Transcript Legislation ‘201’ From Idea to Law Example: Bill 152

Public Policy Session 6
Ontario Legislation ‘101’:From Idea to Law
Example: Bill 152 -2009
February 19, 2010
Policymaking in the Provincial
Government
• Much the same as the Federal Government
• (covered in session 5)
• Westminster Model
– Parliament
– Judiciary
– Executive
– Premier, Ministers, Deputies, Public Service,
political parties
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GDP in Canada is $1.3 Trillion
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Government share: about 37%
Non-Profit Sector: about 2-3%
Private Sector: 60%
Highest government shares include France
and Iraq (60+%)
• Lowest include Haiti and Singapore (10% or
lower)
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Some Important Websites
• www.ontario.ca
• http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_current.do?locale=en
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http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/navigation?file=browseStatutes&reset=yes&menu=browse&lang=en
• http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/team/committees.asp?Lang=EN
........and some Organization charts
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Ontario Legislation
• What is the process by which ideas are turned
into legislation?
• From Idea to Bill: proposals and placement on
the government’s agenda
• How does a government Bill become law?
• Bill 152
• The Poverty Reduction Law
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From Idea to Bill
• Strong party discipline majority governments
combine to create a solid and predictable bloc
of support for governments.
• Features of the pre-legislative process are
significant.
• Occurs almost entirely out of the public eye,
protected by rules and conventions of
confidentiality
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From Idea to Bill
• The process is never quite the same from one
government to the next. The pre-legislative
stages involve the various structures and
processes of cabinet, and
• these are entirely the prerogative of the
Premier to organize
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From Idea to Bill
Significant direction is given by both the Cabinet Office
and the Premier’s Office,
Two central agencies with a significant and ongoing
interest in shaping, if not controlling, the
government’s legislative agenda.
•Cabinet establishes the strategic priorities that are to
dominate the government’s policy agenda
•Legislative proposals received from ministers, ministries or
elsewhere will be geared to these priorities.
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From Idea to Bill
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How does a Bill become Law?
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How does a Bill become Law?
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How does a Bill become Law?
Step Below did NOT happen with 152!
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How does a Bill become Law?
This is what DID happen with 152!
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How does a Bill become Law?
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How does a Bill become Law?
This is what happened with 152
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How does a Bill become Law?
This did NOT happen with Bill 152
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How does a Bill become Law?
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How does a Bill become Law?
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How does a Bill become Law?
Proclamation
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Source
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