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Klees, F. (PC, NewmarketâAurora)
Access to Adoption Records Act (Vital Statistics Statute Law Amendment), 2008 (Bill 12)
Airports
Allaura Investments Limited Act, 2009 (Bill Pr15)
Animal protection
Auditor General
report expenses for programs or services in annual report, 3754
Automobile industry
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
job guarantee in return for government assistance, 2419
Retire Your Ride program, 5941
Automobile insurance
Automobile safety devices
Automobiles
Awards
Canadian and American national Jack Russell trial child handler of the year award, 37
Community Service Award for a Lifetime of Excellence in Service, 5430
Ontario Medal for Police Bravery, 9126
Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership, 3094
Books
Crossing the Threshold of Hope ( Pope John Paul II), 4915â4916
Budget
budget speech rehearsal, 5622
pre-budget consultations, 3456
Budget deficit, 5796
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 114)
general discussion
amendments, 3927
public consultation, 3927
Budget surplus
transfer of funds to municipalities for infrastructure projects, 565 , 970 , 972
Bullying
Business
Cable/satellite providers
requirement to broadcast legislative proceedings of the province or territory, 3252
Capital works projects, 5574â5575
Carpools, 4275
Casinos
used to launder proceeds of crime, 2161
Child and Family Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 103)
Children's aid societies (CASs)
government funding, 8030
York Region Children's Aid Society
Children's mental health care
Committees
Congratulatory remarks
Nielsen, Marie (recipient, Canadian and American national Jack Russell trial child handler of the year award), 37
North York Historical Society (recipient, 2009 Community Heritage Award), 8153
Consumer protection
Coroner inquests
Iroaga, Aju (missing tree planter), 1203
Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2009 (Bill 118)
Court cases/actions
Coco Paving (1990) Inc. v. Ontario (Transportation), 8864
legal and consulting fees paid re Ontario Realty Corp. case, 4860
Virgoe, David (street racing victim), 2394
Cross-border travel
Debates re answers to oral questions
Dental care
availability of cone beam CT scanners in dental offices, 992â993
Diabetes, 70
Doctor shortage, 2951â2952
Driver distractions, 3448
Driver examination centres
fraudulent identification produced at DriveTest facilities, 7522â7523
Driver licence agreements
agreements with U.S. states, 4448
Driver licences
banned licences, 2421â2422
enhanced driver licences, 2420
protection of privacy, 2252
radio frequency identification chip technology, 2420
graduated licences
photo comparison technology, 2420
recreational vehicles, 9500
senior drivers' conditional licence, 9057â9058
Drivers
age discrimination, 4444
impaired drivers, 3448 , 4444
irresponsible drivers
new drivers, 4275
speeding convictions, 4445
Driving
ban on use of cellular telephones and electronic entertainment devices while driving, 4273â4276
global positioning system (GPS), 4274
Economic action plan, 3229â3230 , 3232
Economic conditions, 3229 , 3429 , 3455
international, 3430
PC Party recommendations, 3431
public consultation, 3430
Education Amendment Act (Nutrition Standards in Schools), 2006 (Bill 93), 210â211 eHealth Ontario
Employment-related benefits
Employment standards
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Organ Donor Leave), 2009 (Bill 154)
Energy
renewable energy projects
Energy supply
Environmental Defence
Exercise, 70
Famines
Fatalities
Healey, Brenda (murder victim), 9105
Mulcahy, Tyler (motor vehicle accident victim), 4444
Federal government
Fire sprinklers
mandatory fire sprinkler systems in retirement homes, 9064
Freedom of expression, 7231
Genocide
Government expenditures, 5230â5231
Government investments
Government orders
Federal-provincial fiscal policies
Ontario economy
Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area Transit Implementation Act, 2009 (Bill 163)
Harmonized sales tax, 5660 , 5663 , 5684 , 5730 , 5786 , 5942 , 6880â6881
exemptions, 5683
impact on condominium owners, 6880
impact on homebuyers, 5422
public consultation, 8679 , 9042â9043
transition benefit
Health care funding
Health regulatory colleges
duty to help internationally trained health professionals practise in Ontario, 2950
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Helmets
requirement to wear a helmet when operating a bicycle, 4448
Highway improvement
Highway maintenance
400-series highways, 1010
Highway safety
ban on driving motorcycles with child passengers, 4484
culverts on TransCanada highway west of Sudbury, 9171
riding in back of commercial/towed vehicles prohibited, 2183
Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.8, 4448 Highway Traffic Amendment Act (School Crossings), 2007 (Bill 3)
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
H1N1 influenza A (swine flu)
Holidays
Family Day
impact on small business, 22
Hospital funding
Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Freedom of Expression), 2009 (Bill 197)
Immigrants
Increasing Access to Qualified Health Professionals for Ontarians Act, 2008 (Bill 97)
Interim supply motions
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Lake Simcoe
Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008 (Bill 99)
Lake Simcoe protection plan, 2759â2760
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, 2759
Lake Simcoe watershed, 2759
Language instruction
English as a second language (ESL), 5318
Legislative procedure
members'/ministers' correction of record, 8031
ministerial statements, 8999
oral questions
use of question period, 8462
order and decorum and conduct of members in the House, 3492
points of order, 5283
tabling of documents, 8827
use of members' statements, 9314
withdrawal of remarks, 5283
written questions
lost upon prorogation, 9649
Legislative proceedings
televised
Ontario Parliament Network, 3252
Legislative process, 2586
Linden Fund, 407
Long-term-care facilities
Lotteries
Magna International Inc.
