Aggregate review reset as McGuinty steps down

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Published on Wednesday, 17 October 2012 20:48

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Review of the Aggregate Resources Act (ARA) will reset in the wake of Premier Dalton McGuinty’s resignation.
On Monday (Oct 15), McGuinty announced he would resign as premier and prorogue provincial parliament until the Liberal Party is able to elect a new leader.

Dufferin-Caledon MPP Sylvia Jones said prorogation equals the death of all committee work and all readings of bills.
“Basically, everything that didn’t get royal assent, we’ll have to start all over again,” Jones said. “It effectively drops everything that was happening legislatively.”

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By Bill Tremblay

Published in the "Orangeville Banner", October 16, 2012

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