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Aggelonitis, Hon. S. (LIB, Hamilton Mountain)
Ambulance services
Hamilton Emergency Medical Service, 3327
Anniversaries
Greek community of Toronto 100th Anniversary, 8264–8265
Oxi Day 69th anniversary, 8264–8265
Appreciation
police officers (Hamilton Mountain), 2038
Sackett, David (recipient, Gairdner Wightman Award), 6276
Arts and culture
Atreo Medical Inc.
Automobile research and development, 4866
Awards
Gairdner Wightman Award, 6276
Bullying
government funding for prevention and support, 5552
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgendered, intersexed, queer (LGBTTIQ) teens
mandatory reporting of incidents, 5526
Canadian Film Centre
Cancer, 1249
C2C Link Corp., 4695
Child pornography
Child poverty, 3487
Child protection, 451–452
Children's mental health care, 6553
Children's services
Chronic diseases, 5000
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)
Mohawk College
MacIsaac, Rob (president), 6047
Community organizations, 3487
Community safety, 3761
Condominium corporations
reserve funds
requirements for adequate funding, 9583
Condominium owners
Conquest Vacations
Consumer protection
CPR (first aid), 1092
Crime
Debates re answers to oral questions
Tobacco control
Travel industry
Doctors
Williams, Dave (physician scientist, McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare), 1048–1049
Education Amendment Act (Keeping Our Kids Safe at School), 2009 (Bill 157)
Electric vehicles, 4866
Employment insurance benefits
Farmers' markets, 6338
Fatalities
Dupont, Lori (murder victim), 3876
Federal-provincial-territorial-aboriginal relations
provincial ministers of aboriginal affairs and aboriginal leaders working group, 8497
Festivals
Festitalia, 2788
Holi festival, 555
Film and television production industry, 3321–3322
Fire alarms
visual fire alarms in public buildings, 5114–5115
Food service premises
disclosure of nutritional information for foods and drinks served on premises, 6069
Government notice of motions
Hamilton Gallery of Distinction
Agostino, Dominic (inductee), 3929
Harmonized sales tax, 8918
Health care
Hearing-impaired persons
Hospital redevelopment
Henderson General Hospital, 65
Housing
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
Ideas for the Future Act, 2008 (Bill 100)
Immigrants
employment programs, 2209
services
access to federal government services, 7772–7773
Immigration, 5834
Immunization
Industry
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Labour mobility, 6891
Legislative process
Macular degeneration, 334–335
Medical procedures
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Hamilton economic summit, 1560
Hamilton Mountain, 758–759
Concession Streetfest, 2496
R.A. Riddell Elementary School's sport academy program, 8217
Town of Dundas named Kraft Hockeyville 2010, 9126
Members'/ministers' inaugural speeches, 435–436
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 435–436 , 8515–8516
Members'/ministers' privileges
wearing of pins/ribbons/buttons, 124
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Collingwood Enterprise Bulletin, 1274 Hamilton Spectator, 1274 Sudbury Star, 1274 Toronto Star, 1274
Members/ministers quoting statements
Campbell, Ellen (president, Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness), 452
Drummond, Don (chief economist, TD Bank Financial Group), 5851
Prober, Rosalind (president, Beyond Borders Inc.), 452
Stewart, Andy (child pornography section, Ontario Provincial Police), 452
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (2003-2010)
Smitherman, George (Toronto Centre)
as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, 1088
PC (2003-2010)
Tory, John (Dufferin–Peel–Wellington–Grey)
Members' statements
Agostino, Dominic, 3929 , 5580
Anniversary of Greek independence, 600
Automobile industry, 4866
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 1092
Concession Streetfest, 2496
Emergency medical services, 3327
Events in Hamilton, 758–759
Festitalia, 2788
Good Shepherd, 1979
Greek community, 3687 , 8264–8265
Greek Independence Day, 5624
Hamilton economic summit, 1560
Holi festival, 555
Hospital funding, 65
Immigrants, 5834
Jean's Flower Shop, 7527
Kraft Hockeyville 2010, 9126
Labour mobility, 6891
Mohawk College, 6047
Pan American Games, 8690–8691
Police officers, 2038
Professional hockey franchise, 6645–6646
Redeemer University College, 4627
Royal Botanical Gardens, 4219
Sackett, David, 6276
Sherwood high school poverty event, 6849–6850
Siemens Canada, 5039
Sport academy program, 8217
St. Joseph Immigrant Women's Centre, 1459
Steel industry, 5239
Student achievement, 7342
Threshold School of Building, 9178
Tourism, 1615–1616
Welding Week, 2743–2744
West Highland Baptist Church Victory Garden, 2133
Williams, Dave, 1048–1049
Mental Health Awareness Day Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
provincial rent bank program, 1474
Ministry of Research and Innovation
investment accelerator fund (IAF), 4695
Ontario venture capital fund, 3181
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
second career strategy, 714
Missing persons
National Hockey League (NHL)
National/independence/memorial days
Nurses, 1972
Nursing students/graduates, 1972
Obesity
Ontario budget speech (26 March 2009)
Ontario child benefit (OCB), 5683
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 1249
research grants
Wan, Yonghong (McMaster Institute for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology), 1249