layoffs, 5318
shutdown of plants in Aurora and Newmarket, 4282 , 4293
Manufacturing industry
government programs, 3319
Medical transplants
organ and tissue donation, 5457â5459
consent reflected on health card or driver's licence, 5458
presumed consent, 5458
Members'/ministers' birthdays
Hardeman, Ernie (Oxford), 40
Members'/ministers' conduct
Smitherman, George (Toronto Centre)
Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, 1765
Members'/ministers' constituents
Members'/ministers' correction of record, 1823
Members'/ministers' privileges
wearing of pins/ribbons/buttons, 409
Members/ministers quoting books
Crossing the Threshold of Hope ( Pope John Paul II), 4916
Members/ministers quoting committee submissions
Bailey, Paul (president, Police Pensioners Association of Ontario), 9042â9043
Members/ministers quoting documents
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
Camargo, Lorena (student, Sacred Heart Catholic High School), 4446â4447
DriveTest strike, re, 8261
Edwards, Jason, 4447
eHealth Ontario, re, 7561
Kennedy, Haig (Aurora), 4447
Kennedy, Robert (Aurora), 4446
Leroux, Greg (Newmarket), 4447
Stewart, Sarah (Aurora), 4446
Members/ministers quoting letters
Burgess, Catherine (constituent, Newmarket) re Bill 50, 1682
Consenheim, Eddy re encroachment on personal information, 2421
Crispino, Len (president, Ontario Chamber of Commerce), 3828
Hatton, Patricia (constituent) re Bill 50, 1682
Healey, Edmund (father of Brenda Healey, murder victim), 9105
Ho, Vivian (constituent) re Bill 50, 1682
Klos, Eva (constituent) re Bill 50, 1682
Miller, Doreen (constituent) re Bill 50, 1682
Mulhern, Gerard (professional engineer), 9171
Nowakowska, Gabriela (owner, Rambo (pit bull)), 1681
Pope John Paul II, 4915
Rizzo, Perry (president, Axiom Group Inc.), 502
York Region Children's Aid Society, 8525
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting press releases
Jones, Gareth re Holodomor, 5305
York Regional Police, 1007
Members/ministers quoting reports
Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2005), 7522 TRANSforming the Food Supply (Trans Fat Task Force), 217
Members/ministers quoting statements
Aramark Corp. (food services provider, York Region District School Board), 211
Fantino, Julian (commissioner, Ontario Provincial Police), 7545
Fisch, Bill (chair, York region), 970â971 , 1126
Heart and Stroke Foundation, 212
Hindman Sr., Nicholas (senior vice-president and chief financial officer, Westell Technologies), 22
Irwin, Tony (external affairs manager, Allstate Canada), 7545
Kelly, Debora (editor-in-chief, York Region Media Group), 2903
Mace, James (American Holodomor scholar), 5304
Mackey, Linda (mother, Bart Mackey, traffic accident victim), 2183
Maher, Pam (advocacy and communications coordinator, CARP), 9057
McCallion, Hazel (mayor, Mississauga), 564â565
Moroz, Alexander (former speaker, Parliament of Ukraine), 5304
Orlovski, Marina (police officer), 2604
Patterson, Brian (president, Ontario Safety League), 9058
Ritchie, Joanne (executive director, Owner-Operator's Business Association of Canada), 2588â2589
Teetzel, David (editor, York Region Media Group), 2903
York Region District School Board, 211
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (2003-2010)
Bentley, Christopher (London West)
as Attorney General, 2394
Bradley, James J. (St. Catharines)
as Minister of Transportation, 4275
Broten, Laurel (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
as Minister of Children and Youth Services, 8499
Duncan, Dwight (WindsorâTecumseh)
as Minister of Finance/Chair of Management Board of Cabinet, 564 , 3430
Matthews, Deborah (London North Centre)
as Minister of Children and Youth Services, 8499
McGuinty, Dalton (Ottawa South)
Ruprecht, Tony (Davenport), 1007
Wynne, Kathleen (Don Valley West)
withdrawn, 8031 , 8864
Members'/ministers' resignations
Bryant, Michael (Minister of Economic Development), 6879â6880
Members' statements
Crossland, Ernie, 5429â5430
Day of German Unity, 3000â3001
Driver examination centres, 8352â8353
Employment supports, 4293
Federal government, 4475â4476
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day, 1826â1827
Illingworth, Dick, 5737
Legion Week, 2838
Long-term care, 323 , 5284
Lord's Prayer, 515
Neonatal care, 407
Nielsen, Marie, 37
Ontario Medal for Police Bravery, 9126
Pope John Paul II, 5832
Public consultation, 9042â9043
Rice, James, 7197
Road safety, 3737
Sherwood, Robert, 1155
Sifton, Heather, 7733â7734
Taxation, 5786
Teetzel, Dave, 2903
Town of Aurora, 3094
Transportation planning, 8153
Viva strike, 2966
Wells Street public school, 7528
York Region Children's Aid Society, 8502
Mental health care
Metrolinx, 5820â5821
accountability, 5821
board of directors, 5693
governance, 5820
Minimum wage
Minister of International Trade and Investment, 3489â3490
Ministerial responsibility, 7560â7561 , 7563
Ministerial statements, responded to
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
Ministry of Labour
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Transportation
Missing persons
with dementia
Silver Alert program, 8520
Municipal infrastructure
National/independence/memorial days
Natural gas generating stations
Neonatal intensive care, 407
Nortel
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009 (Bill 168)
Ontario budget speech (25 March 2008)
Ontario College of Trades
board of governors
composition of board
ban on donors of Working Families Coalition, 8125â8126
Ontario Financing Authority, 128 , 335
Ontario health insurance plan (OHIP)
provision of insulin pumps and supplies as insured service, 3439â3440
Ontario Human Rights Commission, 7231â7232
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG), 4817
Ontario March of Dimes
home and vehicle modification program (HVMP), 9546
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
investigations
Iroaga, Aju (missing tree planter), 1203
Ontario Realty Corporation
construction of new office tower in downtown Toronto, 9450â9451
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Automobile industry, 5825
Automobile insurance, 7641â7642
Buttonville airport, 5884
Casinos, 2161
Children's aid societies, 8030 , 8499â8500
Diabetes treatment, 3439â3440
Diagnostic services, 992â993
Disclosure of information, 1818
