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Bailey, R. (PC, Sarnia–Lambton)
Agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
Agricorp, 3389
Air pollution
impact on health in Sarnia–Lambton, 9548
Animal Health Act, 2009 (Bill 204)
Apprenticeship training
Automobile industry
Budget
Budget deficit, 3630 , 6357
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 114)
general discussion
public consultation, 4424
second reading, 3630
Budget surplus
transfer of funds to municipalities for infrastructure projects, 1293–1294
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, 7173 Cen-Tower Investments Limited Act, 2009 (Bill Pr25)
China
greenhouse gas emissions, 7327
Colleges Collective Bargaining Act, 2008 (Bill 90)
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)
Congratulatory remarks
Chopcian, Christopher and Llew Falla (award recipients, Canada Wide Science Fair), 2615
Construction industry
Construction workers
Coroner inquests
Dupont, Lori (murder victim), 6087
Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2009 (Bill 118)
Cross-border travel
Debates re answers to oral questions
Driver examination centres
Local health integration networks
Denmark
Driving
ban on use of cellular telephones and electronic entertainment devices while driving, 4206
Economic conditions, 3388–3389 , 3391 , 5206
Economic growth
eHealth Ontario
Hudson, Alan (former Chairman)
appearance before Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 8627
Kramer, Sarah (former CEO)
appearance before Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 8627
Electricity rates
Employment creation, 7827–7828
Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-In Caregivers and Others), 2009 (Bill 210)
Employment-related benefits
Employment standards, 4984
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Organ Donor Leave), 2009 (Bill 154)
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Temporary Help Agencies), 2009 (Bill 139)
Energy
renewable energy, 5443
renewable energy projects, 5365
Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010 (Bill 235)
Environmental Protection Act (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading), 2009 (Bill 185)
Farmers
Federal-provincial partnerships
municipal infrastructure, 4225
Firefighters
volunteer firefighters
workers' compensation claims, 6860
Foreign caregivers
Fossil-fuel generating stations, 5353
Full Day Early Learning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 242)
Government debt
Government expenditures, 3389 , 4424
Government orders
Committee sittings
Ontario economy
Government record
Government service transfer to municipal jurisdiction
return to provincial jurisdiction, 1294
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
general discussion, 5086
second reading, 5350 , 5353 , 5356 , 5364–5365 , 5443–5446 , 5448–5449
third reading, 6572 , 6773 , 6782 , 6817–6820
Greenhouse gas emissions
reduction
cap and trade system (emissions trading), 7327
impact on international trade, 7328
Harmonized sales tax, 5909 , 5928–5929 , 8762
transition benefit
$1,000 for single parents or couples, 5927
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Highway improvement
Highway 402 (Sarnia–Lambton), 439
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
Home energy audits, 6819
Hospital construction
Hospital services
emergency
Charlotte Eleanor Englehart Hospital, 6409–6410
Sydenham Hospital, 4910
Hospitals
Petrolia Hospital (CEE)
emergency department, 4821
emergency services, 4910
Huron Web Printing and Graphics, 3390
Immigrants
bridge training programs, 6950
Industrial disease, 6342–6343
Industry shutdowns
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
second reading, 1034
time allocation motion
Kindergarten
full-day, 9624
site selection process, 9614
Labour mobility
Labour Relations Statute Law Amendment Act, S.O. 2005, c.15, 8121 Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008 (Bill 99)
Layoffs, 4223–4224
Campbell Soup Company, 1552
Liberal Party
Livestock
disease prevention and control
compensation to farmers for livestock destroyed, 8003
regulation and enforcement, 8001–8002
traceability systems, 8002–8003
warrantless entry, 8577
Local health integration networks (LHINs), 6410
Manufacturing industry, 3389 , 4225
Medical transplants
organ and tissue donation, 5220–5222
consent reflected on health card or driver's licence, 5220
donor rates, 7005
Members'/ministers' inaugural speeches, 438–440
Members/ministers quoting committee submissions
Bazely, James (President, Ontario Home Builders' Association), 8197–8198
Boadway, Ted (Citizens Panel on Increasing Organ Donations), 7005
Drutz, Peter (president, Comfort Keepers), 6356
Franklin, Linda (President and CEO, Colleges Ontario), 8197
Jeewan, Peter (CEO and president, Lannick Group of Companies), 6358
Levy, Gary (medical director, multi-organ transplant program, Toronto General Hospital), 7005
Mueller, Nicolette (Adecco Employment Services Ltd.), 6356–6357
Tremblay, Kathryn (owner, altisHR), 6356
Wilson, Frank (president, The Employment Solution), 6355
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
Members/ministers quoting letters
Andrew, Judith (vice-president, Canadian Federation of Independent Business), 3702–3703
apprenticeship training programs, re, 7845
Hardeman, Ernie (Oxford), 8579
Hein, Bruce (owner, Express Employment Professionals), 6358
Winney, Victor (chief financial officer, The Staffing Edge), 6355
Members/ministers quoting news media
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting press releases
McDonald, David (Open Shop Contractors Association), 3701
Members/ministers quoting statements
Barnum, P.T. (American showman and founder, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus), 5927
Bossy, Maurice Louis (former member, Chatham–Kent), 5959
Canadian Chemical Producers' Association, 6542
Canadian Electricity Association, 7844
Franklin, Linda (president and CEO, Colleges Ontario), 8197
Gunthorpe, Roger (business owner), 3870
Ontario Cattlemen's Association, 8002 , 8577–8578
Ontario Farm Animal Council, 8003
Ontario Livestock and Poultry Council, 8001
Ontario Pork, 8001–8002 , 8577
Parrish, Carolyn (Mississauga city councillor), 1294
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (1990-1995)
McGuinty, Dalton (Ottawa South), 7843
Liberal (1995-2003)
Bartolucci, Rick (Sudbury), 8578
Bradley, James J. (St. Catharines), 8578
Duncan, Dwight (Windsor–Walkerville), 8578
Liberal (2003-2010)
Fonseca, Peter (Mississauga East–Cooksville)
as Minister of Labour, 6860
Johnson, Rick (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock), 8579
Levac, Dave (Brant), 8579
Rinaldi, Lou (Northumberland–Quinte West), 8579
PC (2003-2010)
Arnott, Ted (Wellington–Halton Hills), 6860
withdrawn, 7871
Members' statements
Assistance to farmers, 157
Cash Rolls of Canada, 2787
Health care, 4910
Lambton generating station, 5888
Ontario Greenhouse Alliance, 8828
Renewable energy, 5086
Sci-Tech Ontario, 2615
Services for disabled children, 4389–4390
Skills training, 7695–7696
Small business, 3776
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 6849
Minimum wage
Ministerial statements, responded to
Immigrants' skills, 6950–6951
Musculoskeletal disorders, 5090
Organ donation, 5131
Take Our Kids to Work Day, 3839
Temporary employment agencies, 4585–4586
Workers' compensation, 3649
Workplace safety, 6087
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ontario cattle, hog and horticulture program, 3389
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
advanced manufacturing investment strategy (AMIS) program, 4424
Next Generation of Jobs Fund, 4424
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Municipal infrastructure
Natural gas generating stations
Occupational health and safety, 1551 , 6343 , 7089
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009 (Bill 168)
ministerial statement
public consultation, 6087
Occupational health and safety inspectors, 2730
Ontario budget speech (25 March 2008)
Ontario budget speech (26 March 2009)
Ontario College of Trades, 7843–7844 , 8121–8122
board of governors
composition of board
ban on donors of Working Families Coalition, 8120
Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (Bill 183)
Ontario Greenhouse Alliance, 8828 , 8830
Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009 (Bill 175)
Ontario Power Generation fossil-fuel generating stations
clean coal technology, 439
Lambton generating station
Ontario Tax Plan for More Jobs and Growth Act, 2009 (Bill 218)
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Agency spending, 1817
Driver examination centres, 8996
Government services, 7433–7434
Health care, 4821
Health care funding, 9548
Home health care supplies, 382–383
Hospital funding, 76–77
Job creation, 7827–7828
Local health integration networks, 6385–6386
Minimum wage, 4904
Small business, 2730 , 3766 , 3768–3769 , 3830 , 3869–3870 , 4052–4053
Taxation, 3964
Temporary employment agencies, 5466–5467
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, 690–691
Organization for Literacy Sarnia-Lambton
Pathways Health Centre for Children, 4389–4390
PC Party
Petitions
Alma College, 2130
Bluewater Health, 2396
Environmental assessment, 2998
Health care, 4827 , 4913 , 5044 , 5093–5094 , 5390 , 5435 , 5588 , 5962 , 6565–6566 , 6814 , 7091 , 7240
Hospital funding, 5518–5519
Lord's Prayer, 2611
Motorcycle safety, 4479 , 4590 , 6954
Multiple myeloma, 6399 , 6504
Road safety, 7000
Sale of domestic wines and beers, 7841 , 8468 , 9087
Services for disabled children, 4396 , 4587–4588
Services for the developmentally disabled, 5743
Taxation, 6567 , 8741 , 9006 , 9086–9087 , 9508–9509 , 9588
Photo Card Act, 2008 (Bill 85)
Photo identification cards
privacy/security of information, 2337 , 2424
Pollara Inc., 8120
Post-secondary education, 3390
Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 152)
Private members' public business
Labour Relations Amendment Act (Certification), 2008 (Bill 65)
Literacy and basic skills
Ontario College of Trades
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Firefighters), 2009 (Bill 169)
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Property tax increases
Public education campaigns
Injured Workers' Day, 7089
National Day of Mourning, 6342–6343
Take Our Kids to Work Day, 3839
Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Repetitive strain injuries, 5090
Reports
Small Community Hospital Emergency Department Study (Hay Group Health Care Consulting), 4910 , 6409 TD Economics Special Report, 1552
Road Safety Act, 2009 (Bill 126)
general discussion
public consultation, 4206
ServiceOntario
closure of private licence and permit offices
Small business, 2730 , 4077
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 69)
Smoking
ban on smoking in cars with children present
Speaker
election (28 November 2007)
congratulatory remarks, 76
Speed limiters, 1070
Strikes
DriveTest driving examiners, 7376 , 8996 , 9149
impact on school bus transportation, 7376
Tax increases
authority of government to raise taxes, 8678
Taxation, 3390
Temporary help agencies, 4983–4986 , 6351 , 6360
Temporary help agency employees
continuance of employment, 6356
entitlement to public holiday pay, 4586
entitlement to termination and severance payments, 4983
protection, 4585
exemption for community care access centres (CCACs), 6356
removing barriers to permanent employment, 4586
Throne speech debate
Time allocation motions
Animal Health Act, 2009 (Bill 204)
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (Bill 183)
Toxic substances
Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 167)
second reading, 6542
third reading, 7173
Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 233)
Tributes
Bossy, Maurice Louis (former member, Chatham–Kent), 5958–5959
Trillium Gift of Life Network, 7004
Union certification
card-based certification, 1551–1552
construction industry, 1552
construction industry, 8121
secret ballot vote, 1552
Wind turbines
Workers
Workers' compensation benefits
Working Families Coalition, 8120–8122
Workplace accidents/fatalities, 6342–6343
Workplace harassment/violence, 6087
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 119)
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), 4077 , 7089–7090
board members' salaries, 690–691
coverage, 3701–3710
expenditures
experience rating system, 1936
fraudulent claims, 3649
review by Auditor General, 6849
unfunded liability, 691 , 1937 , 3708–3709 , 4497–4499 , 4504 , 6849 , 7090
Balkissoon, B. (LIB, Scarborough–Rouge River)
Anniversaries
Herbert Williams Fire Equipment 100th anniversary, 3535
Art exhibitions
Cradle of New Chinese Ink Painting Movement exhibition, 6557
Black History Month Act, 2009 (Bill 207)
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Children's nutrition programs
Chiropody Act, S.O. 1996, c.20
amended by Bill 179, 6898
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), 4063
Community safety, 4021
Community safety programs
Safer Communities - 1,000 Officers Partnership program, 4021
Condolences
Diplaros, Demetrios (Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan), 4527
Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act, 2008 (Bill 64)
Cosmetic surgery
Crime
Crime prevention, 1608
Debates re answers to oral questions
Health care funding
Hospital services
Local health integration networks
Dental Hygiene Act, S.O. 1991, c.22
amended by Bill 179, 6898
Dentistry Act, S.O. 1991, c.24
amended by Bill 179, 6898
Diabetes, 3939–3940
Dietetics Act, S.O. 1990, c.26
amended by Bill 179, 6898
Disaster relief
Haiti earthquake victims (12 January 2010), 9447 , 9505
Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.4
amended by Bill 179, 6899
Drug dispensing machines, 6899
Electronic health records, 6920
Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 123)
Environmental assessment process
Family health teams, 6920
Full Day Early Learning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 242)
Government record
Liberal (2003-2010)
PC (1995-2003)
Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Transit Implementation Act, 2009 (Bill 163)
Handguns, 2536
Harmonized sales tax
transition benefit
$1,000 for single parents or couples, 8654
$300 for individuals, 8654
Health care, 5845
Health Care Consent Act, S.O. 1996, c.2, Sched. A
amended by Bill 179, 6898
Health care funding
Health professionals
collaboration in patient care, 6899 , 6901
expansion of scope of practice, 6912
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Child Passengers on Motorcycles), 2008 (Bill 117)
second reading
public consultation, 4488
Hospices (terminal care)
Hospital expansion
Milton District Hospital, 9299
Hospital funding
Hospital services
Hospitals
reporting on patient safety indicators, 2905
Housing
Immigrants
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Kindergarten
Long-term-care facilities
allowing residents to move into their home of choice, 4390
Long-term-care funding
Medical Radiation Technology Act, S.O. 1991, c.29
amended by Bill 179, 6898
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 119 , 3939
Members/ministers quoting letters
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting websites
Ontario Black History Society, 8134
Members' statements
Affordable housing, 4155
Art exhibition, 6557
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 4063
Diplaros, Demetrios, 4527
Disaster relief, 9505
Herbert Williams Fire Equipment, 3535
Long-term care, 4390
Malvern Bicycle Classic, 2399–2400
Public health, 2905
Road safety, 7734
School nutrition program, 495
Taxation, 8654 , 8949
Workplace safety, 7582
Youth opportunities strategy, 1502
Metrolinx
Minimum wage
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
youth opportunities strategy, 1502
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
aging-at-home strategy, 5844
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
second career strategy, 3572
Municipalities, 4863
National/independence/memorial days
Nurse practitioners
expansion of scope of practice, 6898
Occupational health and safety, 2524 , 7582
Oral questions, presented
City of Toronto, 5082–5083
Crime prevention, 1608
Disaster relief, 9447
Hazardous waste, 4803–4804
Immigrant services, 9038 , 9318
Immigration policy, 8065–8066
Municipalities, 4863
Police, 4021
Skills training, 3572
Student summer jobs, 6844
Workplace safety, 2524
Youth employment, 650
Patient safety, 4811–4813
Pesticides/herbicides
ban on use and sale of cosmetic pesticides, 1964 , 2018
Petitions
Firearms control, 1577
Hospital funding, 7702
Multiple myeloma, 4956 , 5007
University labour dispute, 4788
Pharmacists
remote dispensing of drugs, 6899
Pharmacy Act, S.O. 1991, c.36
amended by Bill 179, 6898
Physiotherapists
expansion of scope of practice, 6898
Physiotherapy Act, S.O. 1991, c.34
amended by Bill 179, 6898
Police services, 4021
Positron emission tomography (PET), 2366
Poverty reduction strategy
student nutrition program, 495
Private members' public business
Black History Month Act, 2009 (Bill 207)
