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Elliott, C. (PC, Whitby–Oshawa)
Abilities Centre, 17 , 8502–8503
Aboriginal land claims
Access to Justice Act, S.O. 2006, c.21, 5693 Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, S.O. 2005, c.11, 164–165 , 5111–5112 Administration of justice, 3664
collection of data re court wait times, plea bargains, bail violations, court adjournments, 4577
Adoption disclosure
disclosure veto, 1307
protection of privacy, 1307
Animal Health Act, 2009 (Bill 204)
time allocation motion
public consultation, 8584
responded to, 8584
Animal protection, 1588
Anniversaries
Durham Mental Health Services 20th anniversary, 2169–2170
Apology, 2005–2006 , 3148 , 3505–3506 , 3508 , 5396–5399
not considered admission of liability with respect to civil action, 5396
persons' right to pursue remedy in court system, 5398
Apology Act, 2008 (Bill 59)
second reading
public consultation, 2006
Apology Act, 2009 (Bill 108), 3148 Automobile industry, 2387
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
government funding, 2288
plant shutdown, 2288
Bail, 3664
O'Brien, Nathaniel (murder suspect), 3376
Books
Failing Forward. Turning Mistakes into Stepping-Stones for Success (John C. Maxwell), 8802
British Columbia
recovery of tobacco-related health care costs from manufacturers of tobacco products, 5412–5413
Budget deficit, 3604–3605
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 114)
Budget surplus
Bullying
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgendered, intersexed, queer (LGBTTIQ) teens
Canadian Hearing Society, 3490–3491
Canadian Human Rights Act, R.S. 1985, c.H-6, 5111 Child and Family Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 103)
Child custody, 4893–4894
criminal record checks, 2901
Child protection, 2901 , 4965
Children's mental health care, 4491
Colleges Collective Bargaining Act, 2008 (Bill 90)
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)
Committees
Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions, 4489 , 4647–4648
Community safety, 3437–3438 , 3641 , 3664
Compensation
Truscott, Steven (victim of miscarriage of justice), 1925 , 1990–1991
Coroner inquests
Liang, Shao-Fang; Vivian and Ivan Chau (murder victims), 4022
Coroners Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.C.37
section 22 (Minister may direct coroner to hold inquest), 4022
Corporate tax exemptions
Ontario tax exemption for commercialization (OTEC), 4363
eligibility for refund, 3102
Corporate tax reduction, 3411
Corporate taxes, 26
Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2009 (Bill 118)
second reading, 4278
public consultation, 4278
Court caseloads
criminal court backlog, 4577
Court cases/actions
Varughese, Saramma and Susan John (murder victims), 3437–3438 , 3664
Crime
Debates re answers to oral questions
Electronic health information
Diabetes registry, 9687–9688
Discrimination
Doctor shortage
government response, 2888
Domestic violence, 4965
Drivers
Economic conditions, 3410–3412
Economic growth
Education Amendment Act (Keeping Our Kids Safe at School), 2009 (Bill 157)
eHealth Ontario
consultants
Merali, Allaudin (senior vice-president, corporate services, eHealth Ontario), 7072–7073
contracts, 7071–7072 , 7829–7830
evidence of inappropriate practices
expenditures, 9033–9034
referral to Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 7073
review by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 7272
Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-In Caregivers and Others), 2009 (Bill 210)
Energy
Families for a Secure Future
Family law
pension plans, 4895–4896
reform, 4891–4892 , 4898 , 4965 , 4980
restraining orders, 126 , 2000 , 4395 , 4896–4897 , 4980
Family Responsibility Office (FRO), 4894–4895
Family Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 133)
Family support payments
Fashion Design Council of Canada
L'Oréal Fashion Week, 3443
Fatalities
Dupont, Lori (murder victim), 9099
Sampson, Katelynn (murder victim), 2901
Varughese, Saramma and Susan John (murder victims), 3376
Federal government
transfer payments
equalization program
Ontario to receive equalization payment, 6181
Federal members'/ministers' remarks
Conservative (2006-2009)
Harper, Stephen (Calgary Southwest)
as Prime Minister of Canada, 3013
Fire alarms
visual fire alarms in homes, 5111
visual fire alarms in public buildings, 5111
Foreign caregivers
Government accountability, 9030
Government contracts
Government debt, 1032
Government orders
Government record
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
Handgun manufacturers and importers
liability for harm caused by unlawful use of handguns, 2537
Handguns
Harmonized sales tax, 5693
impact on legal services, 5687
Health care
Health care funding
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
H1N1 influenza A (swine flu)
health plan for influenza pandemic, 8406–8407
hospital capacity
Hospital beds
Hospital budgets
Rouge Valley Health System, 1033
Hospital funding
Hospital services
Hospitals
Lakeridge Health Corp., 1033
London Health Sciences Centre
Scarborough Centenary Hospital
Human rights, 164–165
Human Rights Code Amendment Act, S.O. 2006, c.30, 164 Ideas for the Future Act, 2008 (Bill 100)
Immunization
H1N1 influenza A (swine flu)
high-priority groups, 8452
