BROCKVILLE, Ont. - Politicians will be heading back to work in the Ontario legislature next week as scheduled, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Tuesday.

But he said he will prorogue the legislative session briefly before starting a new one after the Vancouver Olympics with a speech from throne.

"There will be a throne speech, but we will not follow the federal example of an extended break before we have that throne speech," McGuinty said after touring a solar panel testing facility near Brockville, in eastern Ontario.

"That throne speech will likely come after the Olympics are over, just so you know."

He said there will be a "limited break" before the throne speech, something that is required by law in order to start a new session.

"You can't introduce a throne speech unless you have a break," he said.