Disclosure of medical information, 1057â1058
Driver examination centres, 7522â7523 , 8150 , 8261 , 8305â8306 , 8409â8410
Electricity supply, 2439â2440
Electronic health information, 8144â8145
Employment supports, 3319 , 4282 , 4617â4618 , 5318
Environmental protection, 4152
Flu pandemic preparedness, 8460â8461
Government contracts, 8861â8862 , 8864
Government investments, 128â129 , 335 , 2959â2960 , 3082â3083
Government spending, 5230â5231 , 9449â9450
Health care funding, 2899
Hospital funding, 4905â4906 , 4942
Infrastructure program funding, 5574â5575
Manufacturing jobs, 3828
Minister's resignation, 6879â6880
Ministry of the Attorney General, 4860
Municipal infrastructure, 564â565
Ontario budget, 5730
Ontario economy, 3229â3230 , 3232 , 3234 , 3489â3490
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., 4817â4818
Pesticides, 5281
Pharmacists' dispensing fees, 170â171
Public transit, 5513â5514 , 6553â6554
Recreational vehicles, 9500
Renewable energy and conservation, 3374â3375
Road safety, 2292 , 2394 , 4383â4384
School bus safety, 997â998
School safety, 2486 , 2514â2515 , 2567 , 2604 , 2636
Senior citizens, 5463â5464
Services for the disabled, 9546
Small business, 22 , 502â503 , 3090
Taxation, 5422 , 5659â5660 , 5663 , 5683â5684 , 5941â5942 , 6880â6881 , 8679
Toronto Catholic District School Board, 4575
Transportation infrastructure, 9171
Trucking safety, 1371
Vehicle safety, 1574
Workplace safety, 1203 , 4210â4211 , 4217
Organ and Tissue Donation Mandatory Declaration Act, 2007 (Bill 67), 5458 Payday loan agreements
limit the cost of borrowing, 604
Payday loan industry
Payday Loans Act, 2008 (Bill 48)
Persons with disabilities
Pesticides/herbicides
ban on use and sale of cosmetic pesticides, 5281
Petitions
Drinking and driving, 3282 , 3500 , 3740 , 4435
Hospital funding, 1313 , 2493â2494
Lord's Prayer, 383 , 528 , 657 , 960 , 1372 , 2525
Pope John Paul II, 1106 , 1373 , 1576â1577 , 2395 , 3188 , 3651
Sale of domestic wines and beers, 7344â7345
Sales tax, 4954 , 5044â5046 , 5432â5433 , 5479
Services for the developmentally disabled, 3741â3742
Taxation, 7530â7531 , 7738
Pharmacists
Photo Card Act, 2008 (Bill 85)
Photo identification cards, 2424
privacy/security of information, 2424
Police officers
Pope John Paul II Day Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
general discussion, 5832
first reading, 285
Population growth
Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 152)
Prayer in the Legislature
removing the Lord's Prayer from the daily proceedings of the Legislature, 515
Premier's travel, 3489â3490
Private members' public business
Anti-bullying initiatives
Auditor General Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 110)
Automobile insurance
Children's aid societies
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Raising the Minimum Wage), 2007 (Bill 7)
Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act (Fire Sprinkler Retrofitting), 2009 (Bill 214)
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Child Passengers on Motorcycles), 2008 (Bill 117)
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Senior Driver's Conditional Licence), 2009 (Bill 221)
Holodomor Memorial Day Act, 2008 (Bill 61)
Holodomor Memorial Day Act, 2009 (Bill 147)
Jay Lawrence and Bart Mackey Memorial Act (Highway Traffic Amendment), 2008 (Bill 74)
Legislative channel
Mental health and addiction services
Missing persons alert
Northern York Region Power Conservation Act, 2008 (Bill 79)
Ontario College of Trades
Pension Benefits Amendment Act (Transfers on Wind Up), 2009 (Bill 213)
Pope John Paul II Day Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Small business
Truscott, Steven
Unlawful Firearms in Vehicles Act, 2008 (Bill 56)
Provincial Animal Welfare Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
Public education campaigns
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, 9385â9386
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Day, 1826
Legion Week, 2838
National Students Against Impaired and Distracted Driving Day, 3448
spring seat belt campaign, 1096
Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Regional transportation plan (The Big Move)
greater Toronto and Hamilton area, 5693
Regulations
penalties for non-compliance, 3471
Reports
Discussion Paper: Tourism Strategy Stakeholder Consultations (Ministry of Tourism and Recreation), 2422â2423 A Game of Trust: Investigation into the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's Protection of the Public From Fraud and Theft (André Marin), 4817 New Housing is Different: Implications for Sales Tax Harmonization on New Home Buyers in Ontario (Altus Group), 5422
Retail sales tax
elimination of retail sales tax from accommodations and attractions, 2422â2423
Road safety, 2585â2586 , 3737
Road Safety Act, 2009 (Bill 126)
Safer Roads for a Safer Ontario Act, S.O. 2007, c.13, 2292 School bus safety, 998 , 1009
School bus transportation
School cafeterias
ban on trans fat in food and beverages, 211â212
School crossings
drivers remain stopped until all persons have cleared the entire roadway, 15
School safety
Schools
Wells Street Public School (Aurora)
preservation of historic value, 7528
Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 (Bill 77)
Small business
Speed limiters, 1006â1008 , 1011 , 2585â2586
exclusion of truckers emanating from U.S.A., 2587
impact on greenhouse gas emissions, 1009â1010
reduction in collision, 2587
Speed limits
Street racing
Strikes
Student evaluation
Tax reduction, 5942
Time allocation motions
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009 (Bill 168)
Toronto Catholic District School Board
payment for work done by CEC Mechanical Ltd., 4575
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
parking fees, 5513â5514
purchase of streetcars from Bombardier
Tourism industry, 2419 , 2422â2423
Ontario tourism competitiveness study and action plan, 2422â2423
Traffic congestion, 5820
Traffic regulations
removal of vehicle debris blocking traffic, 4448
Transit systems
GO Transit
integrated, 5820
Transportation infrastructure
Tributes
Crossland, Ken (recipient, Community Service Award for a Lifetime of Excellence in Service), 5429â5430
Illingworth, Dick (former mayor, Aurora), 5737
Pope John Paul II, 5832
Sherwood, Robert (former councillor, Markham), 1155
