Legislative Reports: Ontario

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Change was the order of the day when the Ontario Legislative Assembly resumed sitting again on May 9, with a Speech from the Throne opening the 3rd Session of the 37th Parliament. The Speech was read by the Honourable James Bartleman, who was installed as Lieutenant Governor on March 7, 2002, replacing the Honourable Hilary Weston. Mr. Bartleman comes to the Vice-Regal position after a 35-year career in the Canadian Foreign Service, most recently as Canada's Ambassador to the European Union since 2000.

The new legislative Session also marked a transition in the governing Progressive Conservative administration. Six weeks earlier, in March, the Progressive Conservative Party chose Ernie Eves at its leadership convention to replace Premier Mike Harris, who had …