Diabetes Awareness Month Act, 2008 (Bill 113)
Diagnostic services
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Raising the Minimum Wage), 2007 (Bill 7)
Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 123)
Handgun Manufacturers' and Importers' Liability Act, 2008 (Bill 82)
Health care
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Child Passengers on Motorcycles), 2008 (Bill 117)
Public education campaigns
Diabetes Awareness Month, 3939
National Housing Day, 4155
World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, 4063
Racial profiling, 8138
Regulated health profession colleges
authority to develop standards of knowledge, skill and judgment, 6899
inspection powers, 4811
power to directly observe regulated health professionals, 4811
Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 141)
Regulated Health Professions Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 179)
Road safety, 7734
Social housing, 4155
Stewardship Ontario
municipal hazardous or special waste program
Do What You Can program, 4804
Toronto
cultural attractions, 5082
government funding, 4863
ranked fourth best city for cultural experience, 5082
Unlawful Firearms in Vehicles Act, 2008 (Bill 56)
Waste management/programs
Workers
York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 (Bill 145)
Youth/student workers
Youth/students
Barrett, T. (PC, Haldimand–Norfolk)
A. Swent and Sons Ltd., 2944
Abilities First (community interest group), 2943–2944
Aboriginal blockades
Highway 2 (Tyendinaga), 1469
stand down of Ontario Provincial Police, 1608–1609
Aboriginal communities
illegal sale of tobacco products, 7546
Aboriginal land claims, 5385–5386 , 7037
Ancaster fairgrounds, 1208
Brantford, 2743
Caledonia, 678 , 1115 , 1572 , 1922 , 2743 , 3659 , 8867–8868 , 8871 , 9123 , 9223
development freeze on provincially owned lands, 225–226
interference with operation of Ontario Provincial Police, 5500
responsibility for services provided by Ontario Provincial Police, 52
Deseronto, 1498–1499
development freeze on provincially owned lands, 1061
Douglas Creek Estates, 1103 , 8648–8649 , 8668
Haldimand Tract, 5493–5494
transfer of former Burtch Correctional Centre to Haudenousaunee Six Nations, 6189–6190
Aboriginal protests
Administration of justice, 3639
Agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
expenditures
review by Integrity Commissioner, 7598
Animal Health Act, 2009 (Bill 204)
Animal protection
causing or permitting distress to animals, 5194
exemptions for wildlife, agriculture and veterinary practices, 5193–5194
training or permitting animals to fight other animals, 5194
Apprenticeship training
ratio of tradespeople to apprentices, 3463
Automobile dealers, 4595
Automobile industry, 4226–4227 , 4595
government funding, 4228
job guarantee in return for government assistance, 4227
pension plans, 4228
Automobiles
provincial sales tax exemption on new car sales, 6334
Banks, 3408
Bisphenol A, 6295–6296
Booklets
Roll out the Barrel (Ontario Horticultural Association, Ontario Mutual Insurance Association), 6339
Books
All for a Beaver Hat (Ernest Drury), 2687
Bottled water
prohibition on sale, 3942
Budget, 5228 , 5732
Budget deficit, 3444 , 3670–3672 , 4595 , 5808
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)
Business investment taxes, 4228
Canadian authors
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, 7171 Capital tax
China
fossil fuel consumption, 7297
government response to climate change, 7298–7299
greenhouse gas emissions, 7295–7296
Climatic changes, 6998
Committees
Select Committee on the Economy, 3462–3463
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 3463
Concurrence in supply debate (December 2008)
Conferences/seminars/symposiums
Congratulatory remarks
Canadian Olympians (Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics), 9583
Kellar, Becky (gold medal winner, women's hockey team, Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics), 9583
Coroners Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 115)
Corporate tax reduction, 5754–5755
Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act, 2008 (Bill 64)
Court cases/actions
VanEvery, Donald (convicted gun runner), 3659
Debates re answers to oral questions
Aboriginal land dispute
Labour dispute
Native land disputes
Toxics reduction
Deflation (finance), 4226–4227
Demonstrations
Niagara-region groups protesting health-care service cuts (29 April 2009), 6412–6413
Earth Hour, 5667
Economic conditions, 3406–3409 , 3670–3673 , 4594
Economic growth
Economic policy, 391–392
eHealth Ontario
contracts
Hudson, Alan (former Chairman)
appearance before Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 8629
Kramer, Sarah (former CEO)
appearance before Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 8629
Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 231)
Electric lines
Sudbury to Barrie
aboriginal group share, 2134
Electricity rates, 9261
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Temporary Help Agencies), 2009 (Bill 139)
Energy
renewable energy projects
Energy conservation, 5164 , 5167
Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010 (Bill 235)
Energy efficiency, 5167
Environment industry, 6397
Environmental assessment process
Don Cousens Parkway, 4314
restriction on municipal proponents, 4314–4315
Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, 9497 , 9540–9541
Environmental Enforcement Statute Law Amendment Act, S.O. 2005, c.12, 5956–5957 Environmental industry, 1052
Environmental Protection Act (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading), 2009 (Bill 185)
Farmers
federal government funding, 837
government funding, 282
hog farmers
tobacco farmers, 184 , 6550
Farming
fruit and vegetable farming, 853
Federal government
Forensic pathologists
child-death investigations of Dr. Charles Smith, 4377
Government accountability, 6013 , 7605 , 7666–7667 , 8435–8436
Government expenditures, 3444 , 4226 , 4594–4595
Government orders
Committee sittings
Ontario economy
Government record
Great Lakes Heritage Coast, 4309–4310
Green economy, 5163 , 5170–5171
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
Greenhouse gas emissions
reduction
cap and trade system (emissions trading), 6998 , 8326 , 8962
impact on international trade, 7299 , 7325
Haldimand county
Harmonized sales tax, 5785 , 5940 , 6376 , 6516–6518
impact on health care, 5997–5998
transition benefit
$300 for individuals, 5785
Haudenousaunee Development Institute (HDI)
Hazardous products
Health care funding
accountability and oversight
investigation by Ombudsman, 8436
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Highway improvement
Highway 6 (Jarvis and Port Dover), 9650
Highway tolls, 9216
Home energy audits, 5167 , 6778
Hospital budget deficits
Norfolk General Hospital, 6413
Hospital services
emergency
West Haldimand General Hospital, 6413
India
InStore Focus, 2944
Invasive species
emerald ash borer, 651 , 677
gypsy moth, 651
mountain pine beetle, 662
Lake Simcoe
Big Bay Point, 2688
history, 2689
protection
reduction of phosphorous discharge, 2688–2690
Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008 (Bill 99)
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, 2686
Lake Superior, 4309
Land development
aboriginal-housing developer consultation, 689
Livestock
disease prevention and control
Manufacturing industry
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Members'/ministers' constituents
congratulatory remarks, 6557
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 2944–2945 , 3942 , 5163–5165 , 5167 , 6527–6528 , 6932
Members/ministers quoting books
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (Stephen Leacock), 2688
Members/ministers quoting committee submissions
Canadian Cancer Society, 7166
Canadian Chemical Producers' Association, 7168 , 7172
Canadian Environmental Law Association, 7167
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, 7167
Canadian Paint and Coatings Association, 7170
Canadian Petroleum Products Institute, 7169 , 7171
Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, 7170
Cement Association of Canada, St. Marys Cement Group, 7170–7171
Church, Grant, 6776
Environmental Defence, 7166–7167
Ontario Mining Association, 7172
Sarnia-Lambton Environmental Association, 7169
Members/ministers quoting documents
James Bay Treaty (Treaty No. 9), 6933
Refreshments Canada, 3942
Robinson-Huron Treaty, 6934
Treaty No. 5, 6933
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
Bill 119, re, 3821
Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association, 7168
merging goods and services tax and provincial sales tax, re, 6518
Pepsi Bottling Group, 3942
prospector re Bill 173, 6931 , 6981
Members/ministers quoting letters
Food and Consumer Products of Canada, 3942
Members/ministers quoting magazine articles
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 7546 Science Daily, 7297
Members/ministers quoting news media
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Delhi News-Record, 6296 Dunnville Chronicle, 1608–1609 Hamilton Spectator, 7546 National Post (Toronto), 6776 Ontario Farmer, 1845 Port Dover Maple Leaf, 6808–6809 Simcoe Reformer, 6413 Toronto Star, 9216 Toronto Sun, 7295 , 7547 UR Norfolk, 3063
Members/ministers quoting parables
The Ant and the Grasshopper, 3670
Members/ministers quoting plaques
Members/ministers quoting press releases
MREP Communications, 1843
Members/ministers quoting reports
Environmental Assessment: A Vision Lost, 4314–4315 Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Annual Report, 2007-2008 (Getting to K(no)w), 3448 Industrial Pollution Action Team, 2004, 6292
Members/ministers quoting statements
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, 1843
Canadian Chemical Producers' Association, 6297
Cement Association of Canada, 6297
Chudy, Carol (co-chair, Clean, Affordable Energy Alliance), 6775–6776
Detlor, Aaron (lawyer), 477
Drummond, Don (chief economist, TD Bank Financial Group), 390
Fleming, Doug (constituent, Caledonia), 1483
Goodhand, Peter (chief executive officer, Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario division), 7180
Health Canada, 1842
Howcroft, Ian (vice-president, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters), 6296
Hume, Peter (Ottawa city councillor and president, Association of Municipalities of Ontario), 9393
Industry Task Force II on 2,4-D Research Data, 1843
Latta, Robert (Congressman, United States House of Representatives), 7299–7300
Miller, Gord (Environmental Commissioner of Ontario), 9497 , 9563
Moore, Patrick (founder, Greenpeace), 1846
Moreau, Elizabeth (director of communications and public education, Canadian Paediatric Society), 1843
National Cancer Institute of Canada, 1843
Ontario College of Family Physicians, 1842
Ontario Federation of Agriculture, 1845
Paton, Richard (president and CEO, Canadian Chemical Producers' Association), 6296
Porter, Douglas (deputy chief economist, Bank of Montreal), 390
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, 6933
Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (United Kingdom), 1842
Scotts Canada, 1844 , 1846
Shimkus, John (Congressman, United States House of Representatives), 7300
Souder, Mark (Congressman, United States House of Representatives), 7300
Members/ministers quoting television programs
Members/ministers quoting websites
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (2003-2010)
Bryant, Michael (St. Paul's)
as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs/government House leader, 689 , 1608
PC (2003-2010)
Hudak, Tim (Niagara West–Glanbrook), 903
Scott, Laurie (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock), 6299
withdrawn, 822 , 6437
Members' statements
Aboriginal affairs, 2743
Aboriginal land dispute, 7037 , 8871 , 9223
Assistance to farmers, 282 , 3644
Chicken Farmers of Ontario, 65
Disaster relief, 5624
Earth Hour, 5667
Electricity transmission, 2134
Energy symposium, 3928
Government advertising, 3053
Government record, 3835
Health premiums, 822
Highway maintenance, 9650
Kellar, Becky, 9583
Labour dispute, 8828–8829
Long Point, 4425
Marshall, David, 8922
Native land dispute, 225–226
Ontario economy, 3444
Ontario Police Memorial, 6808–6809
Pesticides, 4474 , 4909 , 5191
Power plant, 7582–7583
Rainwater collection, 6339
Small business, 4063–4064
Taxation, 5785 , 5997–5998
TenBrinke, Ranae, 6557
Tobacco growers, 184
Mining Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 173)
Mining industry
conflict with aboriginal land claims, 6981
consultation with First Nations
mining legislation and regulations, 6932–6933
economic importance, 6931
Ministerial responsibility, 7615 , 8437
Ministerial statements, responded to
Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
new relationship fund, 2295
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Ontario cattle, hog and horticulture program, 3644
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Ontario disaster relief assistance program (ODRAP), 5624
Ministry of Natural Resources
Natural disasters
Northern Ontario
economic development, 662
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009 (Bill 168)
Ontario budget speech (25 March 2008)
Ontario budget speech (26 March 2009)
Ontario disability support program (ODSP) benefits
Ontario health insurance plan (OHIP)
chiropractic/physiotherapy services
Ontario health premium, 822 , 901–903
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)
Ontario Power Generation gas-fired generating station
Ontario Works program benefits
temporary care assistance (TCA), 3858
Opposition day motions, responded to
Child care, 3857–3858
Electronic health information, 8282–8283 , 8629
Government accountability, 6013
Government spending, 5808
Health care oversight, 8435–8437
Hospital services, 6412–6414
Ontario economy, 1114–1115 , 3462–3463
Rural schools, 2267–2268
Taxation, 6517–6518
Tobacco control, 1483–1484
Violent crime, 3659
Young offenders, 3018
Oral questions, presented
Aboriginal affairs, 2295
Aboriginal land claims, 5385–5386 , 6189–6190 , 8648–8649 , 8867–8868 , 9123
Assistance to farmers, 7963
Automobile industry, 6333–6334
Development fees, 377 , 422 , 477 , 525–526 , 689 , 1208
Environmental protection, 9497
Government appointments, 9540–9541
Gypsy moth infestation, 651
Highway tolls, 9216
Labour dispute, 9368
Manufacturing jobs, 5228
Native land disputes, 52 , 1061 , 1103 , 1469–1470 , 1572 , 1608–1609 , 1881 , 1922
Ontario economy, 5779
Propane explosion, 4245
Public transit, 5828–5829
Smoking cessation, 6437
Stelco, 5468–5469
Taxation, 5732
Tobacco industry, 837 , 4862 , 6550
Toxics reduction, 8348–8349
Violent crime, 3639
Waste disposal, 8259
Persons with disabilities
Pesticides/herbicides, 4909
Petitions
Aboriginal land dispute, 8832
Aggregate extraction, 6149–6150
Assistance to farmers, 4870
Cemeteries, 7092
Cosmetic pesticides, 7239
Driver licences, 302 , 3653 , 4589
Emerald ash borer, 658–659
Gypsy moths, 901
Lord's Prayer, 839
Native land dispute, 56 , 201
Nuclear energy, 6999
Ostomy supplies, 1066
Sale of domestic wines and beers, 8556 , 8792
Sales tax, 4830 , 4871 , 5197
Taxation, 7972–7973 , 8739
Wind turbines, 7972
Plea bargaining
VanEvery, Donald (convicted gun runner), 3639
Police memorials
Ontario Police Memorial (Queen's Park), 6808
Population growth
Poultry industry, 65
Private members' public business
Climate Change Awareness Act, 2009 (Bill 208)
Environmental Assessment Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 123)
Lake Superior Day
Signage to Promote Ontario Grown Agricultural Food Products Act, 2008 (Bill 98)
Single-Use Bottled Water Ban Act, 2008 (Bill 112)
Sustainable Water and Waste Water Systems Improvement and Maintenance Act, 2010 (Bill 237)
Tire disposal
Tobacco Tax Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 199)
Truth About Caledonia Act, 2009 (Bill 146)
Wind turbines
Zero Waste Day Act, 2010 (Bill 247)
Propane explosions
Sunrise Propane
air/water quality tests, 4245
Property rights, 7086
Property Rights and Responsibilities Act, 2009 (Bill 190)
Provincial Animal Welfare Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
Public education campaigns
Public inquiries
administration of justice, law enforcement and ownership of land within Haldimand Tract, 4868 , 5493–5494
bail system, 3659
Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Rainwater, 6339
Reports
A Game of Trust: Investigation into the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's Protection of the Public From Fraud and Theft (André Marin), 7621 Ready to Grow: Making Ontario's Environment Industry a World Leader at Home and Abroad (Deloitte Consulting), 6397
Rural Ontario
School boards
responsibility for student achievement, 7357
School cafeterias
ban on trans fat in food and beverages, 216
Schools
Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 (Bill 77)
Signage
promotion of agricultural food products
farmers permitted to post seasonal, directional signs on land adjacent to highways, 3062–3063
Simcoe county
Single-Use Bottled Water Ban Act, 2008 (Bill 112)
