I can thank a hail storm for my private tour of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on Saturday afternoon. More due to luck than calculation, I reached Queen’s Park just minutes after the sun had come out, and in time to be the only one to join the regularly scheduled free 30-minute drop-in tour.

One thing I learned that I hadn’t realized is that the surrounding park itself came first (1860), three decades before the legislative building (1893), per the Ontario Heritage Trust plaque.

I was impressed that the legislature is currently featuring an exhibit about women who have played roles in Ontario’s parliamentary system, called A Remarkable Assembly: Women at Queen’s Park.

It’s a privilege to have had the chance to be toured (by a very knowledgeable university student) around this building, which is so significant in the daily lives of all Ontarians. Another step towards learning how the government of Ontario works.

Legislative Assembly of Ontario is museum no. 29 in my #100museums challenge (see 100 Museums Challenge).