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Aboriginal affairs, 8497
Access to health care, 3374
Affordable housing, 1473–1474
Agri-food industry, 6338
Arts and cultural funding, 3684
Child poverty, 3487
Children's mental health services, 6553
Employment supports, 5231–5232
Fair access to professions, 2209
Flu immunization, 8303 , 9079–9080
Gridlock, 2090
Health care, 5000
Healthy living, 6846
Immigrant services, 7772–7773
Macular degeneration, 334–335
Medical research, 4110
Nurses, 1972
Ontario film and television industry, 3321–3322
Post-secondary education, 1718
Poverty, 5683
Proceeds of crime, 836–837
Public transit, 5949–5950
Research and innovation, 1249 , 3181 , 4695 , 7692–7693
Road safety, 4622
Taxation, 7522 , 8918
Transit funding, 524
Tuition, 2345
University and college funding, 2832
Violence against women, 4213
Workplace safety, 195–196 , 3876
Youth services, 769
Oral questions, responded to
Petitions
Anti-smoking legislation, 696
Community colleges collective bargaining, 1668
Federal-provincial fiscal policies, 3740
Firearms control, 1372 , 1771 , 1976 , 2094–2095 , 2132
Hospices, 3741 , 3778–3779 , 3931 , 3970 , 4069–4070 , 4160 , 4220 , 4257–4258 , 4335 , 4479 , 4659 , 4869
Hospital funding, 485 , 2213
University labour dispute, 4702
Physical activity guidelines for children, 6846
Post-secondary education
Poverty, 713
Poverty reduction strategy, 713–714 , 720 , 3487 , 5544 , 5683
Prescription drugs
Private members' public business
Breast Cancer Screening Act, 2009 (Bill 200)
Child Pornography Reporting Act, 2008 (Bill 37)
Condominium Owners Protection Act, 2009 (Bill 186)
Employment insurance
Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Act, 2009 (Bill 156)
Missing persons alert
News media
Poverty
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, 2010 (Bill 106)
Visual Fire Alarm System Act, 2009 (Bill 148)
Public education campaigns
Children's Mental Health Week, 6553
National Welding Week, 2743–2744
Remedies for Organized Crime and Other Unlawful Activities Act, S.O. 2001, c.28, 836–837 Reports
Farmers' Markets Ontario Impact Study 2009 Report, 6338
Research and innovation
Road safety, 4622
Royal Botanical Gardens
Back to Nature workshop, 4219
Schools
Sherwood high school
support for people living in poverty, 6849–6850
Threshold School of Building, 9178
Siemens Canada, 5039
Social service agencies
Sports competitions
Pan American Games bid (2015), 2992
St. Joseph Immigrant Women's Centre, 1459
Student assistance, 2345
Student enrolment
Teacher-student ratios, 2832
Telehealth Ontario
increase in volume of calls due to H1N1 influenza A (swine flu), 8303
Television stations
Throne speech debate
Tobacco products
ban on retail display of cigarettes, 1088
Tourist attractions, 1615–1616
Toxic substances
Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 167)
Traffic congestion, 2090
Transit systems
government funding
merging of GO Transit and Metrolinx, 5949–5950
Tributes
Agostino, Dominic (former member, Hamilton East), 5580
Tuition fees
United States
Silver Alert program for missing persons with dementia, 5316
Universities/colleges
Redeemer University College, 4627
U.S. Steel Canada
Victims of crime
Violence against women, 4213
West Highland Baptist Church
Women
education funding, 713
training programs, 713
Workers
Workplace accidents/fatalities, 195
Youth programs
focus on youth program, 769
Albanese, L. (LIB, York South–Weston)
Afghanistan
family law
Shiite Personal Status Law, 6473
women's rights, 6473
Anniversaries
Corbrook's 50th anniversary, 3777
York University 50th anniversary, 5624
Artists
Child care, 5100
Community health centres (CHCs), 282–283
Community policing, 3136
Community safety, 3136 , 3762 , 4132
Compensation
Truscott, Steven (victim of miscarriage of justice), 1992
York University students, 4819
Court cases/actions
Truscott, Steven (victim of miscarriage of justice), 1991–1992
Crime, 3136 , 4132
Employment-related benefits
severance/termination payments, 6656
Fatalities
Barton, Stephen (murder victim), 3136
Federal-provincial agreements/programs
early learning and child care (ELCC) agreement, 3376
Firearms
driving with unlawfully possessed firearm in motor vehicle prohibited, 1357
Fires
Frontlines (community drop-in centre), 4112
Government notice of motions
Green technology, 5662
Habitat for Humanity
Health care, 6891
Health professionals
expansion of scope of practice, 6891
H1N1 influenza A (swine flu)
emergency preparedness
availability of pediatric Tamiflu, 8455
Hospital services
Housing
Immunization
H1N1 influenza A (swine flu), 8924
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Legislative Assembly
Ontario Legislature internship program (OLIP), 7199
Legislative interns, 7199
Local news media
Long-term-care facilities
government funding, 564 , 1156
hands-on care, 3536
personal support workers, 3536
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Members'/ministers' constituents
Members'/ministers' inaugural speeches, 351–352
Members/ministers quoting books
History of Immigration to Toronto Since the Second World War: From Toronto "the Good" to Toronto "the World in a City" (Harold Troper), 7062
Members/ministers quoting letters
Armstrong, Michelle (constituent, York South–Weston), 5100
Machado, Jeanette (constituent, York South–Weston), 5100
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting poetry
Members/ministers quoting statements
Patterson, Brian (president, Ontario Safety League), 3342
