44th Parliament, 1st Session

 

44th Parliament, 1st session 

 

44e Législature, 1re session 

 

Votes and Proceedings



 

Procès-verbaux



 

No. 48




 

Nº 48




 

Monday
December 8, 2025



 

Lundi
8 décembre 2025



 

Hon. Donna Skelly
Speaker

L'hon. Donna Skelly
la présidente

MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2025
FORTY-EIGHTH DAY

LUNDI  8 DÉCEMBRE 2025
QUARANTE-HUITIÈME JOUR

10:15 A.M.

Prayers

10 H 15

Prières

The Speaker informed the House,

La Présidente a informé l’Assemblée,

That the following document was tabled:

Que le document suivant a été déposé :

Ontario’s Credit Rating: Fall 2025 Update from the Office of the Financial Accountability Officer of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. 188).

La cote de crédit de l’Ontario : Mise à jour de l’automne 2025 du Bureau du directeur de la responsabilité financière de l'Ontario (Document parlementaire no 188).

Deferred Votes

Votes différés

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 45, An Act to make statutory amendments respecting the transfer of jurisdiction within The Regional Municipality of Peel and the appointment of Deputy Provincial Land and Development Facilitators, Bill 72, An Act to enact the Buy Ontario Act (Public Sector Procurement), 2025, to repeal the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act, 2022, to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to the installation of certain signs and to amend section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 with respect to certain provisions of the Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015 and Bill 76, An Act respecting the adjustment of the boundaries between the City of Barrie, the Township of Oro-Medonte and the Township of Springwater.

Motion d’attribution de temps du projet de loi 45, Loi apportant des modifications législatives en ce qui concerne le transfert de compétences dans la municipalité régionale de Peel et la nomination de facilitateurs provinciaux de l’aménagement adjoints, du projet de loi 72, Loi visant à édicter la Loi de 2025 visant à encourager à acheter ontarien (approvisionnement du secteur public), à abroger la Loi de 2022 sur l’initiative favorisant l’essor des entreprises ontariennes, à modifier le Code de la route à l’égard de certains panneaux et à modifier l’article 10.1 de la Loi de 2006 sur la législation en ce qui concerne certaines dispositions de la Loi de 2015 sur la protection des propriétaires de condominiums et du projet de loi 76, Loi concernant la modification des limites territoriales entre la cité de Barrie, le canton d’Oro-Medonte et le canton de Springwater.

Carried on the following division:

Adoptée par le vote suivant :

Ayes/pour (69)
Allsopp
Allsopp
Anand
Anand
Babikian
Babikian
Bailey
Bailey
Bouma
Bouma
Bresee
Bresee
Calandra
Calandra
Cho (Willowdale)
Cho (Willowdale)
Ciriello
Ciriello
Clark
Clark
Cooper
Cooper
Crawford
Crawford
Cuzzetto
Cuzzetto
Darouze
Darouze
Denault
Denault
Dixon
Dixon
Dowie
Dowie
Downey
Downey
Dunlop
Dunlop
Fedeli
Fedeli
Firin
Firin
Flack
Flack
Gallagher Murphy
Gallagher Murphy
Gualtieri
Gualtieri
Hamid
Hamid
Hardeman
Hardeman
Holland
Holland
Jones (Chatham-Kent—Leamington)
Jones (Chatham-Kent—Leamington)
Jones (Dufferin—Caledon)
Jones (Dufferin—Caledon)
Jordan
Jordan
Kanapathi
Kanapathi
Kerzner
Kerzner
Khanjin
Khanjin
Kusendova-Bashta
Kusendova-Bashta
Leardi
Leardi
Lecce
Lecce
Lumsden
Lumsden
McCarthy
McCarthy
McGregor
McGregor
Mulroney
Mulroney
Oosterhoff
Oosterhoff
Pang
Pang
Parsa
Parsa
Piccini
Piccini
Pierre
Pierre
Pinsonneault
Pinsonneault
Pirie
Pirie
Quinn
Quinn
Racinsky
Racinsky
Rae
Rae
Riddell
Riddell
Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Sabawy
Sabawy
Sandhu
Sandhu
Sarkaria
Sarkaria
Sarrazin
Sarrazin
Saunderson
Saunderson
Scott (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock)
Scott (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock)
Smith (Parry Sound—Muskoka)
Smith (Parry Sound—Muskoka)
Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)
Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)
Smith (Scarborough Centre)
Smith (Scarborough-Centre)
Smith (Thornhill)
Smith (Thornhill)
Tangri
Tangri
Thanigasalam
Thanigasalam
Thompson
Thompson
Tibollo
Tibollo
Triantafilopoulos
Triantafilopoulos
Vickers
Vickers
Williams
Williams
  
