Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Letter: B

• Basic Income Pilot.

  see also Poverty—reduction strategies
  • cancellation
    • Shaw, F434
    • general remarks
      • Morrison, F151
      • Shaw, F649–F650

• Beekeeping industry.

  see also Pesticides
  • economic impact
    • Schreiner, G552
  • government funding
    • Khanjin, G455

• Bees

  • decline in
    • Pettapiece, G513
    • Schreiner, G552

• Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 (Bill 132)

  • Arthur, G425, G431–G432, G436–G437, G439, G445–G446, G450, G454, G459–G460, G464, G467–G468, G475–G476, G478, G494, G497, G504–G505, G511–G512, G517, G522, G525–G526, G533–G534, G541, G543
  • Bailey, G500–G501, G538
  • Fife, G424–G425, G427, G432, G435–G436, G438–G439, G445, G449, G459, G463–G464, G466–G467, G472, G476, G482, G485–G486, G493, G496–G497, G499, G503–G504, G508, G512, G517–G518, G521–G522, G524–G525, G530–G531, G533–G534, G537, G541, G543–G544
  • Harris, G443–G444, G455–G456, G458, G462, G468–G469, G472, G492, G503, G507, G520–G521, G530, G540–G542
  • Khanjin, G427–G428, G430, G434–G435, G441, G444, G455, G458–G459, G474–G475, G480, G491–G493, G503, G517, G533
  • Mamakwa, G525
  • Pettapiece, G431, G449, G481–G482, G485, G495–G496, G513–G514, G538
  • Schreiner, G426, G429–G430, G437, G440, G443, G450, G454, G457–G458, G464, G468, G471, G477, G479, G481, G487, G491, G497–G498, G500, G502–G503, G509, G512–G513, G516, G523, G526, G529, G534–G535, G537, G539, G544
  • Skelly, G448–G449, G479–G480, G482, G506–G507, G529–G530, G537–G540
  • Smith, D., G426–G427, G430, G435, G440–G441, G458, G471–G472, G479, G484–G485, G516, G526–G527, G540–G542
  • Stevens, G426, G431–G432, G446, G449–G450, G453–G454, G463, G478, G486–G487, G494, G497, G499–G500, G531, G540
  • amendments
    • Fife, G545–G561
    • Glover, G550, G554
    • Schreiner, G545–G553, G556–G558
    • Skelly, G550, G555–G557
    • Smith, D., G545–G546
    • Stevens, G555
  • consultation process
    • Arthur, G511, G525–G526
    • Fife, G438, G493, G504, G543, G548–G549, G558
    • Harris, G520
    • Schreiner, G544, G552
    • Stevens, G426, G432, G555
  • as omnibus legislation
    • Fife, G449, G472, G508, G530, G537
    • Khanjin, G430
  • Schedule 2
    • withdrawal of
      • Fife, G545
      • Schreiner, G545

• Bicycle couriers

  • employment classification
    • Fife, F56
    • Sattler, F58

• Bicycle safety

  • cycling infrastructure ( see under Transportation infrastructure)
  • paved shoulders on highways
    • French, G346
    • Glover, G340
    • Schreiner, G340–G341
    • Surma, G341
  • and tourism
    • Schreiner, G346

