Official Site of the
Poet Laureate of Ontario

The Poet Laureate of Ontario Act (In Memory of Gord Downie) (external link ↗) honours the late poet and lead singer of popular Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, who passed away in October 2017. MPP Percy Hatfield introduced the bill, and it passed unanimously in the Legislature in December 2019. The Poet Laureate is an officer of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and reports to the Speaker.