44th Parliament, 1st session
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44e Législature, 1re session
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Votes and Proceedings |
Procès-verbaux |
No. 51 |
Nº 51 |
Thursday
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Jeudi
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Hon. Donna Skelly
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L'hon. Donna Skelly |
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2025
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JEUDI 11 DÉCEMBRE 2025
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9:00 A.M.Prayers |
9 HPrières |
Orders of the Day |
Ordres du jour |
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Second Reading of Bill 75, An Act to enact the Constable Joe MacDonald Public Safety Officers’ Survivors Scholarship Fund Act, 2025 and to amend various other Acts. |
Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 75, Loi édictant la Loi de 2025 sur le Fonds Joe MacDonald de bourses d’études à l’intention des survivants d’agents de sécurité publique et modifiant diverses autres lois. |
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Debate resumed and after some time, the debate adjourned at 10:12 a.m. |
Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 10 h 12, le débat était ajourné. |
10:15 A.M. |
10 H 15 |
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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. |
Deferred Votes |
Votes différés |
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Third Reading of Bill 46, An Act to amend various Acts. |
Troisième lecture du projet de loi 46, Loi modifiant diverses lois. |
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Carried on the following division: |
Adoptée par le vote suivant : |
Ayes/pour (86)
Nays/contre (13)
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The Bill passed. |
Le projet de loi est adopté. |
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Second Reading of Bill 78, An Act establishing a Commissioner for Democratic Rights. |
Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 78, Loi créant le poste de commissaire aux droits démocratiques. |
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Lost on the following division: |
Rejetée par le vote suivant : |
Ayes/pour (35)
Nays/contre (62)
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The House recessed at 12:02 p.m. |
À 12 h 02, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance. |
1:00 P.M. |
13 H |
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The Speaker informed the House that, in the name of His Majesty the King, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor had been pleased to assent to the following Bills in her office on December 11, 2025. |
La Présidente a informé l’Assemblée qu’au nom de Sa Majesté le Roi, Son Honneur la lieutenante-gouverneure a eu le plaisir de sanctionner les projets de loi suivants dans son bureau le 11 décembre 2025. |
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Bill 22, An Act to proclaim Ontario University Athletics Week. |
Projet de loi 22, Loi proclamant la Semaine des sports universitaires de l’Ontario. |
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Bill 26, An Act to amend the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006. |
Projet de loi 26, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2006 sur les parcs provinciaux et les réserves de conservation. |
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Bill 31, An Act to amend the Marriage Act. |
Projet de loi 31, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le mariage. |
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Bill 38, An Act to proclaim the month of September as Ethiopian Heritage Month. |
Projet de loi 38, Loi proclamant le mois de septembre Mois du patrimoine éthiopien. |
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Bill 40, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to energy, the electrical sector and public utilities. |
Projet de loi 40, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne l’énergie, le secteur de l’électricité et les services publics. |
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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. |
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. |
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Bill 46, An Act to amend various Acts. |
Projet de loi 46, Loi modifiant diverses lois. |
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Bill 66, An Act to proclaim the month of October as Kids’ Online Safety and Privacy Month. |
Projet de loi 66, Loi proclamant le mois d’octobre Mois de la sécurité et de la protection de la vie privée des enfants en ligne. |
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Bill 67, An Act to proclaim Hospitality Workers Appreciation Day. |
Projet de loi 67, Loi proclamant la Journée de reconnaissance des travailleuses et travailleurs de l’industrie de l’accueil. |
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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. |
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. |
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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. |
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. |
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Bill Pr3, An Act to revive Gilda Investments Limited.
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Bill Pr4, An Act to revive Marbro Holdings Ltd.
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Bill Pr5, An Act to revive Social Asset Measurements Inc.
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Bill Pr6, An Act to revive Andrew Zawadowski Medicine Professional Corporation.
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Bill Pr7, An Act to revive 2512681 Ontario Inc.
