Royal Assent

The Province Of Ontario

Toronto, Thursday, December 16, 2004
6:20 p.m.

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor of the Province entered the Chamber of the Legislative Assembly and took his seat upon the Throne.

The Speaker addressed His Honour as follows:-

“May it please Your Honour:

The Legislative Assembly of the Province has, at its present meetings thereof, passed certain bills to which, in the name and on behalf of the said Legislative Assembly, I respectfully request Your Honour’s assent.”

The Deputy Clerk then read the titles of the bills that had passed as follows:-

“The following are the titles of the bills to which Your Honour’s assent is prayed:

Bill 17
An Act to amend the Executive Council Act.
[S.O. 2004, Chapter 25]

Bill 82
An Act to amend the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 to cancel the Professional Learning Program.
[S.O. 2004, Chapter 26]

Bill 84
An Act to provide for fiscal transparency and accountability.
[S.O. 2004, Chapter 27]

Bill 96
An Act to amend the Liquor Licence Act.
[S.O. 2004, Chapter 28]

Bill 106
An Act to implement Budget measures.
[S.O. 2004, Chapter 29]

Bill 124
An Act to amend the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
[S.O. 2004, Chapter 30]

Bill 149
An Act to implement 2004 Budget measures, enact the Northern Ontario Grow Bonds Corporation Act, 2004 and amend various Acts.
[S.O. 2004, Chapter 31]

To these Acts the Royal Assent was announced by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly in the following words:-

“In Her Majesty’s name, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to these bills.”

The Speaker then said:- “May it please your Honour:

We, Her Majesty’s most dutiful and faithful subjects, the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, in session assembled, approach Your Honour with sentiments of unfeigned devotion and loyalty to Her Majesty’s person and Government, and humbly beg to present for Your Honour’s acceptance a bill entitled, “An Act to authorize the expenditure of certain amounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2005”. [Bill 160] [S.O. 2004, Chapter 32]

To this Act the Royal Assent was announced by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly in the following words -

“His Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth thank Her Majesty’s dutiful and loyal subjects, accept their benevolence and assent to this bill in Her Majesty’s name”.

His Honour was then pleased to retire.

Claude L. DesRosiers
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

(138-G499)