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Watson, J. (LIB, Ottawa West–Nepean)
Aboriginal communities
Aboriginal housing trust, 6337
Ambulance services
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
memorandum of understanding with provincial government, 188 , 4329
Awards
Heather Crowe Award, 2137
I Love Greenbelt award
Barrie-Innisfil Boundary Adjustment Act, 2009 (Bill 196)
Boundary adjustment
Brownfield sites
redevelopment, 1662 , 2520
regulatory and liability issues, 2519
Budget Measures Act, 2009 (Bill 162)
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Budget surplus
transfer of funds to municipalities for infrastructure projects, 420
Building codes, 2639–2640
Capital works projects
Child and Family Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 103)
Child care
federal government funding, 6748
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)
Commercial passenger vehicles
Committees
Select Committee on the Economy, 3466–3467
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 3465–3466
Conferences/seminars/symposiums
2009 OGRA/ROMA Annual Conference, 5034
Congratulatory remarks
Patel, Esha (winner, I Love Greenbelt award art contest), 7080
Construction industry
strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), 7826–7827
Debates re answers to oral questions
Drug abuse treatment programs
Durham regional council
Eastern Ontario development fund, 527
Economic growth
Election finances
audits and legal fees incurred by city of Vaughan re finance abuses, 6806
Elections/by-elections
Explosions
Federal government
homelessness partnership initiative, 2607
Federal-provincial agreements/programs
Fire sprinklers
mandatory fire sprinkler systems in new residential construction, 502 , 2639
French-language debates
Déclarations ministérielles et réponses
Allocations-logement, 411–412
Finances municipales, 188
Infrastructure municipale, 370
Logements à prix abordables, 5740
Logements abordables, 8610–8611
Municipalités, 1505–1506
Planification municipale, 7232–7233
Semaine des administrations locales, 3446
Loi de 2009 sur la modification des limites territoriales entre Barrie et Innisfil, projet de loi 196
Questions orales
Financement municipal, 8307
Impôts fonciers, 5317
Good Government Act, 2009 (Bill 212)
Government-Association of Municipalities of Ontario agreements, 4216
Government notice of motions
Government record
Liberal (2003-2010)
crime prevention, 4834
economic policy, 1114
health care, 1114
rent increases, 5782
NDP (1990-1995)
PC (1995-2003)
budget deficit, 1113
government service transfer to municipal jurisdiction, 915
hospital closures, 3466
rent increases, 5782
Government service transfer to municipal jurisdiction, 175 , 420 , 2161 , 3731
return to provincial jurisdiction, 3488 , 3682–3683 , 3730–3731 , 3767–3768 , 4217 , 4327–4328 , 4863 , 5034 , 5383 , 5427 , 6189 , 7492
court security costs, 4025
Greenbelt plan, 6488 , 7080 , 7338
expansion, 338–339
housing development in Palgrave Estates area (Caledon), 3320
Harmonized sales tax
impact on rent rates, 7337
Health care funding
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Highway improvement
Highway 404 (Mulock to Green Lane), 916
Highway 417, 93
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
Hospital redevelopment
Queensway Carleton Hospital, 93
Housing
affordable, 132 , 239–240 , 370 , 379 , 1474 , 1513 , 1609 , 1659–1660 , 2566 , 3830 , 5282 , 5740–5741 , 5782 , 6045
federal government funding, 743 , 4751–4752
government funding, 525 , 528 , 609 , 679–680 , 1211 , 4652 , 5510 , 5781–5782 , 7195 , 7272 , 7643 , 7771 , 7920–7921 , 8610–8611 , 8646–8647 , 9120–9121
Home Ownership Alternatives Non-Profit Corp., 7771
Ottawa, 4752
Peel region, 4652
people with mental illness and victims of domestic violence, 5426
Peterborough, 743 , 4469
public consultation, 4469
public consultation on affordable housing strategy, 7271–7272
federal government funding, 6748
supportive housing
people with drug and alcohol addiction, 2607
Housing rehabilitation
renovation and rehabilitation fund, 2292–2293
Infrastructure Ontario
