September 8, 2016: Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell accepts the advice of Premier Kathleen Wynne to briefly prorogue the Legislature, ending the first session.[5]
April 9: PC Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Michael Harris is removed from his party's caucus over text messages "of a sexual nature" to a former intern.[15] He was removed 3 days after the party barred him from running as a PC candidate and 2 days following his own announcement saying he would not seek re-election due to health issues.[16]
May 8, 2018: The 41st parliament of Ontario was dissolved by lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell, a provincial election will be held on June 7, 2018
Resigned seat in 1997 to contest (and subsequently elected) Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton. Re-entered legislature on 2010-03-04 through a by-election.
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The 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the province of Ontario Canada The membership was set by the 2014 Ontario general election The 41st parliament of Ontario was dissolved on May 8 2018 41st Parliament of OntarioMajority parliament2 July 2014 8 May 2018Parliament leadersPremierHon Kathleen WynneFebruary 11 2013 June 29 2018Leader of theOppositionJim WilsonJuly 2 2014 September 14 2015Patrick BrownSeptember 14 2015 January 25 2018Vic FedeliJanuary 25 2018 June 29 2018Party caucusesGovernmentLiberal PartyOppositionProgressive Conservative PartyRecognizedNew Democratic PartyUnrecognizedTrillium PartyLegislative AssemblySpeaker of theAssemblyHon Dave LevacNovember 21 2011 May 8 2018GovernmentHouse LeaderHon Yasir NaqviJune 24 2014 June 29 2018OppositionHouse LeaderSteve ClarkJuly 2 2014 September 10 2015Jim WilsonSeptember 10 2015 June 29 2018Members107 MPP seatsSovereignMonarchElizabeth IIFebruary 6 1952 September 8 2023LieutenantGovernorDavid OnleySeptember 5 2007 September 23 2014Elizabeth DowdeswellSeptember 23 2014 November 14 2023Sessions1st sessionJuly 2 2014 September 8 20162nd sessionSeptember 12 2016 March 15 20183rd sessionMarch 19 2018 May 8 2018 40th 42ndIt was controlled by a Liberal Party majority with Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne serving as Premier of Ontario The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party led by Vic Fedeli and the third party was the New Democratic Party led by Andrea Horwath At dissolution the Trillium Party had one MPP Jack MacLaren but lacked official party status so MacLaren was officially considered an independent by the legislature 1 Contents 1 Timeline of the 41st Parliament of Ontario 1 1 Summary of seat changes 2 Party standings at dissolution 3 Roster 4 Officeholders 4 1 Speaker 4 2 Other Chair occupants 4 3 Leaders 4 4 Floor leaders 4 5 Whips 4 6 Front benches 5 Membership changes 5 1 By election results 6 References 7 External linksTimeline of the 41st Parliament of Ontario editThe following notable events occurred during the 2014 2018 period July 2 2014 The 41st Parliament of Ontario begin its first session Jim Wilson becomes Leader of the Opposition after being chosen interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives Dave Levac member from Brant was re elected as the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario July 3 2014 Lieutenant Governor David Onley addresses the speech from the throne for the last time as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario beginning the first session September 23 2014 Elizabeth Dowdeswell sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario making the top three of the Order of precedence in Ontario all female for the very first time in the history November 21 2014 Joe Cimino the MPP representing Sudbury resigned his seat February 5 2015 The former MP Glenn Thibeault was elected as a Liberal MPP in Sudbury replacing Joe Cimino August 1 2015 PC MPP Garfield Dunlop Simcoe North resigns in order to allow PC leader Patrick Brown to run for a seat in the legislature August 28 2015 