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Bill Pr8, An Act to revive Thistletown Lions Club.
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Bill Pr10, An Act to revive Five Senses Productions Inc.
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Bill Pr15, An Act to revive 2708634 Ontario Ltd.
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Bill Pr16, An Act to revive 1581766 Ontario Ltd.
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Bill Pr17, An Act to revive Ludger Michel Estates Limited.
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Bill Pr18, An Act to revive 2163694 Ontario Ltd.
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Bill Pr20, An Act to revive 730159 Ontario Ltd.
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Bill Pr23, An Act to revive Sur-Leen Farms Limited.
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Bill Pr32, An Act respecting Groves Memorial Community Hospital.
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Bill Pr33, An Act to revive Honey Harbour Community Church Inc.
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The Speaker delivered the following ruling: |
La Présidente a rendu la décision suivante : |
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It has been brought to my attention that Bill 74, An Act to Amend the Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000 with respect to the disclosure of information obtained from the sex offender registry, currently ordered for Second Reading, is identical to the provisions contained in Schedule 3 of Bill 46, An Act to amend various Acts, which passed at Third Reading earlier today. This raises concerns respecting Standing Order 55, which provides that “No motion, or amendment, the subject-matter of which has been decided upon, can be again proposed during the same Session.” Standing Order 55 captures an ancient parliamentary principle, which is known as the “same question rule.” House of Commons Procedure and Practice explains this rule as follows at paragraphs 12.89 and 12.90 of the 4th edition: “A decision once made cannot be questioned again but must stand as the judgment of the House. Thus, if a bill or motion is rejected or adopted, it cannot be revived in the same session... This is to prevent the time of the House being used in the discussion of motions of the same nature, with the possibility of contradictory decisions being arrived at in the course of the same session... “However, a motion on a topic similar to the topic of another motion already negatived or adopted is admissible, provided it is different enough to constitute a new question. Furthermore, no procedural rule prohibits moving a bill that amends or revokes an act passed during the same session.” The provisions of Bill 74 are identical to those contained within Bill 46. Now that the House has made its decision on the question on Bill 46, should Bill 74 be permitted to continue through the legislative process, the House would be asked to pronounce upon the same question a second time. In addition to being a superfluous use of the time of the House, further consideration of Bill 74 would put the House at risk of making contradictory or incompatible decisions in the same session. I would like to note for the benefit of all Members that while the principle behind the same question rule is common among many of the parliaments that we regularly look to for guidance and precedent, the application of the rule in the practice of our legislature has evolved somewhat differently from that of the other parliaments. Erskine May, the pre-eminent authority on Westminster parliamentary procedure, describes the traditional approach to the same question rule at paragraph 28.17 of the 25th edition, as follows: “There is no general rule or custom which restrains the presentation of two or more bills relating to the same subject, and containing similar provisions. But if a decision of the House has already been taken on one such bill – for example, if the bill has been given or refused a second reading – the other cannot be proceeded with if it contains substantially the same provisions...” This practice is echoed in House of Commons Procedure and Practice, 4th edition, at paragraph 12.90, which provides: “Although two similar or identical motions or bills may appear in the Notice Paper, only one motion or one bill may be proceeded with. Thus, if a decision is taken by the House on the first bill, for example, to defeat the bill or advance it through a stage in the legislative process, then the other similar or identical bill may not be proceeded with.” Members will be aware that Bill 46 was introduced and given First Reading on June 4, 2025, and given Second Reading and referred to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy on November 24, 2025. Bill 74 was introduced and given First Reading on November 20, 2025, and since that time it has not proceeded further through the legislative process. A strict adherence to the guidance of the parliamentary authorities would have required that as soon as the motion for Second Reading of Bill 46 was adopted, any further consideration of Bill 74 would be out of order. However, the practice of this House has evolved such that when two identical (or substantially similar) Bills stand on the Orders and Notices Paper at the same time, the same question rule comes into effect only when a final decision is made on one of the Bills. In other words, when one of the Bills is either defeated at Second or Third Reading, or passed at Third Reading, the