Listening to Ontarians Act (Hydro One and Other Electricity Assets), 2015 Horwath, Andrea — Bill 107 (41st Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 107, 41-1

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Bill 107, Listening to Ontarians Act (Hydro One and Other Electricity Assets), 2015

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Bill 107 2015

Act to require a referendum before the disposition of the Crown's electricity assets

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the

Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The

Electricity Act, 1998 is amended by adding the

following section:

Restriction

on disposition without referendum

1.1

(1) On

or after May 28, 2015, the Crown shall not take any steps to facilitate

the disposition, in whole or in part, of the Crown's interest in corporations

that transmit, distribute, generate or retail electricity, including Hydro One

Inc., or to make the proceeds of any such disposition available to be

appropriated for any Government of Ontario purpose, unless,

(

a) a

referendum concerning the disposition is held under this Act before the Crown

authorizes the disposition or takes any steps to facilitate the disposition;

and

(

b) the

referendum authorizes the disposition.

Procedure

for referendum

(2) Sections 6 to 19 of the Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999 apply, with necessary

modifications, with respect to a referendum mentioned in subsection (1).

Commencement

2. This

Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short

title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Listening to Ontarians Act

(Hydro One and Other Electricity Assets), 2015 .

EXPLANATORY

NOTE

The

Bill amends the Electricity Act, 1998 to require a

referendum before the Crown sells the Crown's interest in corporations that

transmit, distribute, generate or retail electricity, including Hydro One Inc.

The rules in the Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999

respecting a referendum under that Act apply to a referendum under the Electricity Act, 1998 .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

June 4, 2015

Second Reading

Lost on division

June 4, 2015

Second Reading

Debate

May 28, 2015

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 28, 2015

Committee

Second Reading

June 4, 2015

Ms. Andrea Horwath, Hon. Charles Sousa, Mr. John Yakabuski, Mr. Peter Tabuns, Mr. Bob Delaney, Mr. Percy Hatfield, Mr. Arthur Potts, Mr. Gilles Bisson

June 4, 2015

June 4, 2015

Lost on recorded division.

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 107

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

Electricity Act, 1998

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 107, 41-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p41 s1 bill 107 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c840c601b150291b5acf1bfa25fd801dd69c142c

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