Sifton, Heather (recipient, Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Award), 7733â7734
Teetzel, David (editor, York Region Media Group), 2903
Trillium Gift of Life Network, 5457
Truck drivers, 1007â1008
Trucking industry
safety standards, 1006
vehicle maintenance and safety, 1182
Trucks
Workers' compensation benefits
coverage for construction workers, 3711
Workplace harassment/violence, 9105
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 119)
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
disclosure of customer lists, 1818
York Region Transit Authority, 5821
Young offenders
Kormos, P. (NDP, Welland)
AbitibiBowater
Aboriginal communities
An Act to amend the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act, the Wage Earner Protection Program Act and Chapter 47 of the Statutes of Canada, 2005 (Bill C-12), 107 Administration of justice, 3655â3657
Adoption
Adoption disclosure
Agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
Agricultural labourers' rights
Alcoholic beverages, 260
Animal protection, 3986
Animal protection organizations
use of term humane society restricted, 1675
Anniversaries
Lakeside Steel Corporation 100th anniversary, 7341
Ontario Provincial Police 100th anniversary, 5584â5585
Apology, 2003â2004 , 3148â3149 , 3506â3514 , 5399â5404
Apology Act, 2008 (Bill 59)
second reading
public consultation, 2003
Apology Act, 2009 (Bill 108)
Appointment of Information and Privacy Commissioner
Appointment process, 6976
Appreciation
Drent, Margaret (research officer), 7023
Australia
workplace harassment/violence legislation, 7811
Autism services
intensive behavioural intervention (IBI)
Automobile industry, 4389 , 4639â4640
Ford Motor Company of Canada
Ford Crown Victoria, 3785
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
Automobile insurance
Automobile insurance rates/premiums, 7543
Automobiles
government purchase of automobiles made in Ontario, 3074
Bail, 3656â3657
Barrie-Innisfil Boundary Adjustment Act, 2009 (Bill 196)
Beer industry, 260
Biographies
Waters, Alice (cook/restaurateur), 259
Books
Mea Culpa: A Sociology of Apology and Reconciliation (Nicholas Tavuchis), 2004 The Ontario Legislature: A Political Analysis (Graham White), 1270
Bottled water, 3943
prohibition on sale, 3943
British Columbia
Budget Measures Act, 2009 (Bill 162)
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 114)
second reading, 3669
time allocation motion
Butchers
Superior Sausage Co., 3061
Call centres
Bell Canada, 395
Canadian Tire Acceptance (Welland), 394
offshore, 395â396
Rogers Cable, 394
Cancer
Cancer drugs
Casino gambling, 259â260
Casinos
Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Part 1, Constitution Act, 1982), 3656
Child abuse
reporting child abuse, 4963
Child and Family Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 103)
Child custody, 4961â4964 , 4978
Child pornography
Child Pornography Reporting Act, 2008 (Bill 37)
Child poverty, 4633
Child protection, 6623
Children's Law Reform Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.C.12, 4962 Children's mental health care
Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 16)
Committee process
Committee schedules/agendas, 4637
Committees
Community Living
Compensation
Truscott, Steven (victim of miscarriage of justice), 1989
victims of Dr. Charles Smith's work in child-death investigations, 4407
Conquest Vacations
Construction workers
Consumer protection
Contests
Kraft Hockeyville 2009, 5194
Coroner inquests, 4409â4410
highway deaths, 4408
Iroaga, Aju (missing tree planter), 1203
Kashechewan fire, 6281
Keyes, Ken (former Minister of Correctional Services), 4408
Osidacz, Jared (murder victim), 4409â4410
workplace deaths, 4407â4408
Coroners Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.C.37, 7025 Coroners Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 115)
Correctional centres, 4839
Correctional officers, 6990
Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act, 2009 (Bill 118)
Court administration
Court cases/actions
Baltovich, Robert (re murder of Elizabeth Bain), 1989
Sampson, Katelynn (murder victim), 4409â4410
Simpson, O.J. (former American football star), 5403
Snobelen, John re firearm charges, 1420
victims of SARS, 5033
Crime, 3840 , 6280â6281
Crime prevention programs
Discrimination
Documentary videos
Basil "Buzz" Hargrove and de Havilland, Inc., 4793
Domestic violence, 4897 , 4960
access to restraining order, 6620â6623
shelter for pets of victims of domestic violence, 1674
Domestic Violence Protection Act, S.O. 2000, c.33
Driver education/training, 2596â2597 , 4393
Driver licences
graduated licences
restriction from carrying more than one passenger aged 19 and under, 4393
zero blood alcohol concentration level for drivers 21 years of age or younger, 4393
Drivers, 1183
Economic conditions, 5139â5141
Economic decline, 3073
Education, 254
eHealth Ontario
Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 231)
Elections/by-elections
Electoral process reform, 9657 , 9664â9665 , 9670 , 9673
Emancipation Day Act, 2008 (Bill 111)
Employment creation, 4640
Employment-related benefits
employee wage security program, 142
organ donor leave, 5131
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Organ Donor Leave), 2009 (Bill 154)
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Temporary Help Agencies), 2009 (Bill 139)
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Wage Security), 2007 (Bill 6)
Energy
Energy conservation, 5169
Environmental Protection Act (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading), 2009 (Bill 185)
Fairness for Families Act, 2008 (Bill 88)
second reading
public consultation, 2554
Family courts, 4157 , 4960
Family law
Family Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 133)
Farmers
Farms/farmland
Fast food industry, 260
Fatalities
Federal government
prorogation of Parliament, 4639
Firefighters
mediation/arbitration/conciliation process, 226
retirement age, 226
Food habits, 259
Forensic pathologists
Government notice of motions
Legislative reform
Select Committee on Elections
Government policy, 4478
Government procurement policy
uniforms made in China, 4805
Government services
Green economy, 5158
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
Groff Tire and Battery Ltd.