other Bill is rendered out of order. We saw this most recently in the 43rd Parliament (at page 788 of the Journals for December 12, 2024), when a bill relating to Group of Seven Day and a Private Bill were both ruled out of order following the passage of identical Bills at Third Reading. This interpretation of the rule, supported by many years of practice, provides the greatest possible opportunity for consideration by the House. It avoids the risk of premature intervention by the Speaker while it is still possible for the House to make the ultimate determination on how best to proceed on the subject matter in question. On May 18, 2011 (at pages 457-458 of the Journals), Speaker Peters delivered a ruling on the rule of anticipation, which is dependent on the same underlying principle as the same question rule. In explaining why the rule of anticipation is not strictly observed, Speaker Peters noted “that Speakers prefer to adopt the approach that...accentuates members' ability to submit motions and bills, and to then debate, speak to and vote on them.” This rationale is also reflected in our approach to the same question rule; the rule is applied in practice such that the House is allowed the greatest possible opportunity for deliberation. Now that the House has made its final decision on the question by adopting the motion for Third Reading of Bill 46, it would be out of order for the House to proceed with any further consideration of Bill 74 in the current session. Accordingly, I have directed that Bill 74 be removed from the Orders and Notices Paper. In the future, should any Member be concerned about a potential violation of the same question rule, I encourage them to bring it forward as a point of order. Thank you. |
Reports by Committees |
Rapports de comités |
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The Speaker informed the House, |
La Présidente a informé l’Assemblée, |
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That the Clerk received the Report on Intended Appointments dated December 11, 2025 of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 110(f)(9), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 196). |
Que le greffier a reçu le Rapport sur les nominations prévues daté le 11 décembre 2025 du Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux. Conformément à l’article 110 f) 9) du Règlement, le rapport est réputé adopté par l’Assemblée (Document parlementaire n° 196). |
Motions |
Motions |
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Steve Clark moved, |
Steve Clark a proposé, |
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That, notwithstanding Standing Order 7, when the House adjourns today, it shall stand adjourned until 10:15 a.m. on March 23, 2026; and
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That when the House adjourns on April 23, 2026, it shall stand adjourned until May 4, 2026; and
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That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be authorized to meet during the winter adjournment at the call of the Chair.
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Debate arose and after some time, |
Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 32(b), the Acting Speaker (Jennifer K. French) interrupted the proceedings. |
Conformément à l’article 32 b) du Règlement, la présidente suppléante (Jennifer K. French) a interrompu les délibérations. |
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The question was then put. |
La question a ensuite été mise aux voix. |
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Carried on the following division: |
Adoptée par le vote suivant : |
Ayes/pour (48)
Nays/contre (10)
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Ordered, That, notwithstanding Standing Order 7, when the House adjourns today, it shall stand adjourned until 10:15 a.m. on March 23, 2026; and
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That when the House adjourns on April 23, 2026, it shall stand adjourned until May 4, 2026; and
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That the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs be authorized to meet during the winter adjournment at the call of the Chair.
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Orders of the Day |
Ordres du jour |
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Steve Clark moved that the House do now adjourn. |
Steve Clark a proposé que l’Assemblée ajourne ses travaux. |
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Carried on division. |
Adoptée au vote. |
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The House adjourned at 2:50 p.m. |
À 14 h 50, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux. |
Changes To The Order Of Precedence Pursuant To Standing Order 100(c) |
Changements Dans L'Ordre De Priorité conformément à l'article 100 c) du règlement |
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Petitions Tabled Pursuant to Standing Order 42(a) |
Pétitions déposées conformément à l'article 42 a) du règlement |
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Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant to Standing Order 43 |
Documents Parlementaires déposés conformément à l'article 43 du règlement |
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Responses To Written Questions |
Réponses Aux Questions Écrites |
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Responses to Petitions |
Réponses aux pétitions |
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