Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The committee met at 0901 in room 151.

Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019 Loi de 2019 pour protéger l’essentielle (mesures budgétaires)

Consideration of the following bill:

Bill 100, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes / Projet de loi 100, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à édicter, à modifier ou à abroger diverses lois.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Good morning, everybody, and welcome to the finance committee. We are assembled here today for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 100, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes.

Ajay Ramkumar from legislative counsel is here to assist us with our work, should you have any questions.

A copy of the numbered amendments filed with the Clerk is on your desk. The amendments have been numbered in the order in which sections and schedules appear in the bill.

Are there any questions before we start? Mr. Downey.

Mr. Doug Downey: Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair—just really a question for the Clerk to think about and maybe report back to the committee at some point. As I’ve gone through this budget process, as others have, for the first time, if there is a way that we can move to an electronic-only version of a number of the materials, that would be very helpful. I find I have an increasing stack of things by paper, and I know things were submitted electronically. So if I can just sort of throw that idea out there, maybe we can have a discussion about it at some point.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay.

As you will notice, Bill 100 is comprised of three sections and 61 schedules. In order to deal with the bill in an orderly fashion, I’m going to suggest that we postpone the three sections in order to dispose of the schedules first. This allows the committee to consider the contents of the schedules before dealing with the sections on the commencement and short title of the bill. We would return to the three sections after completing consideration of the schedules.

Is there unanimous consent to stand down the sections and deal with the schedules first?

Mr. Peter Tabuns: Yes.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Yes? Okay.

Before we begin schedule 1, I will allow each party to make some brief comments on the bill as a whole. Afterwards, debate should be limited to the section or amendment under consideration. Are there any comments initially? Okay, so we’ll proceed.

We’ll be starting with Bill 100, schedule 1, the Aggregate Resources Act. There are no amendments to sections 1 through 3 of schedule 1. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 1 and consider them together. Is there agreement?

Mr. Doug Downey: Yes.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay. Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 1?

Mr. Doug Downey: No.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Are the members ready to vote? Should sections 1 to 3 of schedule 1 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 1 are accordingly carried.

Moving along to schedule 2: There are no amendments to sections—

Interjection.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): We have to vote on the entire schedule. With that, shall schedule 1 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 1 accordingly carries.

We’ll move on now to schedule 2. There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 2. I propose that we bundle sections 1 and 2 of schedule 2 and consider them together. Is there agreement?

Mr. Doug Downey: Yes.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay. Any further debate on sections 1 and 2 of schedule 2? Are the members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 2 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 2 are accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 2 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 2 is accordingly carried.

There are no amendments to sections 1 to 12 of schedule 3. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 12 of schedule 3 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 1 to 12 of schedule 3? Okay.

Are the members ready to vote? Okay. Shall sections 1 through 12 of schedule 3 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 12 of schedule 3 are accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 3 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 3 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 4: There are no amendments to sections 1 through 4 of schedule 4. I propose that we bundle sections 1 through 4 of schedule 4 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 1 through 4 of schedule 4? Okay.

Are the members ready to vote? Okay. Shall sections 1 through 4 of schedule 4 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 4 of schedule 4 are accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 4 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 4 is accordingly carried.

Moving along to schedule 5: There are no amendments to sections 1 through 10 of schedule 5. I propose that we bundle sections 1 through 10 of schedule 5 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 1 through 10 of schedule 5? Okay.

Are members ready to vote? Okay. Shall sections 1 through 10 of schedule 5 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 10 of schedule 5 are accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 5 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 5 is accordingly carried.

Moving along to schedule 6: There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 6. I propose that we bundle sections 1 and 2 of schedule 6 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 1 and 2 of schedule 6? Okay.

Are the members ready to vote? Okay. Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 6 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 6 are accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 6 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 6 is accordingly carried.

Moving along to schedule 7: There are no amendments to sections 1 through 3 of schedule 7. I propose that we bundle sections 1 through 3 of schedule 7 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Any further debate? Okay.

Are the members ready to vote? Okay. Shall sections 1 through 3 of schedule 7 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 3 of schedule 7 are accordingly carried.

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Shall schedule 7 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 7 is accordingly carried.

Moving to schedule 8: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 2 of schedule 8. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 2 of schedule 8 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 2 of schedule 8? Are the members ready to vote? Yes. Shall sections 1 to 2 of schedule 8 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 2 of schedule 8 are accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 8 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 8 is accordingly carried.

So we’re going to move to amendment 1 from the government.

Mr. Doug Downey: I move that subsection 1(2) of schedule 9 to the bill be struck out and the following substituted:

“Combative sport

“(2) A reference to ‘combative sport’ in this act and the regulations, including within the definitions of ‘amateur combative sport contest or exhibition’ and ‘professional combative sport contest or exhibition’ in subsection (1), means a sport in which contestants meet by previous arrangement for the purpose of an encounter or fight and,

“(a) strike their opponents using their hands, fists, feet or any other body part or any combination of them;

“(b) use throwing, grappling or submission techniques; or

“(c) engage in any other prescribed technique.

“Same

“(3) The minister may set out in the regulations, for information purposes, sports that are combative sports. However, for clarity, a sport may be a combative sport even if it has not been set out in the regulations.”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Downey. Is there any debate? Are the members ready to vote? Okay. Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 9, section 1, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 9, section 1, as amended, is accordingly carried.

There are no amendments to sections 2 to 42 of schedule 9. I propose that we bundle sections 2 to 42 of schedule 9 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 2 to 42 of schedule 9? Are the members ready to vote? Shall sections 2 to 42 of schedule 9 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 2 to 42 of schedule 9 are accordingly carried.

We’re going to move to amendment number 2 from the government. Mr. Piccini.

Mr. David Piccini: I move that section 43 of schedule 9 to the bill be struck out and the following substituted:

“Special deeming rules re Criminal Code (Canada)

“43. For the purposes of paragraph 83(2)(c) of the Criminal Code (Canada),

“(a) an event permit for an amateur combative sport contest or exhibition issued under section 18 is deemed to be permission to hold the contest or exhibition by the Lieutenant Governor in Council; and

“(b) an amateur combative sport contest or exhibition that satisfies any of the criteria set out in section 19 is deemed to be held with the permission of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Piccini. Is there any debate? Okay. Are the members ready to vote? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 9, section 43, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 9, section 43, as amended, is accordingly carried.