second reading
public consultation, 3942
Small business
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 69)
Smoke shops
Argyle Street (Caledonia), 6437
Smoking, 6437 , 6550
ban on smoking in cars with children present, 1878
Smoking cessation programs, 6437
Steel industry, 5228
Student Achievement and School Board Governance Act, 2009 (Bill 177)
Tax increases, 3408–3409
Throne speech debate
Time allocation motions
Environmental Protection Act (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading), 2009 (Bill 185)
Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Tire tax, 929
Tobacco industry, 184
Tobacco products
Tobacco tax
Tobacco Tax Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 199)
Toxic substances
Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 167)
second reading, 6292–6299 , 6301 , 6314 , 6327 , 6373–6374 , 6376 , 6542–6543
third reading, 7165–7172 , 7174 , 7180
Transit systems
Treaties
Tributes
Marshall, David (judge, Ontario Superior Court of Justice), 8922
Truth About Caledonia Act, 2009 (Bill 146)
Unemployment
United States
American Clean Energy and Security Act, 2009, 7294 , 7299–7300 , 7314 , 8961 carbon dioxide emissions, 7296–7297
Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, 8961 Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act, 5956 , 6292–6294 , 6314 , 6373–6374
United States Code
U.S. Steel Canada
Waste management/programs
Water utilities
Western Climate Initiative, 6998 , 7295 , 7299
Wind turbines
health effects
moratorium on new projects pending review of health effects, 8333–8334
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 119)
Youth crime, 3018
Zehrs Markets, 2944
Bartolucci, Hon. R. (LIB, Sudbury)
Aboriginal communities
Aboriginal land claims
Caledonia, 1572 , 9448
responsibility for services provided by Ontario Provincial Police, 52
Animal protection, 733–734 , 1585–1586 , 3150 , 3152 , 3154 , 5193
exemptions for wildlife, agriculture and veterinary practices, 5193
false complaint regarding animal in distress, 3152
law enforcement animals, 5193
penalties for abusing animals, 3151 , 5193
regulation and enforcement, 3159
veterinarians to report abuse and neglect, 5193
Anniversaries
Ontario Provincial Police 100th anniversary, 5582–5583
Annual reports
Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2007), 167 , 187–188 Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2008), 4572
Autopsy, 4369
Bail hearings
Central East Correctional Centre
Chief Coroner for Ontario
disclosure of information, 4370
Child pornography, 2780
Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 16)
Community safety, 172 , 6227
Community safety programs
community policing partnership program, 4021
Safer Communities - 1,000 Officers Partnership program, 1412 , 1829 , 4021 , 6277
Coroner inquests
death on premises of correctional institutions, 4371
Goodwin, James and Ricardo Wesley (died in jail fire), 5384–5385
Iroaga, Aju (missing tree planter), 1203–1204
Kashechewan fire
jury recommendations, 6888
Liang, Shao-Fang; Vivian and Ivan Chau (murder victims), 4022 , 4061
Osidacz, Jared (murder victim), 1100 , 1165 , 1718 , 2126 , 2898 , 5687
power of Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services to hold inquest repealed, 3538 , 4370–4372
Coroners Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.C.37
section 22 (Minister may direct coroner to hold inquest), 4022
Coroners Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 115)
Correctional centres, 5186
Correctional services, 6990
Court security
Crime, 478
Crime prevention, 3136–3137 , 3837 , 8417–8418 , 8501
Death investigation oversight council, 3537–3538 , 4370 , 7652
Death investigations
aboriginal communities, 3045
Diesel spills
Attawapiskat First Nation, 5995
Disaster relief
Haiti earthquake victims (12 January 2010), 9447
Drivers
Emergency management, 1605 , 6561–6562 , 6643
Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.9, 6562 Emergency Management Ontario (EMO), 7524
Emergency survival kit, 6643
Fatalities
Farlow, Annie (infant in hospital care), 7731–7732
Federal government
police officer recruitment fund, 1412 , 6277
2,500 front-line police officers program, 3088–3089
Fire safety, 502
Fire sprinklers
mandatory fire sprinkler systems in retirement homes, 8350–8351
Firefighter memorials
Firefighters
occupational health and safety, 8995
volunteer firefighters, 55
Forensic pathologists
Forensic pathology, 4370
Government record
Liberal (2003-2010)
NDP (1990-1995)
Government service transfer to municipal jurisdiction
return to provincial jurisdiction
court security costs, 4025
Handguns
Highway safety
aircraft enforcement program, 1970
Highways
naming highways in memory of fallen police officers, 5189
Human smuggling, 8869
Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Kevin and Jared's Law (Child and Family Services Statute Law Amendment), S.O. 2006, c.24, 1100 Members'/ministers' privileges
wearing of pins/ribbons/buttons, 3150
Members/ministers quoting press releases
Canadian Police Association, 379
Members/ministers quoting reports
Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2007), 191
Members/ministers quoting statements
Gandhi, Mahatma (spiritual and political leader), 3150
MacDonald, Kate (chief executive officer, Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), 1063 , 1586
MacDonald, Shelagh (Canadian Federation of Humane Societies), 3151
Tkachyk, Melissa (World Society for the Protection of Animals), 1586
Members'/ministers' remarks
Mental health care, 4061
Ministerial statements, presented
Animal protection, 733–734 , 5193
Coroner's office, 3537–3538 , 7651–7652
Crime Prevention Week, 3837 , 8417–8418
Emergency preparedness, 4031–4032 , 6561–6562
Impaired driving, 4391–4392
Law enforcement, 7484–7485
Ontario Police Memorial, 6446
Ontario Provincial Police, 5582–5583
Police Association of Ontario, 8609–8610
Police services, 1412 , 6277
Police Week, 1829 , 6811–6812
Sex offender registry, 187–188
Ministers redirecting oral questions, 478 , 1971 , 2390 , 4061 , 6941
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Constable Joe MacDonald Public Safety Officers' Survivors Scholarship Fund Committee, 5189
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Attendance Support Management Pilot Program for correctional officers, 8213–8214
Natural disasters
tornados (20 August 2009)
government funding for affected communities, 7524
Offenders
disclosure of information, 166
transfer of Christopher Goodwin to Keele Community Correctional Centre, 165
Office of the Chief Coroner
death investigation system, 3537–3538 , 4369–4371
appointment of other individuals to perform coroner's duties, 4371
organ and tissue retention and disposition, 4371 , 7652
modern facility, 4369
Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, 1412 , 6277
Ontario Association of Police Services Boards, 1412 , 6277
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), 192 , 5582–5583
budget increase, 167
investigations
Iroaga, Aju (missing tree planter), 1203–1204
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA), 3152 , 5193
affiliation of humane societies, 3152
charge owner with causing and permitting distress to animal, 3151
government funding, 1585
immediate action if animal is in distress, 3152
inspect and determine whether standards of care are met, 3151
inspect premises where animals are sold, 3151
investigation of Toronto Humane Society, 8916–8917
warrantless entry for inspectors, 3151
Oral questions, responded to
Aboriginal land dispute, 9448
Aboriginal programs and services, 6888
Animal protection, 1515 , 8916–8917
Animal protection legislation, 1063 , 1714
Attawapiskat First Nation, 5995
Child pornography, 2779–2780
Child protection, 4999–5000
Community policing, 498
Coroner's inquest, 4022 , 5384–5385
Coroner's office, 3045 , 7730–7731
Correctional facilities, 654 , 694 , 2346 , 4904–4905
Correctional facility employees, 4573
Correctional services, 2210 , 2438 , 6990 , 7477
Court security, 53–54
Crime prevention, 478 , 8501
Disaster relief, 2390 , 7524 , 9447
Disciplinary hearing, 5466
Domestic violence, 1100–1101 , 1165 , 1718 , 2126 , 2898 , 5687–5688
Don jail, 5119 , 5186–5187
Electronic surveillance program, 4020–4021
Emergency preparedness, 1605 , 6643
Fire safety, 502 , 8350–8351
Firearms control, 772
Firefighters, 8995–8996
Highway safety, 1970
Human trafficking, 8869–8870
Injured workers, 8213–8214
Mental health services, 4061
Municipal finances, 4025
Native land disputes, 52 , 1572
Nuclear waste, 6883–6884
Parole system, 166
Police, 4021–4022 , 8602
Police officers, 172–173 , 379 , 3088–3089 , 5189
Sex offender registry, 167 , 191–192 , 195 , 230–231
Smoking cessation, 6437
Special investigations unit, 8601
Tobacco control, 740 , 996 , 1054–1055 , 1211 , 4572 , 5279–5280 , 5734 , 7695
Tobacco smuggling, 686 , 4379
Use of tasers, 4422–4423
Violent crime, 3136–3137 , 6227
Volunteer firefighters, 55
Workplace safety, 1203–1204
Pathologists
Pediatric autopsy, 4369
Pediatric forensic pathology
Police
investigations by
conduct of Dave Switzer and Doreen Henderson, 7477
Police Association of Ontario, 8609–8610
Police-government partnerships, 4021
Police memorials
Ontario Police Memorial (Queen's Park), 6446
Police officers, 6437
Police services, 498 , 4572
Provincial Animal Welfare Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
Provincial-municipal partnerships
provincial-municipal fiscal and service delivery review, 53–54
Public education campaigns
Public inquiries
Ipperwash Provincial Park blockade (6 September 1995), 6888
Osidacz, Jared (murder victim), 5688
Reports
RIDE (program), 4391–4392
Sex offender registry, 187–188 , 231 , 698–700 , 1339
compliance rates, 699
misallocation of operational funds, 195 , 231
notification of registry re sex offenders, 187
public inquiries, 230
registration requirements, 699
Sex offenders, 231 , 2780
Smoking, 740
Smoking cessation, 1054–1055
Smuggling, 686 , 740 , 5734
Solitary confinement
Ahmad, Fahim; Zakaria Amara, Mohammed Dirie, 2210 , 2437
Speaker
election (28 November 2007)
congratulatory remarks, 52
Supply Chain and Logistics Coordination Alliance, 6562
Time allocation motions
Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Tobacco products
Tobacco tax
Toronto Police Service
Toronto anti-violence intervention strategy (TAVIS), 6227
Uniform Law Conference of Canada, 7720
Waste
nuclear/radioactive waste
Bentley, Hon. C. (LIB, London West)
Aboriginal blockades
Aboriginal communities
Aboriginal land claims
Aboriginal peoples, 4782 , 9276–9277
Accounting Professions Act, 2009 (Bill 158)
Administration of justice, 3771 , 4102–4103 , 4287 , 4821–4822
collection of data re court wait times, plea bargains, bail violations, court adjournments, 4577
Krasniqi, Arber case, 4645
Apology, 3146–3147 , 3501 , 5392
Apology Act, 2008 (Bill 59)
Apology Act, 2009 (Bill 108)
Appointments
Anand, Raj (nomination as chair, Human Rights Legal Support Centre), 835–836
Awards
Victim Services Awards of Distinction, 6278
Bail, 3634–3635 , 3658 , 3677 , 3680
O'Brien, Nathaniel (murder suspect), 3376
British Columbia
recovery of tobacco-related health care costs from manufacturers of tobacco products, 6827–6828
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 114)
Business
Casinos
Child custody, 4890–4891
criminal record checks, 6609
Child protection, 2901 , 6609
Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police and Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies police records protocol, 9075–9076
services, 4964
Compensation
Truscott, Steven (victim of miscarriage of justice), 1925
victims of Dr. Charles Smith's work in child-death investigations, 4419
Construction industry
underground economy, 4087
Consumer protection
Coroner inquests
Court administration
Court cases/actions
Baltovich, Robert (re murder of Elizabeth Bain), 1246
legal and consulting fees paid re Ontario Realty Corp. case, 4860
O'Brien, Nathaniel (murder suspect), 3321
Snobelen, John re firearm charges, 1420
Varughese, Saramma and Susan John (murder victims), 3437–3438 , 3676–3677 , 3726 , 4645
victims of SARS, 5033
Virgoe, David (street racing victim), 2292 , 2394
Court reporters, 7076
Crime
Crime prevention, 1608 , 3567–3569 , 3635 , 3678–3679 , 3728 , 4287
Criminal Code of Canada, 3567–3568
Criminal justice, 4574
Discrimination, 4631
Domestic violence, 4889–4890 , 4964–4965
access to restraining order, 6686
Driving offences, 2344
Economic conditions, 3396–3399
Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 231)
Elections/by-elections
Electoral process reform, 9281–9282
authority of Chief Electoral Officer to appoint election officials, 9134
authority of Chief Electoral Officer to modify voting process, 9281
citizens' assemblies, 9282
Families at risk, 4889
Family law
child support, 4156
evidence in custody hearings, 4156
pension plans, 4156 , 4891 , 4964
reform, 4889–4891 , 4893
restraining orders, 4156 , 4248 , 8213
Family Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 133)
Family support payments
annual financial disclosure, 4891
Fatalities
Varughese, Saramma and Susan John (murder victims), 3376
Federal government record
Conservatives (2006-2009), 2989
hiring of police officers, 3020
Firearms
Firearms control, 2205–2206
Fishers
French-language debates
Déclarations ministérielles et réponses
Droit de la famille, 4156
Droits des peuples autochtones, 9276
Loi sur la présentation d'excuses, 3146
Profession de parajuriste, 5692
Protection du consommateur, 6395
Réforme électorale, 9133
Saine gestion publique, 8220
Semaine nationale de sensibilisation aux victimes d'actes criminels, 6278
Victimes d'actes criminels, 984–985
Loi de 2009 sur les professions comptables, projet de loi 158
Gladue (Aboriginal Persons) Court Support Program, 4782
Good Government Act, 2009 (Bill 212)
first reading, 8219
ministerial statement, 8219
second reading
technical briefings for members, 8361 , 8365
time allocation motion
Government accountability, 8220
Government orders
Government record
Liberal (2003-2010)
PC (1995-2003)
Handguns, 3639
Hate crime, 2126 , 3965
Human rights, 164 , 2126 , 4631
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, S.O. 2006, c.30, 164 Human Rights Legal Support Centre, 4631
Increasing Access to Qualified Health Professionals for Ontarians Act, 2008 (Bill 97)
Industry
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Judges
unified family court judges, 4890
Juries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. J.3
amended by Bill 212, 8220
Jurors
Jury rolls
aboriginal representation, 2668
Jury system, 6941–6942
Justice
Labour mobility
Layoffs, 3397
Legal aid
Liberal Party (federal)
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting reports
Modernizing Ontario's Electoral Legislation: Report of the Select Committee on Elections (2009), 9134
Mining industry
provincial-aboriginal relations, 615
Ministerial statements, presented
Aboriginal rights, 9276–9277
Apology legislation, 3146–3147
Consumer protection, 6395–6396
Electoral reform, 9133–9134
Family law, 4155–4156
Good governance, 8219–8220
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, 6277–6279
Paralegals, 5692
Tobacco-related health care costs, 5240
Victims of crime, 984–985
Ministers redirecting oral questions, 55 , 772 , 1248 , 1307 , 5033 , 5614
Ministry of the Attorney General
aboriginal community justice programs, 6279
aboriginal victims support grant program, 6279
child victim/witness program, 6278
domestic violence court program, 6278
Justice on Target strategy, 4574–4575 , 4577
partner assault response (PAR) program, 6278–6279
supervised access program, 6278
SupportLink, 6278
victim quick response program, 1167 , 6278
victim/witness assistance program (VWAP), 6278
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
grants to community organizations
police investigation, 234
Municipal infrastructure
Occupational training programs, 3398
Offenders
Arenburg, Jeffrey (paranoid schizophrenic)
two-for-one credits, 3634
Ontario Human Rights Code, 164
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
disciplinary hearing against Alison Jevons and Ken MacDonald, 3919–3920
Ontario Women's Directorate
domestic violence action plan, 6686
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, responded to
Aboriginal affairs, 4782 , 5384
Aboriginal land claims, 8867–8868
Aboriginal land dispute, 9404 , 9498–9499 , 9544–9545
Aboriginal programs and services, 7033–7034
Aboriginal rights, 614–615
Bain, Elizabeth, 1246 , 1304
Casinos, 2161–2162
Child protection, 2901 , 9074–9075
Consumer protection, 5614
Court reporters, 7076
Court ruling, 1420
Crime prevention, 478 , 1608
Domestic violence, 831–832 , 892 , 4248 , 6685–6686 , 8213
Firearms control, 772 , 2205–2206
Hate crimes, 3965
Human rights, 835–836 , 2126–2127
Infectious disease control, 5033
Jury selection, 2668 , 6941–6942
Justice system, 4574–4575 , 4577
Labour mobility, 7227
Legal aid, 7479
Ministry of the Attorney General, 4821–4822 , 4860
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration grants, 234