PC MPP Christine Elliott Whitby Oshawa resigns her seat September 3 2015 In a by election PC leader Patrick Brown is elected the MPP for Simcoe North 2 February 11 2016 Lorne Coe elected PC MPP for Whitby Oshawa in a by election 3 March 23 2016 Liberal MPP Bas Balkissoon Scarborough Rouge River resigns his seat 4 June 30 2016 Liberal MPP Madeleine Meilleur Ottawa Vanier resigns her seat September 1 2016 Raymond Cho wins the Scarborough Rouge River by election for the PC s taking away the seat from the Liberals September 8 2016 Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell accepts the advice of Premier Kathleen Wynne to briefly prorogue the Legislature ending the first session 5 September 12 2016 Beginning of the second session with the Speech from the Throne 6 September 16 2016 PC MPP Tim Hudak Niagara West Glanbrook resigns his seat November 17 2016 By elections are held in Ottawa Vanier won by Liberal Nathalie Des Rosiers and Niagara West Glanbrook won by PC Sam Oosterhoff Oosterhoff was 19 years old at the time and became the youngest Ontario MPP in history 7 January 1 2017 David Orazietti Liberal Sault Ste Marie resigns his seat to take a senior position at Sault College May 28 2017 Carleton Mississippi Mills MPP Jack MacLaren is removed from the PC party caucus by Patrick Brown after a 2012 video including controversial remarks about Franco Ontarians becomes public By the afternoon of May 28 MacLaren announced on Twitter that he had joined the minor right wing Trillium Party of Ontario 8 June 1 2017 Progressive Conservative Ross Romano wins the Sault Ste Marie by election taking the seat formerly held by Liberal David Orazietti July 31 2017 Glen Murray Liberal Toronto Centre announces resignation effective September 1 2017 to join the Pembina Institute as executive director 9 October 20 2017 Jagmeet Singh NDP Bramalea Gore Malton resigns his seat after being elected leader of the federal NDP December 31 2017 Cheri DiNovo NDP Parkdale High Park resigns her seat January 25 2018 Patrick Brown resigns as PC leader after being accused of sexual misconduct by two women 10 January 26 2018 Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli is elected interim PC by caucus members 11 February 16 2018 Former PC leader Patrick Brown Simcoe North is ejected from the PC caucus 12 February 26 2018 Eric Hoskins St Paul s resigns as Minister of Health and his seat in the legislature to accept a federal appointment 13 March 15 2018 Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell accepts the advice of Premier Kathleen Wynne to briefly prorogue the Legislature ending the second session 14 March 19 2018 Beginning of the third session with the Speech from the Throne 14 April 9 PC Kitchener Conestoga MPP Michael Harris is removed from his party s caucus over text messages of a sexual nature to a former intern 15 He was removed 3 days after the party barred him from running as a PC candidate and 2 days following his own announcement saying he would not seek re election due to health issues 16 May 8 2018 The 41st parliament of Ontario was dissolved by lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell a provincial election will be held on June 7 2018Summary of seat changes edit Changes in seats held 2014 2018 Seat Before ChangeDate Member Party Reason Date Member PartySudbury November 20 2014 17 Joe Cimino New Democratic Resignation February 5 2015 18 Glenn Thibeault LiberalSimcoe North August 1 2015 Garfield Dunlop PC Resignation September 3 2015 Patrick Brown PCWhitby Oshawa August 28 2015 Christine Elliott PC Resignation February 11 2016 Lorne Coe PCScarborough Rouge River March 22 2016 Bas Balkissoon Liberal Resignation September 1 2016 Raymond Cho PCOttawa Vanier June 30 2016 Madeleine Meilleur Liberal Resignation November 17 2016 19 Nathalie Des Rosiers LiberalNiagara West Glanbrook September 16 2016 20 Tim Hudak PC Resignation November 17 2016 21 Sam Oosterhoff PCSault Ste Marie December 31 2016 22 David Orazietti Liberal Resignation June 1 2017 23 Ross Romano PCCarleton