Members of the Ontario legislature return to their duties today after a long break, and will hear the first throne speech from the new government of Premier Kathleen Wynne.
It has been more than four months since then Premier Dalton McGuinty prorogued the house and announced he was stepping down as Liberal leader.
The first throne speech from the Liberal government led by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne will be unveiled on Tuesday afternoon. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press) That triggered a leadership contest that ended with Wynne's victory at a Toronto convention last month, making her the first female premier in Ontario history.
Since taking the reins of the Ontario Liberal Party, Wynne has moved quickly to try to mend fences, select a new cabinet and arrange to bring back the house in a timely manner.
Several opposition MPPs tweeted Tuesday about the forced break in business at the legislature.
"We are back! After 4 months the Legislature re-opens with the throne speech," said Jeff Yurek, the MPP from Elgin--Middlesex--London.
Monte McNaughton, member for Lambton--Kent--Middlesex, said that "after 126 days of being shut down," he was heading back to Queen's Park.
Within the Liberal ranks, Brad Duguid tweeted he was looking forward to the throne speech kicking off the first session from a "renewed" government.
Duguid, newly appointed minister of training, colleges and universities, is one of the 27 members of the expanded Liberal cabinet announced last week.
There's a lot at stake for Wynne and the governing Liberals as they try to hang on to power in a minority government that has just seen two of its senior members depart in the past week.
That's one of the many reasons the new premier has promised to take opposition wants into consideration when putting together her plan to govern.
Wynne has repeatedly stated that Ontarians want to see the government work with the other parties.
A government official told CBC News that the speech will say: "The people of this province expect all members of the Ontario legislative assembly to work together. It is what they want and what they deserve."
Throne speech to have 3 priorities
Government officials also told CBC News that the throne speech will focus on three priorities:
- A strong, job-creating economy.
- A fair society.
- Ending the rancor that has characterized the legislature in the recent session.
Prior to Tuesday, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath had said she wanted to see more money for home care. Government officials said the throne speech will promise that.
Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak has pushed for a plan to cut government spending. He even sent a letter to the premier the day before the throne speech, laying out changes he hopes to see from Wynne's government.
The throne speech will focus on balancing the budget by 2017, with the intent of then tightening spending until Ontario's debt load can be pared back to pre-recession levels.
The throne speech will also contain a promise to allow welfare recipients to keep more of the money they earn when they find work. This was a key recommendation in a report Frances Lankin and Munir Sheikh prepared for the government that looked at ways to improve Ontario's social-assistance programs.
It will also include a promise to find ways to pay for transit expansion in the GTA.
The Liberals will be trying to court the support of the opposition parties, which could cause an election if they both vote against the throne speech.
Neither opposition party has enough votes to topple the government on its own.
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