Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 58 — Franco-Ontarian Bookstore Promotion and Protection Act, 2025
Clarion tracks Bill 58 before Ontario — its status, sponsor, plain-language summary, and every stage it moves through, each cited to the official record.
- Status
- Second reading vote
- Sponsor
- Collard, Lucille
- Introduced
- 2025-10-20
- Session
- 44-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill 58, the Franco-Ontarian Bookstore Promotion and Protection Act, 2025, is a private member's bill introduced in the Ontario Legislative Assembly during the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. Its long title indicates it is intended to promote and protect Franco-Ontarian bookstores. The bill passed First Reading on October 20, 2025, proceeded to Second Reading debate on November 6, 2025, but was ultimately defeated on division at the Second Reading vote on November 17, 2025.
Stage timeline
Second Reading — Vote (Lost on division)
2025-11-17Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Question put (Vote deferred)
2025-11-06Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated
2025-11-06Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading
2025-10-20Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Vote (Carried)
2025-10-20Legislative Assembly
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