Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 2 — Protect 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
- Sponsor
- Fedeli, Hon. Victor
- Introduced
- 2025-04-16
- Session
- 44-1
Policy areas
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What it does
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
Royal Assent received
2025-06-05Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Vote (Carried on division)
2025-06-03Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Question put (Vote deferred)
2025-06-02Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2025-06-02Legislative Assembly
Third Reading — Debated
2025-06-02Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Report adopted
2025-05-29Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered for Third Reading
2025-05-29Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Reported without amendment
2025-05-29Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Consideration of a Bill
2025-05-29Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Consideration of a Bill
2025-05-27Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Question put
2025-04-30Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Closure (Carried on division)
2025-04-30Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Vote (Carried)
2025-04-30Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Ordered referred to Standing Committee
2025-04-30Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Moved closure
2025-04-30Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated
2025-04-30Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2025-04-30Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated (Debate adjourned)
2025-04-17Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Vote (Carried)
2025-04-16Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading
2025-04-16Legislative Assembly
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