Native land disputes, 1880 , 1917–1918
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., 7476
OPP disciplinary hearing, 3919–3920
Pediatric forensic pathology inquiry, 4419
Polygamy, 2208
Proceeds of crime, 836–837
Protection from harassment, 55
Public inquiry legislation, 8492–8493 , 8496 , 8786
Release of psychiatric offender, 128
Road safety, 2292 , 2344 , 2394
Special investigations unit, 2992
Taxation, 5687
Truscott, Steven, 1925
Victims of crime, 1167–1168 , 7478 , 7578–7579 , 7693 , 8212
Violent crime, 3321 , 3376 , 3437–3438 , 3567–3569 , 3634–3635 , 3637–3639 , 3641 , 3676–3680 , 3726–3728 , 3730 , 3770–3771 , 4102–4103 , 4287 , 4291 , 4645
Walkerton tragedy, 420
Young offenders, 2989
Youth crime, 2732–2733 , 2778–2779 , 3571–3572
Paralegals
Police
investigations by
murder of Bailey Zaveda, 3567
Police officers, 3658
Post-secondary education
Reaching Higher: The McGuinty Government Plan for Postsecondary Education, 3397
Public education campaigns
International Human Rights Day, 163–164 , 4631
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, 6277
Public inquiries
Public Inquiries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.41
Remedies for Organized Crime and Other Unlawful Activities Act, S.O. 2001, c.28, 836 Reports
Excessive Background Checks Conducted on Prospective Jurors: A Special Investigation Report (Information and Privacy Commissioner Ontario), 8361 Oversight Unseen: Investigation into the Special Investigation Unit's Operational Effectiveness and Credibility (André Marin), 2992 Report of the Review of Large and Complex Criminal Case Procedures (Patrick LeSage, Michael Code), 4575 Review of the Roots of Youth Violence (Roy McMurtry, Alvin Curling), 3641
Sentences (criminal procedure)
Smoking, 5240 , 5412
Special investigations unit (SIU), 2992
Supreme Court of Canada rulings
Task forces
Ticket Speculation Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 172)
Tickets
prohibiting related primary and secondary ticket sellers from selling tickets to same events, 5614 , 6395
Time allocation motions
Good Government Act, 2009 (Bill 212)
Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, 2009 (Bill 155)
Tobacco products manufacturers
Tobacco-related diseases, 5240
United States
recovery of tobacco-related health care costs from manufacturers of tobacco products, 6827–6828
Victims of crime, 2779 , 6278
compensation, 837 , 984–985
Marshall, Patricia (victim of criminal harassment)
services, 6278–6279
Victims of domestic violence, 4890
Violence, 3641
Violence against women, 4248
Websites
www.justiceontargetontario, 4577
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), 4087
Young offenders, 2732 , 2989
Young Offenders Act, R.S. 1985, c.Y-1, 2733 Youth Criminal Justice Act, S.C. 2002, c.1, 3021 Youth/students
Youth violence, 3571–3572
Berardinetti, L. (LIB, Scarborough Southwest)
Animal protection
Scarborough Bluffs cat colony, 8462
Anniversaries
Death of John Lennon 29th anniversary, 9041
Athletes
Biomedical research
Birthdays
Budget, 6275
Budget Measures Act, 2009 (Bill 162)
Capital works projects
Child and Family Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 103)
Child care, 543–544
Child poverty, 174 , 5095–5096
Climatic changes, 7311
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)
Centennial College
apprenticeship training, 4910
Congratulatory remarks
Smith, Nora (recipient, Volunteer Service Award), 886
Conquest Vacations
Corporate tax reduction, 6809
Debates re answers to oral questions
Early childhood education
full-day learning for four- and five-year-old children, 5096
Early childhood educators, 544
Economic decline
government response, 6123
Employment insurance benefits
Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-In Caregivers and Others), 2009 (Bill 210)
Energy
renewable energy projects, 4951
employment creation, 6778
Entertainment industry
Environmental Protection Act (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading), 2009 (Bill 185)
Exercise, 78
Federal government
transfer payments
equalization program, 427 , 543
universal child care benefit (UCCB) program, 543
Festivals
Foreign caregivers
Good Government Act, 2009 (Bill 212)
Government record
Liberal (2003-2010), 399–400
NDP (1990-1995)
PC (1995-2003)
omnibus bills, 8474
time allocation motions, 8380
Government service transfer to municipal jurisdiction
return to provincial jurisdiction, 5088
Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Transit Implementation Act, 2009 (Bill 163)
Green economy, 5358
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
Greenhouse gas emissions
reduction
cap and trade system (emissions trading), 7311–7312
Harmonized sales tax, 5924–5925 , 6124 , 6275
transition benefit
$1,000 for single parents or couples, 5924
Health care funding
Health care reform, 6915
Health professionals
expansion of scope of practice, 6914
Health promotion, 6917
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Holidays
Hospital funding
Housing
Income tax reduction, 5924
Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Investment in Ontario, 505
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 6915
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting statements
Kennedy, John F. (former American president), 5923
O'Neill, Tip (American politician), 5926
Members'/ministers' remarks
Members' statements
Animal protection, 8462
Bangladesh, 5953
Changa House, 7733
City of Toronto, 5088
Durga Puja, 7649
Family Day, 9273–9274
Federal-provincial fiscal policies, 283
Guyana Independence Day, 6949
Islam, Mohibul and Shamima Jesmin, 9177
Lennon, John, 9041
Mackey, James Page, 5286
On-Track, 8152–8153
Ontario budget, 6275
Pan American Games, 8736
Poverty, 6442–6443 , 6559
Providence Healthcare, 9323
Public washrooms, 9
Queen's birthday, 6143
Rahman, Mehrub, 9002–9003
Renewable energy, 4951
Second Base Youth Shelter, 8311
Skills training, 4910
Tamil Canadian community, 6994–6995
Taxation, 6809
Variety Village, 493 , 9453
Volunteers, 886
Weatherhead, David Bennington, 5516–5517
Midwives
expansion of scope of practice, 6914
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
youth opportunities strategy, 5096
Ministry of Health Promotion
Active 2010
communities in action fund (CIAP), 78
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
provincial rent bank program, 5096
National/independence/memorial days
Bangladesh Independence Day, 5953
Guyana Independence Day, 6949
Non-profit organizations
Nurses
Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.1, 7728 On-Track Career & Employment Services, 8152–8153
Ontario budget speech (26 March 2009)
Ontario child benefit (OCB), 5096 , 6442–6443
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Economic development, 505
Healthy living, 78
Occupational health and safety, 7728
Poverty, 173–174
School nutrition programs, 378–379
Travel industry compensation fund, 6077–6078
Parenting and family literacy centres, 5096
Pension plans
Petitions
Community mediation, 4957
Driver licences, 1002
Education funding, 1000
Employment insurance, 483 , 572 , 657–658
Federal electoral representation, 202 , 241–242
Hospital funding, 747
Ontario budget, 5892 , 6003–6005 , 6149 , 6286 , 6451 , 6815–6816 , 6954
Pope John Paul II, 4869 , 4913–4914
Post-secondary education, 7161 , 7238
Public washrooms, 82 , 340 , 385 , 424–425 , 507 , 697 , 838
Physiotherapists
expansion of scope of practice, 6914
Police services
Poverty, 173–174 , 5095–5096
Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 152)
Poverty reduction strategy, 5095–5096 , 5101 , 6442 , 6559
community hub program, 5096
Private members' public business
Child poverty
Day Nurseries Amendment Act (Not for Profit Corporations), 2008 (Bill 26)
Human rights
Motor Vehicle Dealers Amendment Act (Disclosure of Lemons), 2009 (Bill 164)
Providence Healthcare, 9323
Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, 4874
Public education campaigns
Ontario Human Rights Day, 9243
Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 141)
Regulated Health Professions Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 179)
Reports
Breaking the Cycle: Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy, 5095–5096
School cafeterias
ban on trans fat in food and beverages, 310–313
Social assistance, 5096
Social assistance benefits
Social housing, 379
Social Policy Institute, 5096
Speaker
election (28 November 2007)
congratulatory remarks, 9
Sports competitions
Pan American Games bid (2015)
Tamil Canadians, 6994–6995
Tax reduction, 6809
Throne speech debate
Toronto, 5088
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit, 5924
Scarborough Rapid Transit, 5923–5924 , 6124
washrooms, 9
Transit systems
Eglinton rapid transit line, 5899
Transportation infrastructure
Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO), 6078 , 6081
Tributes
Islam, Mohibu and Shamima Jesmin (artists), 9177
Mackey, James Page (former Toronto Chief of Police), 5286
Rahman, Mehrub (poet, writer, actor and community activist), 9002–9003
Weatherhead, David Bennington (former federal member, Scarborough West), 5516–5517
Uniform Law Conference of Canada, 7898 , 7900
U.S. Steel Canada
Volunteers, 886
Women's emergency shelters
Youth shelters
Second Base Youth Shelter, 8311
Best, Hon. M.R. (LIB, Scarborough–Guildwood)
Aboriginal communities
Athletes
amateur athletes, 78
government funding, 6555
training facilities, 1367
Automated external defibrillators (AED), 3921–3922
Breastfeeding, 4418–4419
Canadian Cancer Society
Canadian Olympic Committee
Road to Excellence program, 2841
Cancer
Coaches (athletics), 6185–6186
Congratulatory remarks
Debates re answers to oral questions
Dental care, 5424
Diabetes, 8551–8552
Disease prevention, 3470
Emancipation Day Act, 2008 (Bill 111)
third reading, 4510
public consultation, 4510
Government notice of motions
Health promotion, 3136
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, 5089–5090
Heart disease, 5089–5090 , 9372–9373
Hospitals
Hospital for Sick Children
Legislative process
Members/ministers quoting statements
Goodhand, Peter (chief executive officer, Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario division), 2563
Rodriguez, John (mayor, Sudbury), 1056
Ministerial statements, presented
Black History Month, 5042 , 9326–9327
Diabetes, 8551–8552
Healthy schools, 3690
Heart Month, 5089–5090 , 9372–9373
Nutrition Month, 371
Olympic and Paralympic athletes, 2840–2841
Smoke-free Ontario and strategy, 1504
Smoking cessation, 1198–1199
Ministers redirecting oral questions, 740 , 1054 , 1060 , 1105 , 1211 , 1372 , 5279 , 5428 , 5734 , 6437
Ministry of Education/Ministry of Health Promotion
healthy schools recognition program, 3690
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Children in Need of Treatment (CINOT) dental program, 5424
chronic disease prevention and management, 1056
Ontario heart health program, 3922 , 5090
Ontario midwifery program, 4419
Ministry of Health Promotion, 3136 , 3470
action plan for healthy eating and active living, 371 , 7965 , 9725–9726
Active 2010, 1056
communities in action fund (CIAP), 78 , 1056
EatRight Ontario, 371 , 5090
expenditures, 4470
Focus community program, 4152 , 4331
Quest for Gold, 1367 , 2841
Ontario athlete assistance program, 6555
Smoke-Free Ontario strategy, 7961
Sport for More program, 7227–7228
National/independence/memorial days
Nicotine replacement therapy products, 5950
Oral questions, responded to
Aboriginal health promotion, 1309
Alcohol and drug treatment, 4152 , 4331
Amateur sport, 3827–3828 , 8997
Anti-smoking legislation, 2028–2029 , 7644
Anti-smoking programs, 7149–7150 , 8782
Breastfeeding, 4418–4419
Dental care, 5424
Health promotion, 3136 , 7965
Healthy eating, 9726–9727
Healthy living, 78 , 6846
Heart disease, 3921–3922
Ministry spending, 4469–4470
Pan American Games, 2992–2993
Smoking cessation, 769–770 , 5950 , 6437 , 7961
Sports and recreation funding, 1056 , 1103–1104 , 1367 , 6185–6186 , 6555 , 7227–7228
Sports funding, 9727
Tanning salons, 3141
Taxation, 6037–6038
Tobacco control, 894 , 954 , 1101 , 3324–3325
Physical activity guidelines for children, 6846
Private members' public business
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act (Cigarillos), 2008 (Bill 124)
Tobacco Tax Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 199)
Public education campaigns
ban on smoking in cars with children present, 2563
Diabetes Awareness Month, 8551
Heart Month, 5089 , 9372–9373
Nutrition Month, 371
Reports
Review of the Roots of Youth Violence (Roy McMurtry, Alvin Curling), 4152
Skin Cancer Prevention Act, 2008 (Bill 83)
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 69)
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act (Cigarillos), 2008 (Bill 124)
third reading, 4508
public consultation, 4508
Smoking, 1101 , 3324–3325 , 3470 , 4470 , 6437 , 7149
Smoking cessation programs, 2557 , 4470
Speaker
election (28 November 2007)
congratulatory remarks, 78
Sports and recreation
Sports and recreation facilities, 1056 , 3828 , 6186
Sports competitions
Sports programs
Tanning services/ultra-violet light treatment services
sale or supply to persons under 19 prohibited, 3141
Tobacco Control Statute Law Amendment Act, S.O. 2005, c.18, 2557 , 3324–3325 Tobacco products
ban on retail display of cigarettes, 894 , 954 , 956 , 1198–1199 , 2028 , 2562
ban on sale of cigarillos/flavouring agents, 7644 , 8782
regulating package size, 4305
purchase, 894
Tobacco-related diseases, 2562
Toronto Emergency Medical Services
cardiac safe city program, 3921
Websites
www.healthyontario.com, 5090
Youth Action Alliance, 7149
Bisson, G. (NDP, Timmins–James Bay)
AbitibiBowater
Aboriginal children
Aboriginal communities, 2170 , 4430–4431 , 5177–5178
Agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
disclosure of untendered contracts, 7332–7333
expenditures
Agricultural industry, 8236
Animal Health Act, 2009 (Bill 204)
Animal protection
Animal protection organizations
use of term humane society restricted
Anniversaries
Smooth Rock Falls Hospital 60th anniversary, 6274
Appreciation
Apprentices, 3262
Apprenticeship and Certification Act, S.O. 1998, c.22
amended by Bill 175, 8809
Automobile industry
bailout package, 4596–4597 , 4601
Chrysler Group LLC
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
Automobile insurance, 4457–4458
Banks
Bridge maintenance
Bridges
overpass collapse (Laval), 1056
Budget, 4856
budget speech rehearsal, 5622
Budget deficit, 6521
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 114)
Building codes
Bullying, 7067
Business
government assistance, 4599
Cable/satellite providers
requirement to broadcast legislative proceedings of the province or territory, 3255
Canada-United States relations, 3909–3910
Canadian Mass Transit Vehicles Act, 2008 (Bill 31)
Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC), 3911–3912
Capital investments, 4050
Carpools, 4205–4206
Casinos
Casino Rama (Orillia)
gambling-generated revenue, 351
Charitable fundraising, 3835
Child pornography
Child sexual exploitation, 454
Children's aid societies (CASs)
aboriginal and Francophone services, 8829
government funding, 8029
oversight by Ombudsman, 7927–7928
Timmins–James Bay
Colleges Collective Bargaining Act, 2008 (Bill 90)
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)
Commercial loans
government to backstop loans, 4050
Commercial vehicle operator's registration (CVOR), 2589
Committee process
Committees
Select Committee on Elections, 2498
Concurrence in supply debate (December 2008)
Concurrence in supply debate (December 2009)
Conferences/seminars/symposiums
2010 OGRA/ROMA Annual Conference, 9406
Congratulatory remarks
National Students Against Impaired and Distracted Driving Day, 3448
Conservation officers, 197
Consumer credit, 4597–4598
Consumer protection
Coroner inquests
Corporate income tax, 3227–3228
Corporate tax exemptions
Ontario tax exemption for commercialization (OTEC)
Corporate taxes
deferred payment for research and development, 4599
Corporations
accountability for government funding, 6015
Corporations Tax Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.C.40, 4049 Cosmetic Pesticides Ban Act, 2008 (Bill 64)
Cosmetic surgery
Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2009 (Bill 118)
Court cases/actions
Platinex Inc. v. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, 347
Cross-border travel, 3909–3915
requirement for passport/identity card
impact on wait times for passports, 2281–2282
Crown Forest Sustainability Act, 1994, S.O. 1994, c. 25, 8808–8809 Death investigations
aboriginal communities, 3045
Dialysis, 2523–2524
Diamond industry, 6535
Diamond royalty, 414
Diesel spills
Doctor shortage
Driver distractions, 3650 , 4197–4199
Driver education/training, 4033 , 4213 , 4455–4457 , 4463
Driver examinations
Driver licences, 4457
banned licences, 2086–2087 , 2160
graduated licences, 4454 , 5985–5986
restriction from carrying more than one passenger aged 19 and under, 4212–4213 , 4442 , 4455–4456 , 4458–4459 , 4463
