Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The committee met at 0902 in committee room 2 and by video conference.

The Chair (Mr. Deepak Anand): Good morning, everyone. The Standing Committee on Social Policy will now come to order. We are here for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 157, An Act to proclaim COPD Awareness Day.

We do not have any members present in the room, so I’m just going to inform you about the people who are with us today through Zoom: MPP Aris Babikian, MPP Amy Fee, MPP Joel Harden, MPP Natalia Kusendova, MPP Robin Martin, MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos, MPP Billy Pang, MPP Logan Kanapathi.

We are joined by Navdeep Purewal from the office of legislative counsel, as well as staff from Hansard, and broadcast and recording.

To make sure everyone can follow along, it is important that all participants speak slowly and clearly. Please wait until I recognize you before starting to speak. Since it could take a little time for your audio and video to come up after I recognize you, please take a brief pause before beginning.

As always, all comments should go through the Chair.

When we vote during today’s meeting, it will be through a show of hands. Unless someone specifically asks for a recorded vote when I ask whether the members are ready to vote, the breakdown of the vote will not show up in Hansard.

Are there any questions at this time? Seeing none, let’s start.

COPD Awareness Day Act, 2021 Loi de 2021 sur la Journée de sensibilisation à la BPCO

Consideration of the following bill:

Bill 157, An Act to proclaim COPD Awareness Day / Projet de loi 157, Loi proclamant la Journée de sensibilisation à la BPCO.

The Chair (Mr. Deepak Anand): We’ll now begin clause-by-clause consideration. Are there any comments, questions or amendments to any section of the bill, and if so, to which section? Seeing none, let’s go to the section.

Interjections.

The Chair (Mr. Deepak Anand): We are on section 1, “COPD Awareness Day.” Is there any debate on the section? Seeing none, are the members ready to vote? Yes? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed? Seeing none, I declare the section carried.

Moving over to section 2, “Commencement”: Any debate? Seeing none, are the members ready to vote? Yes? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed? Seeing none, I declare the section carried.

The next section is the short title. Is there any debate? Seeing none, are the members ready to vote? Yes? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed? Seeing none, I declare the short title carried.

Next, we’re going to be voting on the preamble. Any debate? Seeing none, are the members ready to vote? Yes? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed? Seeing none, I declare the preamble carried.

At this time, shall the title of the bill be carried? Any debate? Seeing none, are the members ready to vote? Yes? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed? Seeing none, I declare the title carried.

Shall Bill 157 be carried? At this moment, I’ll ask if there is any debate? None? Are the members ready to vote? Yes? All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed? Seeing none, I declare Bill 157 carried. Congratulations.

At this time, I am going to seek your permission: Shall I report the bill to the House? Any debate? Seeing none—okay.

Interjection.

The Chair (Mr. Deepak Anand): And before I even asked, MPP Martin said, “Yes, we are ready to vote.” Okay.

All those in favour, please raise your hand. All those opposed? Seeing none—thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for your co-operation. I will be reporting the bill to the House.

Congratulations, MPP Logan Kanapathi. I see your name on the bill. Thank you for creating history for yourself and for the community.

That is the official end of the meeting. Thank you, everyone. That concludes our business for today. The committee is now adjourned.

The committee adjourned at 0908.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL POLICY

Chair / Président

Mr. Deepak Anand (Mississauga–Malton PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente

Ms. Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale–High Park ND)

Mr. Deepak Anand (Mississauga–Malton PC)

Mr. Aris Babikian (Scarborough–Agincourt PC)

Mr. Jeff Burch (Niagara Centre / Niagara-Centre ND)

Ms. Amy Fee (Kitchener South–Hespeler / Kitchener-Sud–Hespeler PC)

Mr. Michael Gravelle (Thunder Bay–Superior North / Thunder Bay–Supérieur-Nord L)

Mr. Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre / Ottawa-Centre ND)

Mr. Mike Harris (Kitchener–Conestoga PC)

Ms. Christine Hogarth (Etobicoke–Lakeshore PC)

Mrs. Belinda C. Karahalios (Cambridge NBP)

Ms. Bhutila Karpoche (Parkdale–High Park ND)

Ms. Natalia Kusendova (Mississauga Centre / Mississauga-Centre PC)

Mrs. Robin Martin (Eglinton–Lawrence PC)

Ms. Effie J. Triantafilopoulos (Oakville North–Burlington / Oakville-Nord–Burlington PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

M^me France Gélinas (Nickel Belt ND)

Mr. Logan Kanapathi (Markham–Thornhill PC)

Mr. Billy Pang (Markham–Unionville PC)

Clerk / Greffière

Ms. Tanzima Khan

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Navdeep Purewal, legislative counsel