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (2003-2010)
Carroll, Aileen (Barrie)
as Minister of Culture, 6671
Members' statements
Air-rail link, 1197 , 4525–4526
Anthony Locilento Park, 2966
Communities in action fund, 640
Community health centres, 282–283
Community use of schools, 7527
Corbrook, 3777
DeMontis, Mark, 8310
Employment Ontario, 3053–3054
Events in Weston, 2496–2497
Fish Friday, 1240
Flu immunization, 8924
Frontlines, 4112
Habitat for Humanity, 7967–7968
Health care, 6891
Italian Republic Day, 7152
Legislative interns, 7199
Long-term care, 3536
Mother's Day, 1827
Occupational Cancer Research Centre, 5322–5323
Parents Reaching Out, 5237
Paterson, William, 1155–1156
Republic of Italy, 2215
Rogers, Ted, 4427
Toronto anti-violence intervention strategy, 8033–8034
University labour dispute, 4700
Weston Collegiate Institute, 6084
York Memorial Collegiate Institute, 6949
York University, 5624
Yorktown Family Services, 4065
Youth programs, 3144
Minimum wage
Ministry of Education
Parents Reaching Out grants, 5237
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
aging-at-home strategy, 3550
Ministry of Health Promotion
Active 2010
communities in action fund (CIAP), 640
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Municipal parks
renaming of Blue Coin Park to Anthony Locilento Park, 2966
Music videos
Obama song (Weston to the White House), 6084
National/independence/memorial days
Obesity
Obituaries
Rogers, Ted (CEO, Rogers Communications Inc.), 4427
Occupational Cancer Research Centre, 5322–5323
Occupational health and safety, 1420–1421
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009 (Bill 168)
Ontario budget speech (25 March 2008)
Ontario Poet Laureate, 8132
Oral questions, presented
Air-rail link, 4780
Assistance to farmers, 6748
Child care, 3375–3376 , 9693
Clean technology, 5662
Flu pandemic preparedness, 8455
GO Transit, 7726–7727
Home care, 3681
Hospital services, 5084
Long-term care, 564
Minimum wage, 833
Occupational health and safety, 9578
Patient safety, 54–55
Protection for workers, 2490–2491 , 2737
Public transit, 5125–5126 , 5830 , 6987 , 7520–7521 , 7922
Student assistance, 4818–4819
Transit services, 3874–3875
Victims of crime, 1167
Violent crime, 3136 , 6226–6227
Workplace safety, 1420–1421
Patient safety, 54–55
Petitions
Poverty, 5100
Poverty reduction strategy, 719–720 , 5100
Private members' public business
Afghan family law
Child poverty
Cultural diversity
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Protection for Artists), 2009 (Bill 165)
Fuel safety
Human rights
Municipal Residential Sprinkler Act, 2008 (Bill 72)
News media
Ontario Poet Laureate
Police officers
Pope John Paul II Day Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Poverty
Protection for workers
Public Hospitals Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 216)
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, 2010 (Bill 106)
Seniors' Ombudsman Act, 2008 (Bill 102)
Truscott, Steven
Unlawful Firearms in Vehicles Act, 2008 (Bill 56)
Propane explosions
Propane facilities, 3342–3343
institution of buffer zones, 3343
Public education campaigns
International Mother Language Day, 7061
Mother's Day, 1827
Ontario Human Rights Day, 9242–9243
Public Hospitals Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 216)
Public transportation
Repetitive strain injuries, 9578
Reports
HSMR: A New Approach for Measuring Hospital Mortality Trends in Canada (Canadian Institute for Health Information), 54 The 2009 OCETA SDTC Cleantech Growth and Go-to-Market Report, 5662
School facilities
Schools
York Memorial Collegiate Institute, 6949
Senior citizens
community-based services, 3681
health care, 3681
protection, 3550
Snowmobiling, 2966
Speaker
election (28 November 2007)
congratulatory remarks, 54
Student assistance, 4818
Technical Standards and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 187)
Throne speech debate
Time allocation motions
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Toronto Police Service
Toronto anti-violence intervention strategy (TAVIS), 8033–8034
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit, 5830
Toronto's Poet Laureate
Di Cicco, Pier Giorgio, 8132
Training programs, 719
Transit systems
air-rail link between Union Station and Pearson airport, 1197 , 4525 , 5125 , 7922
GO Transit
York South–Weston, 3874
Tributes
Demontis, Mark (constituent and fundraiser, programs for blind youth to play hockey), 8310
Universities/colleges
UrbanArts Community Arts Council, 8132
Victims of domestic violence
Volatile fuels
Workers
contract workers
temporary workers, 2490–2491
Workplace accidents/fatalities
Hogg's Hollow tragedy, 1420
World Youth Day 2002, 4919
Yorktown Family Services, 4065
Youth challenge fund, 4112
Youth programs
Trethewey organization, 3144
Arnott, T. (PC, Wellington–Halton Hills)
Aboriginal peoples, 9277
ABS Friction, 7253–7254
Aftermarket brake pads
ban on use of asbestos, 7253
standards and specifications, 7253
Agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
expenditures
subject to freedom of information requests, 9233–9234
Ambulance services
Animal Health Act, 2009 (Bill 204)
Appointment of Information and Privacy Commissioner
Attendant services
Awards
Canada's Top 100 Employers
Bridges
Budget, 5430–5431 , 6040–6041
Budget deficit, 3213 , 3215 , 5184
Budget surplus
transfer of funds to municipalities for infrastructure projects, 1700 , 1708
Bullying