Harmonized sales tax, 6109 , 6112â6113 , 6829
Health professionals
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Highway improvement
Highway 406 (Port Robinson Road and East Main Street), 4472 , 6046
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
Home care workers, 5137
Home energy audits, 5162 , 5166 , 5169
Home heating
Hospital boards, 3443
Hospital services, 3443
Householders (unaddressed ad-mail), 5429
Housing
Human rights, 165 , 4632â4633
aboriginal communities, 4633
Income tax
income splitting between married or common-law couples, 2553â2554
Income tax reduction, 6101
Increasing Access to Qualified Health Professionals for Ontarians Act, 2008 (Bill 97)
Industry
job guarantee in return for government assistance, 4641
Industry shutdowns
Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, 6977
Interim supply motions
John Deere
Judges
Judicial review, 4410â4411
Jurors
criminal record checks, 6941
Justice
Justices of the peace, 3656
Labour Relations Amendment Act (Replacement Workers), 2009 (Bill 86)
Layoffs, 3071 , 4639â4640
GDX Automotive, 3785
Sterling Truck, 3785
Legal aid, 5694
Legal aid services, 4157
Legislative Assembly, 3128
food services, 5136
temporary workers, 5136
Legislative building/grounds
Legislative pages, 5136 , 5451
Legislative procedure
introduction of visitors, 3129
members'/ministers' attendance in legislature
Chan, Michael (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 4297
members/ministers imputing motive, 7581
members'/ministers' unparliamentary language, 1529 , 5472
ministerial statements, 3689 , 4297
motions
oral questions, 3127â3128 , 3277 , 7196 , 7581
order and decorum and conduct of members in the House, 1249â1250
private members' public business, 2186 , 3953
third reading of bills, 3786
use of electronic devices in House, 3003 , 3646
withdrawal of remarks, 5283â5284
Legislative process, 1184 , 1268â1271
Legislature schedule/agenda, 4639â4640 , 7217
Limitation period, 5403
Limitations Act, S.O. 2002, c.24, Sched. B
Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)
Livestock
Local health integration networks (LHINs)
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Local Health Integration Network, 6339
Manufacturing industry
Medical transplants
organ and tissue donation, 5131 , 5219 , 5368 , 5370â5376 , 5451
informed consent, 5371 , 5373
mandatory election, 5373
presumed consent, 5131 , 5368 , 5372â5376 , 5451 , 5453
presumed denial, 5371â5374 , 5451
required request, 5373
Members'/ministers' conduct, 7416â7417
Caplan, David (Don Valley East)
as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, 7277
McGuinty, Dalton (Ottawa South)
Members'/ministers' correction of record, 7071
Members'/ministers' pension plans, 4499
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 1267â1268 , 1526 , 1552â1553 , 1676â1677 , 2595 , 5638â5639 , 6111â6112 , 7174
Members'/ministers' public apologies
Members/ministers quoting authors
Members/ministers quoting Bible
Members/ministers quoting books
On Apology (Aaron Lazare), 2004 Beauchesne's Parliamentary Rules and Forms (6th ed.), 7646 Griffith & Ryle Parliament: Functions, Practice and Procedures (Robert Blackburn, Andrew Kennon, Sir Michael Wheeler-Booth), 7277 , 7646 , 9399 House of Commons Procedure and Practice (Robert Marleau, Camille Montpetit), 9320 , 9399 Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand, 3rd ed., 7590 , 7646â7647 A Short History of Ontario (Ed Whitcomb), 7416
Members/ministers quoting committee submissions
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
Members/ministers quoting journal articles
Members/ministers quoting letters
Bill 29, re, 7811 Morgan, Jacquelyn (constituent, Fenwick), 6112 Ontario Court of Justice family law judges, 6624â6625 Rath, Randy (press gallery president), 1272 Trow, Tim (president, Toronto Humane Society), 1675â1676
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting reports
Inquiry Into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario (Stephen Goudge), 7024 Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2007), 707 Ontario in the Creative Age (Martin Prosperity Institute), 5169
Members/ministers quoting statements
Canadian Colorectal Cancer Society, 758 Fraser, John Allen (former Speaker, House of Commons), 7277 Greenberg, Lee (Queen's Park press gallery member), 3128â3129 King Jr., Martin Luther (civil rights leader), 5044 Marin, André (Ombudsman of Ontario), 2992 Whelan, Susan (CEO, Canadian Cancer Society), 7175â7176 White, Graham (professor, department of political science, University of Toronto), 1272
Members'/ministers' record
Liberal (2003-2010)
Caplan, David (Don Valley East)
Naqvi, Yasir (Ottawa Centre), 5062 Ramal, Khalil (LondonâFanshawe), 3669