• Bills referred to committee

  • public bills (government and private members')
    • Access to Natural Gas Act, 2018 (Bill 32), G101–G127, G129–G157
    • Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 (Bill 132), G423–G464, G489–G544
      • clause-by-clause, G545–G561
      • G465-G487
    • Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 36), SP3–SP53, SP55–SP83, SP85–SP96
    • Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018 (Bill 4), G3–G39, G41–G79, SP81–SP100
    • Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 (Bill 68), JP3–JP43, JP45–JP96
    • Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019 (Bill 87), G235–G255, SP257–SP275
    • Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act, 2019 (Bill 116), SP411–SP430
      • clause-by-clause, SP431–SP444
    • Getting Ontario Moving Act (Transportation Statute Law Amendment), 2019 (Bill 107), G277–G321, G323–G360
    • Green Energy Repeal Act, 2018 (Bill 34), SP97–SP123, SP125–SP151, SP153–SP160
    • Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 (Bill 47), F3–F52
      • clause-by-clause, F53–F92
    • More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108), JP101–JP161
      • clause-by-clause, JP163–JP188
    • The People's Health Care Act, 2019 (Bill 74), SP229–SP275, SP277–SP325, SP327–SP408
    • Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019 (Bill 138), F837–F872
      • clause-by-clause, F873–F923
    • Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019 (Bill 124), G363–G409
      • clause-by-clause, G411–G419
    • Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019 (Bill 100), F719–F815, F817–F833
    • Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019 (Bill 136), JP191–JP236
      • clause-by-clause, JP237–JP245
    • Reserved Parking for Electric Vehicle Charging Act, 2019 (Bill 123), T39–T40
      • clause-by-clause, T41–T43
    • Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, 2019 (Bill 66), G159–G297
    • Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018 (Bill 57), F101–F151, F153–F183
    • Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act, 2019 (Bill 48), SP161–SP205, SP207–SP228

• Biopsy

  • wait times
    • Miller, N., P88

• Bondfield Construction

  • contracts transfer
    • French, E248–E249
    • Scott, E248
  • creditor protection
    • French, E248
  • general remarks
    • French, E248

• Breweries

  • buck-a-beer
    • impact on business operations
      • West, F25

• Broadband access

  • economic impact
    • Harris, F583
    • Scott, E245
  • general remarks
    • Downey, F584
    • Scott, E230–E231
  • impact on education
    • Fee, F584
  • in northern and rural Ontario
    • Kramp, G163
    • availability
      • Skelly, F268
    • cost of
      • Skelly, F268
  • in schools ( see under Schools)

• Broadband infrastructure

  • expansion
    • funding
      • Fife, F583
    • jurisdiction over
      • Fife, F583
  • expansion plan
    • Eastern Ontario Regional Network
      • Scott, E230
    • funding allocation
      • Scott, E245
    • funding sources
      • Scott, E230–E231, E246
    • general remarks
      • Crawford, E245
      • French, E241
      • Scott, E242
    • Matawa broadband project
      • Sabawy, F943
      • Scott, E241
    • private sector, role of
      • Scott, E245
    • Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology
      • Scott, E230

• Budget

  • balanced, timeline for
    • Shaw, FT260

• Budget 2019

  • pre-budget consultations
    • Arthur, F260–F261, F264, F268–F269, F271, F274, F280, F283–F284, F286, F288–F289, F293–F295, F298, F300, F303, F389, F405–F406, F410–F411, F416–F417, F424, F429, F439–F440, F537, F546, F550–F551, F579, F582, F586, F652–F653, F655–F658, F660, F663, F666, F671, F673, F676–F677, F679, F687, F698
    • Cho, S., F263, F273, F286, F288, F293, F389, F394, F405, F410, F425, F429–F430, F436–F437, F439, F450–F451, F523, F529, F540, F571–F572, F575, F655, F663, F670–F671, F675–F676, F682, F684–F686, F690, F692–F693, F697, F702, F706, F717
    • Downey, F267, F271–F273, F276–F278, F281, F288, F296–F298, F301, F310–F311, F313, F315, F392–F393, F399–F400, F403, F416–F418, F427, F431, F434, F445–F446, F448–F449, F527, F543, F547–F549, F551, F554, F561, F565, F567, F579–F581, F583–F585, F653, F663, F665, F668, F681, F685–F687, F692, F700, F707–F708, F713
    • Fee, F523–F524, F529, F532, F537, F539, F542–F543, F548, F553, F556, F558, F562, F567, F570, F574–F576, F584
    • Fife, F522–F523, F525–F527, F531–F532, F534–F537, F542, F548, F560, F563, F567–F570, F574, F577–F579, F581–F583, F585
    • Ghamari, F397–F398, F400, F408, F413, F448
    • Glover, F713, F715
    • Harden, F386–F387, F390, F397, F402, F405, F407, F412–F413, F419, F429, F432, F437, F442–F444, F446, F448
    • Harris, F525, F532, F534, F538, F542, F546–F547, F553, F562, F570, F580, F583–F585
    • Lindo, F525, F529–F530, F535, F540, F543, F549, F556, F572, F577
    • Mamakwa, F263–F264, F266, F274, F298, F302, F313, F395, F421, F434, F448, F451, F549, F554, F600–F661, F684, F693, F703, F705, F715, F717–F718
    • Martin, F700, F706, F708
    • Piccini, F261, F263, F266–F267, F283, F293, F296, F300–F301, F306, F389, F659–F660, F674, F679–F680
    • Rickford, F273–F274, F278, F281, F286
    • Roberts, F263, F266, F268, F283, F291, F302, F305, F387, F389, F398, F408, F420–F422, F431, F670, F674, F700, F715–F716
    • Shaw, F260, F264, F266, F269–F271, F274, F276, F278–F279, F284–F286, F290–F291, F293–F295, F299–F300, F303–F305, F308, F310, F315, F391–F392, F397, F400, F402, F409–F410, F417–F418, F424, F427, F434–F435, F438–F439, F441–F444, F446, F448, F450–F451, F554–F555, F558–F559, F564–F565, F583–F584, F652, F656, F658, F661–F662, F665–F668, F671, F673, F678–F679, F682–F684, F695, F699, F702–F703, F706, F710
    • Skelly, F261, F266, F268, F274, F288, F291, F295–F297, F302, F307–F308, F311–F313, F394–F395, F404–F405, F413, F420, F424–F427, F436, F441–F442, F444, F527, F534, F551–F552, F557–F558, F560, F579, F581, F586, F653, F655, F658, F670, F687, F690, F695, F702, F705–F706, F711, F716–F717
    • Stiles, F689–F690, F693–F695, F705, F708–F709