municipal infrastructure investment initiative (MIII), 371 , 1505 , 5317
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Lake Simcoe
Land use planning, 7491–7492
Landlord and tenant, 4523–4524
Landlord and Tenant Board
electronic hearing, 7228
oral hearing, 7228
Legislative procedure
order and decorum and conduct of members in the House, 3466
Legislative process
Local appeal bodies (LABs), 2128
Members'/ministers' anniversaries
Lalonde, Jean-Marc (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell), 2240
Members'/ministers' birthdays
Matthews, Deborah (London North Centre), 8502
Members/ministers quoting letters
Witmer, Elizabeth re provincial rent bank program, 2957
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting reports
Ombudsman of Ontario Annual Report (2007-2008), 3271
Members/ministers quoting statements
Anderson, Roger (regional chair, regional municipality of Durham), 3488 , 3731
Association of Chiefs of Police/Ontario Association of Police Services Boards, 4025
Best, Dan (director of community services, county of Dufferin), 679
Callery, Ray (president, Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario), 3446
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, 2607
Cartwright, John (president, Toronto and York Region Labour Council), 3466
Crispino, Len (president, Ontario Chamber of Commerce), 4216
Dirks, Yutaka (Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario), 8611
Eisenberger, Fred (mayor, Hamilton), 3378
Francis, Eddie (mayor, Windsor), 3768
Gardiner, Don (president, Canadian Snowbirds Association), 8471
Hume, Peter (Ottawa city councillor and president, Association of Municipalities of Ontario), 915–916 , 3446 , 3770
Jackson, Brian (mayor, Innisfil), 7035
Kerur, Sharad (executive director, Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association), 379 , 679 , 1609 , 2566–2567
Kolb, Emil (regional chair, Peel region), 4652
Laughren, Tom (mayor, Timmins), 5317
Lawson, Hugh (president, Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association), 3466 , 5782
Mawby, Russell (director of housing, Ottawa), Eileen Dooley (United Way), 411
McCallion, Hazel (mayor, Mississauga), 370 , 3768
Miller, David (mayor, Toronto), 521 , 3527 , 5579
Norris, Christine (president, Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario), 8472
O'Brien, Larry (mayor, Ottawa), 52 , 521 , 916 , 7639
Parish, Steve (mayor, Ajax), 8472
Poirier, Jo-Anne (CEO, Ottawa Community Housing), 5510
Reycraft, Doug (president, Association of Municipalities of Ontario), 420–421 , 1571 , 3466
Rodriguez, John (mayor, Sudbury), 3767
Savoline, Joyce (chair, Halton Region), 9219
Shapcott, Michael (Wellesley Institute), 679
Members'/ministers' remarks
NDP (2003-2010)
DiNovo, Cheri (Parkdale–High Park), 5781
PC (1995-2003)
Eves, Ernie (Parry Sound–Muskoka)
as Deputy Premier/Minister of Finance, 4329
withdrawn, 609 , 2163 , 2240 , 2897 , 5574 , 8787
Memorandum of understanding (MOU), 3437
Military reservists
Ministerial statements, presented
Ministers redirecting oral questions, 502 , 1424 , 3135 , 3316 , 3527 , 4025 , 6942
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
affordable housing program, 7194–7195
Ontario disaster relief assistance program (ODRAP), 2390–2391 , 5574
provincial rent bank program, 743 , 1474 , 1512–1513 , 2032 , 2240 , 2957 , 3831 , 5283 , 5741
rent supplement program, 3773 , 5741
rental opportunity for Ontario families (ROOF), 411–412 , 1660
Municipal Elections Act, S.O. 1996, c. 32
Municipal elections/by-elections
contribution limits of $5,000 per contributor, 8471
date change to fourth Monday in October, 8471
reform, 8260–8261
Vaughan, 8825–8826
voters required to provide proof of identity and residence, 8472
Municipal government, 3437 , 3446
Municipal government restructuring
Barrie's plan to annex parts of Innisfil, 7035
Essex, 4329
Kawartha Lakes, 4329
Municipal government services
Municipal infrastructure
Municipalities, 4863
federal government funding, 51
government funding, 1424 , 2671 , 3527
green ideas to save money, 6189
Natural disasters
floods
tornados (20 August 2009)
Oak Ridges moraine
Obesity
OC Transpo
strike