Child and Family Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 103)
Children's aid societies (CASs)
Family and Children's Services of Guelph and Wellington County
Halton Children's Aid Society
Children's playgrounds
McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public School (Acton)
Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 16)
Committees
Committee of the whole House
appointment of presiding officer, 7283
Computed tomography (CT)
Groves Memorial Community Hospital, 133
Conferences/seminars/symposiums
Corporate tax exemptions
Ontario tax exemption for commercialization (OTEC)
eligibility for refund, 2976
Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2009 (Bill 118)
Debates re answers to oral questions
Destination marketing fees, 7157
Diagnostic imaging
CT scanner at Georgetown Hospital, 7483
Doctor shortage, 885–886
Driver licences
cost, 2277
graduated licences, 2326
secure driver licences, 226
Economic conditions, 2675 , 3191 , 4853 , 5238
Economic development, 6226
Economic growth, 3214
five-point economic plan, 3215
Economic policy, 3191
Economic statement
eHealth Ontario
contracts, 8101
Hudson, Alan (former Chairman)
appearance before Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 8302
Kramer, Sarah (former CEO)
appearance before Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 8302
review by Auditor General, 8409
Elections/by-elections
Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock, 4784
Electricity rates, 5048–5049
Emancipation Day Act, 2008 (Bill 111)
Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-In Caregivers and Others), 2009 (Bill 210)
Energy
renewable energy, 5048–5050
renewable energy projects
employment creation, 6824
wind farms
Wellington–Halton Hills, 9488
Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010 (Bill 235)
Environmental Protection Act (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading), 2009 (Bill 185)
Families for a Secure Future
Far North Act, 2009 (Bill 191)
Federal-provincial-territorial-aboriginal relations
provincial ministers of aboriginal affairs and aboriginal leaders working group, 8266–8268
Firefighters
Fruit wines
sale at farmers' markets, 4668
Full Day Early Learning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 242)
Gasoline prices, 1548
Good Government Act, 2009 (Bill 212)
second reading, 8377
time allocation motion
Government debt, 5184 , 5238
Government expenditures, 3137 , 3215 , 5184 , 7589
Government notice of motions
Ipperwash Provincial Park
Legislative reform
Government orders
Government record
PC (1995-2003)
sex offender registry, 705
time allocation motions, 8563
Green economy, 5047–5050
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
second reading, 5047–5051
third reading, 6824–6826
authority of Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, 6824
public consultation, 6824
Habitat for Humanity, 2133 , 4028
Harmonized sales tax, 6225–6226
impact on aboriginal peoples, 9277
impact on family vacations, 6841
impact on home heating costs, 9119
impact on housing industry, 6490–6491 , 6495
impact on tourism industry, 6040–6041 , 6841 , 8857
public consultation, 8688 , 8856–8857 , 8859
Hayward Gordon Ltd., 6441
Health care
Health professionals, 2652
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Highway construction
Highway 24 (Brantford and Cambridge), 2327
Highway improvement
Highway safety, 7253
Hispanic Canadians, 9050–9051
Home energy audits, 5048
Hospital expansion
Hospital redevelopment, 9647–9648
Hydro One
Bruce to Milton transmission project
Ideas for the Future Act, 2008 (Bill 100)
Immunization
Increasing Access to Qualified Health Professionals for Ontarians Act, 2008 (Bill 97)
Industry shutdowns
Legrand Canada Inc., 7773
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, 6976
Infrastructure Canada
Building Canada Fund (BCF), 5321
Infrastructure Ontario
municipal infrastructure investment initiative (MIII), 1549 , 2327–2328
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Israeli Apartheid Week, 9558–9559
Layoffs
Legislative building/grounds
heritage conservation, 9174
Legislative chamber
Legislative procedure
personal attacks on members, 2738–2739
petitions
private members' public business, 1141 , 7253
speech should be related to topic being discussed, 1225
Legislative process
Legislature schedule/agenda, 7253
Livestock
disease prevention and control, 7978
Local health integration networks (LHINs), 5992–5993
Mace, 5576
Manufacturing industry, 3214
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 7581–7582
Members'/ministers' conduct
Takhar, Harinder (Mississauga–Erindale)
as Minister of Government Services, 7589
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 6855
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
Members/ministers quoting letters
Alexander, Lincoln (chairman, Ontario Heritage Trust), 9174
Andrew, Judith (vice-president, Canadian Federation of Independent Business), 3699
Bruce to Milton transmission project, re, 6825–6826
Daybutch, Douglas (chief, Mississauga First Nation, Blind River), 9277
Dombrowsky, Leona (Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs), 4668
Douglas, Mark (Georgetown), 9119
Holt, Stephen (Charlton Lake Camp), 2564
Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs, 6856
press gallery re legislative process, family friendly reforms, 1332
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting poetry
A Soldier's Journal, 8466
Members/ministers quoting statements
