Ontario's legislature returns with Blue Box, cannabis and the deficit on the agenda

Summer break

21 weeks away from the legislature

MPPs are back at Queen's Park on Oct 27 after a 21-week break, and the legislature is scheduled to sit for five weeks.

On the legislative agenda

• Faster archaeological assessments
• Cannabis inspections, seizures and fines
• Regulated Blue Box contract terms

An omnibus bill would speed up archaeological assessments, give the Alcohol and Gaming Commission new powers against illicit cannabis and let the province regulate Blue Box contracts.

Queen's Park, Toronto

Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy delivers the Fall Economic Statement on Oct 29 and has warned the deficit may top the $13.8 billion projected in the budget.