June 7, 2021 •
Legislative Assembly of Ontario Adjourns to September 13
On June 3, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario adjourned for the summer.
Bill 162, Public Accountability and Lobbyist Transparency Act, 2020, has remained in committees since March of 2020.
Changes the legislation could bring include requiring any member of the Executive Council who has been lobbied by, or otherwise met with, a consultant or in-house lobbyist to file a report about the lobbying or meeting with the registrar not later than 30 days after the lobbying or meeting took place.
This Act would come into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
The Assembly is scheduled to reconvene on September 13.
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