zero blood alcohol concentration level for drivers 21 years of age or younger, 4033 , 4441 , 4453–4454 , 4459 , 4463
personal information, 2087 , 2160
secure driver licences, 2282–2283
senior drivers' conditional licence, 9058–9060
Driving
ban on use of cellular telephones and electronic entertainment devices while driving, 3650 , 4095 , 4197–4199 , 4202 , 4205 , 4457
hand-held tablets, 4095 , 4200
push-to-talk technology, 4200–4201
two-way radio and dispatching system, 4200
Economic conditions, 3226 , 3232 , 3625 , 4595–4596
Economic decline
Education Amendment Act (Keeping Our Kids Safe at School), 2009 (Bill 157)
eHealth Ontario
Election finance reform, 9135
Elections/by-elections
Electoral process reform, 9135–9136
Electricity rates, 3225
Employers
requirement to contribute 1% of payroll amount to workforce training, 3261–3262
Employment, 2991
Employment creation, 463
Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-In Caregivers and Others), 2009 (Bill 210)
Employment standards, 4985
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Temporary Help Agencies), 2009 (Bill 139)
Endangered Species Act, 2007 (Bill 184)
general discussion, 2295
integration into forest management plans, 2296
Energy
renewable energy, 5175–5176
renewable energy projects
buy-Ontario provision, 6763
employment creation, 6774
incentives for homeowners, 6762–6763
Energy conservation, 6761–6762 , 6765
Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010 (Bill 235)
Energy efficiency, 1012
Enumerators/enumeration, 2498–2499 , 9135
Evacuation
Kashechewan First Nation reserve, 1423
Far North Act, 2009 (Bill 191)
ministerial statement
public consultation, 7158
Farmers
government funding, 8443 , 8445
hog farmers
Fatalities
George, Dudley (Ipperwash Provincial Park blockade (6 September 1995)), 4430
Federal government
fiscal accountability, 6013–6014
transfer payments
Federal-provincial-municipal partnerships
Federal-provincial relations, 359
Fire sprinklers
mandatory fire sprinkler systems in retirement homes, 9065–9066
Firearms
driving with unlawfully possessed firearm in motor vehicle prohibited, 1356–1357
First Nations Technical Institute
Flight training, 4456
Foreign caregivers
Foreign workers
Forest industry, 3225
reduction in use of absorbable organic halides (AOX), 6311–6313
sawmill closures
Forest resources management, 8808–8809
French-language debates
Affaires d'intérêt public émanant des députés
Loi de 2008 modifiant la Loi sur les relations de travail (accréditation), projet de loi 65
Déclarations des députés
Affaires francophones, 66
Bénévoles, 1195
Bouthillier, Jack, 5787
Hôpital de Smooth Rock Falls, 6274
Loisirs dans les régions du nord, 6756
Radio communautaire, 4153
Soutiens à l'emploi, 3143–3144
Déclarations ministérielles et réponses
Journée nationale du souvenir des victimes de la route, 4068
Recherche scientifique, 6499–6500
Semaine nationale des biotechnologies, 7487–7488
Jour de l'opposition
Loi de 2010 modifiant des lois en ce qui concerne l'apprentissage des jeunes enfants à temps plein, projet de loi 242
Loi de 2009 modifiant la Loi sur les normes d'emploi (agences de placement temporaire), projet de loi 139
Loi de 2009 modifiant la Loi sur les professions de la santé réglementées, projet de loi 141
Loi de 2008 modifiant le Code de la route (systèmes limiteurs de vitesse), projet de loi 41
Loi de 2009 sur le règlement des conflits de travail à l'Université York, projet de loi 145
Loi de 2009 sur l'énergie verte et l'économie verte, projet de loi 150
Loi de 2008 sur l'Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario, projet de loi 55
Ordre du jour
Pétitions
Questions orales
Full Day Early Learning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 242)
Fundraising, 3834–3835
Germany
renewable energy, 5175
solar energy generation, 6763
Globalization, 4600
Good Government Act, 2009 (Bill 212)
Goods and services tax (GST)
Government accountability, 6014
Government notice of motions
Ipperwash Provincial Park
Legislative reform
Select Committee on Elections
Government orders
Federal-provincial fiscal policies
Ontario economy
Government record
Liberal (1985-1990)
Liberal (2003-2010), 344–345
Government service transfer to municipal jurisdiction
impact on municipal infrastructure, 670–671
Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Transit Implementation Act, 2009 (Bill 163)
Green economy, 5171 , 5175–5176
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
Green industry, 5176
Green technology, 5171
Greenhouse gas emissions
Harmonized sales tax, 8859–8860 , 9144–9146
impact on aboriginal peoples, 5619 , 8672–8673 , 8751 , 8860 , 9278
impact on housing industry, 6520
impact on real estate industry, 8860
impact on small business, 8858–8859
impact on transportation and warehousing industry, 8860
public consultation, 8637–8638 , 8751–8752 , 8843
Health care funding
accountability and oversight, 8438
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Highway improvement
Highway 67 (Highway 11 to Highway 101), 998
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
Home insurance
Homeless persons
shelter
Good Samaritan Inn (Timmins), 346–347
Hospital beds
long-term-care beds
Timmins and District Hospital, 173
Ideas for the Future Act, 2008 (Bill 100)
Imprisonment
aboriginal protesters, 694
India, 3910
Industry shutdowns
Infrastructure Canada
municipal rural infrastructure fund (MRIF)
Canada-Ontario municipal rural infrastructure fund (COMRIF), 1543
Infrastructure Ontario
municipal infrastructure investment initiative (MIII), 1543
International trade agreements, 8808
Japan, 3910
Job protection commissioner, 3231
Jordan's Principle, 6332–6333
Kindergarten
Korex Companies
Labour mobility, 8806
Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008 (Bill 99)
Land use planning
Law enforcement, 4202
Legislative Assembly
press gallery
great northern getaway (fundraising for charities), 5667
Legislative chamber
Legislative procedure
conduct of House Proceedings
naming of members from Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound and Lanark–Frontenac–Lennox and Addington, 8951–8952
motions
omnibus bills, 8390–8391 , 8393 , 8474
oral questions
use of question period, 8461
private members' public business, 4202
tabling of documents, 8826–8827
Legislative proceedings
televised
Ontario Parliament Network, 3255
Legislative process, 8485–8486 , 8488
family friendly reforms, 1319
Legislature schedule/agenda, 4595–4596
Liberal Party (federal)
Livestock
Long-term-care facilities, 348–349
Manitoba
automobile insurance, 4458
Manufacturing industry
Marshall Plan (European recovery program), 3910
Members'/ministers' expenditures
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 549 , 3262 , 3909–3910 , 4033 , 4198 , 4771 , 5627–5628 , 9059 , 9473–9474
Members'/ministers' privileges
wearing of pins/ribbons/buttons, 559
Members/ministers quoting books
Erskine May's Parliamentary Practice (22nd ed.), 8826–8827 House of Commons Procedure and Practice (Robert Marleau, Camille Montpetit), 8673
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
Louttit, Stan (grand chief, Mushkegowuk Council), 9036
Members/ministers quoting press releases
Louttit, Stan (grand chief, Mushkegowuk Council), 694
Members/ministers quoting reports
Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry (Sidney Linden), 9591–9595
Members/ministers quoting statements
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (2003-2010)
Cansfield (Etobicoke Centre)
as Minister of Natural Resources, 7694
NDP (2003-2010)
Hampton, Howard (Kenora–Rainy River)
as leader of the third party, 3225
withdrawn, 1209 , 1318 , 3725
Members' statements
Aboriginal children's services, 8829
Aboriginal rights, 2170
Arthritis, 2787–2788
Children's aid societies, 8503
Collective bargaining, 4475
Driver examination centres, 8152
Employment supports, 3143–3144
Forest industry, 7651
Fundraising, 3834–3835
Great northern getaway, 5667
Mining industry, 9126–9127
Municipal finance, 8463
Ontario Northland Transportation Commission labour dispute, 38
Pesticides, 324
Smooth Rock Falls Hospital, 6274
Mine workers
occupational health and safety, 5627
Mineral exploration
Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.14
Mining Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 173)
ministerial statement
second reading, 6528–6538
time allocation motion
third reading, 8054–8057
Mining Amendment Act (Resources Processed in Ontario), 2010 (Bill 243)
Mining industry, 414 , 505 , 5627–5628
consultation with First Nations, 694 , 7795–7797
mining legislation and regulations, 6528–6536
new mine opening, 6448
Detour Lake mine, 5628
Kamiskotia Lake mine, 5628 , 6533–6534
map staking, 6448 , 7797 , 8055–8056
northern Ontario, 6532–6533
occupational health and safety, 8442–8443
provincial-aboriginal relations, 414 , 8054–8055
regulations, 6448 , 6534
revenue sharing, 6447
royalties, 6535
use of toxic chemicals, 6309–6311
Ministerial statements, responded to
Aboriginal affairs, 8267–8268
Aboriginal rights, 9277–9278
Consumer protection, 8357
Crime Prevention Week, 8419
Electoral reform, 9135–9136
First Nations Technical Institute, 644–645
George, Maynard Sam, 4430–4431
Land development, 7157–7158
Mining industry, 414 , 5627–5628 , 6447–6448
National Tourism Week, 7157
Photo cards, 2253
Police Association of Ontario, 8612
Road safety, 3448 , 3650 , 4033
Seat belts, 1096–1097
Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, 9596
Ministry of Natural Resources
forest sector prosperity fund (FSPF), 5577
loan guarantee program (LGP), 5577
Mortgages
Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25
Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c.25, 3914 Municipal Elections Act, S.O. 1996, c. 32
amended by Bill 212, 8393
Municipal government services
Municipal infrastructure
Natural disasters
floods
water level monitors, 1208
NDP (federal)
NDP documents/plans
purchase of uranium in Elliot Lake, 458
Northern Ontario
grants
northern health travel grant (NHTG) program, 2523–2524
Occupational training programs, 4599–4600
Ontario budget speech (25 March 2008)
Ontario disability support program (ODSP) benefits
increase, 347
travel and transportation to and from medical appointments, 4753
Ontario innovation tax credit, 4049
Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009 (Bill 175)
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)
Ontario Municipal Board (OMB)
Ontario Northland Railway, 5774
Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, 6392
bus service reduction, 2738
strikes, 38
Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
collective bargaining, 4475
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), 2990
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA)
Ontario Tax Plan for More Jobs and Growth Act, 2009 (Bill 218)
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Aboriginal affairs, 563–564 , 4026
Aboriginal children's services, 8820–8821 , 9036 , 9077
Aboriginal education, 4249
Aboriginal programs and services, 6888 , 7033–7034
Aboriginal rights, 694
Agency spending, 7332–7333
Attawapiskat First Nation, 5995 , 6332–6333
Bus transportation, 2738
Children's aid societies, 8029 , 8647 , 8683
Collective bargaining, 2572–2573
Community policing, 498
Conservation officers, 197
Consumer protection, 1312–1313
Coroner's office, 3045
Doctors' services, 2033
Driver education, 1822
Driver examination centres, 8412
Driver licences, 2086–2087 , 2160 , 7579
Emergency evacuation, 1423
Endangered species, 2295–2296
Environmental assessment, 2609–2610 , 3186
Federal Liberal election promises, 2989–2990
Financial institutions, 2990–2991
Flooding, 1208
Forest industry, 4648 , 4696–4697 , 5577
Government services, 7339
Health care, 173
Information and Privacy Commissioner, 3440
Infrastructure program funding, 4779–4780
Labour dispute, 3376–3377 , 3643 , 3735
Manufacturing and forestry sector jobs, 4857–4858 , 7693–7694 , 7828
Manufacturing jobs, 4856–4857
Mining industry, 505 , 9123–9124 , 9268 , 9451–9452 , 9548 , 9580–9581
Municipal finances, 8459 , 9406
Municipal funding, 8261–8262
Municipal infrastructure, 998 , 1056–1057
Northern health travel grant, 2523–2524 , 4753
Ontario economy, 3230–3232
Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, 6392
Property taxation, 5317
Provincial purchasing policy, 561–562
Public consultation, 2782–2783
Road safety, 4212–4213 , 4623–4624
Taxation, 5619
Trucking safety, 1769–1770
Workers' compensation, 298
Order of Ontario recipients
Passports, 3911–3912
Pension Benefits Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 236)
Pension plans, 3227
Pesticides/herbicides
ban on use and sale of cosmetic pesticides, 2021
petitions, 324
Petitions
Child protection, 6759
Clayton Brown Public School, 9586–9587
Focus Community program, 7160
Gasoline prices, 3883
Home care, 529
Long-term care, 3846–3847
Lottery winnings, 243
Pesticides, 339–340
Road safety, 6698
Taxation, 8315–8316 , 9046
University labour dispute, 4701 , 4703 , 4788–4790
Wood harvesting, 8223
Photo Card Act, 2008 (Bill 85)
Photo identification cards, 2253 , 2431 , 3908
basic photo cards, 2280
children under age 16, 2280–2281
combined photo cards, 2280
cost, 2280–2281
enhanced photo cards, 2280
lost, 2276
passport alternative for cross-border travel, 2278–2279
photo comparison technology, 2281–2282
privacy/security of information, 2286 , 2427 , 3908 , 3911–3915
radio frequency identification chip technology, 2283 , 2426 , 3914–3915
regulations, 3913–3914
wait times, 2281–2282
Photo radar, 4199–4200 , 4455
Police Association of Ontario, 8612
Police services, 498
Poultry industry, 8441
Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 152)
Private members' public business
Canadian Mass Transit Vehicles Act, 2008 (Bill 31)
Child Pornography Reporting Act, 2008 (Bill 37)
Children's aid societies
Employment supports
Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act (Fire Sprinkler Retrofitting), 2009 (Bill 214)
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Senior Driver's Conditional Licence), 2009 (Bill 221)
Labour Relations Amendment Act (Replacement Workers), 2009 (Bill 86)
Legislative channel
Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Amendment Act (Assistance to Municipalities), 2008 (Bill 38)
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rental Insurance), 2009 (Bill 209)
Skills training
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 42)
Unlawful Firearms in Vehicles Act, 2008 (Bill 56)
Private-public partnerships
SuperBuild Growth Fund, 1543
Property tax, 6521
Property tax increases, 5317
Protests
Provincial-aboriginal agreements, 1484
revenue-sharing agreement, 2170
Provincial Animal Welfare Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
Provincial parks
Ipperwash Provincial Park
occupation of park, 351
transfer process agreement returning to Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, 9590–9591
Psoriatic arthritis, 2787–2788
Public education campaigns
Crime Prevention Week, 8419
Good Governance Week, 7927–7928
National Day of Action, 2170
Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 141)
Reports
Inquiry Into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario (Stephen Goudge), 3045 Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry (Sidney Linden), 564
Research and innovation, 4049–4050 , 4599
Research in Motion Limited, 4599
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rental Insurance), 2009 (Bill 209)
second reading
public consultation, 8323
Road maintenance, 1096–1097
Road safety, 1096–1097
new technologies in law enforcement, 4033
Road Safety Act, 2009 (Bill 126)
ServiceOntario
closure of private licence and permit offices
Small business, 4600
auditing, 4050–4051 , 4600
collection/remittance of provincial sales tax/goods and services tax, 4051 , 4600
Socialism, 4598
Southern Ontario economic development agency, 2990
Speed limiters, 1011–1012 , 1016 , 2588–2592
driver/operator to set maximum speed at 105 kilometres per hour, 4623–4624
highway safety, 2590
impact on greenhouse gas emissions, 1005
impact on trucking industry, 1005
overtaking other vehicles, 1013–1014
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, 2588–2590 , 2592–2593
road safety, 2591 , 2593
tampering device prohibited, 2592
vehicles originating outside Ontario, 1013
Speed limits, 2591 , 4441–4442 , 4454–4455
Standing Orders
S.O. 16 Order and Decorum and Conduct of Members - Adjournment for disorder, 8928
S.O. 21(a) Privilege - Privileges, 8672
S.O. 37(d) oral Questions - No arguments or opinions, 8461
Strikes
Supreme Court of Canada rulings
British Columbia health care workers, 4770
Tax increases
authority of government to raise taxes, 8676
Tax rebates
gasoline tax rebate
highway construction, maintenance or operation, 1542–1543
Taxpayer Protection and Balanced Budget Act, S.O. 1999, c.7, 8676 Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
role in occupational health and safety standards enforcement, 8481–8484
Technical Standards and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 187)
Tembec Inc.
