Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 174

No 174

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Monday

July 13, 2020

Lundi

13 juillet 2020

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

The Speaker addressed the House:-

Le Président s’adresse à l’Assemblée :-

I beg to inform the House that, pursuant to Standing Order 74(b), the Member for Timmins (Mr. Bisson) has notified the Clerk of his intention to file notice of a reasoned amendment to the motion for Second Reading of Bill 197, An Act to amend various statutes in response to COVID-19 and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes (Sessional Paper No. 516) (Tabled July 9, 2020).

The Order for Second Reading of Bill 197 may therefore not be called today.

The Speaker addressed the House:-

Le Président s’adresse à l’Assemblée :-

I beg to inform the House that, pursuant to Standing Order 74(c), the Member for Timmins (Mr. Bisson) has filed with the Clerk a reasoned amendment to the motion for Second Reading of Bill 195, An Act to enact the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020.

The Order for Second Reading of Bill 195 may therefore not be called today.

QUESTION PERIOD

PÉRIODE DE QUESTIONS

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 167, An Act to amend the Legislative Assembly Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 60

Anand

Baber

Bailey

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fee

Fullerton

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

MacLeod

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka)

Mitas

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Roberts

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 16

Andrew

Bell

Bisson

Fife

Fraser

Hatfield

Horwath

Kernaghan

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Natyshak

Schreiner

Singh (Brampton East)

Stevens

Taylor

Vanthof

Ordered, That pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 167, An Act to amend the Legislative Assembly Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, the Order of the House dated February 18, 2020 referring the Bill to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly be discharged, and the Bill be ordered for Third Reading; and

That when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, one hour shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill, with 20 minutes apportioned to the Government, 20 minutes to Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, 10 minutes to the Independent Liberal Members as a group and 10 minutes to the Green Party Independent Member; and

At the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment.

The House recessed at 12:10 p.m.

À 12 h 10, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.

13 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DE COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs:-

Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques :-

First Interim Report: Economic and Fiscal Update Act, 2020 (Sessional Paper No. 522).

Premier rapport provisoire : Loi de 2020 sur la mise à jour économique et financière (Document parlementaire no 522).

Report presented.

Rapport présenté.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Climate action plan and carbon pricing mechanisms (Sessional Paper No. P-59) Ms. Bell.

Justices of the Peace (Sessional Paper No. P-247) Ms. Fee, Ms. Ghamari, Mr. Harris and Ms. Triantafilopoulos.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Ms. Jones moved,

Mme Jones propose,

Whereas an emergency was declared by Order in Council 518/2020 (Ontario Regulation 50/20) on March 17, 2020 pursuant to section 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended past the end of March 31, 2020 for a period of 14 days by Ontario Regulation 84/20 on March 30, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (2) of the Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 28 days on April 14, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 21 days on May 12, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 28 days on June 2, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act ending June 30, 2020; and

Whereas the emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 15 days past the end of June 30, 2020 on June 24, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the period of the emergency may be further extended only by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the Premier has recommended that the period of the emergency be extended for 9 days past the end of July 15, 2020;

Therefore, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario hereby declares that the period of the emergency is extended past the end of July 15, 2020 for a further period of 9 days.

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.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Resolved, Whereas an emergency was declared by Order in Council 518/2020 (Ontario Regulation 50/20) on March 17, 2020 pursuant to section 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended past the end of March 31, 2020 for a period of 14 days by Ontario Regulation 84/20 on March 30, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (2) of the Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 28 days on April 14, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 21 days on May 12, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 28 days on June 2, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act ending June 30, 2020; and

Whereas the emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 15 days past the end of June 30, 2020 on June 24, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the period of the emergency may be further extended only by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the Premier has recommended that the period of the emergency be extended for 9 days past the end of July 15, 2020;

Therefore, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario hereby declares that the period of the emergency is extended past the end of July 15, 2020 for a further period of 9 days.

Mr. Calandra moved,

M. Calandra propose,

That a Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight be appointed to receive oral reports from the Premier or his designate(s) on any extensions of emergency orders by the Lieutenant Governor in Council related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rationale for those extensions; and

That the Committee shall have a membership of up to eleven Members, comprised as follows:

• Up to seven members of the Government party

• Up to three members of the Official Opposition

• Up to one Independent Member; and

That the House Leaders of each of the Recognized Parties shall indicate in writing to the Clerk of the House, their Party’s membership on the Committee; and

That the Government House Leader, in consultation with the Independent Members, shall indicate in writing to the Clerk of the House, the Independent Member on the Committee; and

That the deadline for indicating Committee Membership with the Clerk of the House shall be Thursday, August 20, 2020; and

That the Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair as follows:

• Up to 30 minutes for the Premier or his designate(s) to make an opening statement

• Up to 60 minutes for Members of the recognized Parties to pose questions to the Premier or his designate(s) in 3 rounds of 10 minutes for each Party

• Up to 10 minutes for the Independent Member to pose questions to the Premier or his designate(s) in 2 rounds of 5 minutes each

• Report writing in closed session; and

That the Clerk of the Committee shall convene the first meeting of the Committee no later than Thursday, August 27, 2020 to elect a Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee, but no Sub-committee shall be appointed; and

That for business conducted under this order of reference, the provisions of Standing Orders 38 (b), (c), and (d) and 134 (c) and (d) shall be suspended.