• Budget 2020

  • pre-budget consultations
    • Anand, F954, F965, F970, F973, F976, F979, F987
    • Arthur, F930–F931, F936, F938–F940, F945, F947–F948, F951, F956, F958, F961, F965–F966, F971, F973, F976–F977, F983, F987, F992, F995, F1000, F1004, F1014, F1016–F1019, F1022–F1023, F1026–F1028, F1031, F1037, F1048–F1049, F1053–F1054, F1056, F1069, F1071, F1075, F1088, F1091–F1094, F1098, F1101–F1103, F1106–F1108, F1111–F1113, F1116, F1118, F1122, F1124–F1125, F1129, F1139–F1141, F1149–F1150
    • Kramp, F1090–F1091, F1094, F1100–F1101, F1113
    • Mamakwa, F934, F943–F944, F961, F978, F1000–F1003, F1005–F1006, F1008, F1012, F1017, F1021, F1023, F1028–F1029, F1031, F1039, F1043, F1056, F1065–F1067, F1071, F1080–F1081, F1085, F1088, F1101, F1126–F1127, F1129, F1143
    • Monteith-Farrell, F1033, F1037, F1041, F1043, F1051, F1061–F1062, F1069, F1071, F1075, F1084, F1086
    • Piccini, F931–F932, F936–F938, F943, F946, F948–F949, F955–F956, F963–F965, F974, F984–F985, F994–F995, F998, F1003, F1006, F1014–F1015, F1021, F1025–F1026, F1036–F1037, F1043–F1044, F1049, F1051, F1054, F1063–F1065, F1073, F1083, F1086, F1089, F1091, F1098–F1099, F1105–F1106, F1113, F1115–F1116, F1124–F1125, F1128–F1129, F1131–F1132, F1136–F1137, F1141, F1143, F1146–F1147
    • Rasheed, F1001, F1024, F1029, F1045–F1046, F1059, F1065, F1101, F1105, F1116, F1119, F1128–F1129, F1138, F1148, F1150
    • Roberts, F933, F958–F960, F968–F969, F978–F979, F985, F989–F990, F1011, F1016, F1023–F1024, F1039, F1058–F1060, F1068–F1069, F1076, F1078, F1108, F1122–F1123, F1133–F1134, F1150–F1151
    • Sabawy, F938, F942–F943, F975–F976, F980
    • Shaw, F931, F935, F940–F941, F945, F953, F958, F961, F963, F967–F968, F976, F981, F985–F986, F990–F992, F995–F997, F1000, F1004–F1005, F1008, F1010, F1012–F1014, F1023, F1034, F1043, F1046–F1047, F1051–F1053, F1058, F1063, F1065, F1067, F1070, F1073–F1074, F1078–F1079, F1106, F1111, F1113, F1116, F1118, F1120–F1121, F1125, F1131, F1134–F1136, F1140, F1145, F1148, F1150, F1152–F1153
    • Skelly, F931, F933–F934, F936, F941, F950–F951, F953–F954, F960–F961, F970, F983, F988, F992–F993, F997–F998, F1001, F1005–F1006, F1008, F1012, F1016, F1019, F1030, F1035, F1049, F1061, F1067, F1081, F1083–F1084, F1099, F1101, F1103, F1109–F1111, F1118, F1120, F1127, F1137–F1138, F1145, F1152
    • Smith, D., F1001, F1003, F1007–F1008, F1010–F1012, F1015, F1019, F1024, F1026, F1031, F1055–F1056, F1059, F1071, F1078, F1081–F1082
  • pre-budget consultations, live-streaming
    • Skelly, F927
  • pre-budget consultations, schedule and locations
    • Armstrong, F926–F927
    • Mamakwa, F927
    • Piccini, F926–F927
    • Skelly, F926–F927
    • Smith, D., F925–F926