There are no amendments to sections 44 to 48 of schedule 9. I propose that we bundle sections 44 to 48 of schedule 9 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 44 to 48 of schedule 9? Okay. Are the members ready to vote? Shall sections 44 to 48 of schedule 9 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 44 to 48 of schedule 9 are accordingly carried.

We’ll move to the next amendment from the government: amendment number 3. Mr. Piccini.

Mr. David Piccini: I move that clause 49(1)(a) of schedule 9 to the bill be struck out and the following substituted:

“(a) setting out sports as combative sports for the purposes of subsection 1(3);”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay. A motion has been moved by Mr. Piccini. Is there any debate? Are the members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 9, section 49, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 9, section 49, as amended, is accordingly carried.

Moving along, there are no amendments to sections 50 through 54 of schedule 9. I propose that we bundle sections 50 to 54 of schedule 9 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 50 through 54 of schedule 9? Okay. Are the members ready to vote? Shall sections 50 through 54 of schedule 9 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 50 through 54 of schedule 9 are accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 9, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 9, as amended, is accordingly carried.

Moving along to schedule 10: There are no amendments to sections 1 through 3 of schedule 10. I propose that we bundle sections 1 through 3 of schedule 10 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 10? Are the members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 3 of schedule 10 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 3 of schedule 10 are accordingly carried.

We’re now onto schedule 10. Is there any debate on the schedule? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 10 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 10 is accordingly carried.

Moving along to schedule 11: There are no amendments from sections 1 through 8 of schedule 11. I propose that we bundle sections 1 through 8 of schedule 11 and consider them together. Is there agreement?

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Mr. Peter Tabuns: I agree to that, and I would like to speak to the schedule as a whole.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay. We’re getting there right now

Is there any debate on sections 1 through 8 of schedule 11? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Okay. Shall sections 1 through 8 of schedule 11 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 11, sections 1 through 8, is accordingly carried.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: I’d like to speak now on the schedule as a whole before we call the vote.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): We’re now on schedule 11 as a whole. Is there any further debate on schedule 11? Mr. Tabuns.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: I wasn’t here for the presentations—my colleagues may speak to that—but I have had a chance to talk to a few lawyers who deal with victims of crime, who have told me very straightforwardly that this change will mean that many victims of crime, particularly people of low income, will find themselves hard done by with this. Generally speaking, they don’t have receipts to present for their expenses incurred after they have been subjected to a crime. He was very clear that people who are now getting some compensation will get pretty close to nothing. He also noted, in the course of his work, that there are a number of police officers who will be deprived of the compensation that they otherwise would have gotten.

So I’m very surprised that this government would make life much more difficult for victims of crime and make life much more difficult for police officers who have been made victims of a crime.

I don’t think that this schedule is defensible, and I would hope that the government, although they supported the sections, would vote against it.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Any further debate on schedule 11?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Recorded vote.

Ayes

Downey, Piccini, Rasheed, Roberts, Skelly.

Nays

Arthur, Shaw, Tabuns.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Schedule 11 carries.

Moving along to schedule 12: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 2 of schedule 12. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 2 of schedule 12 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 2 of schedule 12?

Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 2 of schedule 12 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 2 of schedule 12 are accordingly carried.

Moving on to the schedule as a whole: Is there any further debate on schedule 12? Are members ready to vote? Okay. Shall schedule 12 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 12 is accordingly carried.

Moving along to schedule 13: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 2 of schedule 13. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 2 of schedule 13 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 2 of schedule 13?

Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 2 of schedule 13 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 2 of schedule 13 are accordingly carried.

Is there any debate on schedule 13? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 13 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 13 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 14: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 2 of schedule 14. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 2 of schedule 14 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 2 of schedule 14?

Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 2 of schedule 14 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 2 of schedule 14 are accordingly carried.

Schedule 14: Is there any debate on schedule 14? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 14 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 14 is accordingly carried.

Moving to schedule 15: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 3 of schedule 15. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 15 together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 15? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 15 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 15 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 15? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 15 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 15 is accordingly carried.

We’re now on to schedule 16. There are no amendments to sections 1 through 55 of schedule 16. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 55 of schedule 16 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 55 of schedule 16? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 55 of schedule 16 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 55 of schedule 16 are accordingly carried.

Is there any debate on schedule 16?

Mr. Doug Downey: I’ll ask for a roll call on this one.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): You’ve asked for a recorded vote? Okay.

Ayes

Arthur, Downey, Piccini, Rasheed, Roberts, Shaw, Skelly, Tabuns.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): All those opposed? Schedule 16 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 17: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 12 of schedule 17. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 12 of schedule 17 and consider them together. Is there agreement?

Ms. Donna Skelly: Agree.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Is there any debate on sections 1 to 12 of schedule 17? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 12 of schedule 17 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 12 of schedule 17 are accordingly carried.

There is a government motion on schedule 17, section 13. Mr. Piccini?

Mr. David Piccini: I move that section 13 of schedule 17 to the bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

“Public interest immunity

“(2) Nothing in this act affects the application, in a proceeding to which the crown is a party, of the rule of law which authorizes or requires the withholding of any document, or the refusal to answer any question, on the ground that the disclosure of the document or the answering of the question would be injurious to the public interest.”

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The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Piccini. Is there any debate? Are the members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 17, section 13, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 17, section 13, as amended, is accordingly carried.

There are no amendments to sections 14 and 15 of schedule 17. I propose that we bundle sections 14 and 15 of schedule 17 together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 14 and 15 of schedule 17? Are the members ready to vote? Shall sections 14 and 15 of schedule 17 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 14 and 15 of schedule 17 are accordingly carried.

Moving to section 16 of schedule 17 to the bill: The government has a motion, number 5. Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 16 of schedule 17 to the bill be amended by adding the following subsection:

“Limitation periods etc., still apply

“(3) For greater certainty, a proceeding referred to in subsection (1) is subject to any bar in law to bringing the proceeding, or any defence, that is based on the passage of time.”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 17, section 16, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 17, section 16, as amended, is accordingly carried.

There are no amendments to sections 17 and 18 of schedule 17. I propose that we bundle sections 17 and 18 together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 17 and 18 of schedule 17? Are the members ready to vote? Shall sections 17 and 18 of schedule 17 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 17 and 18 of schedule 17 are accordingly carried.