Brady, Ed (Major, Canadian Army), 8465
Cialente, Massimo (mayor, L'Aquila), 6048
Fuller, Millard (founder, Habitat for Humanity), 2133
Gaudet, Kevin (director, Canadian Taxpayers' Federation), 8857
Gravel, Bruce (president, Ontario Accommodation Association), 6041
Greater Toronto Hotel Association, 8857
Hammond, Sam (president, Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario), 9389–9390
Hayward, John (president, Hayward Gordon Ltd.), 6441
Jestin, Warren (chief economist, Scotiabank), 3214
Loughlin, Howard (Corporal, Canadian Army), 8465–8466
Marin, André (Ombudsman of Ontario), 9540–9541
McCarter, Jim (Auditor General of Ontario), 8101
Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association, 6041
Roosevelt, Franklin (32nd United States president), 3213
Salter, Pat (advocacy coordinator, Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario), 2367
Stevens, Yakov (Tripsetter Inc.), 6041
Von Teichman, Michael (Walper Terrace Hotel), 2305
White, Graham (professor, department of political science, University of Toronto), 1421
Young, Troy (executive director, Attractions Ontario), 2305
Members/ministers quoting websites
Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, 8266
Members'/ministers' record
PC (1995-2003)
Witmer, Elizabeth (Kitchener–Waterloo)
as Minister of the Environment, 2367
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (1943-1985)
Peterson, David (London Centre)
as Leader of the Opposition, 5620
Liberal (1985-1990)
Kwinter, Monte (Wilson Heights)
as Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, 8083
Liberal (1990-1995)
McGuinty, Dalton (Ottawa South), 5049
Liberal (2003-2010)
Duncan, Dwight (Windsor–Tecumseh)
as Minister of Finance/Chair of Management Board of Cabinet, 5047–5048
NDP (1943-1985)
Rae, Bob (York South)
as leader of the third party, 5620
PC (1990-1995)
Witmer, Elizabeth (Waterloo North), 1415
withdrawn, 5993
Members' statements
Ambulance service, 9274
Assistance to the disabled, 5580
County of Wellington, 3143
Doctor shortage, 885–886
Earthquake in Italy, 6047–6048
Eid-Ul-Fitr, 3001
Emancipation Day, 3880
Flu immunization, 3644–3645
Gardiner, Ethel, 1558–1559
GO Transit, 3579 , 5952
Groves Memorial Community Hospital, 3277–3278 , 4627 , 6192 , 8033
Habitat for Humanity, 2133
Habitat for Humanity Halton, 4028
Hayward Gordon Ltd., 6441
Highway construction, 7923
Hospital services, 7483
Infrastructure program funding, 5321
Manufacturing jobs, 1892
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 7581–7582
Municipal conferences, 9504–9505
Ontario budget, 5516
Ontario economy, 366 , 2675–2676 , 3191 , 5238 , 5430–5431
Riding of Wellington–Halton Hills, 6754–6755
Road safety, 4426
School bus operators, 8829–8830
School playground, 4865 , 8216
School transportation funding, 6558
Taxation, 6495
Tourism, 226 , 5004
University labour dispute, 4699
Wiremold/Legrand, 7773
Mining Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 173)
Ministerial statements, responded to
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
grants to community organizations, 7612
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
advanced manufacturing investment strategy (AMIS) program, 8754
Next Generation of Jobs Fund, 1515–1516
Ministry of Transportation
driver and vehicle licensing offices, 2325
employees' salaries, 2325
employees, 2326
Motor vehicle accidents, 7253
Multiculturalism, 9051–9052
Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25
amended by Bill 212, 8563
Municipal infrastructure
government funding, 97–98
municipal roads and bridges fund, 1549
Wellington–Halton Hills
National/independence/memorial days
Natural disasters
Nortel
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009 (Bill 168)
Ombudsman of Ontario, 9539–9540
Ontario Tax Plan for More Jobs and Growth Act, 2009 (Bill 218)
Opposition day motions, responded to
Government spending, 5807
Ontario economy, 1119
Oral questions, presented
Electronic health information, 8101 , 8302 , 8408
Firefighters, 6883
Government appointments, 9539–9540
Health care funding, 133
Heritage conservation, 9174
Highway 407, 4784–4785
Hospital funding, 9647–9648
Hydro transmission line, 6643–6644
International trade, 7148–7149
Legislative reform, 1421
Local health integration networks, 5992–5993
Ontario budget, 5510 , 5576–5577 , 5661
Ontario economy, 1515–1516 , 1568–1569 , 5184
School facilities, 8998
School transportation funding, 6985–6986
Small business, 3576
Taxation, 6040–6041 , 6225–6226 , 6490–6491 , 6841 , 8688 , 9119
Tourism, 1973 , 2032 , 2391 , 2520 , 2563–2564 , 2638 , 3137 , 3275–3276
Tourism study, 686–687
Volunteer firefighters, 55 , 7386 , 8498
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 4059–4060 , 9723
Passports
Payday loan industry
Payday Loans Act, 2008 (Bill 48)
Pension Benefits Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 236)
Pension funds, 3215
transfer of locked-in pension funds to registered retirement income funds, 6866–6867
Pension plans
Persons with disabilities
Petitions
Assistance to the disabled, 5520 , 5585
Child custody, 3050
Community colleges collective bargaining, 2351
Emancipation Day, 4070–4071
Gasoline prices, 2740 , 3844
Long-term care, 3693 , 7002
Lord's Prayer, 483 , 1720
Protection of minors, 7489
Reconstructive surgery, 9230
Sale of domestic wines and beers, 8270
Sales tax, 5045 , 5434
School transportation, 7209–7210
Taxation, 7284–7285 , 7396–7397 , 8506–8507 , 8658–8659 , 8740 , 8954 , 9184 , 9552–9553