social service funding, 4698
Ontario College of Trades, 7131
Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (Bill 183)
Ontario disability support program (ODSP), 175
transfer of costs to provincial government, 188
Ontario disability support program (ODSP) benefits, 3438
Ontario drug benefit program (ODB), 175 , 3438
transfer of costs to provincial government, 188
Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), 897
citizen liaison office, 1715
Geranium Corp. case, 1715
hearings
development on Eastern Ave., 897
Kimvar Enterprises Inc., 3276
reform, 1715 , 2128
Ontario property and sales tax credit, 3271–3272
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, responded to
Aboriginal housing, 4246 , 6336–6337
Aboriginal land claims, 5386
Affordable housing, 132 , 239–240 , 525 , 528 , 742–743 , 1210–1211 , 1474 , 1609 , 1659–1660 , 2240 , 2292–2293 , 2566–2567 , 2607 , 2671–2672 , 3773 , 3830–3831 , 4469 , 4652 , 4751–4752 , 5282–5283 , 5781–5782 , 6045 , 7194–7195 , 7271–7272 , 7643 , 7771 , 7920–7921 , 8646–8647 , 9120–9121 , 9218–9219
Assistance to farmers, 6748
Brownfield sites, 1662 , 2519–2520
City of Ottawa, 7638–7639
City of Vaughan, 6806
Disaster relief, 2390–2391 , 5574 , 7524 , 7688–7689 , 8785–8786
Drug treatment programs, 1210
Durham regional council, 773
Eastern Ontario development, 527
Employment lands, 897
Environmental protection, 6488
Fire safety, 502 , 2639–2640
Government accounting practices, 1571
Greenbelt, 338–339 , 957 , 3320 , 7080 , 7338
Low-income Ontarians, 609
Municipal elections, 8260–8261
Municipal finances, 51–52 , 1105–1106 , 3378 , 3730–3731 , 3767–3768 , 3770 , 4025 , 4327–4328 , 5426–5427 , 8459–8460
Municipal funding, 8306–8307
Municipal government, 3437 , 7961–7962 , 8068 , 8826
Municipal infrastructure, 420–421
Municipal planning, 6942 , 7035
Municipal restructuring, 4329
Municipal taxation, 175 , 4216–4217
Municipalities, 1424 , 2161 , 4863 , 4908 , 5034 , 6189 , 8783
Ontario budget, 521 , 5510
Ontario economy, 3315
Ontario Municipal Board, 1715 , 2128 , 3276
Property taxation, 3271–3272 , 3438 , 4328–4329 , 5084 , 5317 , 5579
Public participation, 7826–7827
Public transit, 4698
Rent bank programs, 1512–1513 , 2032 , 2957
School nutrition programs, 379
Social assistance, 5383
Taxation, 7273 , 7337
Taxi operators, 7271 , 9172–9173
Tenant protection, 2736–2737 , 4523–4524 , 5619–5620 , 7228 , 7689
Transfer payments, 3488 , 3527 , 3682–3683
Ottawa River
Poverty Reduction Act, 2009 (Bill 152)
Property tax assessment, 3315 , 5084
Property tax increases, 4328 , 5084 , 5579
Provincial-municipal partnerships, 3770 , 5317
provincial-municipal fiscal and service delivery review, 188 , 2161 , 3438 , 3682 , 3730 , 3767 , 3770 , 4025 , 4327 , 5579 , 6189
Provincial-municipal relations, 188 , 370 , 3438 , 3730–3731 , 4217
Public education campaigns
Public transportation
Rent control, 5283
Rent increases, 4523–4524 , 5620 , 6045
Reports
Cities Now (Hazel McCallion), 51 Provincial-Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery Review (Facing the Future Together), 3770 Simcoe Area: A Strategic Vision for Growth, 7233
Residential Tenancies Act, S.O. 2006, c.17, 2736–2737 , 4523 , 5619–5620 Rural Ontario
infrastructure investment, 5034
School vending machines
ban on unhealthy food and beverages, 253
Senior homeowners' property tax grants, 5084
Skilled trades, 7131
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 69)
Smoking
ban on smoking in workplaces/enclosed public places, 2137
second-hand smoke, 2138
Social contract, 3767
Social housing, 2240 , 4469
Speed limiters
impact on greenhouse gas emissions, 1083
Standing Orders
S.O. 106(d) Committees - Orders of reference, 3465–3466
Throne speech debate
Throne speech quoted, 240
Time allocation motions
Barrie-Innisfil Boundary Adjustment Act, 2009 (Bill 196)
Tobacco Control Statute Law Amendment Act, S.O. 2005, c.18, 2137 Tobacco-related diseases
Crowe, Heather (lung cancer victim), 2137
Toronto
Tourism industry
Transfer payments
Transit systems
Move Ontario 2020 plan, 51
Voters/voting
Youth justice centres
Wilkinson, Hon. J. (LIB, Perth–Wellington)
Atreo Medical Inc.
