Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 131

No 131

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Tuesday
November 26, 2019

Mardi

26 novembre 2019

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Calandra moved,

M. Calandra propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 138, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes, when the Bill is next called as a Government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That at such time the Bill shall be ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 138:

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet on Monday, December 2, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and

That the deadline for requests to appear be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28, 2019; and

That the Clerk of the Committee provide a list of all interested presenters to each member of the Sub-committee and their designate following the deadline for requests to appear by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28, 2019; and

That each member of the Sub-committee or their designate provide the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of presenters to be scheduled, chosen from the list of all interested presenters received by the Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28, 2019; and

That each witness will receive up to 5 minutes for their presentation followed by 10 minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be Monday, December 2, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 12:00 p.m.; and

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs shall be authorized to meet on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, December 5, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; and 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. those amendments which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto. At this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Monday, December 9, 2019. In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed passed by the Committee and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called that same day; and

That notwithstanding Standing Order 81(c), the Bill may be called for Third Reading more than once in the same sessional day; and

That in the event of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 20 minutes; and

That Third Reading Debate be limited to two hours with 50 minutes for the Government, 50 minutes for the Official Opposition, and 20 minutes for the Independents.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

The House recessed at 10:12 a.m.

À 10 h 12, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 138, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 61

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kusendova

Lecce

MacLeod

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka)

Mitas

Mulroney

Nicholls

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Piccini

Rasheed

Rickford

Roberts

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 41

Armstrong

Arthur

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bourgouin

Burch

Fife

Gélinas

Glover

Gretzky

Harden

Hassan

Hatfield

Hillier

Horwath

Mantha

Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Natyshak

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Stevens

Stiles

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

West

NAYS / CONTRE - Continued

Fraser

French

Gates

Kernaghan

Mamakwa

Shaw

Simard

Wynne

Yarde

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 138, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes, when the Bill is next called as a Government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That at such time the Bill shall be ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 138:

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet on Monday, December 2, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and

That the deadline for requests to appear be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28, 2019; and

That the Clerk of the Committee provide a list of all interested presenters to each member of the Sub-committee and their designate following the deadline for requests to appear by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28, 2019; and

That each member of the Sub-committee or their designate provide the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of presenters to be scheduled, chosen from the list of all interested presenters received by the Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 28, 2019; and

That each witness will receive up to 5 minutes for their presentation followed by 10 minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be Monday, December 2, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at 12:00 p.m.; and

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs shall be authorized to meet on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, December 5, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; and 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. those amendments which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto. At this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Monday, December 9, 2019. In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed passed by the Committee and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called that same day; and

That notwithstanding Standing Order 81(c), the Bill may be called for Third Reading more than once in the same sessional day; and

That in the event of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 20 minutes; and

That Third Reading Debate be limited to two hours with 50 minutes for the Government, 50 minutes for the Official Opposition, and 20 minutes for the Independents.

The House recessed at 11:49 a.m.

À 11 h 49, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

The Speaker informed the House,

Le Président a informé la Chambre,

That the Clerk received the Report on Intended Appointments dated November 26, 2019 of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(f)(9), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 394).

Que le greffier a reçu le rapport sur les nominations prévues daté le 26 novembre 2019 du Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux. Conformément à l’article 108 f) 9) du Règlement, le rapport est réputé adopté par la Chambre (Document parlementaire no 394).

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bills were introduced and read the first time:-

Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois :-

Bill 149, An Act to proclaim Dyslexia Awareness Month. Mr. Harden.

Projet de loi 149, Loi proclamant le Mois de sensibilisation à la dyslexie. M. Harden.

Bill 150, An Act to enact the Ensuring Transparency and Integrity in Political Party Elections Act, 2019. Mrs. Karahalios.

Projet de loi 150, Loi édictant la Loi de 2019 visant à assurer la transparence et l’intégrité des élections des partis politiques. Mme Karahalios.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

The Long-Term Care Homes Act (Sessional Paper No. P-13) Ms. Armstrong and Miss Taylor.

Hunting and trapping of the eastern hybrid wolf (Sessional Paper No. P-71) Ms. Ghamari.

911 Emergency response coverage (Sessional Paper No. P-72) Mme Gélinas.

Full-day kindergarten (Sessional Paper No. P-112) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

Not for profit delivery of health care (Sessional Paper No. P-116) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

Post secondary education (Sessional Paper No. P-130) Ms. Berns-McGown and Mr. Rakocevic.

Library funding (Sessional Paper No. P-134) Mr. Rakocevic.

Multiple sclerosis clinic in Sudbury (Sessional Paper No. P-162) Mme Gélinas.

Les accents de la langue française sur les documents et cartes émis par le gouvernement de l’Ontario (Document parlementaire no P-174) Mme Gélinas.

Housing and shelter support in London (Sessional Paper No. P-179) Ms. Armstrong.

Moratorium on new permits for water bottling (Sessional Paper No. P-181) Ms. Fife.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 136, An Act to enact the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019 and make consequential amendments with respect to animal protection.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 136, Loi édictant la Loi de 2019 sur les services provinciaux visant le bien-être des animaux et apportant des modifications corrélatives concernant la protection des animaux.

Pursuant to the Order of the House dated November 25, 2019,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée du 25 novembre 2019,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Vote deferred on request of the Chief Government Whip.

Le vote est différé par requête du Whip en chef du gouvernement.

Second Reading of Bill 116, An Act to enact the Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence Act, 2019 and the Opioid Damages and Health Costs Recovery Act, 2019.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 116, Loi édictant la Loi de 2019 sur le Centre d’excellence pour la santé mentale et la lutte contre les dépendances et la Loi de 2019 sur le recouvrement des dommages-intérêts et du coût des soins de santé imputables aux opioïdes.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

At 6:01 p.m., the following matters were considered in an adjournment debate.

À 18 h 01, les questions suivantes ont été examinées dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Toronto Centre (Ms. Morrison) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Housing) – Cuts to rent control.

Member for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas (Ms. Shaw) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks – Raw Sewage Spill into Cootes Paradise in Hamilton.

Member for Beaches—East York (Ms. Berns-McGown) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services (Community and Social Services) – Black communities and poverty.

The House adjourned at 6:31 p.m.

À 18 h 31, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 39(a)

PÉTITIONS DÉPOSÉES CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE
39 a) DU RÈGLEMENT

Health and physical education curriculum (Sessional Paper No. P-2) (Tabled November 26, 2019) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

Library funding (Sessional Paper No. P-134) (Tabled November 26, 2019) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 135 and 136.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Banning unattended tethering of dogs (Sessional Paper No. P-47):

(Tabled May 16, 2019) Ms. Hogarth.

Ontario Arts Council and Indigenous Culture Fund (Sessional Paper No. P-93):

(Tabled May 16; November 21, 2019) Ms. Andrew.