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44th Parliament, 1st session

44e Législature, 1re session

Votes and Proceedings



Procès-verbaux



No. 65




Nº 65




Tuesday
April 21, 2026



Mardi
21 avril 2026



Hon. Donna Skelly
Speaker

L'hon. Donna Skelly
la présidente

TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
SIXTY-FIFTH DAY

MARDI 21 AVRIL 2026
SOIXANTE-CINQUIÈME JOUR

9:00 A.M.

Prayers

9 H

Prières

Orders of the Day

Ordres du jour

Second Reading of Bill 105, An Act to enact the Strengthening Talent Agency Regulation Act, 2026 and to amend various Acts.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 105, Loi édictant la Loi de 2026 visant à renforcer la réglementation des agences artistiques et modifiant diverses lois.

Debate arose and after some time, the debate adjourned at 10:12 a.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 10 h 12, le débat était ajourné.

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

Deferred Votes

Votes différés

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 97, An Act to implement Budget measures, to enact, amend or repeal various statutes and to revoke various regulations, Bill 98, An Act to enact the Fare Alignment and Seamless Transit Act, 2026 and to amend various Acts and Bill 101, An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care.

Motion d’attribution de temps du projet de loi 97, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires, à édicter, à modifier ou à abroger diverses lois et à abroger divers règlements, du projet de loi 98, Loi édictant la Loi de 2026 sur l’harmonisation des tarifs et l’intégration des transports en commun et modifiant diverses lois et du projet de loi 101, Loi modifiant diverses lois relatives à l’éducation et à la garde d’enfants.

Carried on the following division:

Adoptée par le vote suivant :

Ayes/pour (67)
Allsopp
Allsopp
Anand
Anand
Babikian
Babikian
Bailey
Bailey
Bethlenfalvy
Bethlenfalvy
Bouma
Bouma
Bresee
Bresee
Calandra
Calandra
Cho (Scarborough North)
Cho (Scarborough-Nord)
Cho (Willowdale)
Cho (Willowdale)
Ciriello
Ciriello
Clark
Clark
Coe
Coe
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
Grewal
Grewal
Gualtieri
Gualtieri
Hamid
Hamid
Hardeman
Hardeman
Harris
Harris
Jones (Chatham-Kent—Leamington)
Jones (Chatham-Kent—Leamington)
Jones (Dufferin—Caledon)
Jones (Dufferin—Caledon)
Jordan
Jordan
Kanapathi
Kanapathi
Kerzner
Kerzner
Kusendova-Bashta
Kusendova-Bashta
Leardi
Leardi
Lecce
Lecce
Lumsden
Lumsden
McCarthy
McCarthy
Mulroney
Mulroney
Oosterhoff
Oosterhoff
Pang
Pang
Parsa
Parsa
Piccini
Piccini
Pinsonneault
Pinsonneault
Pirie
Pirie
Quinn
Quinn
Racinsky
Racinsky
Rae
Rae
Rickford
Rickford
Riddell
Riddell
Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Sabawy
Sabawy
Sandhu
Sandhu
Sarrazin
Sarrazin
Saunderson
Saunderson
Scott (Sault Ste. Marie)
Scott (Sault Ste. Marie)
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
Williams
Williams
 
Nays/contre (36)
Armstrong
Armstrong
Bell
Bell
Blais
Blais
Bourgouin
Bourgouin
Bowman
Bowman
Brady
Brady
Burch
Burch
Cerjanec
Cerjanec
Clancy
Clancy
Fife
Fife
Fraser
Fraser
French
French
Gates
Gates
Gélinas
Gélinas
Gilmour
Gilmour
Gretzky
Gretzky
Hazell
Hazell
Hsu
Hsu
Kernaghan
Kernaghan
McKenney
McKenney
McMahon
McMahon
Pasma
Pasma
Rakocevic
Rakocevic
Sattler
Sattler
Schreiner
Schreiner
Shamji
Shamji
Shaw
Shaw
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 97, An Act to implement Budget measures, to enact, amend or repeal various statutes and to revoke various regulations; Bill 98, An Act to enact the Fare Alignment and Seamless Transit Act, 2026 and to amend various Acts; and Bill 101, An Act to amend various Acts in respect of education and child care;
That the Order of the House dated April 2, 2026, referring Bill 97 to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be discharged, and the Bill be ordered for Third Reading; and
That the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy be authorized to meet for public hearings on Bill 98 on Monday, May 4, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and
That the deadline for requests to appear for hearings on Bill 98 be Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.; 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 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026; and
That the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing be invited to appear as the sponsor of Bill 98 at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026, 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 98 be 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026; and
That the deadline for filing amendments to Bill 98 be 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026; and
That the Committee meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 98 on Thursday, May 7, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m.; and from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and from 7:00 p.m. until midnight; and
That on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., those amendments to Bill 98 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 98 to the House no later than Monday, May 11, 2026, 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 Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy on Bill 98, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith; and
That upon adoption of the report, Bill 98 shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called the same day; and
That the Standing Committee on Social Policy be authorized to meet for public hearings on Bill 101 on Monday, April 27, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.; and
That the deadline for requests to appear for hearings on Bill 101 be Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.; 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 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2026; and
That the Minister of Education be invited to appear as the sponsor of Bill 101 at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026, 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 5.5 minutes for the Government members, two rounds of 5.5 minutes for the Official Opposition members, two rounds of 5.5 minutes for the Third Party and two rounds of 3 minutes for the independent Member of the Committee; 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 questions and answers divided into two rounds of 5.5 minutes for the Government members, two rounds of 5.5 minutes for the Official Opposition members, two rounds of 5.5 minutes for the Third Party and two rounds of 3 minutes for the independent Member of the Committee; and
That the deadline for written submissions on Bill 101 be 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026; and
That the deadline for filing amendments to Bill 101 be 12:00 noon on Tuesday, April 28, 2026; and
That the Committee meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 101 on Thursday, April 30, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon; and from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and from 7:00 p.m. until midnight; and
That on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., those amendments to Bill 101 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 101 to the House no later than Monday, May 4, 2026, 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 Social Policy on Bill 101, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith; and
That upon adoption of the report, Bill 101 shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called the same day.

