Speaker letter b Committee Hansard index Parliament 44 Session 1

Committee speaker index

Letter: B

Babikian, A. (PC, Scarborough—Agincourt)
- Highway construction and expansion
  - Gardiner Expressway, HE239
- Integrity Commissioners
  - local and provincial, relationship, HE22
- Legislative process
  - regulations, PH21
- Municipal Accountability Act, 2025 (Bill 9), HE9, HE22, HE27, HE40, HE52
  - consultations, HE9
  - implementation, HE22
- Municipal Councillors
  - Code of Conduct, HE40
  - discipline
    - preventative, HE53
  - removal
    - democratic rights and accountability, HE27
    - victim protection, HE22
- Municipal staff
  - whistle-blowers, HE22
- Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, 2025 (Bill 46)
  - amendments, HE357
Bailey, R. (PC, Sarnia—Lambton)
- Appointments to agencies/boards/commissions/etc
  - council of the College of Opticians of Ontario, A28
  - Custody Review Board, A8
  - Health Services Appeal and Review Board, A24
  - Wilfrid Laurier University board of governors, A18
- Municipal Accountability Act, 2025 (Bill 9), HE11–HE12
  - implementation, HE11
Begum, D. (NDP, Scarborough Southwest)
- Appointments to agencies/boards/commissions/etc
  - council of the College of Opticians of Ontario, A29–A30
- Business - small- and medium-sized
  - government strategy, F18
- Economic conditions
  - productivity, F17–F18
- Interprovincial trade
  - facilitation, F38
  - government strategy, F28–F29
- Labour policy
  - interprovincial mobility
    - government strategy, F34–F35
    - and recruitment and retention, F38
- Light Rail Transit (LRT) - Eglinton Crosstown
  - delays, HE226–HE228
- Motions.
  - committee meetings re: intended appointments during summer adjournment
    - responded to, A32–A33
- Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 (Bill 5)
  - amendments, IN152–IN155
- Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025 (Bill 2), F17–F18, F28–F29, F34–F35, F37–F38, F54–F55
- Public transit
  - construction costs, HE235
- Skilled trades
  - government strategy, F18
- Transit infrastructure development - public-private partnerships (P3s)
  - Deutsche Bahn
    - accountability and transparency, HE240
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
  - surplus funds
    - employer return, F18
Bell, J. (NDP, University—Rosedale)
- Affordable housing
  - Habitat for Humanity, F194–F195
- Agencies, boards and commissions
  - hiring freeze, F169–F170, F176
- Agriculture industry
  - government strategy, F203–F204
- Alcohol retail - expansion
  - impact on government revenue, F121–F122
- Business
  - government funding
    - Protecting Ontario Account, F128–F129
- Business - taxation
  - small business tax rate, F186
- Cabinet Office
  - budget, F151
  - role, F157
- Committee process
  - estimates, F149
- Consumption and treatment services
  - and overdose prevention, F204
- Electric vehicles - charging stations
  - access, F204
- Fiscal policy
  - government strategy, F136–F137
  - tax reduction, F122–F123
- Government accountability and transparency
  - freedom of information requests, F142–F144
- Government advertising
  - Bulk Media Buy Program
    - marketing plans, F162
  - partisan, F163
  - US-Canada relations, F157–F158
- Government debt and deficit
  - general remarks, F112–F113
- Health care - government funding, F197
- Hospitals - budgets
  - deficits, F194
- Hospitals - capital projects
  - government funding, F198
- Housing
  - affordability
    - government strategy, F198
- Infrastructure development
  - municipal, F114
- Mental health and addictions services
  - government strategy, F186
  - wait list, F182
- Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
  - review, F120–F121
- Office of the Premier
  - staff salaries, F144–F145, F151
  - staff size, F150–F151
- Ontario Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS)
  - audit process, F168–F169
- Regulatory reform
  - cost savings, F151–F152
- Reports referred to committee
  - 2025 Performance Audit: Skills Development Fund Training Stream, P79–P82, P88–P92
- Skills Development Fund
  - accountability and transparency, F130
    - applicants referred to forensic auditing, P91
    - internal processes, P80–P81, P89
  - application approval process, P79, P81–P82
    - Auditor General's reporting, P79
  - beneficiaries
    - Church of Virgin Mary and St. Athanasius, P89
    - FGF Brands, P81
    - Grand Bizarre Inc, P80–P81
    - Keel Digital Solutions, P80, P88–P89
    - Ontario Harness Horse Association, P89
  - government strategy, P91–P92
  - grant determination process, P79
  - implementation of Auditor General recommendations, P90
  - outcome evaluation, P82
    - economic impact, P91
    - job placements, P91