lineups at clinics, 8451–8452
number of doses administered, 8494–8495
24-hour immunization clinics, 8304
Increasing Access to Qualified Health Professionals for Ontarians Act, 2008 (Bill 97)
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Justice
Lake Simcoe
Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008 (Bill 99)
second reading, 2699
third reading, 4342
Law Society of Upper Canada
paralegal standing committee, 5693
Legislative procedure
matters before the court, 3544
Local health integration networks (LHINs)
boards of directors, 9314
Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network
appointment of Barry Monaghan as CEO, 9359–9360
Long-Term Care Act, S.O. 1994, c.26, 5412 Lori Dupont Act (Domestic Violence Protection), 2008 (Bill 10)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Manufacturing industry
Massacres
Montreal massacre (6 December 1989), 4432–4433
Members'/ministers' appreciation
Jones, Sylvia (Dufferin–Caledon), 4681
Members'/ministers' conduct
Takhar, Harinder (Mississauga–Erindale)
as Minister of Government Services, 7685
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 8517
Members/ministers quoting books
Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, 2770
Members/ministers quoting committee submissions
Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, 5397
Members/ministers quoting documents
New York city council law no. 2005/007, 2536
Members/ministers quoting letters
division of pensions upon family breakdowns, re, 4895–4896
Marin, André (Ombudsman of Ontario), 3548–3549
Trimble, Jamie (president, Ontario Bar Association), 5687
Members/ministers quoting news media
Canadian Press (CP), 1991
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting reports
Better Safe than Sorry? The Role of Apologies in Litigation (Benjamin Bathgate, Joseph C. D'Angelo), 2005 , 3148 Ministry of the Attorney General (British Columbia), 2005
More for the Mind: The Study of Psychiatric Services in Canada (Canadian Mental Health Association), 4490
Members/ministers quoting statements
Alberdi, Inés (executive director, United Nations Development Fund for Women), 4394
Canadian Diabetes Association, 5293
Community Living Ontario, 2769–2770
Fentie, Dennis (premier, Yukon), 3506
King Jr., Martin Luther (civil rights leader), 164
Kroll, Sherri (director of organizational development, Middlesex Community Living), 2770
Merkel, Angelo (chancellor, Germany), 164–165
Parrish, Carolyn (Mississauga city councillor), 1032
People First of Ontario, 2770
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (1995-2003)
McGuinty, Dalton (Ottawa South)
as Leader of the Opposition, 8802
Liberal (2003-2010)
Caplan, David (Don Valley East)
as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, 7272
Dombrowsky, Leona (Prince Edward-Hastings)
as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 8584
Matthews, Deborah (London North Centre)
as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, 9639
withdrawn, 3774 , 8066 , 9314
Members' statements
Abilities Centre, 8502–8503
Canadian Hearing Society, 3490–3491
Cardiac care, 4949–4950
Dubin, Charles, 3687
Durham Mental Health Services, 2169–2170
Epilepsy, 5668
Families for a Secure Future, 1195
Local Democracy Week, 9411
L'Oréal Fashion Week, 3443
Mental health services, 981–982
Parkinson's disease, 940
Taxation, 4526–4527
Mental health care, 1033–1034 , 2524 , 4489–4492 , 4647
Mental health patients
Ministerial statements, responded to
Apology legislation, 3148
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 470
International Day of la Francophonie, 471
Paralegals, 5693
Tobacco-related health care costs, 5240–5241
Victims of crime, 987
Woman Abuse Prevention Month, 3691
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Sapsford, Ron (Deputy Minister of Health and Long-Term Care)
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Statute Law Amendment Act, S.O. 1999, c.10, 5412 Missing persons
with dementia
Safely Home Program, 8517
Silver Alert program, 8517
National/independence/memorial days
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009 (Bill 168)
Ontario disability support program (ODSP) benefits, 1794 , 4682
special diet allowance, 1794
Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority Act, 2008 (Bill 55)
Ontario health insurance plan (OHIP)
chiropractic/physiotherapy services
Ontario health premium, 3411
Ontario Human Rights Code, 16 , 5111
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Access to health care, 1662–1663
Adoption disclosure, 1307
Agency spending, 7685 , 7722–7723 , 9033–9034
Automobile industry, 2288 , 2387
Child protection, 2901
Coroner's inquest, 4022
Diabetes registry, 9687–9688
Electronic health information, 7071–7073 , 7272 , 7770 , 7829–7830 , 7958–7959 , 8026–8027 , 8066 , 8347 , 8455–8456 , 8642 , 8783–8784 , 8861
Emergency services, 8345
Flu immunization, 8304 , 8406–8407 , 8451–8452 , 8494–8495
Government accountability, 9030
Government record, 9212–9213
Health care, 5319–5320 , 9639 , 9642
Hospital funding, 9360–9361
Hospital services, 957–958
Hospital spending, 7474–7475 , 7524–7525
Justice system, 4577
Local health integration networks, 9314 , 9359–9360
Long-term care, 9494–9495
Manufacturing jobs, 9494