Nays/contre (37)
Armstrong
Armstrong
Begum
Begum
Bell
Bell
Blais
Blais
Bourgouin
Bourgouin
Bowman
Bowman
Brady
Brady
Cerjanec
Cerjanec
Clancy
Clancy
Collard
Collard
Fairclough
Fairclough
Fife
Fife
French
French
Gates
Gates
Gélinas
Gélinas
Gilmour
Gilmour
Glover
Glover
Gretzky
Gretzky
Hsu
Hsu
Kernaghan
Kernaghan
McCrimmon
McCrimmon
McKenney
McKenney
McMahon
McMahon
Pasma
Pasma
Rakocevic
Rakocevic
Sattler
Sattler
Schreiner
Schreiner
Shamji
Shamji
Stevens
Stevens
Stiles
Stiles
Tabuns
Tabuns
Tsao
Tsao
Vanthof
Vanthof
Vaugeois
Vaugeois
Watt
Watt
West
West
Wong-Tam
Wong-Tam
  
Ordered, That pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 45, An Act to make statutory amendments respecting the transfer of jurisdiction within The Regional Municipality of Peel and the appointment of Deputy Provincial Land and Development Facilitators; Bill 72, An Act to enact the Buy Ontario Act (Public Sector Procurement), 2025, to repeal the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act, 2022, to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to the installation of certain signs and to amend section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 with respect to certain provisions of the Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015; and Bill 76, An Act respecting the adjustment of the boundaries between the City of Barrie, the Township of Oro-Medonte and the Township of Springwater;
That when the Orders for the Bills 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 no deferral of the Second Reading votes on the Bills shall be permitted; and
That if a recorded division is requested on the Second Reading votes on the Bills, the division bells shall be limited to 5 minutes; and
That upon receiving Second Reading, the Bills shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Orders may be called the same day; and
That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 45 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 45 without further debate or amendment; and
That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 72 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 72 without further debate or amendment; and
That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 76 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 76 without further debate or amendment.

Third Reading of Bill 40, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to energy, the electrical sector and public utilities.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 40, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne l'énergie, le secteur de l'électricité et les services publics.

Carried on the following division:

Adoptée par le vote suivant :

