Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 196

No 196

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Tuesday
October 20, 2020

Mardi

20 octobre 2020

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 215, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to the economic recovery of Ontario and to make other amendments.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 215, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne la reprise économique de l'Ontario et apportant d'autres modifications.

Debate resumed and after some time the debate adjourned at 10:15 a.m.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 10 h 15, le débat était ajourné.

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

QUESTION PERIOD

PÉRIODE DE QUESTIONS

The House recessed at 11:35 a.m.

À 11 h 35, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DE COMITÉS

The Speaker informed the House,

Le Président a informé l’Assemblée,

That the Clerk received the Report on Intended Appointments dated October 20, 2020 of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 111(f)(9), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 596).

Que le greffier a reçu le rapport sur les nominations prévues daté le 20 octobre 2020 du Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux. Conformément à l’article 111 f) 9) du Règlement, le rapport est réputé adopté par l’Assemblée (Document parlementaire no 596).

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DE 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 217, An Act to proclaim the month of June as Filipino Heritage Month. Ms. Begum.

Projet de loi 217, Loi proclamant le mois de juin Mois du patrimoine philippin. Mme Begum.

Bill 218, An Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain proceedings relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and to revoke a regulation. Hon. Mr. Downey.

Projet de loi 218, Loi édictant la Loi de 2020 visant à soutenir la relance en Ontario concernant certaines instances liées au coronavirus (COVID-19), modifiant la Loi de 1996 sur les municipalités et abrogeant un règlement. L’hon. M. Downey.

Bill 219, An Act to amend the Insurance Act. Mr. Cuzzetto.

Projet de loi 219, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les assurances. M. Cuzzetto.

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d’intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr29, An Act to revive Quadrant Consulting Services Inc. Mr. Bailey

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That where the Standing Orders refer to the delivery of copies of bills, ministerial statements, or compendiums of background information to Opposition Members or Parties, this requirement may be satisfied by delivery by electronic means; and

That Standing Order 40(c) be amended by striking out “2”; and

That, for the duration of the 42nd Parliament, Standing Order 36(b) be amended by striking out “to the minister” and substituting “to a minister” and by striking out “his or her” and substituting “a”.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

The Long-Term Care Homes Act (Sessional Paper No. P-13) Mr. Hassan, Ms. Lindo and Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

Temperature regulation in Ontario's long-term care homes (Sessional Paper No. P-63) Ms. Begum.

Fee regulation for access to personal health records (Sessional Paper No. P-175) Mrs. Martow.

Anti-semitism (Sessional Paper No. P-214) Mrs. Martin.

Vaping and youth (Sessional Paper No. P-255) Mme Gélinas.

Magna Carta Day (Sessional Paper No. P-258) Mr. Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka).

Assistance for veterans (Sessional Paper No. P-272) Mr. Coe.

Broadband in Northern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-273) Mme Gélinas.

COVID-19 policies (Sessional Paper No. P-274) Mr. Hillier.

Family law (Sessional Paper No. P-275) Ms. Skelly.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l’opposition

Ms. Horwath moved,

Mme Horwath propose,

Whereas successive Conservative and Liberal governments built a system where big, private corporations warehouse seniors in institutional facilities, and have failed to hold accountable for-profit long-term care operators who did not keep their residents safe; and

Whereas more than two-thirds of COVID-19-related deaths occurred in long-term care homes during the first wave of the pandemic, with data revealing that COVID-19 deaths were more frequent in for-profit long-term care homes than those operated by municipalities or non-profit organizations; and

Whereas not-for-profit long-term care means more money is available for care, not profits;

Therefore, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario calls on the Ford Government to eliminate for-profit care from Ontario’s long-term care system.

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.

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 33

Andrew

Armstrong

Begum

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Blais

Bourgouin

Collard

Fraser

French

Gates

Gélinas

Glover

Harden

Hassan

Horwath

Karpoche

Lindo

Mantha

Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)

Monteith-Farrell

Rakocevic

Sattler

Shaw

Simard

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Stevens

Stiles

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

West

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 49

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Nicholls

Pang

Park

Parsa

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Roberts

Sabawy

Sarkaria

Skelly

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yurek

6:23 P.M.

18 H 23

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D’INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉES ET DÉPUTÉS

Mr. Kramp moved,

M. Kramp propose,

Second Reading of Bill 216, An Act to amend the Education Act in respect of food literacy.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 216, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'éducation en ce qui concerne la littératie alimentaire.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Carried.

Adoptée.

Referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de l'Assemblée législative.

At 7:06 p.m., the following matters were considered in an adjournment debate.

À 19 h 06, les questions suivantes ont été examinées dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Ottawa South (Mr. Fraser) Addressed to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long-Term Care – Response to COVID-19 in Long-Term Care homes.

Late Show – Member for Ottawa Centre (Mr. Harden) Addressed to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Long-Term Care – Whistleblower protection for PSWs.

The House adjourned at 7:27 p.m.

À 19 h 27, 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

COMPENDIA:

Bill 218, An Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain proceedings relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and to revoke a regulation/Projet de loi 218, Loi édictant la Loi de 2020 visant à soutenir la relance en Ontario concernant certaines instances liées au coronavirus (COVID-19), modifiant la Loi de 1996 sur les municipalités et abrogeant un règlement (No. 597) (Tabled October 20, 2020).

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 235, 236 and 237.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Liquor Control Board of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-144):

(Tabled July 8, 2020) Mme Gélinas.

Residents Bill of Rights (Sessional Paper No. P-207):

(Tabled February 24; July 14; September 14, 2020) Ms. Fife.

(Tabled July 14, 2020) Mr. Hatfield.

(Tabled September 16, 2020) Mr. Mantha.

(Tabled July 8, 2020) Ms. Sattler.

Regis Report (Sessional Paper No. P-245):

(Tabled July 8, 20, 2020) Ms. Andrew.

(Tabled July 21, 2020) Ms. Begum.

Air conditioning fees (Sessional Paper No. P-246):

(Tabled July 8, 2020) Ms. Andrew.