Moving along to schedule 17, section 19: government motion number 6. Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that subsection 19(1) of schedule 17 to the bill be amended by striking out the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting the following:

“Discovery, examination

“Where crown is a party

“(1) In a proceeding to which the crown is a party, the rules of court respecting discovery and inspection of documents, examination for discovery, evidence by cross-examination on affidavits and examination of witnesses apply in the same manner as if the crown were a corporation, with the following exceptions:”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Are the members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 17, section 19, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 17, section 19, as amended, is accordingly carried.

There are no amendments to sections 20 through 26 of schedule 17. I propose we bundle sections to 20 to 26 of schedule 17 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 20 to 26 of schedule 17? Ms. Shaw?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Just one moment, please.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: Sorry, you’re bundling up to—

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): We’re bundling sections 20 through 26 of schedule 17.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: Right, but—

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): There are no amendments.

Ms. Sandy Shaw: There are no amendments to that?

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): No. There is an amendment on section 27.

Ms. Sandy Shaw: So section 24?

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): There is no amendment on section 24.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: Okay.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Are we okay?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: One more question. Government motion number 7: What subsection is that?

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): That’s on section 27.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: Right; got it. Okay.

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Thank you, Chair.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): No problem.

There are no amendments to sections 20 through 26 of schedule 17. I propose that we bundle sections 20 through 26 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 20 through 26 of schedule 17? Are the members ready to vote? Shall sections 20 through 26 of schedule 17 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 20 through 26 of schedule 7 are accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 17, section 27: amendment number 7 from the government. Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that subsection 27(4) of schedule 17 to the bill be struck out and the following substituted:

“Limitation

“(4) A garnishment is effective against the crown only in respect of amounts payable on behalf of the administrative unit served with the notice of garnishment to the person named in the notice.

“Definition, ‘administrative unit’

“(5) In this section,

“‘administrative unit’ means a ministry of the government of Ontario, a crown agency within the meaning of the Crown Agency Act or the Office of the Assembly under the Legislative Assembly Act.”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay, a motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate?

Mr. Peter Tabuns: No, but we would like a recorded vote when it comes to the vote.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay. So no further debate? Are the members ready to vote? Recorded vote.

Ayes

Downey, Piccini, Rasheed, Roberts, Skelly.

Nays

Arthur, Shaw, Tabuns.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): The motion is accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 17, section 27, as amended? Shall schedule 17, section 27, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. Just a reminder that when voting, you have to be seated at that time. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 17, section 27, as amended, is accordingly carried.

There are no amendments to sections 28 and 29 of schedule 17. I propose that we bundle sections 28 and 29 of schedule 17 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 28 and 29 of schedule 17? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 28 and 29 of schedule 17 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 28 and 29 of schedule 17 are accordingly carried.

Moving along to schedule 17, subsection 30(1): the government has amendment number 8. Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that subsection 30(1) of schedule 17 to the bill be amended by adding the following clause:

“(c) for the purposes of section 27,

“(i) prescribing methods of service on the crown of notices of garnishment in place of the method specified in section 15,

“(ii) providing that a notice of garnishment issued against the crown is not effective unless a statement of particulars, in the prescribed form, is served with the notice of garnishment,

“(iii) providing that a notice of garnishment issued against the crown is deemed to be served on the day that is the prescribed number of days, not to exceed 30 days, after the actual date of service or after the effective date of service under the rules of court, as the case may be.”

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The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Mr. Tabuns.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: No debate, but we would like to have a recorded vote on it.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay. Any further debate? Recorded vote. Are members ready to vote? Okay.

Ayes

Downey, Piccini, Rasheed, Roberts, Skelly.

Nays

Arthur, Shaw, Tabuns.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): The motion is accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 17, section 30, as amended?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: I would like to speak to it at one point.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): The whole schedule?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: The whole schedule, yes.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay. That’s at the end.

Shall schedule 17, section 30, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 17, section 30, as amended, is accordingly carried.

We’re now going to move along. There are no amendments from sections 31 to 173 of schedule 17. I propose that we bundle sections 31 to 173 of schedule 17 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay.

Is there any debate on sections 31 to 173 of schedule 17? Are members ready to vote? Okay. Shall sections 31 to 173 of schedule 17 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 31 to 173 of schedule 17 are accordingly carried.

Any further debate to schedule 17?

Mr. Peter Tabuns: As a whole?

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): As a whole, as amended, yes. Ms. Shaw.

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. There’s a lot to say about schedule 17. We’ve been hearing about this budget bill from people. The theme for many people is that this is a government that’s trying to limit people’s access to justice. We talked about the criminal tribunals board and the changes to that. Legal Aid Ontario has seen substantial cuts to their budget. Legal Aid Ontario, as we know, serves the most marginalized, vulnerable people, so they have really seen limited access to justice in this province.

Schedule 17, I have to say, is so profane. If there was not any other reason to vote against this budget bill, schedule 17 would just cover it, that alone. The fact that a schedule has these broad and sweeping restrictions to the people of Ontario when they are looking for compensation, when they are looking for justice against the province of Ontario—they are being denied this by schedule 17. If that weren’t bad enough, the very fact that this is buried in a budget bill, an omnibus budget bill, really speaks a lot about how this government perceives the people of Ontario.

We’ve been hearing many people speak out against this, cry out against this. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is one. I think it’s really important that we have on the record that we know that the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said, “This is obviously an abuse of power, an affront to the rule of law....” Really, we are seeing a theme that is very disturbing to many people in Ontario, not least Her Majesty’s loyal opposition, which is a government that does not seem to want to be accountable.

We spoke time and time again about how this government took the opportunity to fire three independent officers of the crown, independent officers who were the voice of the most vulnerable. The child and youth advocate—if that alone wasn’t something that says that this is a government that’s not prepared to hear criticism of their role, that they want to shut down public debate, that they want to shut down people’s access to the government—that was the beginning of what we see moving forward with this government in the way that they are trying to limit people’s access to justice before the courts.

If this weren’t bad enough, schedule 17 makes this retroactive. So not only going forward will the bar be even more difficult for people to seek justice, the very fact that some of the provisions here will make insurmountable barriers for people to go before the courts—we’ve already seen a limiting there. But now, there is retroactivity in this bill; for example, the class-action suit, which is the wards of the crown lawsuit currently before the courts. We can only assume that that will be dead in the water. And think of not only the people this speaks to, the crown wards, and the fact that they now do not have their day in court, but the time and the money that was spent on this—that really is an egregious action on behalf of the government.