- Skills Development Fund - beneficiaries
  - Get A-Head
    - forensic audit, F161–F162
Bethlenfalvy, Hon. P. (PC, Pickering—Uxbridge)
- Alcohol retail - expansion
  - general remarks, F125, F135
  - impact on government revenue, F122
- Business
  - government funding
    - Protecting Ontario Account, F126, F128–F129
- Business investment
  - government strategy, F116–F117
- Canadian Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy
  - general remerks, F118
- Cost of living
  - affordability, F126–F127
- Cybersecurity
  - employment opportunities, F117
- Employment
  - creation and loss, F114–F115
- Fiscal policy
  - government strategy, F111–F112, F118–F120, F136–F137
- Government debt and deficit
  - general remarks, F112–F114, F132
- Health care - government funding, F123–F124
- Infrastructure development
  - municipal, F114, F127–F128, F134
- Long-term care.
  - government funding, F133–F134
- Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC)
  - review, F120–F121
- Skills Development Fund
  - accountability and transparency, F130
- Tobacco industry
  - illicit sale
    - government response, F125
- Transportation infrastructure development
  - government strategy, F135–F136
Blais, S. (LIB, Orléans)
- Consumer protection
  - loyalty reward points
    - government strategy, HE330–HE331, HE333–HE334, HE355, HE357–HE358
    - time-based expiration, HE353–HE354, HE356HE353–HE354
- Crown land - forests
  - resource removal under non-forestry permits, HE362–HE363
- Integrity Commissioner of Ontario
  - database of completed inquiries, HE189
- Integrity Commissioners
  - oversight, HE68
- Mayors
  - removal
    - conflict of interest, HE72–HE73
- Municipal Accountability Act, 2025 (Bill 9), HE64, HE68, HE72–HE73, HE101–HE102, HE110
  - amendments, HE178, HE180–HE189, HE191–HE196
  - stakeholder consultations, HE193
- Municipal Councillors
  - Code of Conduct
    - standardization, HE72
  - election
    - background checks, HE64, HE102
  - removal
    - media coverage, impact on, HE101
    - unanimous vote, HE64
    - unanimous vote vs. judicial decision, HE64, HE72
    - victim protection, HE64
- Municipal governance
  - bad-faith actors, removal of
    - bad-faith complaints, HE183
    - council vote, HE182, HE186–HE187, HE195–HE196
    - independent judiciary, HE180–HE181, HE191–HE192
    - penalties, power to impose, HE184, HE187, HE196
    - standard investigation process, HE185
    - time constraints, HE184–HE185, HE195
  - integrity commissioners
    - conflicts of interest, HE182
- Municipal staff
  - whistle-blowers, HE64
- Personal information
  - Ministry of Red Tape Reduction, disclosure authority, HE364
- Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, 2025 (Bill 46), HE330–HE331, HE333–HE334, HE345, HE348–HE349, HE351–HE358, HE362–HE366
  - legislative history, HE334
  - scope, HE351, HE365
- Sexual violence and harassment - children and youth
  - online, HE348
  - trauma, law enforcement dealing with, HE348
- Sexual violence and harassment - offenders
  - information sharing, HE348, HE352
- Snowmobiles and snowmobiling
  - economic impact, HE345–HE346
  - trail network loss, HE346
Bouma, W. (PC, Brantford—Brant)
- Indigenous communities - economic development
  - government strategy, JP58–JP59
Bourgouin, G. (NDP, Mushkegowuk—James Bay)
- Consumer protection
  - loyalty reward points, HE353
- Crown land - forests
  - resource removal under non-forestry permits, HE330, HE333, HE351
    - Indigenous consultation, HE332–HE333
- Forestry industry
  - Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, HE329
  - government funding, IN375–IN377
  - innovation initiatives
    - government funding, IN388–IN389, IN396–IN398
  - and United States tariffs, IN378, IN396
- French-language debates
  - Municipal Accountability Act, 2025 (Bill 9), HE89
  - Projet de loi 5, Loi de 2025 pour protéger l’Ontario en libérant son économie
    - amendments, IN160–IN161, IN168–IN171
  - travaux du comité, IN3–IN4
- Hunting and angling - licensing
  - moose tag lottery, IN390
- Integrity Commissioners
  - local
    - centralized selection database (recommended by Provincial IC), HE82, HE104
    - cost
      - government funding, HE104
    - selection
      - cost, HE64
- Mining industry
  - digital administration system
    - claim processing, funding, IN326
- Mining industry - Indigenous communities
  - Indigenous consultation and consent, IN328
  - revenue-sharing agreements
    - allocation of revenue, IN327
- Ministry of Energy and Mines
  - estimates (2025-2026), IN326–IN328
- Municipal Accountability Act, 2025 (Bill 9), HE63–HE64, HE74, HE82, HE89, HE103–HE104
  - women in politics, impact, HE74
- Municipal Councillors
  - removal
    - provincial funding, HE82