Mississippi Mills May 28 2017 8 Jack MacLaren PC Expulsion TrilliumToronto Centre September 1 2017 24 Glen Murray Liberal Resignation VacantBramalea Gore Malton October 20 2017 25 Jagmeet Singh New Democratic Resignation VacantParkdale High Park December 31 2017 26 Cheri DiNovo New Democratic Resignation VacantSimcoe North February 16 2018 27 Patrick Brown PC Expulsion IndependentSt Paul s February 26 2018 28 Eric Hoskins Liberal Resignation VacantKitchener Conestoga April 9 2018 15 29 Michael Harris PC Expulsion IndependentParty standings at dissolution edit nbsp Initial seating arrangement of the 41st Parliament nbsp Affiliation Leader of the Party Leader in the Legislature OntLA Status Members 30 Liberal Kathleen Wynne Government 55Progressive Conservative Doug Ford Vic Fedeli 31 Official Opposition 27New Democratic Andrea Horwath Third Party 18Trillium Bob Yaciuk Jack MacLaren de facto Unrecognized 1Independent 2Vacant 4Total 107Government Majority 7Roster editName Party Riding First Elected Notes Joe Dickson Liberal Ajax Pickering 2007 10 10 GE Michael Mantha New Democrat Algoma Manitoulin 2011 10 06 GE Ted McMeekin Liberal Ancaster Dundas Flamborough Westdale 2000 09 07 By election Ann Hoggarth Liberal Barrie 2014 06 12 GE Arthur Potts Liberal Beaches East York 2014 06 12 GE Jagmeet Singh New Democrat Bramalea Gore Malton 2011 10 06 GE Resigned October 20 2017 Vacant No by election will be called prior to the general election 32 Harinder Malhi Liberal Brampton Springdale 2014 06 12 GE Vic Dhillon Liberal Brampton West 2003 10 02 GE Dave Levac Liberal Brant 1999 06 03 GE Bill Walker Progressive Conservative Bruce Grey Owen Sound 2011 10 06 GE Eleanor McMahon Liberal Burlington 2014 06 12 GE Kathryn McGarry Liberal Cambridge 2014 06 12 GE Jack MacLaren Trillium Carleton Mississippi Mills 2011 10 06 GE Progressive Conservative until May 28 2017 Rick Nicholls Progressive Conservative Chatham Kent Essex 2011 10 06 GE Cristina Martins Liberal Davenport 2014 06 12 GE Michael Coteau Liberal Don Valley East 2011 10 06 GE Kathleen Wynne Liberal Don Valley West 2003 10 02 GE Sylvia Jones Progressive Conservative Dufferin Caledon 2007 10 10 GE Granville Anderson Liberal Durham 2014 06 12 GE Mike Colle Liberal Eglinton Lawrence 1995 06 08 GE Jeff Yurek Progressive Conservative Elgin Middlesex London 2011 10 06 GE Taras Natyshak New Democrat Essex 2011 10 06 GE Yvan Baker Liberal Etobicoke Centre 2014 06 12 GE Peter Milczyn Liberal Etobicoke Lakeshore 2014 06 12 GE Shafiq Qaadri Liberal Etobicoke North 2003 10 02 GE Grant Crack Liberal Glengarry Prescott Russell 2011 10 06 GE Liz Sandals Liberal Guelph 2003 10 02 GE Toby Barrett Progressive Conservative Haldimand Norfolk 1995 06 08 GE Laurie Scott Progressive Conservative Haliburton Kawartha Lakes Brock 2003 10 02 GE Resigned seat on January 8 2009 to allow PC leader John Tory to enter legislature Regained seat in 2011 general election Indira Naidoo Harris Liberal Halton 2014 06 12 GE Andrea Horwath New Democrat Hamilton Centre 2004 05 13 by election Paul Miller New Democrat Hamilton East Stoney Creek 2007 10 10 GE Monique Taylor New Democrat Hamilton Mountain 2011 10 06 GE Lisa Thompson Progressive Conservative Huron Bruce 2011 10 06 GE Sarah Campbell New Democrat Kenora Rainy River 2011 10 06 GE Sophie Kiwala Liberal Kingston and the Islands 2014 06 12 GE Daiene Vernile Liberal Kitchener Centre 2014 06 12 GE Michael Harris Independent Kitchener Conestoga 2011 10 06 GE Was Progressive Conservative until April 9 2018 Catherine Fife New Democrat Kitchener Waterloo 2012 09 06 by election Monte McNaughton Progressive Conservative Lambton Kent Middlesex 2011 10 06 GE Randy Hillier Progressive Conservative Lanark Frontenac Lennox and Addington 2007 10 10 GE Steve Clark Progressive Conservative Leeds Grenville 2010 03 04 by election Teresa Armstrong New Democrat London Fanshawe 2011 10 06 GE Deb Matthews Liberal London North Centre 2003 10 02 GE Peggy Sattler New Democrat London West 2013 08 01 byelection Michael Chan Liberal Markham Unionville 