The Ontario Parliament Network is a television network

Television network

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 in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Ontario

Ontario

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, established in 1986 to broadcast the parliamentary proceedings

Parliamentary procedure

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 of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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. It is available on all cable television

Cable television

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 providers in Ontario, as well as by webcast

Webcast

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.

When the legislature is not sitting, the network broadcasts committee

Committee

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 hearings which take place in the Amethyst Room. Each Sunday, a compilation series called Sunday Encore rebroadcasts the highlights from the previous week.