I know that the Indigenous and First Nations communities are very concerned about going forward, if this is an attempt by the crown to limit their obligation under duly signed treaties by the province of Ontario.

There really isn’t enough that I can say to speak against this schedule, and I would hope that the government will vote against this. If they do want to dismantle, or change in such a significant way, how people understand what their rights are under the law, this should not be buried in a budget bill. This is something that should travel in the province, that should have experts speak to this, and we should do this in a very rational and very responsible way, which schedule 17 is not.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Any further debate?

Mr. Peter Tabuns: No, just a recorded vote.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A recorded vote.

Ayes

Downey, Piccini, Rasheed, Roberts, Skelly.

Nays

Arthur, Shaw, Tabuns.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Schedule 17, as amended, is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 18: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 3 of schedule 18. I propose we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 18 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 18? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 18 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 18 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 18? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 18 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 18 is accordingly carried.

Moving to schedule 19: There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 19. I propose we bundle sections 1 and 2 of schedule 19 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 2 of schedule 19? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 19 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 19 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 19? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 19 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 19 is accordingly carried.

Moving to schedule 20: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 5 of schedule 20. I propose we bundle sections 1 to 5 of schedule 20 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 5 of schedule 20? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 5 of schedule 20 carry? All of those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 5 of schedule 20 is accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 20? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 20 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 20 is accordingly carried.

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Moving to schedule 21: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 3 of schedule 21. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 21 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 21?

Are members ready to vote? Okay. Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 21 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 21 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 21? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 21 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 21 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 22: There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 22. I propose that we bundle sections 1 and 2 of schedule 22 together and consider them together. Is there agreement? Any further debate?

Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 22 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 22 are accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 22, section 3, government motion number 9: Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 3 of schedule 22 to the bill be amended by striking out subsection 5(2) of the Farm Products Payments Act and substituting the following:

“Expenses paid out of fund

“(2) A board shall pay, out of the fund it administers, any expenses that are incurred by any person or entity in the administration of this act, the Grains Act and the Livestock and Livestock Products Act and that are prescribed by the regulations.”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Okay. Are the members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 22, section 3, as amended? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 22, section 3, as amended carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 22, section 3, as amended, is accordingly carried.

Now we’re on schedule 22, sections 4 to 7. There are no amendments to schedule 22, sections 4 to 7. I propose we bundle sections 4 to 7 of schedule 22 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any further debate on sections 4 through 7 of schedule 22?

Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 4 through 7 of schedule 22 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 4 through 7 of schedule 22 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 22, as amended? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 22, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 22, as amended, is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 23: There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 23. I propose that we bundle sections 1 and 2 of schedule 23 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 and 2 of schedule 23?

Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 23 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 23 are accordingly carried.

Moving on, there is a proposed new section: section 2.1 of schedule 23. It’s amendment number 10 from the opposition. Mr. Tabuns?

Mr. Peter Tabuns: I move that section 2.1 be added to schedule 23 of the bill:

“Use of public resources

“2.1 No public servants shall assist with, nor shall any public funds be spent on, the design, production or distribution of the notice referred to in clause 2(1)(a).”

If I may speak to that.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Tabuns. Is there any debate? Mr. Tabuns.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: It’s amazing to me that this is even in a bill. I’ve never seen a situation where a government required people, businesses, to carry propaganda as part of their operations. It’s completely out of keeping with democratic norms—certainly democratic norms here in Ontario. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has spoken out against it. You may have seen the polling in the Toronto Star today saying that people opposed the provincial government messing in with the federal climate plan. I think the federal climate plan is very weak. It’s highly problematic in a lot of ways. But having us spend money on this is something that one cannot justify. So I urge the government to back off on this and reflect public opinion on the waste of public funds on a political battle with the federal government.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Any further debate? Mr. Piccini?

Mr. David Piccini: I would just add, through you, Mr. Chair, that when I’m out in my community over the weekends and I go to the doors and the folks bring the leaflets that the federal government mailed out extolling the virtues of the savings they’re going to receive, of course very few of them actually get anything back. But what they do get back, Mr. Chair, is higher grocery bills and higher fees at the pump when they’re trying to take their kids to sports or take their kids to school in rural Ontario. The cost of everything is going up, and we make no apology for notifying Ontarians of the true cost of a carbon tax. Just as the federal government are doing—extolling its virtues—we make no apologies of informing Ontarians about the real cost of the carbon tax. Let them decide.

If the opposition is scared of them actually knowing what the real costs are, I think they know deep down that when Ontarians, when Canadians, are aware of the real cost, they categorically vote against the carbon tax. We’ve seen that across the country, and we make no apologies about informing them about that.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Any further debate? Mr. Tabuns.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: I think there’s a big difference between informing people about something—and frankly I don’t think your information is accurate or fair—but at the same time, there’s a difference between that and compelling businesses or individuals to carry government propaganda. If you want to send out government flyers, I’m happy to oppose that in a different forum. But if you were to bring out a law saying, “Everyone has to have a bumper sticker saying, ‘I oppose the carbon tax,’ affixed to their car”—that’s the kind of action you’re engaged in.

In a democracy, compelling speech with penalties is extraordinary. I get it: You don’t support the federal carbon tax. I think there are substantial problems with the federal climate plan. There is no real climate plan in Ontario right now. That was abandoned last year. But to compel businesses or individuals to carry propaganda—seriously? That’s something I expect in states where rule of law is not particularly a feature of that society.

This is amazing stuff that you’re doing. You should recognize that this is totally outside the norm and is something that no democratic society or government should engage in.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Any further debate? Okay. Are members ready to vote?

Mr. Peter Tabuns: Recorded vote.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Shall the motion carry?

Ayes

Arthur, Shaw, Tabuns.

Nays

Downey, Piccini, Rasheed, Roberts, Skelly.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): The motion is accordingly lost.

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Moving on to schedule 23, section 3: Is there any debate on schedule 23, section 3? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 23, section 3, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Okay, schedule 23, section 3, is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 23, section 4: There is an NDP motion, number 11. Mr. Tabuns.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: I move that section 4 of schedule 23 to the bill be struck out and the following substituted:

“No penalty for non-compliance

“4. For greater certainty, non-compliance with any provision of this act does not constitute an offence, nor can any penalty be imposed in respect of the non-compliance.”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Tabuns. Is there any debate? Mr. Tabuns.

Mr. Peter Tabuns: Just before I go on to my statement, I’ll be asking for a recorded vote on this.