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (1995-2003)
NDP (1995-2003)
Hampton, Howard (KenoraâRainy River), 7647
PC (1943-1985)
Gillies, Phillip (Brantford), 7647
PC (2003-2010)
MacLeod, Lisa (NepeanâCarleton), 7646
withdrawn, 1918 , 2204 , 2239 , 3782 , 6225
Members' statements
Automobile industry, 4389 Crooks, Tyler, 5737â5738 Firefighters, 226 Grape and wine industry, 7733 Hospital services, 2966â2967 , 3443 Lakeside Steel, 7341 Local health integration networks, 6339 Niagara Health System, 6994 Niagara Parks Commission, 2495â2496 Niagara Peninsula Children's Centre, 5039 Ontario drug benefit program, 758 Plant closure, 1502 Property taxation, 3928â3929 Rose City Seniors Activity Centre, 9322 Sentencing, 2037 University labour dispute, 4686 Unparliamentary language, 5472
Mental health care
Miller's Creek Marina (Niagara Parkway)
Minimum wage, 5138
Mining Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 173) Ministerial responsibility, 7425 , 7586 , 7590â7592 Ministerial statements, responded to
Animal protection, 735 , 5194â5195 Apology legislation, 3148â3149 Black History Month, 5043â5044 Consumer protection, 6397â6398 Coroner's office, 7653 Crime Prevention Week, 3840 Family law, 4157â4158 Impaired driving, 4393 International Volunteer Day, 4478â4479 Law enforcement, 7487 National Victims of Crime Awareness Week, 6280â6281 Ontario Agriculture Week, 3099â3100 Ontario Police Memorial, 6447 Ontario Provincial Police, 5584â5585 Organ donation, 5131 Paralegals, 5694 Police services, 1413â1414 , 6280â6281 Police Week, 1830â1831 , 6813 Sex offender registry, 190â191 Take Our Kids to Work Day, 3839â3840 Tobacco-related health care costs, 5241â5242 Victims of crime, 988
Ministry of the Attorney General, 4821 Motorcycles/motorcyclists, 4484â4486 Mutual funds, 4641 National/independence/memorial days
NDP
Buy Ontario strategy, 3073
Niagara Health System, 2966â2967 , 6339
Niagara Health System Elections Act, 2008 (Bill 134) Niagara Parks, 2495â2496 Niagara Parks Commission, 5575
Niagara Peninsula Children's Centre
Nutrition, 254 Obesity, 258 , 261 Obituaries
Slevar, Ferd (veteran), 4641
Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Harassment and Violence), 2007 (Bill 29) Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act (Violence and Harassment in the Workplace), 2009 (Bill 168) Office of the Premier, 3128â3129 Ombudsman of Ontario, 6977â6978 Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG), 6186â6187
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
Golden Helmets, 5585 investigations
Iroaga, Aju (missing tree planter), 1203 , 1989
Opposition day motions, responded to
Opposition parties
Oral questions, presented
Agricultural labour policy, 4021 Autism services, 2090 Automobile industry, 6330â6331 Cancer treatment, 1370 Correctional facilities, 4904â4905 Correctional services, 6990 , 7477 Court ruling, 1420 Decorum in chamber, 1250 Development in Niagara, 2608 Disciplinary hearing, 5466 Don jail, 5186 Grape and wine industry, 6336 Highway 406, 4472 Highway improvement, 6046 Hospital services, 5188 , 6386 Infectious disease control, 5033 Jury selection, 6941 Liquor Control Board of Ontario, 7147â7148 Manufacturing jobs, 2830 Mental health services, 4621â4622 Minister's record, 7518â7519 Ministry of the Attorney General, 4821 Niagara Parks Commission, 5575 Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., 6186â6187 Provincial purchasing policy, 4805 School closures, 9692â9693 Sex offender registry, 195 Special investigations unit, 2992 Travel industry compensation fund, 6080â6081 Union certification, 4106â4107 Workplace safety, 1203
Organ donor card, 5371 , 5374â5375 Parliamentary assistants, 6828 Payday loan industry, 2416â2417
banking industry investment, 2416 regulation, 1582
exemption for credit unions and caisses populaires, 2410
Payday Loans Act, 2008 (Bill 48) Pedestrians, 2595 Persons with disabilities
developmental disabilities
Petitions
Autism treatment, 4255 Colorectal cancer, 1667 Community colleges collective bargaining, 1372 Focus Community program, 4589â4590 Hospital funding, 3695 Property taxation, 5891 Road safety, 6816
Photo Card Act, 2008 (Bill 85) Pit bulls
Plea bargaining, 3656 Police
investigations by
conduct of Dave Switzer and Doreen Henderson, 7477 , 7487
Police memorials
Ontario Police Memorial (Queen's Park), 6447
Police officers, 6447 Police services, 1831
cross-border policing, 7487 municipal government funding, 1413
Political contributions
Greater Toronto Airports Authority donation to Ontario Liberal Party, 9667â9668
Poverty, 4157 , 4633 Poverty and disease, 258 Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 152) PPG Canada Inc.