The House recessed at 11:47 a.m.

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


3:00 P.M.

15 H

Introduction of Bills

Dépôt de projets de loi

The following Bill was introduced and read the first time:

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté et lu une première fois :

Bill 108, An Act to amend the Legislative Assembly Act. Adil Shamji.

Projet de loi 108, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’Assemblée législative. Adil Shamji.

Petitions

Pétitions

No./ Petition title/Titre de la pétition Presented by/Présentée par
P-58 Universal pharmacare France Gélinas
P-95 Hospital staffing Guy Bourgouin
P-95 Hospital staffing Chandra Pasma
P-95 Hospital staffing Tom Rakocevic
P-98 Post-secondary education funding Chandra Pasma
P-151 Removal of HST for massage therapy France Gélinas
P-160 Public sector procurement Deepak Anand
P-160 Public sector procurement Anthony Leardi
P-170 Highway 69 Jamie West
P-177 L'autoroute 69 France Gélinas
P-178 Sécurité routière du Nord Guy Bourgouin

Orders of the Day

Ordres du jour

Second Reading of Bill 100, An Act to amend the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Elections Act, 1996.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 100, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2001 sur les municipalités et la Loi de 1996 sur les élections municipales.

Debate resumed, during which the Acting Speaker (Ric Bresee) interrupted the proceedings and announced that there had been six and one-half hours of debate and that the debate would be deemed adjourned.

Le débat a repris. Le président suppléant (Ric Bresee) a interrompu les travaux et a annoncé qu’il y avait eu six heures et demie de débat et que le débat serait réputé ajourné.

The Deputy Government House Leader (Anthony Leardi) directed that the debate should continue.

Le leader parlementaire adjoint du gouvernement (Anthony Leardi) a indiqué que le débat devrait se poursuivre.

Debate resumed and after some time, the debate adjourned.

Le débat a repris 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

John Vanthof moved,

John Vanthof a proposé,

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 63:

Avis de motion émanant des députées et députés no 63 :

That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should protect Canada's drivers, east-west trade, national resilience, supply chain reliability and mining projects by working with the Government of Canada to declare the expansion and modernization of Highways 11 and 17 a project of national significance.

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 this House, the Government of Ontario should protect Canada's drivers, east-west trade, national resilience, supply chain reliability and mining projects by working with the Government of Canada to declare the expansion and modernization of Highways 11 and 17 a project of national significance.

Adjournment Debate

Débat sur la motion d'ajournement

At 6:52 p.m., the following matters were considered in an adjournment debate.

À 18 h 52, les questions suivantes ont été examinées dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Thunder Bay—Superior North (Lise Vaugeois) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation (Hardeep Singh Grewal) – Long Lake 58.
Member for Nickel Belt (France Gélinas) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health (Anthony Leardi) – Closure of medical lab in Sudbury.
Member for Orléans (Stephen Blais) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier (Hon. Steve Clark) – Premier's private jet.

The House adjourned at 7:19 p.m.

À 19 h 19, 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

On the ballot list draw of March 20, 2025: Liste de billets de députées et députés établie le 20 mars 2025 :
Ballot no./Billet nº Assumed by/Assumé par
51 Logan Kanapathi
61 Amarjot Sandhu

Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant to Standing Order 43

Documents Parlementaires déposés conformément à l'article 43 du règlement

No., Suffix/Nº, Suffixe Title/Titre Date tabled/Date de dépôt
286 Hon. Steve Clark, Letter to the Clerk of the House from the Government House Leader indicating that a temporary change in the weekly meeting schedule of the House is required for Orders of the Day to commence at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, May 4, 2026 April 21, 2026/21 avril 2026
287 Hon. Steve Clark, Letter to the Clerk of the House from the Government House Leader indicating that a temporary change in the weekly meeting schedule of the House is required for the Afternoon Routine to commence at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 April 21, 2026/21 avril 2026

Responses To Written Questions

Réponses Aux Questions Écrites

No./ Submitted by/Présentée par Outcome/Résultat
104 Mary-Margaret McMahon Final answer tabled April 21, 2026/Réponse finale déposée le 21 avril 2026
105 Mary-Margaret McMahon Final answer tabled April 21, 2026/Réponse finale déposée le 21 avril 2026
106 Mary-Margaret McMahon Final answer tabled April 21, 2026/Réponse finale déposée le 21 avril 2026
107 Mary-Margaret McMahon Final answer tabled April 21, 2026/Réponse finale déposée le 21 avril 2026
108 Mary-Margaret McMahon Final answer tabled April 21, 2026/Réponse finale déposée le 21 avril 2026

Responses to Petitions

Réponses aux pétitions

No./ Petition title/Titre de la pétition Presented by/Présentée par Date tabled/Date de dépôt
P-22 Post-secondary education Jamie West November 25, 2025/25 novembre 2025
P-61 Consumer protection regarding foreign real estate Doly Begum November 26, 2025/26 novembre 2025
Kristyn Wong-Tam November 26, 2025/26 novembre 2025
P-127 Consent awareness week Chandra Pasma November 25, 2025/25 novembre 2025
P-128 Lead exposure Chandra Pasma November 25, 2025/25 novembre 2025
P-129 L'autoroute 144 France Gélinas November 25, 2025/25 novembre 2025