2007 02 08 byelection Amrit Mangat Liberal Mississauga Brampton South 2007 10 10 GE Dipika Damerla Liberal Mississauga East Cooksville 2011 10 06 GE Harinder Takhar Liberal Mississauga Erindale 2003 10 02 GE Charles Sousa Liberal Mississauga South 2007 10 10 GE Bob Delaney Liberal Mississauga Streetsville 2003 10 02 GE Lisa MacLeod Progressive Conservative Nepean Carleton 2006 03 30 by election Chris Ballard Liberal Newmarket Aurora 2014 06 12 GE Wayne Gates New Democrat Niagara Falls 2014 02 13 by election Has a nice mustache Tim Hudak Progressive Conservative Niagara West Glanbrook 1995 06 08 GE Resigned September 16 2016 Sam Oosterhoff Progressive Conservative 2016 11 17 by election By election on November 17 2016 France Gelinas New Democrat Nickel Belt 2007 10 10 GE Vic Fedeli Progressive Conservative Nipissing 2011 10 06 GE Lou Rinaldi Liberal Northumberland Quinte West 2003 10 02 GE Defeated in 2011 regained seat in 2014 Helena Jaczek Liberal Oak Ridges Markham 2007 10 10 GE Kevin Flynn Liberal Oakville 2003 10 02 GE Jennifer French New Democrat Oshawa 2014 06 12 GE Yasir Naqvi Liberal Ottawa Centre 2007 10 10 GE Marie France Lalonde Liberal Ottawa Orleans 2014 06 12 GE John Fraser Liberal Ottawa South 2013 08 01 byelection Madeleine Meilleur Liberal Ottawa Vanier 2003 10 02 GE Resigned June 9 2016 Nathalie Des Rosiers Liberal 2016 11 17 by election By election on November 17 2016 Bob Chiarelli Liberal Ottawa West Nepean 1987 09 10 GE Resigned seat in 1997 to contest and subsequently elected Regional Chair of Ottawa Carleton Re entered legislature on 2010 03 04 through a by election Ernie Hardeman Progressive Conservative Oxford 1995 06 08 GE Cheri DiNovo New Democrat Parkdale High Park 2006 09 14 by election Resigned December 31 2017Vacant No by election will be called prior to the general election Norm Miller Progressive Conservative Parry Sound Muskoka 2001 03 22 by election Randy Pettapiece Progressive Conservative Perth Wellington 2011 10 06 GE Jeff Leal Liberal Peterborough 2003 10 02 GE Tracy MacCharles Liberal Pickering Scarborough East 2011 10 06 GE Todd Smith Progressive Conservative Prince Edward Hastings 2011 10 06 GE John Yakabuski Progressive Conservative Renfrew Nipissing Pembroke 2003 10 02 GE Reza Moridi Liberal Richmond Hill 2007 10 10 GE Jim Bradley Liberal St Catharines 1977 06 09 GE Currently the longest serving member in legislature Eric Hoskins Liberal St Paul s 2009 09 17 by election Resigned February 26 2018 Vacant No by election will be called prior to the general election Bob Bailey Progressive Conservative Sarnia Lambton 2007 10 10 GE David Orazietti Liberal Sault Ste Marie 2003 10 02 GE Resigned January 1 2017 Ross Romano Progressive Conservative 2017 06 01 by election By election on June 1 2017 Soo Wong Liberal Scarborough Agincourt 2011 10 06 GE Brad Duguid Liberal Scarborough Centre 2003 10 02 GE Mitzie Hunter Liberal Scarborough Guildwood 2013 08 01 byelection Bas Balkissoon Liberal Scarborough Rouge River 2005 11 24 by election Resigned March 22 2016 Raymond Cho Progressive Conservative 2016 09 01 by election By election on September 1 2016 Lorenzo Berardinetti Liberal Scarborough Southwest 2003 10 02 GE Jim Wilson Progressive Conservative Simcoe Grey 1990 09 06 GE Currently the longest serving PC member along with Ted Arnott Garfield Dunlop Progressive Conservative Simcoe North 1999 06 03 GE Resigned August 1 2015 to allow PC leader Patrick Brown to enter legislature Patrick Brown Independent 2015 09 03 by election By election on September 3 2015 PC leader until January 25 2018 PC MPP until February 16 2018 Jim McDonell Progressive Conservative Stormont Dundas South Glengarry 2011 10 06 GE Joe Cimino New Democrat Sudbury 2014 06 12 GE Resigned November 20 2014 Glenn Thibeault Liberal 2015 02 05 by election By election on February 5 2015 Gila Martow Progressive Conservative Thornhill 2014 02 13 by election Bill Mauro Liberal Thunder Bay Atikokan 2003 10 02 GE Michael Gravelle Liberal Thunder Bay Superior North 1995 06 08 GE John Vanthof New Democrat