Temporary help agencies, 4985
Temporary help agency employees
Throne speech debate
Time allocation motions
Mining Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 173)
Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Technical Standards and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 187)
York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 (Bill 145)
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
25% Canadian content in transit vehicles purchased in Ontario, 562
Toxic substances
Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 167)
Transfer payments
Transit systems, 5774
air-rail link between Union Station and Pearson airport, 2609
environmental assessment, 3186
environmental assessment process, 2609–2610
purchase of mass transit vehicles, 328
smart cards, 2430–2431
Transportation services, 4205
Treaties
James Bay Treaty (Treaty No. 9), 4249
Treaty Commission of Ontario, 9591–9594
Truck drivers
Trucking industry
Trucks
speed limit capped at 105 km. per hour, 2588–2590
United States
bank bailout, 3227
border security, 2277–2279
economic decline, 3102 , 3112–3113
financial market crisis, 2990
national security, 3909
presidential election, 2804
terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, Pentagon and Pennsylvania (11 September 2001), 3910
transit vehicles, 457
Universities/colleges
government funding, 4769 , 4794
York University
Voters' lists, 2498–2500
Voters/voting
advance polls in aboriginal communities, 2499
Water supply
contamination
Kashechewan First Nation reserve, 1484
Workers
Workers' compensation benefits
coverage for construction workers, 3722–3726 , 3793–3794
excluded workers, 3794
health care and equipment supplies
purchases from preferred suppliers, 298
Workers' rights
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 119)
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), 3725–3726
Xstrata PLC
layoffs, 4858
shutdown of copper and zinc operations at Kidd Met site, 9123–9124 , 9126–9127 , 9147–9148 , 9268 , 9451–9452 , 9548 , 9580–9581
strikes, 3376
use of Ontario Northland trains, 3643 , 3735
York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 (Bill 145)
Bradley, Hon. J.J. (LIB, St. Catharines)
Airports
Automobile accidents/fatalities, 5978
Automobile industry
Automobile insurance
Automobile safety devices
Automobiles
Bicycles
Bridges
British Columbia
secure driver licences, 2272
Bus transportation
Buses
Capital works projects
Carpools, 3647–3648 , 4093 , 4215 , 6172
Climatic changes
government response, 1002
Congratulatory remarks
Brock Badgers (winner, Canadian university men's basketball championship), 327–328
Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2009 (Bill 118)
Court cases/actions
Baltovich, Robert (re murder of Elizabeth Bain), 1304
Coco Paving (1990) Inc. v. Ontario (Transportation), 8864
Cross-border travel, 6944
alternative to passport requirement, 6335
high-security driver licence card, 503–504
non-drivers' identity cards, 504
requirement for passport/identity card, 2272
Department of Finance
public transit capital trust, 567
Domestic violence, 831–832
Driver distractions, 2089 , 2669 , 4091–4093
Driver education/training
beginner driver education (BDE) curriculum standards, 1163–1164
collision rates for drivers who enrolled in the beginner driver education program, 192–193
Driver examination centres
fraudulent identification produced at DriveTest facilities, 7522–7523
Driver examinations
Driver licences, 192–193
banned licences, 2086–2087
enhanced driver licences, 2250 , 2348 , 6335 , 6555–6556 , 6944
fraud, 4024
graduated licences, 2669 , 4031 , 4213 , 4438–4439 , 5978
extending length of G1 and G2 periods, 4520
restriction from carrying more than one passenger aged 19 and under, 4144 , 4213 , 4439 , 4520 , 4613
zero blood alcohol concentration level for drivers 21 years of age or younger, 4067 , 4439 , 4613 , 5979 , 5986
personal information, 2087 , 2160
secure driver licences, 170 , 2271–2274
suspended licences, 4440
Drivers
Driving
Driving instructors, 193
Driving schools, 193
Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 231)
Elections/by-elections
Employment creation, 4822
Go Green Ontario, 1002
Government procurement policy
vehicles for use by ministers, 5422
Government record
Liberal (2003-2010)
PC (1995-2003)
environmental protection, 4785
GO Transit, 5513
transit systems, 5827
Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Transit Implementation Act, 2009 (Bill 163)
Greenbelt plan
Highway construction
Highway 24 (Brantford and Cambridge), 2328
Highway 69 to Highway 17 southway bypass, 6556
Highway improvement
Highway 6 (Highway 403 and Highway 5), 2090
Highway 6 (Mar to Tobermory), 2670–2671
Highway 35 (Highway 115 to Lindsay), 5509–5510
Highway 403 (King Street to Wilson Street), 2090
Highway 406 (Port Robinson Road and East Main Street), 4472 , 6046–6047
Highway 417, 743 , 8920
federal government funding, 743
Highway 407 east extension, 3138
Highway maintenance, 5885
Highway safety, 1971
culverts on TransCanada highway west of Sudbury, 9171
Highway service centres
adult-sized personal care areas, 1210
closure for refurbishment
Highway tolls, 9216
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Use of Portable Equipment by Novice Drivers), 2006 (Bill 135), 2669 Highways
high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes
Trafalgar Road and Guelph Line, 2090
Housing
Infrastructure Ontario
municipal infrastructure investment initiative (MIII), 567
Legislative procedure
members'/ministers' attendance in legislature, 2304
oral questions
use of question period, 8032
private members' public business, 4092–4094 , 4278
Legislative process, 5977
Licence plates
Members'/ministers' constituents
congratulatory remarks, 3380
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Globe and Mail (Toronto), 1731 Northern Life, 1731 Toronto Star, 1731
Members/ministers quoting statements
Christianson, Peter (president, Young Drivers of Canada), 4438
Forgeron, Don (vice-president, Ontario, Insurance Bureau of Canada), 4438
Grodziniski, Bill (commander, Ontario Provincial Police), 4439
Miller, Margaret (president, Mothers Against Drunk Driving), 4066
Mulcahy, Tim, 4438
Murie, Andrew (CEO, MADD Canada), 4438
Myers, Jason (president, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association), 475
Perry, Jan (Clarksburg), 4438
Solomon, Rob (director, Mothers Against Drunk Driving), 4438
Swinson, Carolyn (spokesperson, MADD Canada), 4438
Metrolinx
board of directors, 5691
closed meetings, 8651
Ministerial statements, presented
Ministers redirecting oral questions, 51 , 2292 , 5990 , 6988 , 8261
Ministry of Transportation
contracts
Bot Construction Group (Highway 402), 8920
Coco Paving Inc., 8862
medical condition report, 1057–1058
personalized licence plate review committee, 174
Municipal infrastructure
National Citizens Coalition, 9680
Office of the Premier
Ontario Northland Transportation Commission
annual report, 745
bus service reduction, 2738
financial statement, 745
Oral questions, responded to
Accessibility for the disabled, 1210
Affordable housing, 9644–9645
Aggressive driving, 2994
Air quality, 1251 , 7523
Air-rail link, 4780
Automobile insurance, 7641–7642
Border security, 503–504 , 2348
Bus transportation, 2738 , 7432–7433 , 7480 , 8308–8309 , 8547
Buttonville airport, 5083 , 5884–5885
Carpooling, 4215
Disclosure of medical information, 1057–1058
Drinking and driving, 4329–4330 , 6390–6391 , 8786–8787
Driver education, 192–193 , 1822–1823
Driver examination centres, 7522–7523 , 7921–7922 , 8150–8151 , 8306 , 8348 , 8352 , 9170
Driver licences, 2086–2087 , 2160 , 4024 , 6335 , 6555–6556 , 6944 , 7077–7078 , 7579–7581
GO Transit, 239 , 5686 , 5996 , 6271–6272 , 6805–6806 , 6986–6987 , 7726–7727 , 8031
Government contracts, 8862 , 8864 , 8920
Greenbelt, 9579–9580
Gridlock, 2090–2091
Highway 406, 4472
Highway 407, 4784–4785 , 8998–8999
Highway construction, 743–744
Highway improvement, 2670–2671 , 5509–5510 , 6046–6047
Highway interchange, 6556
Highway maintenance, 5885–5886
Highway safety, 1971 , 2089–2090
Highway service centres, 4752–4753
Highway tolls, 9216
Information and Privacy Commissioner, 3440
Licence plate review committee, 78–79 , 174
Low-speed vehicles, 742
Manufacturing jobs, 418 , 475–476
Municipal finances, 51
Municipal infrastructure, 1057
Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, 745
Provincial purchasing policy, 562 , 5422–5423 , 5824–5825 , 5989
Public transit, 4822 , 5125–5126 , 5190 , 5315–5316 , 5468 , 5513–5514 , 5827 , 5829–5830 , 5949–5950 , 6987 , 7520–7521 , 8651
Public transportation, 2164–2165 , 3528–3529
Rail service, 381
Road safety, 1163–1164 , 1573–1574 , 2292–2293 , 3377 , 4144–4145 , 4213 , 4383–4384 , 4520 , 4622–4624 , 6440 , 7691 , 8146
School bus safety, 997–998
Secure driver licences, 170
Transit funding, 523–524 , 1207
Transit services, 3875
Transportation infrastructure, 567 , 3138–3139 , 9171
Transportation policy, 476–477
Trucking safety, 1371 , 1769–1770 , 5617–5618
Vehicle safety, 1574
Young drivers, 2669
Photo Card Act, 2008 (Bill 85)
Photo identification cards, 2250 , 2274 , 2348
enhanced photo cards, 2348
passport alternative for cross-border travel, 2271–2274
photo comparison technology, 2250
Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 152)
Public education campaigns
National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims, 4066–4067
National Students Against Impaired and Distracted Driving Day, 3446–3447
Roadcheck 2008, 2293
spring seat belt campaign, 1095
Public service, 745
Public Vehicles Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.54, 4215 Railways
electrification of diesel trains, 7523
Peterborough to Toronto, 381 , 3139
Regional transportation plan (The Big Move)
RIDE (program), 4329–4330
Road maintenance, 5886
Road safety, 1095 , 1163 , 2583–2584 , 3446 , 4030–4031 , 4092–4093 , 4329 , 4437 , 4439 , 4520 , 6440
Road Safety Act, 2009 (Bill 126)
Safer Roads for a Safer Ontario Act, S.O. 2007, c.13, 2292 , 2994 School bus safety, 998
Speed limiters, 410–411 , 1251 , 2583–2584
driver/operator to set maximum speed at 105 kilometres per hour, 4622–4623 , 5617–5618
impact on greenhouse gas emissions, 1002
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, 2583
Strikes
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit, 5830
Spadina Ave. subway extension to York University, 418 , 475
Traffic congestion, 567 , 2090
Transit systems
air-rail link between Union Station and Pearson airport, 5125
82% Ontario content in manufacture of transit vehicles, 5989
gasoline tax funding, 1207 , 5315–5316 , 5829
GO Transit, 4822 , 5514 , 5996
commuter rail line between Toronto and Peterborough, 567
electrification of rail lines, 6986–6987
Georgetown south service expansion, 5125 , 6987 , 7520–7521 , 7726–7727
government funding, 239 , 5513
Hamilton Junction project, 4822
noise reduction in west Toronto diamond project, 6271–6272 , 6805–6806 , 8030
Peterborough, 2165 , 5996
Weston, 5126
government funding, 239 , 523–524 , 1207 , 1251 , 2090 , 2165 , 5827
Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock, 5510
merging of GO Transit and Metrolinx, 5691 , 5949–5950
Move Ontario 2020 plan, 476 , 3529
purchase of mass transit vehicles
rapid transit action plan, 1251
25% Canadian content in transit vehicles purchased in Ontario, 5824–5825
25% Ontario content in transit vehicles purchased in Ontario, 5989
Transportation, 3528–3529
Transportation system
Tributes
Dean, Gordon (former member, Wentworth), 7206–7208
Lawrence, Allan (former member, St. George), 6501–6503
MacDonald, Donald (former member, York South), 1730
Snow, James (former Minister of Transportation and Communications), 6282–6283
Truck drivers
Trucking industry
Trucks
speed limit capped at 105 km. per hour, 2583–2584
United States
Western hemisphere travel initiative (WHTI), 2250
Youth/students
political engagement, 5983
Broten, Hon. L.C. (LIB, Etobicoke–Lakeshore)
Adoption disclosure
Anniversaries
Islington Junior Middle School 175th anniversary, 2352–2353
Annual reports
Breaking the Cycle: the First Year: Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy 2009 Annual Report (Ministry of Children and Youth Services), 8993–8994 Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, 2008-2009, 9501
Apology, 3505
Apology Act, 2009 (Bill 108)
Autism services
intensive behavioural intervention (IBI)
Awards
Ontario Senior Achievement Award, 3881
Books
Investing in a Sustainable World: Why Green is the New Color of Money on Wall Street (Matthew Kiernan), 6053
Business education tax
C. difficile outbreaks
Capital works projects
Cataract surgery
Cemeteries
Lakeshore Asylum Cemetery, 5486
Child abuse, 3381–3382
Child pornography
Child Pornography Reporting Act, 2008 (Bill 37)
Child poverty, 8781–8782
Child protection, 456 , 3734 , 4505–4506 , 8692
Child sexual abuse, 4505–4506
Child sexual exploitation, 450
Children's aid societies (CASs)
Children's Aid Society of Simcoe County
government funding, 7959 , 8029–8030 , 8601–8602 , 9122
Timmins–James Bay
York Region Children's Aid Society
Children's mental health care
Climatic changes
government response, 1005
Coalition for Music Education in Canada
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), 2651 , 4039
Colleges Collective Bargaining Act, 2008 (Bill 90)
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)
collective bargaining
inclusion of part-time and sessional employees, 2933
Community Living, 2823
Community safety, 772 , 3347 , 3761–3762
Community service agencies, 3745
Community support services, 3745
Congratulatory remarks
Humber Valley Sharks peewee AA, 5005
Law, Don (recipient, Ontario Senior Achievement Award), 3882
Courthouses
Toronto West courthouse, 6234
Crown wards
Denmark
Depression (1929), 6052
Diabetes, 3938–3939
Doctors
international medical graduates (IMGs), 3988
Domestic violence, 4972–4973 , 4977
access to restraining order, 6685–6686
government funding for women and children in shelters, 8870
Economic conditions, 3427 , 3429 , 6052–6054
Economic growth
Education, 445–446
Education funding
Electronic health records
Employment creation, 3070 , 5154
Energy
Energy conservation, 5013 , 6825
Energy supply
Epilepsy, 5738–5739
Fairs
