44th Parliament, 1st Session

 

44th Parliament, 1st session 

 

44e Législature, 1re session 

 

Votes and Proceedings



 

Procès-verbaux



 

No. 34




 

Nº 34




 

Wednesday
November 5, 2025



 

Mercredi
5 novembre 2025



 

Hon. Donna Skelly
Speaker

L'hon. Donna Skelly
la présidente

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2025
THIRTY-FOURTH DAY

MERCREDI  5 NOVEMBRE 2025
TRENTE-QUATRIÈME JOUR

9:00 A.M.

Prayers

9 H

Prières

Orders of the Day

Ordres du jour

Steve Clark moved,

Steve Clark a proposé,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 60, An Act to amend various Acts and to enact the Water and Wastewater Public Corporations Act, 2025, Bill 33, An Act to amend various Acts in relation to child, youth and family services, education, and colleges and universities; and Bill 40, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to energy, the electrical sector and public utilities;
That when the Orders for Bills 60 and 33 are next called, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of each Bill without further debate or amendment; and
That upon receiving Second Reading, Bills 60 and 33 shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Orders may be called the same day; and
That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 60 is called, two hours shall be allotted to debate, with 36 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Government, 36 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 36 minutes for the Members of the Third Party, and 12 minutes for the independent Members as a group; and
That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 60 without further debate or amendment; and
That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 33 is called, two hours shall be allotted to debate, with 36 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Government, 36 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 36 minutes for the Members of the Third Party, and 12 minutes for the independent Members as a group; and
That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 33 without further debate or amendment; and
That when the Order for Bill 40 is next called, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and
That upon receiving Second Reading, Bill 40 shall be referred to the Standing Committee on the Interior; and
That the Standing Committee on the Interior be authorized to meet for public hearings on Bill 40 on the following dates:
  • Tuesday, November 18, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.; and from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and
  • Tuesday, November 25, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.; and from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and
That the deadline for requests to appear for hearings on Bill 40 be 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 13, 2025; and
That the Clerk of the Committee shall provide a list of all interested presenters to each member of the Sub-committee on Committee Business and their designate as soon as possible following the deadline for requests to appear; and
That if all requests to appear cannot be accommodated, each member of the Sub­-committee or their designate may provide the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of presenters to be scheduled, chosen from the list of all interested presenters for those respective hearings by 12:00 noon on Friday, November 14, 2025; and
That the Minister of Energy and Mines be invited to appear as the sponsor of Bill 40 at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, and that the Minister shall have 20 minutes to make an opening statement followed by 39 minutes of questions and answers divided into two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Government members, two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Official Opposition members and two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Third Party; and
That witnesses shall be scheduled in groups of three for each one-hour time slot, with each presenter allotted 7 minutes to make an opening statement followed by 39 minutes of questioning for all three witnesses, divided into two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Government members, two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Official Opposition members and two rounds of 6.5 minutes for the Third Party; and
That the deadline for written submissions on Bill 40 be 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2025; and
That the deadline for filing amendments to Bill 40 be 12:00 noon on Thursday, November 27, 2025; and
That the Committee meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 40 on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m.; and from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and from 6:30 p.m. until midnight; and
That on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., those amendments to Bill 40 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; and
At this time, the Chair shall allow one waiting period, if requested by a member of the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 131(a); and
That the Committee shall report Bill 40 to the House no later than Wednesday, December 3, 2025, and if the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed passed by the Committee and shall be deemed reported to and received by the House; and
That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on the Interior on Bill 40, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith; and
That upon adoption of the report, Bill 40 shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called the same day; and
That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 40 is called, two hours shall be allotted to debate with 36 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Government, 36 minutes for the Members of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, 36 minutes for the Members of the Third Party, and 12 minutes for the independent Members as a group; and
That at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of Bill 40 without further debate or amendment.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Ted Hsu moved,

Ted Hsu a proposé,

That the motion be amended by striking everything after "until midnight;".

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

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 10 h 15, le débat était ajourné.

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

Resolved, That, in the opinion of the House, the Government of Ontario recognizes the endemic nature of intimate partner violence in Ontario, and its significant and continuing impact on individuals, families, and communities.

The House recessed at 11:42 a.m.