Ayes/pour (69)
Allsopp
Allsopp
Anand
Anand
Babikian
Babikian
Bailey
Bailey
Bouma
Bouma
Bresee
Bresee
Calandra
Calandra
Cho (Willowdale)
Cho (Willowdale)
Ciriello
Ciriello
Clark
Clark
Cooper
Cooper
Crawford
Crawford
Cuzzetto
Cuzzetto
Darouze
Darouze
Denault
Denault
Dixon
Dixon
Dowie
Dowie
Downey
Downey
Dunlop
Dunlop
Fedeli
Fedeli
Firin
Firin
Flack
Flack
Gallagher Murphy
Gallagher Murphy
Gualtieri
Gualtieri
Hamid
Hamid
Hardeman
Hardeman
Holland
Holland
Jones (Chatham-Kent—Leamington)
Jones (Chatham-Kent—Leamington)
Jones (Dufferin—Caledon)
Jones (Dufferin—Caledon)
Jordan
Jordan
Kanapathi
Kanapathi
Kerzner
Kerzner
Khanjin
Khanjin
Kusendova-Bashta
Kusendova-Bashta
Leardi
Leardi
Lecce
Lecce
Lumsden
Lumsden
McCarthy
McCarthy
McGregor
McGregor
Mulroney
Mulroney
Oosterhoff
Oosterhoff
Pang
Pang
Parsa
Parsa
Piccini
Piccini
Pierre
Pierre
Pinsonneault
Pinsonneault
Pirie
Pirie
Quinn
Quinn
Racinsky
Racinsky
Rae
Rae
Riddell
Riddell
Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Sabawy
Sabawy
Sandhu
Sandhu
Sarkaria
Sarkaria
Sarrazin
Sarrazin
Saunderson
Saunderson
Scott (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock)
Scott (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock)
Smith (Parry Sound—Muskoka)
Smith (Parry Sound—Muskoka)
Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)
Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)
Smith (Scarborough Centre)
Smith (Scarborough-Centre)
Smith (Thornhill)
Smith (Thornhill)
Tangri
Tangri
Thanigasalam
Thanigasalam
Thompson
Thompson
Tibollo
Tibollo
Triantafilopoulos
Triantafilopoulos
Vickers
Vickers
Williams
Williams
  
Nays/contre (37)
Armstrong
Armstrong
Begum
Begum
Bell
Bell
Blais
Blais
Bourgouin
Bourgouin
Bowman
Bowman
Brady
Brady
Cerjanec
Cerjanec
Clancy
Clancy
Collard
Collard
Fairclough
Fairclough
Fife
Fife
French
French
Gates
Gates
Gélinas
Gélinas
Gilmour
Gilmour
Glover
Glover
Gretzky
Gretzky
Hsu
Hsu
Kernaghan
Kernaghan
McCrimmon
McCrimmon
McKenney
McKenney
McMahon
McMahon
Pasma
Pasma
Rakocevic
Rakocevic
Sattler
Sattler
Schreiner
Schreiner
Shamji
Shamji
Stevens
Stevens
Stiles
Stiles
Tabuns
Tabuns
Tsao
Tsao
Vanthof
Vanthof
Vaugeois
Vaugeois
Watt
Watt
West
West
Wong-Tam
Wong-Tam
  

The Bill passed.

Le projet de loi est adopté.


The House recessed at 11:47 a.m.

À 11 h 47, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.


1:00 P.M.

13 H

Pursuant to Standing Order 7(e), the Government House Leader indicated that the evening meeting period was no longer required and therefore cancelled.

Conformément à l’article 7 e) du Règlement, le leader parlementaire du gouvernement a indiqué que la réunion en soirée n’était plus nécessaire et par conséquent était annulée.

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 86, An Act to enact the Meredith Act (Fair Compensation for Injured Workers), 2025 and to repeal the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997. Lise Vaugeois; Wayne Gates; Jamie West.

Projet de loi 86, Loi édictant la Loi Meredith de 2025 sur l'indemnisation équitable des travailleurs blessés et abrogeant la Loi de 1997 sur la sécurité professionnelle et l'assurance contre les accidents du travail. Lise Vaugeois; Wayne Gates; Jamie West.

Bill Pr38, An Act to revive Ontario Wildlife Holdings & Sanctuary Corp. Brian Riddell.

Petitions

Pétitions

No./Petition title/Titre de la pétitionPresented by/Présentée par
P-17Social assistance ratesPeggy Sattler
P-25Public education fundingKristyn Wong-Tam
P-41Social media and youthDoly Begum
P-41Social media and youthCatherine Fife
P-106Comprehensive community services and supportive housingAlexa Gilmour
P-133Intimate partner violenceFrance Gélinas
P-141Rideau Canal marine navigationHon. Steve Clark
P-142Psychologist entry-to-practice requirementsFrance Gélinas
P-142Psychologist entry-to-practice requirementsAlexa Gilmour

Orders of the Day

Ordres du jour

Second Reading of Bill 45, An Act to make statutory amendments respecting the transfer of jurisdiction within The Regional Municipality of Peel and the appointment of Deputy Provincial Land and Development Facilitators.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 45, Loi apportant des modifications législatives en ce qui concerne le transfert de compétences dans la municipalité régionale de Peel et la nomination de facilitateurs provinciaux de l’aménagement adjoints.