If the government were to provide stickers to gas station operators to put up who wanted to put up stickers on their own, I would still disagree with the content of the sticker because I think it’s inaccurate, but I would understand that. You’d waste some money and stickers would be on, but the idea that you’re going to penalize people for not putting government propaganda on: Man, that’s just totally wild.

Last week the government, I’ll say, “allowed” a bill to go forward that was moved by the member for Essex, originally moved by the member for Dufferin–Caledon before she was a minister, that gave the power back to the Auditor General to rule on partisan advertising. It was a good motion when it was put forward in opposition by the member for Dufferin–Caledon; it was a good private member’s bill last week. The theme of it is that governments shouldn’t be engaged in partisan advertising.

You’re not just doing partisan advertising on your own; you’re forcing businesses to carry your propaganda. You have to see that that isn’t consistent with your principles. I’ve made my point.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Any further debate? Okay. Are members ready to vote?

Mr. Peter Tabuns: Recorded.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Shall the motion carry?

Ayes

Arthur, Shaw, Tabuns.

Nays

Downey, Piccini, Rasheed, Roberts, Skelly.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): The motion is accordingly lost.

Is there any debate on schedule 23, section 4? Okay. Shall schedule 23, section 4, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 23, section 4, is accordingly carried.

Moving along, there are no amendments to sections 5 to 7 of schedule 23. I propose that we bundle sections 5 to 7 of schedule 23 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Agreed. Is there any debate on sections 5 to 7 of schedule 23? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 5 to 7 of schedule 23 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 5 to 7 of schedule 23 are accordingly carried.

Any further debate on schedule 23? Mr. Arthur.

Mr. Ian Arthur: Just in summary—my colleague the member from Toronto–Danforth brought up some very good points, but, if you’ll recall, before Christmas last year there was a reduction of inspectors for workplace safety that this government passed; they reduced the amount of inspectors on that. The justification was fiscal; it was that we were spending too much money. Yet we are now going to pay inspectors to verify compliance of a piece of government propaganda, and if gas stations are not in compliance they’re to be fined up to $10,000 per day. I oppose this in principle, but the penalty does not reflect the crime in any way, shape or form. It is so exaggerated in comparison to what the intention of the law is. It’s really, really unreasonable. It’s an appalling schedule. It’s government propaganda, and it’s being paid for by the taxpayers. This entire schedule flies in the face of everything this government purports to stand for.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Any further debate? Ms. Shaw.

Ms. Sandy Shaw: I just need to weigh in on this, given the theme that we talked about earlier, about how this government seems to take every opportunity to inoculate themselves from criticism, from independent oversight. We see schedule 17 making it very difficult to sue the crown. We see that you’re taking away the criminal injuries tribunal. Schedule 23—people call this a sticktatorship, which would be funny if it wasn’t so serious. Really, this kind of compelled speech is something that you would only see in some sort of authoritarian government, so the fact that this is something that this government is taking so seriously is shocking.

I think when people begin to see how you are forcing business owners to participate in what is seriously government propaganda and that you are going to then fine business operators up to $10,000 a day if they do not co-operate with this forced, compelled propaganda speech on the part of the government—is something that I never thought that I would have to speak to in this Legislature. It just defies common sense. If you want to get your message out, there are many other ways to do it. But to prey on small business operators with this heavy-handed approach is something that this government—should not be in a budget bill.

Given everything that this government talks about about being open, transparent and accountable, I expect that the members opposite will vote against this; that this will be their opportunity to understand that this is a grave mistake and that the government will wear this for quite a long time.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Any further debate?

Mr. Kaleed Rasheed: Point of order, Chair.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Point of order?

Mr. Kaleed Rasheed: Mr. Chair, can we request not to use the word “propaganda”? I believe it’s an unparliamentary word. It’s not propaganda, so if you can kindly please request not to use the word.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Mr. Rasheed has brought up a point of order. Certainly, for all of the members here, if we could keep the language in as parliamentary terms as possible, as we would use in the chamber, that would be appreciated.

Is there any further debate on schedule 23? Okay. Are the members ready to vote?

Mr. Peter Tabuns: Recorded vote.

Ayes

Downey, Piccini, Rasheed, Roberts, Skelly.

Nays

Arthur, Shaw, Tabuns.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Schedule 23 is accordingly carried.

We’re moving on now to schedule 24. There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 24. I propose that we bundle sections 1 and 2 of schedule 24 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 and 2 of schedule 24?

Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 24 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 24 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 24? Are the members ready to vote? Shall schedule 24 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 24 is accordingly carried.

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Moving along now to schedule 25: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 22 of schedule 25. I propose we bundle sections 1 to 22 of schedule 25 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 22 of schedule 25? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 22 of schedule 25 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 22 of schedule 25 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 25? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 25 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 25 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 26: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 4 of schedule 26. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 4 of schedule 26 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 4 of schedule 26? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 4 of schedule 26 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 4 of schedule 26 are accordingly carried.

Any further debate on schedule 26? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 26 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 26 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 27: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 7 of schedule 27. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 7 of schedule 27 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 7 of schedule 27? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 7 of schedule 27 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 7 of schedule 27 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 27? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 27 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 27 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 28: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 3 of schedule 28. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 28 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 28? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 28 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 28 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 28? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 28 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 28 is accordingly carried.

There are no amendments to sections 1 through 6 of schedule 29. I proposed we bundle sections 1 to 6 of schedule 29 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 through 6 of schedule 29? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 6 of schedule 29 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 6 of schedule 29 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 29? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 29 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 29 is accordingly carried.

It is now 10:15, so we will recess and resume at 2 p.m. today in the same room. Thank you.

The committee recessed from 1015 to 1400.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Good afternoon, everybody, and welcome back to the finance committee. We’re assembled here to resume clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 100, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes. Ajay Ramkumar from legislative counsel is here to assist us with our work, should we have any questions for him.

Are there any questions before we resume? Yes, Ms. Shaw?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Which schedule are we on now? I’ve lost track.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Yes, so we will resume debate on section 1, schedule 30, to the bill. So it’s schedule 30.

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Thanks.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): We’re at schedule 30. That’s the Fiscal Sustainability, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2019. There are no amendments to sections 1 to 23 of schedule 30. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 23 of schedule 30 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 23 of schedule 30? Are members ready to vote? Okay. Shall sections 1 to 23 of schedule 30 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 23 of schedule 30 are accordingly carried.