That the Committee is authorized to present interim reports summarizing each hearing to the House, or deposit interim reports with the Clerk if the Legislature is not in session; and

That the Committee’s final report shall be a compilation of all interim reports; and

That the Committee shall be dissolved 30 days following the Government House Leader indicating in writing to the Speaker that the Committee is no longer required; and

That the Committee’s final report shall be tabled in the House, or deposited with the Clerk if the Legislature is not in session, before the Committee is dissolved; and

That if the Committee fails to meet this deadline the cumulative interim reports shall be deemed to be the Committee’s final report and deemed to be tabled on the date that the Committee is dissolved; and

That an Order shall be placed on the Orders and Notices Paper for discussion of the Final Report of the Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight following its presentation to the House.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Mr. Bisson moved,

M. Bisson propose,

That the motion be amended by striking out “eleven” in the second paragraph and replacing it with “nine”; and striking out “seven” and replacing it with “five”; and

By striking out everything after the first “the” in the third paragraph and replacing it with “Independent Members shall indicate in writing to the Clerk of the Assembly the name of the Independent Member on the Committee.”

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

The amendment was withdrawn.

L’amendement a été retiré.

Mr. Bisson moved,

M. Bisson propose,

That the motion be amended by striking out “eleven” in the second paragraph and replacing it with “nine”; and striking out “seven” and replacing it with “five”; and

By striking out everything after the first “the” in the fourth paragraph and replacing it with “Independent Members shall indicate in writing to the Clerk of the Assembly the name of the Independent Member on the Committee.”

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Mr. Calandra moved adjournment of the debate.

M. Calandra propose l’ajournement du débat.

Carried on division.

Adoptée au vote.

Third Reading of Bill 167, An Act to amend the Legislative Assembly Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 167, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’Assemblée législative et apportant des modifications corrélatives à d’autres lois.

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.

Carried.

Adoptée.

The Bill passed.

Le projet de loi est adopté.

Third Reading of Bill 159, An Act to amend various statutes in respect of consumer protection.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 159, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne la protection du consommateur.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Mr. Coe moved adjournment of the debate.

M. Coe propose l’ajournement du débat.

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES - 0 NAYS - 53

POUR - 0 CONTRE - 53

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Mr. Coe moved, under Standing Order 51 “That this question be now put”.

M. Coe propose, conformément à l’article 51 du Règlement « Que cette question soit maintenant mise aux voix ».

Carried on division.

Adoptée au vote.

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Third Reading of Bill 159, An Act to amend various statutes in respect of consumer protection.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 159, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne la protection du consommateur.

Vote deferred on request of the Chief Government Whip.

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

Amendment to the motion regarding the appointment of a Select Committee.

L’amendement à la motion concernant la création d’un Comité spéciale.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Mrs. Martin moved adjournment of the debate.

Mme Martin propose l’ajournement du débat.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES - 19 NAYS - 6

POUR - 19 CONTRE - 6

The House adjourned at 12:22 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

À 00 h 22 le 14 juillet 2020, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 43

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 43 DU RÈGLEMENT

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 111(f)(1) re intended appointments dated July 10, 2020 (No. 520) (Tabled July 10, 2020).

Fish and Wildlife Heritage Commission, 2017-2018 Annual Report (No. 518) (Tabled July 9, 2020).

Fish and Wildlife Heritage Commission, 2018-2019 Annual Report (No. 519) (Tabled July 9, 2020).

Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation, 2018-2019 Annual Report (No. 517) (Tabled July 9, 2020).

Self-Directed Care Ontario, 2018-2019 Annual Report and Financial Statements / Soins Autogérés Ontario, Rapport annuel 2018-2019 et États financiers (No. 521) (Tabled July 13, 2020).

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 209, 210, 211, 212, 213.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Ontario Disability Support Program (Sessional Paper No. P-5):

(Tabled March 4, 2020) Miss Taylor.

Crisis bed facilities (Sessional Paper No. P-119):

(Tabled February 27, 2020) Mr. Vanthof.

Food Day Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-220):

(Tabled March 4, 2020) Mr. Harris.

(Tabled March 4, 2020) Mrs. Karahalios.

Pediatric palliative care (Sessional Paper No. P-223):

(Tabled March 4, 2020) Ms. Shaw.

Lead in water pipes (Sessional Paper No. P-224):

(Tabled March 4, 2020) Ms. Stiles.