Editing Legislative Assembly of Ontario (section)

==Lawmaking==
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[[File:Ontario Legislative Building, Toronto, South view 20170417 1.jpg|thumb|left|The southern façade of the [[Ontario Legislative Building]], the meeting place for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.]]
[[File:Ontario_Legislative_Building_2023g.jpg|left|thumb|Chamber of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2023]]
In accordance with the traditions of the Westminster system, most laws originate in the [[Cabinet of Ontario|provincial cabinet]] (government bills) and are passed by the legislature after multiple rounds of debate and decision-making. Backbench legislators may introduce private legislation ([[Private Members' Bills|private-member bills]]) or amend bills presented to the legislature by cabinet, playing an integral role in scrutinizing bills both at the debate as well as committee stages.

In the Ontario legislature, this confrontation provides much of the material for Oral Questions and Members' Statements. Legislative scrutiny of the executive is also at the heart of much of the work carried out by the Legislature's Standing Committees, which are made up of ordinary backbenchers.

A member's day will typically be divided among participating in the business of the House, attending caucus and committee meetings, speaking in various debates, or returning to his or her constituency to address the concerns, problems and grievances of constituents. Depending on personal inclination and political circumstances, some Members concentrate most of their attention on House matters while others focus on constituency problems, taking on something of an ombudsman's role in the process.

Finally, it is the task of the legislature to provide the personnel of the executive. As already noted, under responsible government, ministers of the Crown are expected to be Members of the Assembly. When a political party comes to power it will usually place its more experienced parliamentarians into the key cabinet positions, where their parliamentary experience may be the best preparation for the rough and tumble of political life in government.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}