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The Ministry delivers and administers a wide range of justice services including:

#administering approximately 115 Statute s;
#conducting criminal proceedings throughout Ontario ;
#providing legal advice to, and conducting litigation on behalf of, all government ministries and many agencies, boards and tribunals;
#providing advice on, and drafting, all legislation and regulations; and
#coordinating and administering court services throughout Ontario.

The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee, the Children's Lawyer (formerly called the Official Guardian), and the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) all fall within MAG's responsibilities. The Ministry also funds Legal Aid Ontario which is administered by an independent Board.

As of 2005 , the Attorney General of Ontario is the Honourable Michael J. Bryant .

Attorneys General have the authority to represent the provincial government in court personally but this task is almost always delegated to Crown Attorney s. Ian Scott , who was a prominent courtroom lawyer prior to entering politics, chose to plead the crown's case in court for several cases related to Constitutional Law .


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  • --- Conant remained Attorney-General when he served as Premier of Ontario from October 21, 1942 until May 18, 1943 when he resigned from both positions.



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