• Budget deficit

  • calculation of
    • Fife, FT117–FT118
    • Romano, FT84
    • Vanthof, FT101
  • cyclical vs. structural
    • Shaw, FT83
  • general remarks
    • Park, FT103
    • Rasheed, F737
    • Romano, FT110
  • government strategy
    • Shaw, FT124–FT125

• Budget, pre-budget consultations

  • 2019, itinerary for
    • Bisson, F94–F95
    • Downey, F93–F94
    • Mamakwa, F95
    • Piccini, F94
    • Roberts, F95
    • Skelly, F94
    • Vanthof, F95
    • indigenous communities
      • Bisson, F97–F98
      • Mamakwa, F97, F99
      • Shaw, F97, F99
      • Vanthof, F96–F97
    • northern Ontario
      • Downey, F96–F97
      • Mamakwa, F96
      • Piccini, F96
      • Vanthof, F96, F99
  • Arthur, F338, F462, F465, F469, F472, F482–F483, F490, F498, F506, F589, F595, F608, F610, F624, F633, F635, F640, F644–F646
  • Bailey, F455, F457, F460, F462, F467, F474, F492, F498, F501–F502, F506
  • Bisson, F321, F324–F326, F335–F336, F338, F340, F345, F350–F351, F359–F361, F363–F364, F369–F371, F373, F377–F379, F381–F383
  • Bourgouin, F321, F333–F334, F345, F353–F354, F368–F369
  • Burch, F194, F196, F210, F215, F222–F223, F241, F247
  • Cho, S., F202, F327, F341, F353, F372, F478, F487, F492, F496–F497, F503, F511–F512, F637, F646–F647
  • Downey, F187–F189, F204, F210, F212–F213, F218, F220, F224, F230, F238–F239, F244–F245, F248, F321–F322, F333, F337–F338, F343, F345–F346, F363, F366, F368, F377, F455, F462, F467, F471, F474–F475, F478, F487, F516–F517, F593, F598–F599, F601, F612, F617, F621, F630–F631, F634–F635, F644, F649
  • Downey ., F494
  • Fife, F589–F591, F593–F594, F596, F600–F601, F603–F606, F610
  • Hatfield, F454–F455, F457, F462–F464, F469, F473–F474, F477–F478, F480, F485, F487, F490, F496, F499, F501, F503–F506, F509, F511, F514, F516, F519–F520
  • Mamakwa, F471–F472, F481, F490
  • Martow, F220, F229, F234, F248, F250, F253
  • Piccini, F327, F329, F336, F353, F361, F371, F375, F588, F593, F596, F601, F610–F611, F616, F618, F626, F649
  • Roberts, F194, F198–F200, F207, F214–F215, F225–F226, F231, F250, F253–F256, F331–F332, F346–F348, F356, F358, F377, F465, F480, F484–F485, F514, F518–F519
  • Shaw, F186, F189, F191, F197, F202, F205–F207, F210, F212, F216–F218, F228, F233–F234, F236–F238, F242, F246, F248, F252–F253, F256–F257, F321, F329–F331, F338, F340, F343–F344, F348–F349, F355, F358–F359, F361, F365–F366, F374–F375, F458–F460, F467, F469, F475–F476, F494, F511, F599, F610, F612–F615, F618–F620, F622, F625, F627–F628, F631, F635, F637, F640–F642, F649–F650
  • Skelly, F187, F191–F192, F197, F209, F223, F228–F229, F236, F323, F328–F329, F333, F341, F351, F361–F363, F367, F379–F381, F383–F384, F457, F460, F470, F480, F483, F487, F492, F498, F508, F513, F598, F603, F629, F637–F639, F644, F648–F649
  • Skelly ., F204–F205, F240–F241
  • Smith, D., F591–F592, F596–F597, F603, F606, F608, F615, F620–F621, F625, F628–F629, F633, F638–F640, F642
  • Stiles, F194–F195, F200, F205, F211–F212, F215, F220, F226, F231, F241, F243, F246, F250–F251, F253, F256

