration of the 44th Parliament:

Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs may meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays; and

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs may meet on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; and

Standing Committee on Public Accounts may meet on Mondays; and

Standing Committee on Justice Policy may meet on Wednesdays and Thursdays; and

Standing Committee on Social Policy may meet on Mondays and Tuesdays; and

Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy may meet on Wednesdays and Thursdays; and

Standing Committee on the Interior may meet on Mondays and Tuesdays; and

Standing Committee on Government Agencies may meet on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m.; and

That on the committee's motion, the following committees are authorized to meet from Monday to Friday when the House is scheduled to meet and during adjournments of the House specified in Standing Order 7(b) or other adjournments of the House which do not exceed one week:

Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs; and

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; and

Standing Committee on Social Policy; and

Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy; and

Standing Committee on the Interior.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionApril 17, 2025Anthony LeardiMoved-
motionApril 17, 2025-VoteCarried
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Moved without notice Mr. Leardi (Essex)

That Effie J. Triantafilopoulos, Member for the Electoral District of Oakville North—Burlington, be appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole House;

That Jennifer K. French, Member for the Electoral District of Oshawa, be appointed First Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House;

That Ric Bresee, Member for the Electoral District of Hastings—Lennox and Addington, be appointed Second Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House; and

That Andrea Hazell, Member for the Electoral District of Scarborough—Guildwood, be appointed Third Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionApril 16, 2025Anthony LeardiMoved-
motionApril 16, 2025-VoteCarried
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Moved without notice Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That an humble Address be presented to Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor as follows:

“To the Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario:

We, His Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, now assembled, beg leave to thank Your Honour for the gracious speech Your Honour has been pleased to address to us at the opening of the present Session.”

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionApril 16, 2025Steve ClarkMoved-
motionApril 16, 2025Anthony LeardiSeconded-
motionApril 16, 2025-Debated-
motionApril 16, 2025-Debated-
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Moved without notice Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That the Speech of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor to this House be taken into consideration Wednesday, April 16, 2025.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionApril 15, 2025Steve ClarkMoved-
motionApril 15, 2025-VoteCarried
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