4th Annual Government and Community Services Fair, 2009, 5668
Family law
Family Service Ontario, 6598
Family Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 133)
Famines
Ukraine (1932-1933), 1787
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival
government funding for completion of Toronto International Film Festival Bell Lightbox facility, 7281
Film and television production industry, 5032
Fire alarms
visual fire alarms in public buildings, 5115–5116
Food habits, 262
French-language debates
Affaires d'intérêt public émanant des députés
Loi de 2008 sur le devoir de signaler les cas de pornographie juvénile, projet de loi 37
Loi de 2008 sur le Mois de la sensibilisation au diabète, projet de loi 113
Loi de 2009 sur l'érection de panneaux dans les parcs provinciaux et à l'emplacement d'importantes attractions touristiques provinciales, projet de loi 21
Déclarations ministérielles et réponses
Journée de l'affaire «personne», 7968
Mois de la prévention de la violence faite aux femmes, 8416–8417
Mois de l'histoire des femmes, 7968
Loi de 2008 sur le devoir de signaler les cas de pornographie juvénile, projet de loi 37
Loi de 2009 sur l'énergie verte et l'économie verte, projet de loi 150
Loi de 2008 sur les services et soutiens favorisant l'inclusion sociale des personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle, projet de loi 77
Loi de 2008 sur l'Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario, projet de loi 55
The Gatehouse, 4977
Genocide
Ukraine (1932-1933), 1787
Government notice of motions
Legislative reform
Personal health information protection
Government orders
Government record
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
second reading, 5012–5016 , 5058–5059 , 5072 , 5153–5154 , 5158–5159 , 5170 , 5177 , 5341–5342 , 5348 , 5350 , 5356 , 5436–5437 , 5445 , 5447–5448
third reading, 6569–6573 , 6581 , 6724 , 6731–6732 , 6819–6820 , 6825–6826
amendments, 6581
public consultation, 6732
Handguns
Health care, 3746
Health regulatory colleges, 3986–3988 , 3990
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
Holiday messages, 122
Home care, 4122
Home energy audits, 6569–6570
Hospices (terminal care)
Hospital beds
Hospital services
emergency
Trillium Health Centre, 3427
Hospitals
reporting on C. difficile rates, 2457
reporting on patient safety indicators, 2457
Hurricane Hazel (1954), 1517
Inactive Cemeteries Protection Act, 2009 (Bill 149)
Income tax reduction, 5806–5807
Increasing Access to Qualified Health Professionals for Ontarians Act, 2008 (Bill 97)
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Kindergarten
Landlord and tenant
tenants' protection, 4523
Legislative proceedings
televised
Ontario Parliament Network, 3257
Legislative process
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 261–264 , 1787 , 4122 , 6052
Members/ministers quoting books
The Naked Corporation: How the Age of Transparency Will Revolutionize Business (Don Tapscott, David Ticoll), 6058 The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means (George Soros), 6054 Off-Ramps and On-Ramps: Keeping Talented Women on the Road to Success (Sylvia Ann Hewlett), 1260–1261 Oh, The Places You'll Go! (Dr. Seuss), 8692
Members/ministers quoting committee submissions
Association of International Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, 4002
Wilson, David (chair and CEO, Ontario Securities Commission), 6053
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
Islington Junior Middle School, re, 445
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting statements
Canadian Diabetes Association, 3939
Canadian Wind Energy Association, 5058–5059
Cross, Pamela (legal consultant and advocate against violence against women), 4972
deGroot-Maggetti, Greg (co-chair, 25 in 5 Network for Poverty Reduction), 8995
Doncaster, Deborah (chair, Green Energy Act Alliance), 5058
King, Mervyn (chair, board of directors, Global Reporting Initiative), 6058
Lutes, Mark (David Suzuki Foundation), 6573
MacQuarrie, Barbara (community director, Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women and Children), 4972
McGregor, Heather (CEO, YWCA Toronto), 4972
Miller, David (mayor, Toronto), 820
Schabas, Richard (medical officer of health, Hastings and Prince Edward counties), 2457
Scheer, Hermann (general chairman, World Council for Renewable Energy), 5058
Tellier, Nicole (director, Advocates' Society), 4972
Zhan, Catherine (chair, diabetes expert panel), 3939
Members' statements
Child Abuse Prevention Month, 3381–3382
Education Week, 1461
Epilepsy, 5738–5739
Events in Etobicoke–Lakeshore, 2903–2904
Gems of the Lakeshore, 1980 , 7038–7039
Government and community services fair, 5667–5668
Holiday season in Etobicoke–Lakeshore, 122
Humber Valley Sharks, 5005
Islington Junior Middle School, 2352–2353
Lakeshore Lions Arena, 940
Law, Don, 3881–3882
Music Monday, 1614–1615
Occupational health and safety, 3578
Raise-a-Reader Day, 2789
Remembrance Day ceremony, 4113
Riding of Etobicoke–Lakeshore, 39
Shop the Shore, 7583
Tibetan Canadians, 5999
Toronto International Film Festival, 7281
Toronto West courthouse, 6233
Ubisoft, 7482
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, 1359–1360
Mental health care, 6598
Metrolinx, 1699
Mimico Waterfront Linear Park, 3428
Ministerial statements, presented
Persons Day, 7968
Woman Abuse Prevention Month, 8416–8417
Women's History Month, 7968
Ministers redirecting oral questions, 8995
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
advanced manufacturing investment strategy (AMIS) program, 3429
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
aging-at-home strategy, 3745 , 4122
HealthForceOntario strategy, 2723
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
job action centres, 3428
Pathways to Education program, 1461
second career strategy, 3428–3429
National/independence/memorial days
Non-profit organizations
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund, 1359–1360
Obesity
Occupational health and safety, 3578
regulation and enforcement, 1940
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
to establish best practice corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting standards, 6052–6053
Ontario Women's Directorate, 1997
domestic violence action plan, 6686
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Adoption disclosure, 7076
Child protection, 3734
Domestic violence, 6685–6686
Firearms control, 772
Mental health services, 6598
Ontario film and television industry, 5032
Property taxation, 741
School boards, 1713–1714
Tenant protection, 4523
Toronto waterfront, 1516–1517
Workplace insurance, 4148
Workplace safety, 6140 , 7433
Oral questions, responded to
Aboriginal children's services, 8820–8821 , 9036 , 9077
Autism services, 8145–8146
Child care, 9693
Child poverty, 8781–8782
Child protection, 8148–8149 , 9122
Children and youth, 9501
Children's aid societies, 7959 , 8029–8030 , 8499–8501 , 8601–8602 , 8647–8648 , 8683
Children's mental health services, 9502–9503
Crime prevention, 8501
Domestic violence, 8870
Full-day kindergarten, 8458–8459
Poverty, 8993 , 8995
Payday loan industry
Payday Loans Act, 2008 (Bill 48)
Personal Health Information Protection Act, S.O. 2004, c.3, Sched. A
review by Standing Committee on Social Policy, 2223
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, S.C. 2000, c.5, 2224 Persons with disabilities
attendant services
developmental disabilities
homes and residential facilities
person-directed planning, 2821
waiting list for services, 2822
services, 2771–2772
Petitions
Poverty reduction strategy, 8993–8995
Private members' public business
Assistance to the disabled
Breast Cancer Screening Act, 2009 (Bill 200)
Child Pornography Reporting Act, 2008 (Bill 37)
Corporate reporting requirements
Diabetes Awareness Month Act, 2008 (Bill 113)
Education Statute Law Amendment Act (Electronic Sexual Material), 2009 (Bill 202)
Employment supports
Fuel safety
Holodomor Memorial Day Act, 2008 (Bill 61)
Holodomor Memorial Day Act, 2009 (Bill 147)
Inactive Cemeteries Protection Act, 2009 (Bill 149)
Legislative channel
Long-term care
Lori Dupont Act (Domestic Violence Protection), 2008 (Bill 10)
Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, 2010 (Bill 106)
Visual Fire Alarm System Act, 2009 (Bill 148)
Propane explosions
Provincial-municipal relations, 820
Public education campaigns
Child Abuse Prevention Month, 3381 , 3734
Diabetes Awareness Month, 3938–3939
Epilepsy Awareness Month, 5738–5739
Flick Off, 964
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, 984
Persons Day, 7968
Purple Day, 5739
Raise-a-Reader Day, 2789
Universal Children's Day, 8692
Woman Abuse Prevention Month, 8416–8417
Women's History Month, 7968
Remembrance Day, 4113
Rent increases
cap on rent increase, 4523
Reports
Examining the Potential Cost of the Ontario Green Energy Act, 2009 (London Economics International), 6825 Report on Removing Barriers for International Medical Doctors (Laurel C. Broten), 3986–3987
School breakfast programs, 262
School cafeterias
ban on trans fat in food and beverages, 262
healthier menu choices, 263
School vending machines
ban on unhealthy food and beverages, 262–263
Senior citizens, 446
Senior homeowners' property tax grants, 741
Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 (Bill 77)
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 69)
Smoking, 1495
ban on smoking in cars with children present, 1907
Speaker
election (28 November 2007)
congratulatory remarks, 39
Sports and recreation facilities
Lakeshore Lions Arena, 940
Sports programs
Future Team Canada program, 5005
Throne speech debate
Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre, 5999
Tibetan Canadians, 5999
Tobacco products
illegal sale
regulation and enforcement, 1495
Toronto Catholic District School Board
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
rehabilitation of Kipling subway station, 1700
Toronto waterfront
Trans fatty acids, 263
Transit systems
Victims of domestic violence
Video gaming industry
Violence against women, 1727 , 4213 , 4432 , 8416–8417
Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, 9044
Websites
www.gogreenontario.ca, 1005
Wind turbines, 5013
Women in politics, 1261
Workers' compensation benefits
coverage for executive officers of construction companies, 4148
Workplace harassment/violence, 1997 , 6140 , 7433
Workplace injuries, 3578
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 119)
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
experience rating system, 1940
Brown, M.A. (LIB, Algoma–Manitoulin)
Agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
expenditures
review by Integrity Commissioner, 7559
Algoma University Act, 2008 (Bill 80)
Anniversaries
St. Joseph Island Plowmen's Association 75th anniversary, 8353–8354
Automobile insurance
Automobile insurance rates/premiums
Birth announcements
granddaughter of Michael A. Brown (Algoma–Manitoulin), 5237
Child care
federal government funding, 9693
Children's aid societies (CASs)
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)
Confederation College, 3088
Consumer protection
identity theft, 1888
vacation clubs/time-shares, 1888
Cormorants
double-crested cormorants
Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2009 (Bill 118)
Cross-border travel
requirement for passport/identity card, 3915
Doctor shortage, 4057
Driver distractions, 4094
Driver education/training, 4535
Driver licences
graduated licences, 4553
restriction from carrying more than one passenger aged 19 and under, 4463
zero blood alcohol concentration level for drivers 21 years of age or younger, 4463
suspended licences, 4441
Drivers
Driving
ban on use of cellular telephones and electronic entertainment devices while driving, 4094–4095
Driving schools, 4535
Employment-related benefits
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Organ Donor Leave), 2009 (Bill 154)
Federal government
transfer payments
equalization program, 3191
Fires, 2292
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Amendment Act (Double-Crested Cormorants), 2008 (Bill 62)
Go Green Ontario
emissions reduction targets, 1003
Government record
NDP (1990-1995)
time allocation motions, 4085
PC (1995-2003)
time allocation motions, 4085
Government service transfer to municipal jurisdiction
Great Lakes, 3323
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
Holiday messages, 282
Hospital beds
long-term-care beds, 3962
Hospital closure
Matthews Memorial Hospital, 5285
Hunting/trapping licences
Infrastructure Ontario
municipal infrastructure investment initiative (MIII), 1544
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation
green ribbon beach program, 726
Lake Superior, 4308–4309 , 4312
Legislative Assembly
Legislative procedure
motions
time allocation motions, 7799
Libraries/schools
use of Internet filtering software, 7741–7742
Local news media
Long-term-care facilities, 3962
Medical schools
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, 3088
Medical transplants
organ and tissue donation, 5225
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Members'/ministers' constituents
condolences, 37
obituaries, 37
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 2119
Members/ministers quoting statements
Bradley, David (president, Ontario Trucking Association), 1178
Hargrove, Buzz (former president, Canadian Auto Workers), 3191
Members' statements
Algoma University, 2135
Certified General Accountants of Ontario, 6604
Debassige, Augustine Timothy, 37
Federal-provincial fiscal policies, 3191–3192
Healthy schools, 3326
Hornepayne sawmill, 1241
Huron Central Railway, 7341
Matthews Memorial Hospital, 5285
Niska North mill, 6143
Northern economy, 516
Riding of Algoma–Manitoulin, 282
Rural economic development, 9650
St. Joseph Island Plowmen's Association, 8353–8354
Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.14
Mining Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 173)
Mining industry
consultation with First Nations
mining legislation and regulations, 6785–6787
Ministry of Education
healthy schools
Eating Well Looks Good on You, 3326
Ministry of Health Promotion
northern fruit and vegetable pilot project, 3326
Municipal infrastructure
Espanola
municipal roads and bridges fund, 1544
Municipalities
Niska North Inc.