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée adopté plus tôt aujourd’hui,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée adopté plus tôt aujourd’hui,

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

Second Reading of Bill 72, An Act to enact the Buy Ontario Act (Public Sector Procurement), 2025, to repeal the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act, 2022, to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to the installation of certain signs and to amend section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 with respect to certain provisions of the Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 72, Loi visant à édicter la Loi de 2025 visant à encourager à acheter ontarien (approvisionnement du secteur public), à abroger la Loi de 2022 sur l'initiative favorisant l'essor des entreprises ontariennes, à modifier le Code de la route à l'égard de certains panneaux et à modifier l'article 10.1 de la Loi de 2006 sur la législation en ce qui concerne certaines dispositions de la Loi de 2015 sur la protection des propriétaires de condominiums.

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée adopté plus tôt aujourd’hui,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée adopté plus tôt aujourd’hui,

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

Second Reading of Bill 76, An Act respecting the adjustment of the boundaries between the City of Barrie, the Township of Oro-Medonte and the Township of Springwater.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 76, Loi concernant la modification des limites territoriales entre la cité de Barrie, le canton d’Oro-Medonte et le canton de Springwater.

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée adopté plus tôt aujourd’hui,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Carried on the following division:

Adoptée par le vote suivant :

Ayes/pour (66)
Allsopp
Allsopp
Babikian
Babikian
Bailey
Bailey
Bethlenfalvy
Bethlenfalvy
Bouma
Bouma
Bresee
Bresee
Calandra
Calandra
Cho (Scarborough North)
Cho (Scarborough-Nord)
Cho (Willowdale)
Cho (Willowdale)
Clark
Clark
Cooper
Cooper
Crawford
Crawford
Cuzzetto
Cuzzetto
Darouze
Darouze
Denault
Denault
Dixon
Dixon
Dowie
Dowie
Downey
Downey
Dunlop
Dunlop
Firin
Firin
Flack
Flack
Gallagher Murphy
Gallagher Murphy
Gualtieri
Gualtieri
Hamid
Hamid
Hardeman
Hardeman
Holland
Holland
Jones (Chatham-Kent—Leamington)
Jones (Chatham-Kent—Leamington)
Jordan
Jordan
Kanapathi
Kanapathi
Kerzner
Kerzner
Khanjin
Khanjin
Kusendova-Bashta
Kusendova-Bashta
Leardi
Leardi
Lecce
Lecce
Lumsden
Lumsden
McGregor
McGregor
Mulroney
Mulroney
Oosterhoff
Oosterhoff
Pang
Pang
Parsa
Parsa
Pierre
Pierre
Pinsonneault
Pinsonneault
Pirie
Pirie
Quinn
Quinn
Racinsky
Racinsky
Rae
Rae
Riddell
Riddell
Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Sabawy
Sabawy
Sandhu
Sandhu
Sarkaria
Sarkaria
Sarrazin
Sarrazin
Saunderson
Saunderson
Scott (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock)
Scott (Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock)
Smith (Parry Sound—Muskoka)
Smith (Parry Sound—Muskoka)
Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)
Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)
Smith (Scarborough Centre)
Smith (Scarborough-Centre)
Smith (Thornhill)
Smith (Thornhill)
Tangri
Tangri
Thanigasalam
Thanigasalam
Thompson
Thompson
Tibollo
Tibollo
Triantafilopoulos
Triantafilopoulos
Vickers
Vickers
Wai
Wai
Williams
Williams
 