Water quality, 2645
Workplace insurance, 6953
Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, 1214
Photo Card Act, 2008 (Bill 85)
Photo identification cards, 2325–2328
combined photo cards, 2327
cost, 2328
photo comparison technology, 2327
privacy/security of information, 2327
Plastmade Industries Ltd., 3576
Playgrounds
McKenzie-Smith Bennett public school
Positron emission tomography (PET), 2367–2368
Private members' public business
Anti-bullying initiatives
Assistance to the disabled
Diagnostic services
Electricity Amendment Act (Protection Against Security Deposits), 2009 (Bill 228)
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act (Institutions), 2009 (Bill 227)
Highway improvement
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Aftermarket Brake Pad Standards), 2009 (Bill 181)
Hispanic community
Israeli Apartheid Week
Liquor Licence Amendment Act (Fruit Wine), 2009 (Bill 132)
Pension Benefits Amendment Act (Unlocking Pension Funds), 2009 (Bill 116)
Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Amendment Act (Assistance to Municipalities), 2008 (Bill 38)
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 42)
Strandherd-Armstrong bridge
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Firefighters), 2009 (Bill 169)
Property tax assessment, 3215
Protecting Children and Youth from Second-Hand Smoke in Automobiles Act, 2007 (Bill 11)
Provincial parks
Ipperwash Provincial Park
transfer process agreement returning to Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, 9589–9590
Public education campaigns
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, 9389–9390
Hispanic Heritage Month, 9050–9052
National Day of Mourning, 1415
National Tourism Week, 2304
Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 141)
Religious holiday observance
Remembrance Day, 8465–8466
Reports
Discovering Ontario: A Report on the Future of Tourism (Ontario Tourism Competitiveness Study), 7157 Special Report: Ontario's Electronic Health Records Initiative (Office of the Auditor General of Ontario), 8101 Unleashing Attendant Services: Enhancing People's Potential, Reducing Wait Times in Acute and Long-Term Health Care (Ontario Community Support Association), 3743
Retail sales tax
Road Safety Act, 2009 (Bill 126)
general discussion, 4426
public consultation, 4426
Roads and bridges
School bus transportation, 6986
government funding
rural Ontario
request-for-proposal tendering process, 8829–8830
School cafeterias
ban on trans fat in food and beverages
exemptions on special event days, 257
Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 (Bill 77)
third reading, 2764
public consultation, 2764
Sex offender registry
compliance rates, 705
misallocation of operational funds, 705–706
Small business, 3576
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 69)
Smoking
ban on smoking in cars with children present, 1907
ban on smoking in workplaces/enclosed public places, 552–553
Speaker's rulings/statements quoted
Standing Orders
S.O. 99(d) Written questions - Answers - delayed answers - decline to answer, 8674
Stock exchanges, 3214–3215
Tax increases, 3215
Tax rebates
gasoline tax rebate
highway construction, maintenance or operation, 6662–6663
Taxation Amendment Act (Heritage Property Tax Credit), 2009 (Bill 234)
Throne speech debate
Time allocation motions
Good Government Act, 2009 (Bill 212)
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009 (Bill 168)
Tourism industry, 226 , 686 , 1973 , 2304 , 2391 , 3137 , 3275–3276 , 5004 , 7157
Transit systems
GO Transit
extension of GO train to Acton, Rockwood, Guelph and Kitchener–Waterloo, 5952
Transportation infrastructure
Strandherd-Armstrong bridge, 1140
Travel guides
My Ontario magazine, 2564
Tributes
Gardiner, Ethel (former chair and trustee, Halton District School Board), 1558–1559
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 3743
United States
economic conditions, 3213
economic stimulus plan
terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon and Pennsylvania (11 September 2001), 2326
Universities/colleges
Western hemisphere travel initiative (WHTI), 2326
Workers' compensation benefits
coverage for construction workers, 3699 , 4060
Workplace harassment/violence, 9099–9100
Workplace injuries
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 119)
general discussion, 4060
second reading, 3699
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Firefighters), 2009 (Bill 169)
general discussion, 6883
first reading, 6145
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Presumptions for Firefighters), S.O. 2007, c.3, 6855 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), 9723
York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 (Bill 145)
Youth crime
Arthurs, W. (LIB, Pickering–Scarborough East)
Aboriginal communities
Administration of justice, 2446–2447
Advisory Council on Pensions and Retirement Income, 9335
Advocis (Financial Advisors Association of Canada), 4219–4220
Agricultural industry
Apprenticeship training programs, 1642
Apprenticeship training tax credit, 8759–8760
Automobile industry, 4168–4169
auto sector investment fund, 3301
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
Beepers (pagers), 4360
Bruce Power, 3830
Budget, 4167 , 4262–4263
Budget Measures Act, 2009 (Bill 162)
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 114)
time allocation motion
third reading, 4043
Budget surplus
Business education tax
Canadian Hearing Society, 3493