Private members' public business
Apology Act, 2008 (Bill 59) Automobile insurance
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Wage Security), 2007 (Bill 6) Employment supports
Fairness for Families Act, 2008 (Bill 88) Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Child Passengers on Motorcycles), 2008 (Bill 117) Labour Relations Amendment Act (Certification), 2008 (Bill 65) Labour Relations Amendment Act (Replacement Workers), 2009 (Bill 86) Ministry of Government Services Amendment Act (Canadian Manufacturing and Assembly of Government Vehicles), 2008 (Bill 92) Property Tax Deferral Act, 2008 (Bill 78) Signage to Promote Ontario Grown Agricultural Food Products Act, 2008 (Bill 98) Single-Use Bottled Water Ban Act, 2008 (Bill 112) Taxation Amendment Act (Equipment Purchased for Persons with Disabilities), 2008 (Bill 109) Tire disposal
Towing Industry Act, 2008 (Bill 87) Truscott, Steven
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Property tax assessment
Property tax deferrals
low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities, 2186
Provincial Animal Welfare Act, 2008 (Bill 50) Public education campaigns
Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009 (Bill 201) Regulation of Zoos Act, 2006 (Bill 154), 735 , 5195 Reports
Inquiry Into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario (Stephen Goudge), 4407 , 4409 , 4411 , 7023â7024 , 7653 The Power of Apology: Mercy, Forgiveness or Corrective Justice in the Civil Liability Arena (Prue Vines), 2003
Restaurant workers, 106 RIDE (program), 4393 Road Safety Act, 2009 (Bill 126) Roadside zoos
Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Regulation 194 Scalpers, 6397â6398 School board funding
School board trustees
School cafeterias
ban on trans fat in food and beverages, 254 , 256 , 258
Schools
Securities fraud
Senior citizens
Rose City Seniors Activity Centre, 9322
Sentences (criminal procedure)
Ryczak, Wayne (convicted of murder), 2037
Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 (Bill 77) Settlement privilege, 3510 Sex offender registry, 195 , 707 , 1340â1341
misallocation of operational funds, 190 , 195
protection of wrongly convicted registrants, 709â710 registration requirements, 706 young offenders, 709â710
Sex offenders, 707â708
Sexual harassment
Vince, Theresa case, 7809
Sexual offences, 707 Signage
promotion of agricultural food products
farmers permitted to post seasonal, directional signs on land adjacent to highways, 4513
Signage to Promote Ontario Grown Agricultural Food Products Act, 2008 (Bill 98) Single-Use Bottled Water Ban Act, 2008 (Bill 112)
second reading
public consultation, 3943
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act (Cigarillos), 2008 (Bill 124) Smoking, 5241 , 6828â6830 Special investigations unit (SIU), 2992 Speed limiters, 2594â2595 , 2597 Speed limits, 2596
Standing Orders
S.O. 1 Conduct of Business - Contingencies unprovided for, 9399 S.O. 35 Routine Proceedings - Ministerial statements, 3689 S.O. 37(a) Oral Questions, 7390 , 7581 S.O. 36(a) Oral Questions - Time for - Must be urgent - Lengthy questions and answers, 285 , 1524 S.O. 37(a) Routine Proceedings - May not appeal rulings - Notice of questions for adjournment procedures, 7196 S.O. 38(a) Routine Proceedings - May not appeal rulings - Notice of questions for adjournment proceedings, 9320 S.O. 71(b) Public Bills -Second reading delayed for reasoned amendment, 7419 S.O. 35(c) Routine Proceedings - Ministerial Statements - Copies to Opposition, 6279 S.O. 36(d) Oral Questions - No arguments or opinions, 285 , 1524 S.O. 23(h) Rules of Debate - Matters out of order in debate - Allegations against member, 7581 , 7646 S.O. 23(i) Rules of Debate - Matters out of order in debate - Imputes false or unavowed motives, 7646 S.O. 23(k) Rules of Debate - Matters out of order in debate - Abusive or insulting language, 1249
Strikes
Student Achievement and School Board Governance Act, 2009 (Bill 177) Sweden
workplace harassment/violence legislation, 7811
Tax credits
purchase of equipment or devices for persons with disabilities, 3953
Taxation Amendment Act (Equipment Purchased for Persons with Disabilities), 2008 (Bill 109)
second reading
public consultation, 3953
Temporary help agencies, 5135â5139 Temporary help agency employees, 5135 , 5144â5145 Throne speech debate
Ticket Speculation Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.T.7, 6397 Tickets
illegal to resell a ticket for more than original purchase price, 6397 maximum commission, 6397
Time allocation motions
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 114) Legislative reform
Mining Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 173) York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 (Bill 145)
Tire lottery, 928 Tire tax, 928 Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, 2009 (Bill 155) Tobacco industry, 259 , 5241 Tobacco products, 6828â6829
Tobacco products manufacturers
recovery of tobacco-related health care costs from manufacturers, 5640 , 6829â6830
Tow truck operators, 2863 Towing industry
Toxic substances
Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 167) Training programs, 4639â4640
call centre workers, 4640
Trans fatty acids, 258 Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO), 6081 Tributes
Crooks, Tyler Kevin (Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan), 5737â5738
Truck drivers, 1179
Trucks
maintenance and repair, 2597
Uniform Apology Act (recommended by Uniform Law Conference of Canada), 3508 Union certification
Unions, 1552â1553 United Nations (UN)
United States
Universities/colleges
Victims' Bill of Rights, S.O. 1995, c.6, 3656 Victims of crime
Victims of sexual assault, 5403 Volunteers, 4478 Wind turbines, 5168 Wine
Workers
Workers' compensation benefits, 6343
Workers' rights, 142
Workplace harassment/violence, 1416 , 7803â7804 , 7809â7811
definition of harassment, 7811