Is there any debate on schedule 30? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 30 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 30 accordingly carries.

Moving on to schedule 31: There are no amendments from sections 1 to 4 of schedule 31. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 4 of schedule 31 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 4 of schedule 31? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 4 of schedule 31 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 4 of schedule 31 are accordingly carried.

We’re now moving on to schedule 31, section 5. The government has a motion. Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 5 of schedule 31 to the bill be amended by striking out “section 25” in subsection 48(2.1) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and substituting “subsection 25(2)”.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: I’m looking for a recess for this, please.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): I’m sorry. Ms. Shaw?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: I think we’d like a recess on this, please.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Right now? You’d like a five-minute recess?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: It’s 20 minutes, I think.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Ms. Shaw has requested a 20-minute recess, pursuant to standing order 129(a). The time now being 2:04, the committee is recessed until 2:24, when we shall reconvene and immediately take a vote on the motion.

The committee recessed from 1404 to 1424.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Welcome back to the finance committee. We are currently, just as a reminder to all the committee members, on motion 12, which is schedule 31, section 5. We’re now going to vote on that motion. Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

We’ll now move on to schedule 31, section 5, as amended. Is there any further debate? Are the members ready to vote? Okay. Shall schedule 31, section 5, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 31, section 5, as amended, carries.

Moving on to schedule 31, section 6: We have motion 13 from the government. Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 6 of schedule 31 to the bill be amended by adding “and despite subsection 67(2)” after “any other act” in subsection 49.4(5) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Is there any further debate? Are members ready to vote? Okay. Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Moving on to motion 14 from the government on section 6 of schedule 31: Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 6 of schedule 31 to the bill be amended by striking out “access” in clause 49.11(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any further debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Moving on to section 6, schedule 31: motion 15 from the government. Mr. Roberts?

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 6 of schedule 31 to the bill be amended by striking out “access” in clause 49.11(3)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Moving on to motion 16 from the government: Mr. Roberts?

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 6 of schedule 31 to the bill be amended by striking out “clause (5)(b) and the administrative head of a person or entity referred to in clauses (5)(b) and (c)” in subsection 49.12(6) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and substituting “clause (5)(b) or (c), the administrative head of any person or entity referred to in either of those clauses and any person referred to in either of those clauses who is an individual”.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Motion 17 from the government: Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 6 of schedule 31 to the bill be amended by striking out “including practices and procedures for use in” in clause 49.14(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act in the portion before subclause (i) and substituting “as well as practices and procedures for use, in connection with this part, when”.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any further debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Motion 18 by the government: Mr. Roberts?

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 6 of schedule 31 to the bill be amended by adding the following subsection to section 49.14 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act:

“Compliance with data standards

“(4) A member of an inter-ministerial data integration unit or a ministry data integration unit shall comply with the data standards.”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Any further debate on schedule 31, section 6, as amended? Okay, are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 31, section 6, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 31, section 6, as amended, carries.

Moving along, there are no amendments to sections 7 through 9 of schedule 31. I propose that we bundle sections 7 through 9 of schedule 31 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Yes. Is there any debate on sections 7 through 9 of schedule 31? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 7 through 9 of schedule 21 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 7 through 9 of schedule 31 are carried.

Any further debate on schedule 31, as amended? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 31, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 31, as amended, carries.

Moving to schedule 32, on the Gasoline Tax Act: There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 32. I propose that we bundle sections 1 and 2 of schedule 32 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Agreed. Is there any debate on sections 1 and 2 of schedule 32? Mr. Mamakwa?

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Mr. Sol Mamakwa: Just a quick question to the counsel. I’m not sure what this means, but I know that if I gas up on-reserve, whether it’s Lac Seul First Nation or whether it’s Fort William First Nation, I have a tax card so that I don’t pay the Ontario provincial tax. Is that what it’s talking about?

Mr. Ajay Ramkumar: I don’t know if anyone from the ministry wants to speak to this in particular, but the specific amendment just deals with the authority to make regulation. It’s essentially modifying the current regulation-making power, if that’s of assistance.

Mr. Sol Mamakwa: It talks about a status card within that schedule. Again, that would be my question with respect to: Is there an opportunity for that schedule to eliminate using status cards for gas cards for status Indians?

Mr. Ajay Ramkumar: I don’t think I can speak to that, since it seems to be a substantive question as to what technically the amendment is doing. It’s essentially authorizing the creation of certain regulations that will relate to people that are exempt, essentially establishing requirements for retailers, in order to sell or deliver gasoline, to exempt persons. But beyond that, I can’t give you much more information.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Mr. Downey.

Mr. Doug Downey: Yes, I can speak a little more specifically about the intent and where we’re headed. The schedule clarifies the regulatory authority, so that’s the first part.

The second part is, having listened to First Nations, we’re moving towards a modernized system so that we can eliminate the need for two identification cards. We’re getting rid of the filing by the retailer, because they do an additional manual filing for tax refunds as well. So it’s simplifying and taking out red tape in that process.

Mr. Sol Mamakwa: Okay.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Any further debate? Ms. Shaw?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: No, I just was clarifying: So you’re calling debate on the whole schedule at this point?

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): We’re calling the two sections, sections 1 and 2, which we’ve bundled together.

Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 32 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 32 carry.

Is there any further debate on schedule 32? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 32 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 32 carries.

We’re on schedule 33, on the Insurance Act. There are no amendments to sections 1 through 13 of schedule 33. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 13 of schedule 33 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Yes. Is there any debate on sections 1 through 13 of schedule 33? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 13 of schedule 33 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 13 of schedule 33 carry.

Is there any further debate on schedule 33? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 33 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 33 carries.

We’re now moving on to schedule 34. There are no amendments from sections 1 through 4 of schedule 34. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 4 of schedule 34 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Yes. Any further debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 4 of schedule 34 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 4 of schedule 34 are accordingly carried.

Is there any further debate on schedule 34? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 34 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 34 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 35, on the Juries Act: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 3 of schedule 35. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 35 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Agreed. Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 35? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 35 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 35 are accordingly carried.

Moving on to section 4 of schedule 35: government motion 19. Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 4 of schedule 35 to the bill be amended by striking out subsection 4.1(1) of the Juries Act and substituting the following:

“Jury source list

“(1) On or before June 1 in each year, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care shall prepare a jury source list that sets out the information described in subsection (4) and disclose it to the Jury Sheriff.”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Moving along to motion number 20 from the government: Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that section 4 of schedule 35 to the bill be amended by adding the following subsection to section 4.1 of the Juries Act:

“Secrecy of jury source list

“(5) The Jury Sheriff shall keep the jury source list in a secure location or, in the case of an electronic jury source list, in a secure database under the control of the Jury Sheriff.”