Cancer Care Ontario
Capital tax
Capital works projects, 4361
Centre of Excellence for Education in Financial Services, 779
Child and Family Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 103)
Colleges Collective Bargaining Act, 2008 (Bill 90)
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)
collective bargaining
inclusion of part-time and sessional employees, 2927
Committee process, 4166
Committee schedules/agendas, 4161–4169
Committees
Select Committee on the Economy, 3454–3455
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 3454–3455 , 4043
Community health centres (CHCs)
Concurrence in supply debate (December 2008)
Construction industry
Consumer protection
ticket resale practices, 5614
Corporate tax exemptions
Corporate tax reduction, 778 , 6957
Corporations
executive compensation caps for corporations receiving grant or loan from Ontario, 7046–7047
Courthouses
construction, 3301
Durham consolidated courthouse, 5933 , 9043
Durham consolidated courthouse
Cross-border travel, 2426
Debates re answers to oral questions
Government contracts
Low-income Ontarians
Taxation
Doctors
international medical graduates (IMGs)
Driver licences
Economic conditions, 4359–4360
Economic decline, 6955
Economic development
Economic growth
Economic statement
Education funding
eHealth Ontario, 4592
Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 231)
Electoral process reform, 9669 , 9685–9686
authority of Chief Electoral Officer to modify voting process, 9687
special ballots, 9686
Employers
requirement to contribute 1% of payroll amount to workforce training, 3264
Employment agencies
Energy
Family health teams, 863 , 6955
Festivals
Anne of Green Gables street festival, 2431
Fire alarms
Firefighter memorials
Forest industry
Full Day Early Learning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 242)
Government accountability
Government-business partnerships, 3301
Government notice of motions
Government orders
Committee sittings
responded to, 4161–4169
time allocation motion
Ontario economy
Government record
Liberal (2003-2010), 5931
Government responsibility, 3300
Government service transfer to municipal jurisdiction, 3731
return to provincial jurisdiction, 798
Government services, 3300
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
general discussion, 5833
second reading, 5347
Harmonized sales tax, 5753 , 6957 , 8630–8631 , 8755–8761
impact on aboriginal peoples, 8763
impact on real estate industry, 8759
impact on small business, 8755–8757
transition benefit
$1,000 for single parents or couples, 8758
Health care, 4591
electronic health care
government funding, 797–798
wait times
Health care funding
Hearing-impaired persons
Highway construction
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
Home care workers, 4591
Home children (Canadian immigrants), 9381–9382
Hospital construction
Rouge Valley Health System, 4591
Hospital funding
Hospital services
Housing
Ideas for the Future Act, 2008 (Bill 100)
Immunization
Income groups
Income tax
income splitting between married or common-law couples, 2549–2550
Income tax reduction, 5752–5753 , 5800
International trade, 7873
Internet, 4361
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Investment Ontario Inc., 1643
Kindergarten
Legislative process
Long-term-care funding
Medical procedures
Medical radiation technologists, 3929
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 3300–3301 , 5110
Members/ministers quoting letters
Canadian Institute of Actuaries, 6458
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting reports
A Fine Balance - Safe Pensions - Affordable Plans - Fair Rules (Report of the Expert Commission on Pensions), 9332–9333 , 9335 TD Economics Special Report - Impact of Sales Tax Harmonization in Ontario and B.C. on Canadian Inflation (Don Drummond, Diana Petramala), 8759
Members/ministers quoting statements
Barnier, Kris (co-chair, Ontario Worst Roads Campaign), 586
Carroll, Shelley (Toronto city councillor), 798
Crispino, Len (president, Ontario Chamber of Commerce), 586
Hargrove, Buzz (former president, Canadian Auto Workers), 586
Reycraft, Doug (president, Association of Municipalities of Ontario), 586
Spence, Adam (executive director, Ontario Association of Food Banks), 586
Stewart, John (president, Purdue Pharma), 4326
Vaccarino, Franco (vice-president and principal, University of Toronto Scarborough), 7197
Members' statements
Advocis, 4219–4220
Brown, Shelley-Ann, 9371–9372
Buttle, Jeffrey, 982–983
Canadian Hearing Society, 3493
Durham consolidated courthouse, 9043
Firefighters' memorial, 1894
Flu immunization, 8691
Green power generation, 9275
Infrastructure renewal, 9128
Justice system, 2446–2447
Medical Radiation Technologists Week, 3929
Minister's visit, 5833
Olympic athletes, 9552
Ramage, Scotty, 8110–8111
Riding of Pickering–Scarborough East, 66
Rouge Park, 6048
Tony Stacey Centre for Veterans Care, 2965–2966
University of Toronto Scarborough, 7197–7198
Metrolinx, 1698
Midwives, 864
Minimum wage
Ministry of the Attorney General
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
Next Generation of Jobs Fund, 778
Ministry of Finance
economic stimulus plan, 5932
Ministry of Research and Innovation, 3301 , 4362
Ministry of Small Business and Consumer Services
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
skills to jobs action plan, 1642
Municipal infrastructure
government funding, 621 , 779 , 798–799 , 1641–1642 , 1697 , 1700 , 3301 , 4593 , 5754