Workplace injuries, 1415 Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 119) Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
coverage, 1416 expenditures
unfunded liability, 4500
York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 (Bill 145) Young offenders, 4838â4843 Youth crime, 4835 , 4838â4843 Youth justice system
Youth organizations
Youth/student workers
occupational health and safety, 3840
Youth/students
Zoos
Kular, K. (LIB, BramaleaâGoreâMalton)
Apology, 2007 Apprenticeship training programs
Arts and culture
Body mass index, 1793 Bottled water, 3940â3941
Capital tax
Doctors
international medical graduates (IMGs), 4042
Farms/farmland
McVean Farm (BramaleaâGoreâMalton), 7834
Fatalities
Shahghasy, Rahimullah and Nazifa (murder victims), 1774
Full Day Early Learning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 242) Habitat for Humanity, 3968 Health care, 1794 , 5846 Health care funding
Immigrants
Increasing Access to Qualified Health Professionals for Ontarians Act, 2008 (Bill 97) Medical procedures
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 2006â2007 , 4042 Members/ministers quoting statements
McDougald, Janet (chair, Peel District School Board), 9619
Members' statements
Arts and cultural funding, 4626 Diwali, 3645 Habitat for Humanity, 3968 Immigrants' skills, 3835 Legislative pages, 4294 McVean Farm, 7834 Ontario budget, 682â683 Peel's Aboriginal Celebration, 2614â2615 Seniors' Info, 3094 Shahghasy, Rahimullah and Nazifa, 1774 Skills training, 5739 South Asian community, 1671â1672 Tourism, 6808
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
second career strategy, 683
National/independence/memorial days
1105481 Ontario Inc. Act, 2009 (Bill Pr28) Ontario Arts Council
Ontario Seniors' Secretariat
Petitions
Anti-smoking legislation, 529â530 , 571â572 , 1107 Cemeteries, 6050 Hospital funding, 384 , 774â775 , 959â960 , 1520 , 1578 Lupus, 4659â4660 Mary Fix Park, 1928 Ontario budget, 6149 Social services funding, 8876 University labour dispute, 4702
Private members' public business
Apology Act, 2008 (Bill 59) Health care
Health promotion
Single-Use Bottled Water Ban Act, 2008 (Bill 112) Zero Waste Day Act, 2010 (Bill 247)
Public education campaigns
Religious holiday observance
Single-Use Bottled Water Ban Act, 2008 (Bill 112) Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 69) Smoking
health risks, 1908 second-hand smoke, 1910
Tourism industry, 6808 Vital health statistics, 1793â1794 Waste management/programs
Websites
Workers
Youth/student workers
Zero Waste Day Act, 2010 (Bill 247)
Kwinter, M. (LIB, York Centre)
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Poet Laureate), 2001 (Bill S-10), 8127 Baycrest, 1156
Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate, 8127â8128 Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
resolution urging boycott of Israel, 5088
Capital works projects
Compensation
Truscott, Steven (victim of miscarriage of justice), 1989â1990
Criminal statistics, 4131 Cultural industry, 8127 Festivals
Harmonized sales tax, 8843 Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), 6448â6449 Housing
Interceptor aircraft
Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 (Bill 203) Journals
Canadian Young Scientist Journal, 4923
Kaddish (Jewish mourners' prayer), 6449 Literacy awards
Trillium Book Award/Prix Trillium, 8127
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 8127 Members/ministers quoting authors
Members/ministers quoting epitaphs
Members/ministers quoting magazine articles
Canadian Young Scientist Journal, 4929
Members/ministers quoting reports
Ontario in the Creative Age (Martin Prosperity Institute), 4922
Members/ministers quoting speeches
Gettysburg address (Abraham Lincoln), 8128
Members/ministers quoting statements
Bly, Adam (Seed Magazine), 4922 Bondar, Roberta (astronaut, Canadian Space Agency), 4922 Grafstein, Jerahmiel (senator, Metro Toronto, Ontario), 8127â8128 Hoek, Chaviva (former member, Oakwood), 4922 Lazaridis, Mike (founder, Research In Motion), 4922 Lievonen, Mark (president and CEO, Sanofi Pasteur Canada), 1062 Manning, Preston (former leader, Reform Party of Canada), 4922
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (2003-2010)
PC (2003-2010)
O'Toole, John (Durham), 8843
Members' statements
Affordable housing, 8311â8312 Armenian genocide anniversary, 6276 Avro Arrow, 5191 Baycrest, 1156 Capitanio, Jack, 2095â2096 CUPE, 5088 Events in York Centre, 7229â7230 Government investments, 6194 Rosh Hashanah, 2905â2906 , 7436
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
Next Generation of Jobs Fund
biopharmaceutical investment program, 1062
Ministry of Tourism
National/independence/memorial days
Ontario Arts Council, 8127 Ontario Poet Laureate, 8126â8128 , 8133 Ontario Tax Plan for More Jobs and Growth Act, 2009 (Bill 218) Oral questions, presented
Research and innovation, 1062
Petitions
Child custody, 27 Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 2645 Sound barriers, 9652
Poetry
In Flanders Fields (John McCrae), 8128
Poets' Corner (Westminster Abbey), 8133 Police officers
Police services
Private members' public business
Curriculum
Fuel safety
Ontario Poet Laureate
Police officers
Truscott, Steven
Propane explosions
Propane facilities
institution of buffer zones, 3348 zoning, 3348
Provincial Animal Welfare Act, 2008 (Bill 50) Religious holiday observance
Sanofi Pasteur Canada
School science strategy, 4922â4923 Schools
William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
switch (solar and wind initiatives towards change), 4923
Time allocation motions
Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Toronto Humane Society, 1802 Tributes
United Nations (UN)
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 6449
United States
math and science education plan, 4923
Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial, 6448â6449
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