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 35, section 4, as amended, carry? Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 35, section 4, as amended, carries.

Moving along: In schedule 35, from section 5 through to section 34, there are no amendments. I propose that we bundle sections 5 to 34 of schedule 35 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Yes. Is there any debate on sections 5 to 34 of schedule 35? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 5 to 34 of schedule 35 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 5 to 34 of schedule 35 carry.

Is there any debate on schedule 35, as amended? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Okay. Shall schedule 35, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 35, as amended, carries.

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Now moving on to schedule 36, on the Justices of the Peace Act: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 3 of schedule 36. I propose we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 36 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Agreed. Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 36? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 36 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 36 carry.

Is there further debate on schedule 36? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 36 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 36 carries.

Moving to schedule 37, on the Land Registration Reform Act: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 3 of schedule 37. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 37 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 37? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 37 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 37 carry.

Is there further debate on schedule 37? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 37 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 37 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 38, on the Liquor Licence Act: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 8 of schedule 38. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 8 of schedule 38 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Agreed. Is there any debate on sections 1 to 8 of schedule 38? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 8 of schedule 38 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 8 of schedule 38 are accordingly carried.

Is there further debate on schedule 38? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 38 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 38 accordingly carries.

Moving to schedule 39: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 5 of schedule 39. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 5 of schedule 39 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Agreed. Is there any debate on sections 1 to 5 of schedule 39? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 5 of schedule 39 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 5 of schedule 39 accordingly carry.

Is there any further debate on schedule 39? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 39 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 39 accordingly carries.

Moving on to schedule 40, the Modernizing the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2019: There are no amendments to sections 1 through 66 of schedule 40. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 66 of schedule 40 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Great. Is there any debate on sections 1 to 66 of schedule 40? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall sections—

Interjection.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Pardon me?

Mr. David Piccini: Just that this is a great piece of legislation.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay. Shall sections 1 to 66 of schedule 40 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 66 of schedule 40 carry.

Is there any further debate on schedule 40? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 40 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 40 accordingly carries.

Moving on to schedule 41: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 3 of schedule 41. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 41 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 41? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 41 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 41 are accordingly carried.

Any debate on schedule 41? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 41 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 41 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 42, the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act: There are no amendments from sections 1 to 3 of schedule 42. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 42 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 42? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 42 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 42 are accordingly carried.

Any further debate on schedule 42? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 42 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand—I suggest members please make sure that they do notify so that the Clerk can count to make sure. All those opposed, please raise your hand—

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Excuse me, Chair? What did you just say? I didn’t hear that instruction.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): I just said that we want to make sure that if you’re voting, you make it clear that you are voting.

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Oh, okay. So big it up.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Don’t sit like this or this. The Clerk needs to be able to count.

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Yes, some enthusiasm on the part of the government.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Make your intentions clear, let’s put it that way.

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Yes. You have to big it up over there.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Schedule 42 is accordingly carried.

We’re moving now to schedule 43. There are no amendments to sections 1 to 3 of schedule 43. I propose we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 43 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 43? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 43 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 43 are accordingly carried.

Any debate on schedule 43? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 43 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 43 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 44, the Ontario Heritage Act. There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 44. I propose we bundle sections 1 and 2 of schedule 44 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 and 2 of schedule 44? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 44 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 44 accordingly carry.

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Any further debate on schedule 44? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 44 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 44 is accordingly carried.

Moving to schedule 45: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 3 of schedule 45. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 45 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 45? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 45 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 45 accordingly carry.

Any further debate on schedule 45? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 45 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 45 accordingly carries.

Moving on to schedule 46, the Ontario Loan Act, 2019: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 4 of schedule 46. I propose we bundle sections 1 to 4 of schedule 46 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 4 of schedule 46? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 4 of schedule 46 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 4 of schedule 46 carry.

Any further debate on schedule 46? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 46 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand.

Interjection.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Okay. The Clerk is getting confused here, so make your intentions clear.

Schedule 46, accordingly, is carried.

We’re now on to schedule 47. There are no amendments to sections 1 to 7 of schedule 47. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 7 of schedule 47 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 7 of schedule 47? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 7 of schedule 47 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 7 of schedule 47 carry.

Any further debate on schedule 47? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 47 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 47 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 48, the Pension Benefits Act: There are no amendments to sections 1 through 7 of schedule 48. I propose we bundles sections 1 to 7 of schedule 48 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 7 of schedule 48? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 7 of schedule 48 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 7 of schedule 48 carry.

Any further debate on schedule 48? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 48 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 48 accordingly carries.

Now moving on to schedule 49, the Personal Property Security Act: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 11 of schedule 49. I propose we bundle sections 1 to 11 of schedule 49 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Okay. Is there any debate on sections 1 through 11 of schedule 49? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 11 of schedule 49 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 11 of schedule 49 carry.

Any further debate on schedule 49? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 49 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 49 is accordingly carried.

Moving to schedule 50, on the Province of Ontario Savings Office Privatization Act, 2002: There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 50. I propose that we bundle sections 1 and 2 of schedule 50 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 and 2 of schedule 50? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 50 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 50 are accordingly carried.

Any debate on schedule 50? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 50 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 50 is accordingly carried.

Moving to schedule 51: There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 51. I propose that we bundle sections 1 and 2 of schedule 51 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 and 2 of schedule 51? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 51 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 51 are accordingly carried.

Any further debate on schedule 51? No? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 51 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 51 is accordingly carried.

There are no amendments to sections 1 through 3 of schedule 52. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 3 of schedule 52 and consider them together. Is there agreement?

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: Does that include the preamble?

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): No; we’ll get to that.

Is there any debate on sections 1 to 3 of schedule 52? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 to 3 of schedule 52 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 3 of schedule 52 accordingly carry.

There is a preamble which we need to vote on. Shall the preamble to schedule 52 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The preamble to schedule 52 accordingly carries.

Any further debate on schedule 52? Ms. Shaw.