• Building Code

  • energy efficiency standards
    • Khanjin, G434

• Building construction

  • accessibility requirements
    • universal design
      • Harden, F397, F429

• Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)

  • lobbying by
    • Stiles, A202

• Bullying and cyberbullying

  • of farmers
    • Coe, JP225

• Business

  • corporate migration
    • Anand, F970
  • corporate tax credits
    • for green tech upgrades
      • Fife, G508
  • corporate tax rate
    • Downey, F601
    • Fife, F531
    • Harden, F419
    • Roberts, F740
    • Skelly, F950, F970
    • reduction
      • Fife, F600
  • dogs on food premises
    • Skelly, G530
  • foreign investment
    • Anand, F970
  • government strategy
    • Piccini, F847
  • regulatory environment
    • Skelly, G448
  • social responsibility
    • Mamakwa, F703

• Business - capital incentives

  • capital cost depreciation rate
    • Harden, F405, F419
    • Shaw, F682, F703
  • and government revenue generation
    • Shaw, F702–F703
  • support programs
    • provincial review of
      • Fife, F534–F535

• Business co-operatives

  • capital generation
    • offering limits
      • Shaw, F867
  • co-operative status
    • 50% rule
      • Cho, S., F866
  • general remarks
    • Shaw, F867
  • in the renewable energy industry
    • Shaw, F867–F868

• Business development

  • government funding
    • Hatfield, F454–F455
    • Windsor-Sarnia area
      • Bailey, F455

• Business environment.

  see also specific industry
  • competition with other business
    • impact of employee standards compliance
      • Sattler, F58, F72
      • West, F57–F58
    • impact of employee wages
      • West, F36
  • competition with other jurisdictions
    • Harden, F405
    • Martow, F12
    • Piccini, F13
    • Skelly, F47, F702
    • West, F40–F41
  • foreign investment
    • promotion of
      • Harris, F570
  • government strategy
    • Skelly, F197, F404
  • human capital
    • recruitment
      • Fee, F570
  • for new business
    • Martow, F37
  • regional investment
    • incentives for
      • Fife, F569–F570

• Business regulations

  • reduction in
    • Shaw, F791
    • Skelly, F362

• Business - small and medium-sized

  • community impact
    • Piccini, F854
  • corporate tax rate
    • Cho, S., F843
    • Martin, F844
    • Piccini, F847
    • Roberts, F854
  • general remarks
    • Stevens, G540
  • impacted by pollution
    • Fife, G436
  • support centres
    • Schreiner, G539

• Business, small-medium-sized

  • appreciation for
    • Martow, F23
  • benefits and pensions
    • Harden, F444
  • employee wages ( see also Minimum wage - $15/hour)
    • Sattler, F67
  • employer-worker relations ( see under Employment)
  • impact of employment standards reform (2017) ( see under Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 22)
  • market competition
    • Martow, F22
    • West, F19
  • owner salaries
    • Martow, F26