Ontario legislation in the news

There are several Bills of interest passing through the Ontario legislature at the moment and these are getting quite a bit of coverage in the press. It's interesting to track them as they go through the various stages to becoming law and interesting to see the wide array of Bills under discussion. It's simple to do this. Go to Bills and Lawmaking at the Ontario Legislature website to see a list of all Bills currently before Parliament. These can be sorted by Bill number or by Title.
Here are some examples of legislation that has recently received a lot of attention:
Bill 118, Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting green Transportation Act. This Bill, which received Royal Assent on 23 April is the new legislation covering the use of cell phones and other hand-held devices while driving.

Bill 163, Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Transit Implementation Act, 2009 - from here you can read the full text of the bill, view the status of the bill (it received Royal Assent on 14 May), read the debates about the bill, find out what it is about and see what Acts are affected by it.

Bill 173, Mining Amendment Act - proposed changes related to prospecting land, staking claims etc.

Bill 150, Green Energy and Green Economy Act,

Bill 128, Christopher's Statute Law Amendment Act (Sex OffenderRegistry and Electronic Sexual Material) - this bill seeks to ensure that library and school boards block access to certain materials on their computers for people under the age of 18. It has not gone beyond First Reading.