    - unanimous vote
      - politicization (small towns), HE82
- Protect Ontario by Cutting Red Tape Act, 2025 (Bill 46), HE329–HE330, HE332–HE333
  - amendments, HE351, HE353–HE356, HE359–HE362
- Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025 (Bill 5)
  - legal liability, IN328
- Standing Committee on the Interior
  - committee business
    - closed sessions, IN3
- Tourism
  - northern Ontario, IN408
- Wildland firefighters
  - from other jurisdictions
    - cost, IN388
Bowman, S. (LIB, Don Valley West)
- Agencies, boards and commissions
  - hiring freeze, F165–F166
- Alcohol retail - expansion
  - general remarks, F125, F135
- Business investment
  - government strategy, F116–F117
- Cabinet Office
  - budget, F154
- Employment
  - creation and loss, F114–F115, F163–F164
- Fiscal policy
  - tax reduction
    - small business, F123
- Government advertising
  - Bulk Media Buy Program, F172
- Government debt and deficit
  - general remarks, F130–F132
- Health care - government funding
  - general remarks, F123–F124
- Office of the Premier
  - staff salaries, F147, F153–F154
- Ontario Public Service (OPS)
  - training programs, F164–F165
- Ontario Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS)
  - audit process, F172
- Skills Development Fund
  - accountability and transparency, F116
  - application approval process, F171–F172
Brady, B.A. (Independent, Haldimand—Norfolk)
- Agriculture industry
  - government strategy, F202
- Agriculture industry - support programs
  - Risk Management Program (RMP), F205
  - wildlife damage compensation program, F206
- Apprenticeships
  - tool grants, F96
- Business - small and medium-sized
  - government strategy, F187
- Business - taxation
  - small business tax rate, F184
- Canadian Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy
  - general remerks, F117
- Cybersecurity
  - employment opportunities, F117
- Dental hygienists
  - labour mobility, F104
- Economic development
  - industrial sites, registry, F82–F83
- International trade - tariffs, United States
  - impact on agriculture industry, F75–F76
- Interprovincial trade
  - alcohol industry
    - direct-to-consumer, F53
- Labour policy
  - interprovincial mobility
    - differences in employment laws, F8, F19–F20
    - government strategy, F45
    - safety regulations, F11, F33
    - sectors affected, health care, F36
    - sectors affected, insurance, F55–F56
- Long-term care.
  - government funding, F133
- Motions.
  - estimates, assignment of ministries
    - presented, F66–F67
- Nanticoke industrial park
  - employment zone
    - and housing development, F83
- Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025 (Bill 2), F8, F11, F16–F17, F19–F20, F33, F36, F45, F48, F53, F55–F56, F60
  - amendments, F62–F63
- Real estate industry
  - realtors
    - accreditation process, F48
- Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
  - committee business
    - selection of estimates (2025-2026), F67
- Tobacco industry
  - illicit sale, F193, F196
    - government response, F125, F133
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
  - surplus rebates, F96
Burch, J. (NDP, Niagara Centre)
- Integrity Commissioner of Ontario
  - database of completed inquiries, HE183, HE189
- Integrity Commissioners
  - complaints procedure
    - cost, HE39, HE45
- Motions.
  - briefing, legislative building restoration project
    - presented, PH15
- Municipal Accountability Act, 2025 (Bill 9), HE38–HE39, HE44–HE45, HE47–HE48, HE52–HE53, HE55
  - amendments, HE177–HE184, HE187–HE191, HE193
  - stakeholder consultations, HE193
  - women in politics, HE47–HE48, HE55
- Municipal Councillors
  - removal, HE38, HE53
    - unanimous vote vs. judicial decision, HE45
- Municipal governance
  - bad-faith actors, removal of
    - bad-faith complaints, HE183
    - independent judiciary, HE180–HE181
    - penalties, power to impose, HE184
  - integrity commissioners
    - conflicts of interest, HE182
    - price of application, HE183–HE184, HE189
- Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs
  - committee business
    - legislative precinct briefing, PH15
    - National Conference of State Legislative Summit, PH8
    - National Conference of State Legislatures, PH15

Last updated Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Committee speaker index

Letter: B

Babikian, A. (PC, Scarborough—Agincourt)

Bailey, R. (PC, Sarnia—Lambton)

Begum, D. (NDP, Scarborough Southwest)

Bell, J. (NDP, University—Rosedale)

Bethlenfalvy, Hon. P. (PC, Pickering—Uxbridge)

Blais, S. (LIB, Orléans)

Bouma, W. (PC, Brantford—Brant)

Bourgouin, G. (NDP, Mushkegowuk—James Bay)

Bowman, S. (LIB, Don Valley West)

Brady, B.A. (Independent, Haldimand—Norfolk)

Burch, J. (NDP, Niagara Centre)