Legislation · Ontario · Provincial
Bill 78 — Commissioner for Democratic Rights Act, 2025
Clarion tracks Bill 78 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
- Glover, Chris
- Introduced
- 2025-11-25
- Session
- 44-1
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What it does
AI plain-language summary of the official text.
Bill 78, the Commissioner for Democratic Rights Act, 2025, proposes the establishment of a Commissioner for Democratic Rights in Ontario. The bill was introduced and passed First Reading on November 25, 2025, before proceeding to Second Reading debate on December 10, 2025. The Second Reading vote was lost on division on December 11, 2025, meaning the bill did not advance further in the legislative process.
Stage timeline
Second Reading — Vote (Lost on division)
2025-12-11Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Debated
2025-12-10Legislative Assembly
Second Reading — Question put (Vote deferred)
2025-12-10Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Ordered for Second Reading
2025-11-25Legislative Assembly
First Reading — Vote (Carried)
2025-11-25Legislative Assembly
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