Timiskaming Cochrane 2011 10 06 GE Gilles Bisson New Democrat Timmins James Bay 1990 09 06 GE Currently the longest serving NDP member Glen Murray Liberal Toronto Centre 2010 02 04 by election Resigned September 1 2017 Vacant There will be no by election to fill the seat prior to the general election 33 Peter Tabuns New Democrat Toronto Danforth 2006 03 30 by election Han Dong Liberal Trinity Spadina 2014 06 12 GE Steven Del Duca Liberal Vaughan 2012 09 06 by election Cindy Forster New Democrat Welland 2011 10 06 GE Ted Arnott Progressive Conservative Wellington Halton Hills 1990 09 06 GE Currently the longest serving PC member along with Jim Wilson Christine Elliott Progressive Conservative Whitby Oshawa 2007 10 10 GE Resigned August 28 2015 Lorne Coe Progressive Conservative 2016 02 11 by election By election on February 11 2016 David Zimmer Liberal Willowdale 2003 10 02 GE Percy Hatfield New Democrat Windsor Tecumseh 2013 08 01 by election Lisa Gretzky New Democrat Windsor West 2014 06 12 GE Monte Kwinter Liberal York Centre 1985 05 02 GE On January 26 2013 became the oldest person to ever serve in the Ontario legislature at the age of 81 years 310 days Julia Munro Progressive Conservative York Simcoe 1999 06 03 GE Currently the longest serving female member in legislature Laura Albanese Liberal York South Weston 2007 10 10 GE Mario Sergio Liberal York West 1995 06 08 GE Officeholders editOfficeholders in the Legislature at dissolution on May 8 2018 Speaker edit Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Hon Dave Levac Liberal Other Chair occupants edit Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole Soo Wong Liberal Leaders edit Premier of Ontario Hon Kathleen Wynne Liberal Leader of the Opposition Vic Fedeli Progressive Conservative Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party Andrea HorwathFloor leaders edit Government House Leader Hon Yasir Naqvi Opposition House Leader Jim Wilson NDP House Leader Gilles BissonWhips edit Chief Government Whip Jim Bradley Official Opposition Whip John Yakabuski NDP Whip John VanthofFront benches edit Executive Council of Ontario Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario Ontario New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Legislative Assembly of OntarioMembership changes editNumber of membersper party by date 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018Jun 12 Nov 20 Feb 5 Aug 1 Aug 28 Sep 3 Feb 11 Mar 22 Jun 30 Sep 1 Sep 16 Nov 17 Jan 1 May 28 Jun 1 Sep 1 Oct 20 Dec 31 Feb 16 Feb 26 Apr 9Liberal 58 59 58 57 58 57 56 55Progressive Conservative 28 27 26 27 28 29 28 29 28 29 28 27New Democratic 21 20 19 18Trillium 0 1Independent 0 1 2Total members 107 106 107 106 105 106 107 106 105 106 105 107 106 107 106 105 104 103Vacant 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 3 4Government majority 9 10 11 12 13 12 11 10 9 8 9 8 7 6 7 8 741st Legislative Assembly of Ontario Movement in seats held from 2014 to 2018 Party 2014 Gain loss due to 2018Resignation By election hold By election gain ExpulsionLiberal 58 5 1 1 55Progressive Conservative 28 3 3 2 3 27New Democratic 21 3 18Trillium 1 1Independent 2 2Vacant 4 4Total 107 7 4 3 107By election results edit nbsp By Elections To The 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario 2014 2018 References edit Jones Allison May 29 2017 Ontario MPP Jack MacLaren questions official reason for his removal from PC caucus Global News The Canadian Press Retrieved May 29 2017 He is now technically sitting as an independent since the Trillium party doesn t have official party status Brown Patrick 2015 05 10 Patrick Brown wins Ontario PC leadership race CBC News Retrieved 2016 03 28 Tory Lorne Coe wins Whitby Oshawa byelection Toronto Star 11 February 2016 Retrieved 27 March 2016 The Canadian Press March 22 2016 Liberal Bas Balkissoon resigns his Scarborough Rouge River seat in legislature CBC News Retrieved 27 March 2016 Throne Speech Announced for September 12 2016 Newsroom Government of Ontario September 8 2016 Retrieved March 15 