À 11 h 42, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.


3:00 P.M.

15 H

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 Pr22, An Act to revive 1000401927 Ontario Inc. Jessica Bell.

Bill Pr21, An Act to revive 1000401924 Ontario Inc. Jessica Bell.

Bill Pr34, An Act to incorporate the Roman Catholic Bishop of St. Catharines as a corporation sole. Andrew Dowie.

Bill Pr28, An Act to revive 668986 Ontario Inc. John Vanthof.

Petitions

Pétitions

No./Petition title/Titre de la pétitionPresented by/Présentée par
P-1Lunettes de prescription pour des personnes âgéesFrance Gélinas
P-17Social assistance ratesTerence Kernaghan
P-37Early Years and Child Care Worker Advisory CommissionFrance Gélinas
P-77Repeal of Bill 5Chris Glover
P-78Post-secondary students' objection to Bill 33Chris Glover
P-109International medical graduatesFrance Gélinas
P-115School board trustees and education fundingJessica Bell
P-116Tenant rightsPeggy Sattler
P-117Supportive housing for Ontarians with disabilitiesFrance Gélinas

Orders of the Day

Ordres du jour

Hon. Charmaine A. Williams moved,

L'hon. Charmaine A. Williams a proposé,

That upon receipt by the Standing Committee on Justice Policy of a draft report on Intimate Partner Violence provided by the Member from Kitchener South—Hespeler, the Committee meet for the purpose of report writing on the following days in closed session:
  • Wednesday, November 19, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.; and
  • Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and
  • Wednesday, November 26, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and
  • Thursday, November 27, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and
That, prior to adjourning on the final day of report writing, the Chair shall put the question on the adoption of the report; and
That the English-only version of the Committee's report, as agreed to by the Committee at the end of the final day of report writing, be presented to the House no later than Wednesday, December 10, 2025, with the French version to follow as soon as possible.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Lisa Gretzky moved,

Lisa Gretzky a proposé,

That the motion be amended by removing everything after the words "provided by" and replacing it with the following:
"Legislative Research summarizing oral presentations and written submissions received during the Committee's hearings as soon as possible, the Sub-committee on Committee Business schedule Committee meetings for report writing."

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Alexa Gilmour moved,

Alexa Gilmour a proposé,

That the amendment be amended by adding "the purpose of" before the word "report".

Debate arose and after some time, the debate adjourned.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, le débat était ajourné.

6:00 P.M.

Private Members' Public Business

18 H

Affaires d'intérêt public émanant des députées et députés

Robert Bailey moved,

Robert Bailey a proposé,

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 34:

Avis de motion émanant des députées et députés nº 34 :

That, in the opinion of the House, the Minister of Energy and Mines should designate Line 5 critical energy infrastructure essential to Canada's energy security, affordability, and reliability for families and businesses, protecting its continued safe operation from unfair tariffs and shutdowns. 

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, That, in the opinion of the House, the Minister of Energy and Mines should designate Line 5 critical energy infrastructure essential to Canada's energy security, affordability, and reliability for families and businesses, protecting its continued safe operation from unfair tariffs and shutdowns.

The House adjourned at 6:36 p.m.

À 18 h 36, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux.


Petitions Tabled Pursuant to Standing Order 42(a)

Pétitions déposées conformément à l'article 42 a) du règlement

No./Petition title/Titre de la pétitionPresented by/Présentée par
P-114Recycling servicesAndrew Dowie

Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant to Standing Order 43

Documents Parlementaires déposés conformément à l'article 43 du règlement

No., Suffix/Nº, SuffixeTitle/TitreDate tabled/Date de dépôt
155AgriCorp, 2024-2025 Annual Report/Agricorp, Rapport annuel 2024-2025November 5, 2025

Responses to Petitions

Réponses aux pétitions

No./Petition title/Titre de la pétitionPresented by/Présentée parDate tabled/Date de dépôt
P-38Harm reduction servicesJessica BellMay 7, 2025
P-39Rent controlPeter TabunsMay 29, 2025
Kristyn Wong-TamMay 7, 2025
 May 12, 2025
 May 14, 2025
P-40Small business tax rate and deduction thresholdBobbi Ann BradyMay 7, 2025