Ms. Sandy Shaw: I just wanted to say that this is one of the few bright lights in this budget bill—schedule 52—and I do support the government finally making a PTSD awareness day. I think it has been long overdue, as we’ve discussed in the House. I commend you for finally acknowledging this. But I would also hope that the government will put the actual resources behind this so people can seek adequate resources, treatment and mental health supports that go behind this kind of proclamation of a day.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Any further debate? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 52 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 52 carries.

We’re now on to schedule 53. There are no amendments to sections 1 through 10 of schedule 53. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 10 of schedule 53 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 10 of schedule 53? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 10 of schedule 53 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 10 of schedule 53 are accordingly carried.

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Any further debate on schedule 53? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 53 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 53 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 54: There are no amendments to sections 1 and 2 of schedule 54. I propose that we bundle sections 1 and 2 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Agreed. Is there debate on sections 1 and 2 of schedule 54? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 and 2 of schedule 54 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 and 2 of schedule 54 accordingly carry.

Any further debate on schedule 54? Okay, are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 54 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 54 accordingly carries.

Moving on to schedule 55, on the Securities Act: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 6 of schedule 55. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 6 of schedule 55 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Yes. Is there any debate on sections 1 to 6 of schedule 55? Okay. Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 6 of schedule 55 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 6 of schedule 55 are accordingly carried.

Any further debate on schedule 55? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 55 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 55 accordingly is carried.

Moving to schedule 56: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 10 of schedule 56. I propose we bundle sections 1 to 10 of schedule 56 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Agreed. Is there any debate on sections 1 to 10 of schedule 56? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 10 of schedule 56 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 10 of schedule 56 are accordingly carried.

Schedule 56 has a schedule to it, so we’re going to vote on that. Is there any debate on the schedule to schedule 56? Are members ready to vote? Yes. Shall the schedule to schedule 56 section carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The schedule to schedule 56 carries.

Shall the preamble to schedule 56 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The preamble to schedule 56 carries.

Any further debate on schedule 56? Are the members ready to vote? Shall schedule 56 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 56 accordingly carries.

Moving on to schedule 57, on the Taxation Act, 2007: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 5 of schedule 57. I propose that we bundle sections 1 to 5 of schedule 57 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on schedules 1 through 5 of schedule 57? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 5 of schedule 57 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 5 of schedule 57 carry.

Any further debate on schedule 57? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 57 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 57 is accordingly carried.

We’re now moving on to schedule 58. There are no amendments to sections 1 through 12 of schedule 58. I propose we bundle sections 1 through 12 of schedule 58 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 12 of schedule 58? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 12 of schedule 58 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 12 of schedule 58 are accordingly carried.

Any further debate on schedule 58? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 58 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 58 accordingly carries.

Moving on to schedule 59, the Tobacco Tax Act: There are no amendments to sections 1 and 7 of schedule 59. I propose we bundle sections 1 to 7 of schedule 59 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 to 7 of schedule 59? Are the members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 7 of schedule 59 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 7 of schedule 59 accordingly carry.

Any further debate on schedule 59? Shall schedule 59 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 59 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 60: There are no amendments to sections 1 through 11 of schedule 60. I propose we bundle sections 1 to 11 of schedule 60 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 through 11 of schedule 60? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 11 of schedule 60 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 through 11 of schedule 60 are accordingly carried.

Any further debate on schedule 60? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 60 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 60 is accordingly carried.

Moving on to schedule 61: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 7 of schedule 61. I proposed we bundle sections 1 to 7 of schedule 61 and consider them together. Is there agreement? Is there any debate on sections 1 through 7 of schedule 61? Are members ready to vote? Shall sections 1 through 7 of schedule 61 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Sections 1 to 7 of schedule 61 accordingly carry.

We now move on to government motion 21. Mr. Roberts.

Mr. Jeremy Roberts: I move that subsection 8(2) of schedule 61 to the bill be amended by striking out “Sections 4 and 5 and subsection 6(2)” at the beginning and substituting “Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6”.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): A motion has been moved by Mr. Roberts. Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the motion carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The motion is accordingly carried.

Shall schedule 61, section 8, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 61, section 8, as amended, carries.

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Any further debate on schedule 61, as amended? Are members ready to vote? Shall schedule 61, as amended, carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Schedule 61, as amended, carries.

So now we’re going back to the beginning of Bill 100, section 1. Shall section 1 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Section 1 carries.

We’re on to section 2: commencement. Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall section 2 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. Section 2 carries.

Moving on to section 3: short title. Is there any debate on section 3, short title? Are members ready to vote? Shall section 3 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hands. All those opposed, please raise your hands. Section 3 carries.

We’re now moving on to the title of the bill and reporting. Is there any further debate? Are members ready to vote? Shall the title of the bill carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. The title of the bill will carry.

Shall Bill 100, as amended, carry? Any further debate?

Ms. Sandy Shaw: Recorded vote.

Ayes

Downey, Piccini, Rasheed, Roberts, Skelly.

Nays

Arthur, Mamakwa, Shaw.

The Chair (Mr. Stephen Crawford): Bill 100, as amended, carries.

Shall I report the bill, as amended, to the House? Any debate? Are members ready to vote? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed, please raise your hand. I shall report the bill, as amended, to the House.

That concludes our clause-by-clause of Bill 100. We are ahead of schedule. We were expected to meet tomorrow, but that will no longer be required. So thank you, everybody, for your time here today.

We’ll now conclude today’s meeting. Thank you. We are adjourned.

The committee adjourned at 1515.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Chair / Président

Mr. Stephen Crawford (Oakville PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. Jeremy Roberts (Ottawa West–Nepean / Ottawa-Ouest–Nepean PC)

Mr. Ian Arthur (Kingston and the Islands / Kingston et les Îles ND)

Mr. Stephen Crawford (Oakville PC)

Mr. Doug Downey (Barrie–Springwater–Oro-Medonte PC)

Mr. Sol Mamakwa (Kiiwetinoong ND)

Mr. David Piccini (Northumberland–Peterborough South / Northumberland–Peterborough-Sud PC)

Mr. Kaleed Rasheed (Mississauga East–Cooksville / Mississauga-Est–Cooksville PC)

Mr. Jeremy Roberts (Ottawa West–Nepean / Ottawa-Ouest–Nepean PC)

Ms. Sandy Shaw (Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas / Hamilton-Ouest–Ancaster–Dundas ND)

Ms. Donna Skelly (Flamborough–Glanbrook PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Peter Tabuns (Toronto–Danforth ND)

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Timothy Bryan

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Ajay Ramkumar, legislative counsel