Nays/contre (30)
Armstrong
Armstrong
Begum
Begum
Bell
Bell
Blais
Blais
Bourgouin
Bourgouin
Brady
Brady
Cerjanec
Cerjanec
Clancy
Clancy
Collard
Collard
Fairclough
Fairclough
Fife
Fife
Fraser
Fraser
French
French
Gélinas
Gélinas
Gilmour
Gilmour
Glover
Glover
Hsu
Hsu
Kernaghan
Kernaghan
McCrimmon
McCrimmon
McKenney
McKenney
McMahon
McMahon
Pasma
Pasma
Rakocevic
Rakocevic
Sattler
Sattler
Schreiner
Schreiner
Shamji
Shamji
Stevens
Stevens
Watt
Watt
West
West
Wong-Tam
Wong-Tam
 

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée adopté plus tôt aujourd’hui,

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

Third Reading of Bill 72, An Act to enact the Buy Ontario Act (Public Sector Procurement), 2025, to repeal the Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act, 2022, to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to the installation of certain signs and to amend section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 with respect to certain provisions of the Protecting Condominium Owners Act, 2015.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 72, Loi visant à édicter la Loi de 2025 visant à encourager à acheter ontarien (approvisionnement du secteur public), à abroger la Loi de 2022 sur l'initiative favorisant l'essor des entreprises ontariennes, à modifier le Code de la route à l'égard de certains panneaux et à modifier l'article 10.1 de la Loi de 2006 sur la législation en ce qui concerne certaines dispositions de la Loi de 2015 sur la protection des propriétaires de condominiums.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée adopté plus tôt aujourd’hui,

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 76, An Act respecting the adjustment of the boundaries between the City of Barrie, the Township of Oro-Medonte and the Township of Springwater.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 76, Loi concernant la modification des limites territoriales entre la cité de Barrie, le canton d’Oro-Medonte et le canton de Springwater.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée adopté plus tôt aujourd’hui,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

At 5:38 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 9(e), the Government House Leader indicated that no further business would be called and therefore the House adjourned.

À 17 h 38, conformément à l’article 9 e) du Règlement, le leader parlementaire du gouvernement a indiqué qu’aucune autre affaire ne serait à l’ordre du jour et par conséquent, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux.

 

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
187Cabinet Office, Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 110(f)(1) re Intended Appointments: December 5, 2025December 5, 2025

Responses To Written Questions

Réponses Aux Questions Écrites

No./Submitted by/Présentée parOutcome/Résultat
40Ted HsuFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
41Ted HsuFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
42Ted HsuFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
43France GélinasFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
44France GélinasFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
45Stephanie BowmanFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
46Stephanie BowmanFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
47Stephanie BowmanFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
48Stephanie BowmanFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
49Stephanie BowmanFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
50Stephanie BowmanFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
51Stephanie BowmanFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
52Stephanie BowmanFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
53Stephanie BowmanFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025
54Stephanie BowmanFinal answer tabled December 8, 2025

Responses to Petitions

Réponses aux pétitions

No./Petition title/Titre de la pétitionPresented by/Présentée parDate tabled/Date de dépôt
P-25Public education fundingJessica BellOctober 28, 2025
Alexa GilmourOctober 20, 2025
Robin LennoxOctober 30, 2025
Peggy SattlerNovember 6, 2025
Peter TabunsNovember 17, 2025
P-39Rent controlTed HsuOctober 20, 2025
P-41Social media and youthCatherine FifeOctober 20, 2025
 October 22, 2025
 November 3, 2025
 November 6, 2025
P-77Repeal of Bill 5Jessica BellNovember 24, 2025
Aislinn ClancyNovember 24, 2025
Alexa GilmourOctober 20, 2025
Chris GloverOctober 29, 2025
 November 5, 2025
Ted HsuOctober 30, 2025
Chandra PasmaOctober 28, 2025
Mike SchreinerNovember 20, 2025
Peter TabunsOctober 20, 2025
 November 17, 2025
Jamie WestNovember 24, 2025
P-78Post-secondary students' objection to Bill 33Peggy SattlerOctober 20, 2025
P-79Highway 6 and Haldibrook RoadBobbi Ann BradyOctober 20, 2025
P-80Removal of police-in-school programsKristyn Wong-TamOctober 20, 2025