Northern Ontario
government funding, 516
occupational training, 3088
skilled labour, 3877
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
emerging technology program, 1715
Ontario Energy Board Amendment Act (Door-to-door Electricity Retail), 2009 (Bill 230)
Opposition day motions, responded to
Government spending, 5808
Workplace insurance, 4085
Oral questions, presented
Access to health care, 4057
Consumer protection, 1888
Forest firefighting, 2291–2292
Great Lakes, 3323
Long-term care, 3962
Moose tags, 6083
Northern Ontario, 3088 , 3877–3878
Northern Ontario heritage fund, 1715
Snowmobiling, 1209
Patients
alternate level of care patients
Pension Benefits Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 236)
Petitions
Disabled persons parking permit program, 839 , 900 , 1065 , 1108 , 1169 , 1214 , 1257 , 1426
Hospital funding, 7345
Road safety, 7529
Photo Card Act, 2008 (Bill 85)
Photo identification cards, 2423 , 3915
cost, 2277
passport alternative for cross-border travel, 2275
privacy/security of information, 2423
radio frequency identification chip technology, 3915
Private members' public business
Automobile insurance
Canadian Mass Transit Vehicles Act, 2008 (Bill 31)
Highway improvement
Lake Superior Day
News media
Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Amendment Act (Assistance to Municipalities), 2008 (Bill 38)
Water quality
Public education campaigns
Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Quebec
procurement policy for mass transit, 458
Railways
Huron Central Railway, 7341
Road safety, 1011 , 2584–2585 , 4094 , 4441
Road Safety Act, 2009 (Bill 126)
second reading, 4441–4443 , 4463 , 4535 , 4538 , 4540–4541 , 4549 , 4553 , 4557 , 4562 , 4566
Rural Ontario
economic development, 9650
Snowmobiling
Southern Ontario
economic development program, 3192
Speaker
election (28 November 2007)
congratulatory remarks, 37
Speed limiters, 1003–1004 , 1178 , 1188 , 2584–2585
impact on greenhouse gas emissions, 1003 , 1006 , 1011 , 1174
reduction in collision, 2584
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, 2584
Tax rebates
gasoline tax rebate
highway construction, maintenance or operation, 6664
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), 8086
Technical Standards and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 187)
Time allocation motions
Mining Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 173)
Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, 2009 (Bill 155)
Tobacco products manufacturers
recovery of tobacco-related health care costs from manufacturers, 6208
Transit systems
gasoline tax funding, 1544
Trillium Gift of Life Network
program for reimbursing expenses of living organ donors (PRELOD), 5225
Trucking industry
Trucks
speed limit capped at 105 km. per hour, 2584 , 2588
Unemployment
Universities/colleges
Algoma University, 2135
northern Ontario, 2118
Wildfires, 2291
Wind turbines, 5334
Brownell, J. (LIB, Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry)
Agreement on Internal Trade, 7369–7371
Agricultural industry, 1207
Anniversaries
Cornwall Youth Centre 10th anniversary, 407
Women Entrepreneurs of Cornwall and Area 10th anniversary, 367
Apology, 3504–3505
Apology Act, 2009 (Bill 108)
Awards
Canadian Community Newspapers Association Silver Quill award, 6693
Healthy Hospital Innovators Award, 4153
Premier's awards for agri-food innovation excellence, 1207
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, 407
British Home Child Day Act, 2010 (Bill 241)
Brownfield sites
Budget, 601
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Canadian Forces, 3776
Capital works projects
Catholic schools, 2097
Cemeteries
Charlottenburgh Park
Children with disabilities
deaf/hearing-impaired children
Children's services
Community museums
Congratulatory remarks
Shaver, Rick (general manager and co-founder, Seaway News ), 6693
Villeneuve, Noble (inductee, Glengarry Agricultural Wall of Fame), 6341
Wheeler, Maggie (author and recipient, Outstanding Business Professional Award of the Year, Women Entrepreneurs of Cornwall and Area), 8654
Drug dispensing machines
Eastern Ontario development fund, 601
Employment-related benefits
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Organ Donor Leave), 2009 (Bill 154)
Energy
renewable energy, 1308 , 3272
renewable energy projects, 5068
Verdant Power tidal power project, 1308
Food and beverage processing industry, 6892
Good Government Act, 2009 (Bill 212)
second reading, 8377
technical briefings for members, 8377
Government service transfer to municipal jurisdiction, 2160
Grain Farmers of Ontario, 8415–8416
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
Green industry, 5081
Harmonized sales tax
exemptions, 8600
impact on senior citizens, 8600
Home children (Canadian immigrants), 9377–9379 , 9382–9383
Hospital redevelopment
Hospitals
Cornwall Community Hospital, 4153
Immigrants
living in smaller communities, 172
services, 172
Inactive Cemeteries Protection Act, 2009 (Bill 149)
Land transfer tax
simultaneous sending of notice of assessment to agent and assessed person, 4030
Land Transfer Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 127)
Make Poverty History campaign
Stand Up and Take Action initiative, 8216–8217
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry
Members'/ministers' constituents
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 5481
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
Harrison, Michael (Toronto), 5482
Leggett, Dawn, 5481
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Brockville Recorder and Times, 2265
Members/ministers quoting statements
Reid, Trudy (CEO, Winchester District Memorial Hospital), 4582
Members' statements
Boileau, Mark, 8071
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada, 407
Canadian Forces, 3776
Catholic school trustees, 2097
Charlebois, Gérald "Chuck," 4909
City of Cornwall, 2134 , 4331–4332 , 6085 , 8152
Cooper Marsh Conservation Area, 4425
Cornwall Community Hospital, 682 , 1049 , 1157 , 4153
Food and beverage processing industry, 6892
Grain Farmers of Ontario, 8415–8416
Infrastructure program funding, 6494
Miller, Jana, 3380
NDP leadership, 4113
Olympic torch relay, 4295
Ontario budget, 600
Ostler, Gary, 2495
Poverty, 8216–8217
Quilt of Belonging, 123–124
Riding of Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry, 11 , 3278 , 7280
Services for the hearing impaired, 7966
Shaver, Rick, 6693
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, 3491
Villeneuve, Noble, 6341
Wheeler, Maggie, 8654
Winchester District Memorial Hospital, 4582–4583
Women Entrepreneurs of Cornwall and Area, 367
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Rural Connections broadband program, 4620
Ministry of Culture
museum and technology fund, 7033
Movies
Municipal infrastructure
Museums, 7033
NDP
leadership candidates, 4113
Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association, 2097
Ontario Heritage Trust, 4107
Premiers' gravesites program, 4107
Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009 (Bill 175)
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Agriculture industry, 1207–1208
Arts and cultural funding, 7033
Brownfield sites, 1661–1662
Children and youth services, 1885–1886
Conservation, 4026
Heritage conservation, 4107
Infrastructure renewal, 3272
Labour mobility, 6687
Municipalities, 2160–2161
Remote drug dispensing, 6641–6642
Renewable energy and conservation, 1308
Rural Ontario, 4620
Social assistance, 4288–4289
Student assistance, 3771–3772
Support services for newcomers, 171–172
Taxation, 8600
University and college funding, 6190–6191
Waste management, 5080–5081
Petitions
Cemeteries, 5695–5696 , 5792 , 5794 , 5838 , 6090 , 6200 , 6346–6347 , 6504 , 6608 , 6697 , 6758 , 6814 , 6853 , 6895 , 7000–7002 , 7042 , 7092 , 7208 , 7210 , 7439 , 7840 , 7970–7972 , 8038–8039 , 8077 , 8118–8120 , 8155 , 8269–8270 , 8358–8360 , 8422 , 8468 , 8615 , 8658 , 9279–9281
Child custody, 3092–3093 , 3188 , 3451 , 3499 , 3779–3780 , 3883–3884 , 4035 , 4116 , 4160 , 4220–4221 , 4255–4256 , 4336 , 4435–4436 , 4635 , 4661 , 4828 , 4912–4913 , 4955 , 5008 , 5047 , 5094 , 5132 , 5196 , 5246 , 5391 , 5477–5478 , 5695–5697 , 5792–5793 , 5840 , 6091 , 6344 , 6505–6506 , 6699 , 6817 , 6854 , 6897 , 7001–7002 , 7044
Heritage conservation, 8614
Highway 138, 1213–1214 , 1669 , 1825 , 2245 , 2576
Longboat, Tom, 7881 , 7971–7972 , 8037 , 8078 , 8117 , 8156–8157
Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 152)
Poverty reduction strategy, 4289
Private members' public business
British Home Child Day Act, 2010 (Bill 241)
Inactive Cemeteries Protection Act, 2009 (Bill 149)
Kindness Week
Provincial-municipal partnerships
provincial-municipal fiscal and service delivery review, 2160–2161
compensation payments in lieu of taxes for hydroelectric stations, 2161
Public education campaigns
Reports
Report of the Propane Safety Review Panel (Michael Birk, Susana Katz), 8043 , 8488–8489
Rural Ontario
Schools
Snowmobiling, 1209
Social service agencies
Speaker
election (28 November 2007)
congratulatory remarks, 11
Student assistance, 3772
Summit meetings
Technical safety standards, 8042
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
Technical Standards and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 187)
Throne speech debate
Tours
Following the Glens, 3491
Tributes
Boileau, Mark (recipient, Economic Developer of the Year award), 8071
Ostler, Gary (priest, St. Columban's parish), 2495
Universities/colleges
Warships
Waste management/programs
Workers
Bryant, M. (LIB, St. Paul's)
Aboriginal blockades
Caledonia
intervention of Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, 1966
Deseronto, 1466
eastern Ontario, 1245
Highway 6 overpass, 1466 , 1883 , 1887
Aboriginal communities
Aboriginal land claims, 1366
Ancaster fairgrounds, 1208
Brantford
Caledonia, 1922
Deseronto, 1417–1418 , 1499
development freeze on provincially owned lands, 1061
Douglas Creek Estates, 1103
law enforcement, 1245
Aboriginal protests
Deseronto, 1420 , 1466
peacekeeping work by Ontario Provincial Police, 1470
development sites in Brantford, 1366 , 2121
funding for Brantford Police Service, 1420
Appreciation
Belcourt, Tony (outgoing president, Metis Nation of Ontario), 826
Automobile dealers
closure of dealership, 6334
Automobile industry, 3636 , 4143 , 4815–4817 , 5274
Chrysler Group LLC
conditions for bailout, 5314
Daimler AG
employment, 4287–4288
federal government funding, 3184
Ford Motor Company of Canada
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
concession agreements with workers, 5315
emergency loans, 4517
restructuring plan, 5425–5426
government funding, 3406 , 3636 , 4145 , 4285 , 4517 , 4816–4817 , 5945–5946 , 6688 , 6839–6840
grants/loans, 3680
industry shutdowns, 4646
legacy costs, 4944
Ontario automotive strategy fund, 3636
short-term credit financing plan, 4645–4646
Automobile parts industry
Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association of Canada
Budget, 6338
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Budget surplus
transfer of funds to municipalities for infrastructure projects, 1280
Business
government assistance, 5573
Buy Ontario policy, 3404–3405
Capital tax
Committee process
Community development trust fund, 6082
Companies
Court cases/actions
Platinex Inc. v. Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation, 334 , 951–952
Debates re answers to oral questions
Native land disputes
Tobacco control
Eastern Ontario development fund, 2895–2896
Economic conditions, 5121
Economic development
Economic growth, 5276
Employment creation, 4143 , 4285 , 4816 , 4818
Essar Steel Algoma Inc.
Evacuation
Kashechewan First Nation reserve, 1423
Federal government
First Nations Technical Institute
French-language debates
Déclarations ministérielles et réponses
Government-automobile parts industry partnerships, 3824–3825
Government-business partnerships, 3405
Government funding, 4693 , 4818 , 4859
Government notice of motions
Government orders
Government programs
Government record
NDP (1990-1995)
time allocation motions, 1280
unemployment, 4859
PC (1995-2003)
time allocation motions, 1280
unemployment, 4859
Harmonized sales tax, 6225–6226
impact on government employees, 6688
Haudenousaunee Development Institute (HDI)
Imprisonment
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Investment in Ontario, 3406 , 3917–3918 , 5275
Land development
aboriginal-housing developer consultation, 689
Layoffs, 5275
Legislative procedure
oral questions, 2240
order and decorum and conduct of members in the House, 1249–1250 , 3492
personal attacks on members, 2739
points of order, 2895
private members' public business, 1221
speech should be related to topic being discussed, 1710
Legislative process
Magna International Inc.
Manufacturing industry, 3087 , 5275 , 6338
government funding, 3319
jobs plan, 4516
Members'/ministers' conduct
Smitherman, George (Toronto Centre)
Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, 1765
Members'/ministers' correction of record, 1475 , 4864
Members'/ministers' privileges
access to information, 559
Members/ministers quoting journal articles
Manufacturing and Technology News, 3405
Members/ministers quoting letters
McGuinty, Dalton re prayer in the Legislature, 2511
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting reports
Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry (Sidney Linden), 1482
Members/ministers quoting statements
Canadian Federation of Independent Business, 2668 , 2738
Fantino, Julian (commissioner, Ontario Provincial Police), 1499 , 1966
Hillier, Randy (former president, Ontario Landowners Association), 1418
Members'/ministers' remarks
PC (1995-2003)
Chudleigh, Ted (Halton), 6803
PC (2003-2010)
Tory, John (Dufferin–Peel–Wellington–Grey)
withdrawn, 1162 , 2159
Members'/ministers' resignations
Bryant, Michael (Minister of Economic Development), 7204–7205
Mining Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.14, 136 , 1973–1974 Mining industry
consultation with First Nations, 136 , 653 , 694–695 , 1305–1307 , 1973–1974
joint panel, 1307
mining exploration permit given to Platinex Inc.
northern table discussions between government and Nishnawbe-Aski Nation, 419
provincial-aboriginal relations, 378 , 523
Ministerial statements, presented
Ministers redirecting oral questions, 2898 , 4943 , 4947 , 5232 , 6334 , 6751
Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
advanced manufacturing investment strategy (AMIS) program, 2898 , 3369–3370 , 3636 , 3769 , 3824–3825 , 4143 , 4145 , 4696
manufacturing loan program, 4144
Next Generation of Jobs Fund, 3370–3371 , 3679–3680 , 3729 , 3917 , 4143 , 4617–4618 , 4818
funding for Axiom Corp., 4282
Ontario Automotive Investment Strategy (OAIS), 4144
Open for Business initiative, 5576
Navistar International Corp.
funding agreement with government, 3921
layoffs, 3921
Northern Ontario
Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority Act, 2008 (Bill 55)
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
government instruction on course of action
Ipperwash Provincial Park blockade (6 September 1995), 1609
Ontario-Saskatchewan partnership
employment supply chain, 2897
Ontario-United States relations
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, responded to
Aboriginal affairs, 563–564 , 768–769 , 2295
Aboriginal rights, 136 , 334 , 378 , 419 , 523 , 653 , 694–695 , 951–952 , 1305–1307 , 1665 , 1973–1974 , 2122 , 2158–2159
Automobile industry, 4143–4145 , 4285 , 4287–4288 , 4517 , 4645–4646 , 4749 , 4815–4817 , 4944 , 5314–5315 , 5425–5426 , 5462 , 5945–5946 , 6334 , 6433–6434 , 6839–6840
Committee business, 952–953
Decorum in chamber, 1250
Development fees, 377 , 422 , 477 , 525–526 , 689 , 1208
Eastern Ontario development, 2895–2896
Economic development, 6802–6803
Emergency evacuation, 1423
Employment supports, 3319 , 4282 , 4617–4618 , 4693 , 4997–4998 , 5121–5122 , 5232
Government investments, 3369–3370
Government spending, 4515–4516
Legislative reform, 1098–1099 , 1160–1163 , 1204–1205 , 1248 , 1365–1366 , 1421
Lord's Prayer, 1760–1761
Manufacturing jobs, 2898 , 3087–3089 , 3575 , 3636 , 3679–3680 , 3729 , 3769–3770 , 3824–3825 , 3921 , 4696 , 4818 , 4946 , 5274–5277 , 6338
Municipal police services, 1420
Native land disputes, 1061 , 1103 , 1245 , 1366 , 1417–1418 , 1466 , 1469–1470 , 1609 , 1881 , 1883 , 1887 , 1922 , 1966–1967 , 2121
Northern Ontario development, 6082 , 6750
Ontario economy, 2667–2668 , 2738 , 2897 , 3184 , 3274 , 3370–3371 , 3917–3918 , 4859 , 5080 , 5573 , 5576
Stelco, 5464 , 5468–5469
Taxation, 6225–6226 , 6688
Thunder Bay economy, 3179–3180
Tobacco control, 1473 , 1713
PC Party documents/plans, 3369–3371
Prayer in the Legislature, 2510–2511
recitation of the Lord's Prayer, prayers from other religions and moment of silence, 2510–2511
removing the Lord's Prayer from the daily proceedings of the Legislature, 1760–1761
Protests
Provincial-aboriginal agreements
Provincial-aboriginal partnerships, 2158
Provincial-aboriginal relations, 334 , 349–350
Public inquiries
Ipperwash Provincial Park blockade (6 September 1995), 1061 , 1967
Regulations, 2668
Reports
Report of the Ipperwash Inquiry (Sidney Linden), 564 , 1609 Summary and Analysis of Submissions to the Speaker's Panel on Prayers in the Legislature, 2510–2511
Roxul Inc., 6802
Smoke shops
Standing Orders
S.O. 2 Definitions, 1215
S.O. 57 Financial Procedures - Budget motion and presentation, 1218 , 1233
S.O. 62 Financial Procedures - Concurrence debate - Equal division of time, 1218
S.O. 63 Financial Procedures - Supply Bill procedure, 1219
S.O. 45 Motions, 1218
S.O. 46 Motions, 1218
S.O. 5 Presiding Officers - Appointment procedure for presiding officers, 1215
S.O. 42 Special Debates - Opposition days, 1218
S.O. 9(a) Meetings of the House - Daily adjournment, 1216
S.O. 8(a) Meetings of the House - Meeting time, 1216
S.O. 6(a) Meetings of the House - Parliamentary calendar, 1215–1216
S.O. 30(a) Routine Proceedings - Order of Routine Proceedings, 1217
S.O. 24(a) Rules of Debate - 20 minute time limit, 1217
S.O. 4(a) Special Debates - Throne debate, 1217
S.O. 66(b) Financial Procedures - Equal division of time, 1219
S.O. 79(b.1) Public Bills - 3 readings for all bills, 1219
S.O. 37(b) Routine Proceedings - Proceedings on adjournment, 1217
S.O. 4(c) Appointment of First and Second Deputy Chairs of the Committee of the Whole House - Deputy Chairs' duties, 1215
S.O. 96(e) Private Members' Public Business - Recess, 1219
S.O. 106(h) Committees, 1219
Stanpac Inc.
Steel industry, 5274
Tax rebates, 3769–3770
Tax relief, 2668 , 2738
Throne speech debate
Time allocation motions
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Training programs, 3405
Transit systems
Move Ontario 2020 plan, 4818
Unemployment, 5121
Unemployment rate, 4515
United States
automobile industry, 4517
financial assistance to automobile parts industry, 5945–5946
Universities/colleges
U.S. Steel Canada, 5276
Yves Landry Foundation
grant to foster training in innovation within the manufacturing sector, 3087
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