Mental health services, 2524 , 4647–4648
Ontario economy, 26–27 , 6181
Patient safety, 9690
Public inquiry legislation, 8492
School safety, 3774
Services for the developmentally disabled, 2030–2031
Taxation, 5687 , 6182
Truscott, Steven, 1925
Victims of crime, 7478 , 7578–7579 , 7693 , 8212
Violent crime, 3376 , 3437–3438 , 3641 , 4291
Youth crime, 2732–2733
Paralegals
Parkinson's disease, 940
Patient safety
surgical errors and pathology results, 9690
Payday loan industry
Payday Loans Act, 2008 (Bill 48)
Persons with disabilities, 16–17
barrier-free access, 17
developmental disabilities, 2062
application centres for services, 2051
direct vs. indirect funding, 2050
services, 2030–2031
government funding, 17
person-directed planning, 2770
planning supports, 2771
rights, 16
social inclusion, 2768–2771
supported decision-making, 2770
Petitions
Adoption disclosure, 1826
Hospital funding, 1212 , 1577 , 1610 , 1825 , 2245 , 2575–2576
Services for the developmentally disabled, 2132 , 2244 , 2575–2576
Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre, 1213
Physical fitness, 1794
Population growth
Powers of attorney
Private members' public business
Apology Act, 2008 (Bill 59)
Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day Act, 2009 (Bill 178)
Education Amendment Act (Pupils with Diabetes), 2009 (Bill 137)
Handgun Manufacturers' and Importers' Liability Act, 2008 (Bill 82)
Health promotion
Lori Dupont Act (Domestic Violence Protection), 2008 (Bill 10)
Mental health and addiction services
Missing persons alert
Property Tax Deferral Act, 2008 (Bill 78)
Protection of Vulnerable and Elderly People from Abuse Act (Powers of Attorney), 2009 (Bill 188)
Public Hospitals Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 216)
Registered Retirement Savings Protection Act, 2010 (Bill 96)
Seniors' Ombudsman Act, 2008 (Bill 102)
Social Assistance Statute Law Amendment Act (Registered Disability Savings Plans), 2008 (Bill 94)
Truscott, Steven
Visual Fire Alarm System Act, 2009 (Bill 148)
Property tax deferrals
low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities, 2190–2191
Provincial Animal Welfare Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
Public education campaigns
Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day, 8879
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 470
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 4394
International Day of Disabled Persons, 16–17
International Human Rights Day, 164
International Week of the Francophonie, 471
International Women's Day, 5242–5243
Jeans for Justice campaign, 4432
Local Democracy Week, 9411
National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, 987
Purple Day, 5668
Sexual Assault Prevention Month, 1727–1728
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, 4432
Woman Abuse Prevention Month, 3691
Wyatt's Warriors Have a Heart Gala, 4949–4950
Public inquiries
death of Saramma Varughese and Susan John (murder victims), 4291
Public Inquiries Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.41
amended by Bill 212, 8492
Pupils with diabetes
Registered disability savings plans, 4682
exclude funds from the determination of assets, 4682
exclude funds from the determination of income, 4682
Registered retirement income funds
protection from creditors, 3559
Registered retirement savings plans
protection from creditors, 3559
Reports
Better Safe Than Sorry? The Role of Apologies in Litigation (Benjamin Bathgate, Joseph C. D'Angelo), 5396 Out of the Shadows at Last: Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services in Canada (Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology), 4490 Review of the Roots of Youth Violence (Roy McMurtry, Alvin Curling), 3641 , 4874
Road Safety Act, 2009 (Bill 126)
School facilities
School safety
reporting of violent incidents, 3774
Senior citizens
Seniors' Ombudsman, 3548–3549
Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 (Bill 77)
Sexual assault, 1727–1728
Sign language interpreters, 5112
Substance abuse, 2524
Task forces
exit point task force, 4291
Tax collection, 4526–4527
Tax increases, 6182
TFO
educational programming, 1622
Time allocation motions
Animal Health Act, 2009 (Bill 204)
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009 (Bill 168)
Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, 2009 (Bill 155)
Tobacco products
Tobacco products manufacturers
Tobacco tax, 5413
Treaties
World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, 5413
Tributes
Dubin, Charles (former Chief Justice of Ontario), 3687
Truth and Transparency in the Justice System Act, 2006 (Bill 178), 3664 Unemployment, 6181
United Nations (UN)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 164
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2769–2770
Victims of crime
compensation, 987
Marshall, Patricia (victim of criminal harassment)
Violence against women, 126 , 3691 , 4394 , 4432–4433
Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, 126 , 4432
Take Back the Night, 7699–7700
Women, 5242–5243
Women's services
Workplace harassment/violence, 9099
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
Young offenders, 2732
Young Offenders Act, R.S. 1985, c.Y-1, 2732 Youth crime
Youth violence, 4874
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