The Doug Ford government is denying that it had plans to shut down the Ontario legislature by Wednesday. In a statement on Sunday, the office of Government House Leader Paul Calandra said the legislature will be in session this coming week. "Last week Minister Calandra was very clear in the House that the Legislature would be in session this coming week, which it will be," his office said in the statement. Earlier on Sunday, the NDP said in a news release that the government informed it of plans to shut down the legislature by Wednesday. According to Calandra's office, however, Calandra met with opposition house leaders who had requested that the province consider instituting a virtual parliament.

Source: CBC News April 18, 2021 17:12 UTC