2018 Benzie Robert Ferguson Rob September 12 2016 Kathleen Wynne announces 8 per cent tax cut from hydro bills in throne speech Toronto Star Retrieved March 15 2018 The Canadian Press November 17 2016 Youngest ever MPP elected in Niagara byelection on Thursday Citynews ca Rogers Digital Media Retrieved 18 November 2016 a b Ottawa area MPP Jack MacLaren expelled from PC caucus CBC News May 28 2017 Retrieved May 28 2017 Hours after being expelled however MacLaren issued a statement on Twitter announcing he had joined the Trillium Party of Ontario after months of deliberation and discussion with my constituents McCarthy Shawn July 31 2017 Environment Minister Glen Murray resigns from Kathleen Wynne s cabinet The Globe and Mail PC Party of Ontario for the People Archived from the original on 2018 01 25 Retrieved 2018 01 25 Vic Fedeli chosen as interim leader of Ontario PCs with election looming CBC News January 26 2018 Retrieved January 26 2018 Fox Chris February 16 2018 Patrick Brown removed from PC Caucus as audio of his resignation leaked online CP24 Retrieved February 16 2018 Grant Kelly Giovannetti Justin February 26 2018 Eric Hoskins resigns as Ontario Health Minister to lead national pharmacare project The Globe and Mail a b Throne Speech Announced for March 19 2018 Newsroom Government of Ontario March 15 2018 Retrieved March 15 2018 a b 570 NEWS Kitchener 570NEWS April 9 2018 JUST IN Kitchener Conestoga MPP Michael Harris removed from OntarioPCParty caucus also DQed from running in June election for PCs due to a complaint filed by a former intern regarding series of text messages of a sexual nature Tweet via Twitter a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Ontario PC party removes Kitchener Conestoga MPP Michael Harris from caucus cbc ca April 9 2018 Joe Cimino Rookie Sudbury NDP MPP Resigns After 5 Months The Huffington Post Canada November 20 2014 Retrieved November 20 2014 Liberal Glenn Thibeault wins Sudbury byelection CBC News February 5 2015 Retrieved February 6 2015 David Reevely on Twitter twitter com Retrieved 21 December 2016 Tim Hudak to step down as MPP will take reins of Ontario Real Estate Association CBC News Retrieved 2016 10 27 Mike Wise on Twitter twitter com Retrieved 21 December 2016 Jones Allison 16 December 2016 Ontario cabinet minister David Orazietti quits ctvnews ca Retrieved 21 December 2016 Progressive Conservatives win Sault Ste Marie provincial byelection CBC News May 31 2017 Wynne says Glen Murray quitting isn t vote of non confidence Toronto Sun July 31 2017 Jagmeet Singh resigns seat in Ontario legislature after winning federal NDP leadership The Globe and Mail The Canadian Press October 20 2017 Retrieved December 11 2017 Rushowy Kristin September 20 2017 Radical reverend NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo is leaving politics for the church Toronto Star Retrieved December 11 2017 McLauchlin Amara February 16 2018 Ex leader Patrick Brown expelled from Ontario PC caucus CBC News Toronto Retrieved February 16 2018 Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins to chair newly created federal pharmacare committee CBC Health CBC Ontario PC party removes Kitchener Conestoga MPP Michael Harris from caucus cbc ca April 9 2018 CBC ca OntarioVotes2007 Ford the boss Fedeli Sudbury Star Postmedia Network March 11 2018 Retrieved March 14 2018 Fedeli who has served as interim party leader since the resignation of Patrick Brown amid allegations of sexual misconduct several weeks ago will remain opposition leader for parliamentary purposes because Ford does not have a seat in the Ontario legislature Jagmeet Singh quits as MPP for Bramalea Gore Malton thestar com Retrieved October 23 2014 Andrea Horwath slams Kathleen Wynne for not calling a Toronto Centre byelection thestar com Retrieved October 18 2014 External links editLegislative Assembly of Ontario Archived 2007 03 16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 41st Parliament of Ontario amp oldid 1185147680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,