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.

Moved without notice Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That, when the House adjourns today, it shall stand adjourned until 10:15 a.m. on Monday, October 20, 2025. 

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionJune 5, 2025Steve ClarkMoved-
motionJune 5, 2025-Debated-
motionJune 5, 2025-Question put-
motionJune 5, 2025-VoteCarried on division
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Moved without notice Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That the Standing Committee on Public Accounts be authorized to attend the 2025 Annual Conference of the Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees in Regina, Saskatchewan from September 6 to 9, 2025; and
That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be authorized to attend the 2025 Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Boston, Massachusetts 
from August 3 to 6, 2025; and
That the following Standing Committees be authorized to meet during the summer adjournment at the call of the Chair:
The Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs
The Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionJune 5, 2025Steve ClarkMoved-
motionJune 5, 2025-VoteCarried
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Motion 6 Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That, pursuant to Standing Order 112 and notwithstanding Standing Order 113(a), the Standing Committee on Justice Policy be authorized to conduct its study on Intimate Partner Violence as referred by the House on April 18, 2024, reinstated at the same stage of progress and in accordance with decisions made by the Committee, prior to the dissolution of the 43rd Parliament.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionJune 5, 2025-Withdrawn-
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Motion 5 Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 5, An Act to enact the Special Economic Zones Act, 2025, to amend the Endangered Species Act, 2007 and to replace it with the Species Conservation Act, 2025, and to amend various Acts and revoke various regulations in relation to development and to procurement;

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be the time of the adoption of this motion; and

That amendments will be considered in the language in which they were filed; and

That the Standing Committee on the Interior be authorized to meet on June 3, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to midnight for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 5; and

That on June 3, 2025 at 1:00 p.m., those amendments to the Bill which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto; and at this time, the Chair shall allow one waiting period, if requested by a member of the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 131(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than June 4, 2025 and if the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed passed by the Committee and shall be deemed reported to and received by the House; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on the Interior on Bill 5, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith; and

That upon adoption of the report, the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading, which order may be called the same day; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, 1 hour shall be allotted to the debate with 18 minutes for Members of His Majesty's Government, 18 minutes for Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 18 minutes for Members of the Third Party and 6 minutes for the independent Members as a group; and

That, at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 5 without further debate or amendment; and

That no deferral of the Third Reading vote on the Bill shall be permitted; and

That, if a recorded division is requested on the Third Reading vote on the Bill, the division bells shall be limited to 5 minutes.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionJune 2, 2025Steve ClarkMoved-
motionJune 2, 2025-Debated-
motionJune 2, 2025-Question putVote deferred
motionJune 3, 2025-VoteCarried on division
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Motion 4 Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That, pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 6, An Act to enact the Restricting Public Consumption of Illegal Substances Act, 2025 and to amend the Trespass to Property Act respecting sentencing and Bill 17, An Act to amend various Acts with respect to infrastructure, housing and transit and to revoke a regulation;

That when the Orders for the Bills are next called, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of each Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That the votes on Second Reading of the Bills shall not be deferred; and

That, if a recorded division is requested on the Second Reading votes on the Bills, the division bells shall be limited to five minutes.

That upon receiving Second Reading, the Bills shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Orders may be called the same day; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 6 is called, 30 minutes shall be allotted to the debate with 9 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Government, 9 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 9 minutes for the Members of the Third Party, and 3 minutes for the Independent Members as a group; and

That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 6 without further debate or amendment; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 17 is called, 30 minutes shall be allotted to the debate with 9 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Government, 9 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 9 minutes for the Members of the Third Party and 3 minutes for the Independent Members as a group; and

That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 17 without further debate or amendment.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionMay 29, 2025Anthony LeardiMoved-
motionMay 29, 2025-Debated-
motionMay 29, 2025-Question putVote deferred
motionJune 2, 2025-VoteCarried on division
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Motion 3 Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That, pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 24, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes, Bill 10, An Act to enact the Measures Respecting Premises with Illegal Drug Activity Act, 2025 and to amend various Acts with respect to public safety and the justice system, Bill 11, An Act to enact or amend various Acts related to health care, and Bill 13, An Act respecting primary care;

That when the Orders for the Bills are next called, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of each Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That upon receiving Second Reading, the Bills shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Orders may be called the same day; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 24 is called, one hour shall be allotted to the debate with 18 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Government, 18 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 18 minutes for the Members of the Third Party, and 6 minutes for the Independent Members as a group; and

That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 24 without further debate or amendment; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 10 is called, 40 minutes shall be allotted to the debate with 12 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Government, 12 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 12 minutes for the Members of the Third Party and 4 minutes for the Independent Members as a group; and

That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 10 without further debate or amendment; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 11 is called, 40 minutes shall be allotted to the debate with 12 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Government, 12 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 12 minutes for the Members of the Third Party and 4 minutes for the Independent Members as a group; and

That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 11 without further debate or amendment; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 13 is called, 40 minutes shall be allotted to the debate with 12 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Government, 12 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 12 minutes for the Members of the Third Party, and 4 minutes for the Independent Members as a group; and

That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 13 without further debate or amendment.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionMay 28, 2025Steve ClarkMoved-
motionMay 28, 2025-Debated-
motionMay 28, 2025-Question putVote deferred
motionMay 29, 2025-VoteCarried on division
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Motion 2 Mr. Bethlenfalvy (Pickering—Uxbridge)

That this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionMay 15, 2025Peter BethlenfalvyMoved-
motionMay 15, 2025Doug FordSeconded-
motionMay 15, 2025-DebatedDebate adjourned
motionMay 28, 2025-DebatedDebate adjourned
motionMay 28, 2025-DebatedDebate adjourned
motionMay 29, 2025-DebatedDebate adjourned
motionMay 29, 2025-Debated-
motionMay 29, 2025-Question putVote deferred
motionJune 2, 2025-VoteCarried on division
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Moved without notice Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That, pursuant to Standing Order 7(c), the House shall continue to meet past the ordinary hour of adjournment until midnight on the following dates: May 12, May 13, May 14, May 15, May 26, May 27, May 28, May 29, June 2, June 3, and June 4, 2025.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionMay 8, 2025Steve ClarkMoved-
motionMay 8, 2025-VoteCarried
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Moved without notice Mr. Clark (Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes)

That notwithstanding Standing Order 115(a), the following changes be made to the membership of the following committees:

On the Standing Committee on Government Agencies, Mary-Margaret McMahon replace Tyler Watt, and Stephanie Smyth and Matthew Rae be added; and

On the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy, Tyler Watt replace Mary-Margaret McMahon.

TypeDateMemberEventOutcome
motionApril 30, 2025Steve ClarkMoved-
motionApril 30, 2025-VoteCarried
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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-DebatedDebate adjourned
motionApril 16, 2025-DebatedDebate adjourned
motionApril 29, 2025-DebatedDebate adjourned
motionMay 5, 2025-DebatedDebate adjourned
motionMay 8, 2025-Debated-
motionMay 8, 2025-Question putVote deferred
motionMay 12, 2025-VoteCarried on division
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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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