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Bill 2Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025

Clarion tracks Bill 2 before Ontario — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.

Status
Royal assent received
Introduced
2025-04-16
Session
44-1

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AI plain-language summary of the official text.

Bill 2, the Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025, is Ontario legislation aimed at promoting free trade within Canada and protecting Ontario's economic interests. The bill passed Second Reading and Third Reading in the Ontario Legislative Assembly before receiving Royal Assent on June 5, 2025, and is now Statutes of Ontario 2025, chapter 3. Third Reading was carried on division, indicating some opposition among members.

Stage timeline

  1. Royal Assent received

    2025-06-05Legislative Assembly

  2. Third Reading — Vote (Carried on division)

    2025-06-03Legislative Assembly

  3. Third Reading — Question put (Vote deferred)

    2025-06-02Legislative Assembly

  4. Third Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)

    2025-06-02Legislative Assembly

  5. Third Reading — Debated

    2025-06-02Legislative Assembly

  6. Second Reading — Report adopted

    2025-05-29Legislative Assembly

  7. Second Reading — Ordered for Third Reading

    2025-05-29Legislative Assembly

  8. Second Reading — Reported without amendment

    2025-05-29Legislative Assembly

  9. Second Reading — Consideration of a Bill

    2025-05-29Legislative Assembly

  10. Second Reading — Consideration of a Bill

    2025-05-27Legislative Assembly

  11. Second Reading — Question put

    2025-04-30Legislative Assembly

  12. Second Reading — Closure (Carried on division)

    2025-04-30Legislative Assembly

  13. Second Reading — Vote (Carried)

    2025-04-30Legislative Assembly

  14. Second Reading — Ordered referred to Standing Committee

    2025-04-30Legislative Assembly

  15. Second Reading — Moved closure

    2025-04-30Legislative Assembly

  16. Second Reading — Debated

    2025-04-30Legislative Assembly

  17. Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)

    2025-04-30Legislative Assembly

  18. Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)

    2025-04-17Legislative Assembly

  19. First Reading — Vote (Carried)

    2025-04-16Legislative Assembly

  20. First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading

    2025-04-16Legislative Assembly

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