Pickering–Scarborough East, 1029
Municipalities
Natural gas generating stations
Nortel
Northern Ontario
grants
northern health travel grant (NHTG) program, 863–864
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), 621
Nurses
full-time employment, 4592
hiring, 864
Ontario Association of Medical Radiation Technologists, 3929
Ontario budget speech (25 March 2008)
Ontario budget speech (26 March 2009)
Ontario child benefit (OCB)
Ontario disability support program (ODSP) benefits, 596–597
Ontario health insurance plan (OHIP)
provision of insulin pumps and supplies as insured service, 4592
Ontario health premium, 861–866
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)
contract awarded to H.H. Angus & Associates Ltd. for operation of Windsor Energy Centre, 8632
Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (ONPEA)
Ontario Power Generation fossil-fuel generating stations
Nanticoke generating station, 3830
Ontario Power Generation nuclear generating stations
Darlington nuclear generating station, 3829
Ontario Tax Plan for More Jobs and Growth Act, 2009 (Bill 218)
Ontario Works program benefits
Opposition day motions, responded to
Opposition parties
Oral questions, presented
Accessibility for the disabled, 3485–3486
Amateur sport, 8997
Consumer protection, 5614
Elder abuse, 7431
Electricity supply, 3829–3830
Employment practices, 4105–4106
Flooding, 5466
International trade, 7873
Municipal finances, 3731
Pan American Games, 2992
Pesticides, 1310
Research and innovation, 4326
Small business, 2644
Transportation, 9581
Pension Benefits Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 236)
Pension benefits guarantee fund
raising the amount guaranteed by the fund to $2,500 per month, 6703
Pension funds
transfer of locked-in pension funds to registered retirement income funds, 6867–6868
Pension plans, 6458 , 9332–9335
portability, 6703–6704
province-wide pension plan, 6703
reform, 6703
asset transfers between plans, 9336
full windups, 9337 , 9344–9345
layoffs and partial windups, 9336
plan members access to information, 9336
regulatory oversight, 9337
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Hawking, Stephen (research chair), 4326
Persons with disabilities
Pesticides/herbicides
ban on use and sale of cosmetic pesticides
Petitions
Photo Card Act, 2008 (Bill 85)
Photo identification cards, 2424–2425
enhanced photo cards, 2425
privacy/security of information, 2425 , 2427
Post-secondary education
Reaching Higher: The McGuinty Government Plan for Postsecondary Education, 3782
Poverty reduction strategy, 1645 , 5933
Private members' public business
British Home Child Day Act, 2010 (Bill 241)
Capping Executive Compensation Act, 2009 (Bill 180)
Corporate reporting requirements
Curriculum
Employment supports
Fairness for Families Act, 2008 (Bill 88)
Forest industry
Labour Relations Amendment Act (Replacement Workers), 2009 (Bill 86)
Northern York Region Power Conservation Act, 2008 (Bill 79)
Pension Benefits Amendment Act (Unlocking Pension Funds), 2009 (Bill 116)
Pension plans
Registered Retirement Savings Protection Act, 2010 (Bill 96)
Skills training
Visual Fire Alarm System Act, 2009 (Bill 148)
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Firefighters), 2009 (Bill 169)
Property tax assessment reform, 778
Provincial-municipal relations, 3731
Public education campaigns
British Home Child Day, 9381–9382
Medical Radiation Technologists Week, 3929
Public service, 4593–4594
Public transportation
Pickering–Scarborough East, 9581
Registered retirement income funds, 3563
Reports
A Fine Balance - Safe Pensions - Affordable Plans - Fair Rules (Report of the Expert Commission on Pensions), 9332
Rouge Park, 6048
Rural Ontario, 4593
Sanofi Pasteur Canada, 4326
School science strategy, 4928
Science/technology, 4928
Senior citizens
Senior homeowners' property tax grants, 583
Small business
government assistance in complying with regulations, 2644
Smoking, 4591
Speaker
election (28 November 2007)
congratulatory remarks, 66
Speed limits, 2427
Sports competitions
Pan American Games bid (2015), 2992
Student grants
distance grant, 4593
textbook and technology grant, 583
Supply Act, 2008 (Bill 45)
Supply Act, 2009 (Bill 161)
Tax credits
Ontario innovation tax credit, 778
Ontario interactive digital media tax credit, 778
Tax rebates
gasoline tax rebate
construction, maintenance or operation of rapid transit or public transportation system, 797
Tax reduction, 4362 , 5756
Taxation
Time allocation motions
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 114)
Committee sittings
Tony Stacey Centre for Veterans Care, 2965–2966
Tourism industry
Traffic congestion
Greater Toronto Area (GTA), 1694
Transit systems
gasoline tax funding, 1698
merging of GO Transit and Metrolinx, 5754
Tributes
Brown, Shelley-Anne (Olympian, bobsled team, 2010 Winter Olympics), 9371–9372
Brown, Shelley-Anne (Olympic silver medallist, bobsled, 2010 Winter Olympics), 9552
Buttle, Jeffrey (World Figure Skating Championship gold medalist), 983
Ramage, Alfred "Scotty" (recipient, Governor General's Caring Canadian Award), 8111–8112
Truck drivers, 1074
Universities/colleges
government funding, 778 , 1697 , 4168
University of Toronto
athletics complex, 7197
government funding, 6956
Visual Fire Alarm System Act, 2009 (Bill 148)
Workers
job retraining
replacement workers
ban on use during strike or lockout, 7934
training, 3264
Youth justice system
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