Interior renovations in the Legislative Building include the removal of carpeting throughout the main hallways to reveal the original oak floors, and a complete remodeling of the Chamber, turning the colour scheme there to green – the typical colour of a lower House in a Westminster-style parliam
Running on a platform to reduce provincial expenses – known as the “Common Sense Revolution” - Mike Harris was elected Ontario’s 22nd Premier in June, 1995. He remained in office until 2002 when he resigned his position to be replaced by his Minister of Finance Ernie Eves.
Ontario’s Legislative Building marked its first century on April 4th, 1993. One of the activities for the centennial year included the placement of a time capsule in one of the decorative copper finials on the roof of the building, to be opened in 2093.
As part of the 200th anniversary commemoration of Ontario’s Legislative Assembly, the Legislature adopted its own unique Coat of Arms – the first provincial Legislature in Canada to do so.