Awards
Biotechnology Industry Organization's International Leadership Award, 6689
Premier's Innovation Awards, 1518
Premier's Summit Award, 7034
Bioindustrial Innovation Centre, 3090
Biomass energy, 3090
Biomedical research, 1462–1463
Budget
pre-budget consultations, 4272
Cancer, 1249 , 1462–1463
C2C Link Corp., 4695–4696
Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE), 896
Certicom, 7034
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)
Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
digital media and communications, 4388
Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII), 6889
Consumer protection
Corporate tax exemptions
biofuel industry, 3109
Ontario tax exemption for commercialization (OTEC), 690
Digital media, 761–762 , 4388
Echologics Engineering Inc., 4753–4754
Ecobee Inc., 5685
Economic growth
five-point economic plan, 1462
EcoVu Analytics Inc., 7225–7226
Employment creation, 5685
Energy
renewable energy, 1308–1309
renewable energy projects
Verdant Power tidal power project, 1308
Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010 (Bill 235)
Everbrite Solar, 5663
Fairs
Canada-Wide Science Fair, 7146
Federal-provincial agreements/programs
harmonized sales tax, 7519
Forums (discussion and debate)
French-language debates
Déclarations ministérielles et réponses
Government notice of motions
Legislative reform
Personal health information protection
Government orders
Green technology, 5662
Harmonized sales tax, 8785 , 8839 , 8917–8918 , 9407–9408
economic impact, 7522
impact on business, 7519–7520 , 8409
impact on cell phone fees, 8648
impact on condominium owners, 8733–8734
impact on cost of books and newspapers, 8729–8730
impact on employment, 7475–7476 , 7960 , 8542 , 9076
impact on food items, 7385
impact on gasoline prices, 9541–9542
impact on investment industry, 7429–7430
impact on low-income consumers, 8211–8212
impact on manufacturing industry, 8106–8107 , 8734
impact on real estate industry, 7767–7768 , 8257 , 8784
impact on rent rates, 7335–7336
impact on senior citizens, 8256 , 8259 , 8600–8601 , 8686
impact on sport, recreation and physical activities, 7917 , 8305 , 8648
impact on technology industry, 7870
impact wholesale trade sector, 7638–7639
public consultation, 8867
transition benefit
$1,000 for single parents or couples, 7520
$300 for individuals, 7519
Hospital redevelopment
Stratford General Hospital, 6416
Ideas for the Future Act, 2008 (Bill 100)
Income tax reduction, 7386 , 8063–8064 , 8836
International Cancer Genome Consortium, 1463
International Consortium of Anti-Virals, 1765 , 6387
Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008 (Bill 99)
Land transfer tax
retroactive application to fractional ownership units, 7273–7274
Layoffs
Campbell Soup Company, 1569
Legislative process
Linamar Consumer Products
Manufacturing industry
MaRS Centre, 4367
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 2143
Members/ministers quoting letters
Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, 3181
Westley, Meg (chair, Avon Maitland District School Board), 2264
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Globe and Mail (Toronto), 8867
Members/ministers quoting proverbs
Members/ministers quoting statements
Cooke, Dave (former Minister of Education), 7409
Gerwing, Dave (president, Menova Energy Inc.), 3577
Kay, Alan (computing pioneer), 1463
Kidder, Annie (executive director, People for Education), 7410
Larzaidis, Mike (chairman, Research in Motion), 2437
Lievonen, Mark (president and CEO, Sanofi Pasteur Canada), 1051
Peroni, Paula (president, Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association), 7410
Rémillard, Richard (executive director, Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association), 299
Spence, Chris (director of education, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board), 7410
Members'/ministers' remarks
PC (2003-2010)
MacLeod, Lisa (Nepean–Carleton), 1570
withdrawn, 8725
Menova Energy Inc.
Ministerial statements, presented
Ministers redirecting oral questions, 1515
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
Ministry of Research and Innovation
emerging technologies fund, 5685
Global Leadership Round in Genomics and Life Sciences, 6499
Ideas to Market strategy, 299
innovation demonstration fund (IDF), 1664 , 3489 , 7225
investment accelerator fund (IAF), 4110 , 4695 , 4753
Ontario innovation agenda, 1462–1463 , 1570 , 3107 , 6498
Ontario Research Fund (ORF), 1462 , 3532 , 6387
Ontario venture capital fund, 189 , 299 , 1462 , 5685
programs and funding, 7147
Ontario BioAuto Council Investment Fund, 4809
Ontario centres of excellence, 4388
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, 1462–1463
government funding, 1249
research grants
Wan, Yonghong (McMaster Institute for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology), 1249–1250
Ontario Research and Innovation Council, 1462
Ontario Tax Plan for More Jobs and Growth Act, 2009 (Bill 218)
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, responded to
Biotechnology, 6689
Centre for Research and Innovation, 896
Clean technology, 5662–5663
Digital media, 4388
Environment industry, 7225–7226
Government advertising, 9266
Government record, 9268
Land transfer tax, 7274
Manufacturing jobs, 9118–9119
Medical research, 4110–4111 , 5187 , 5428
Ontario economy, 1569
Pharmaceutical industry, 526–527
Pharmaceutical research, 1765–1766
Renewable energy and conservation, 1308–1309
Research and innovation, 299 , 690 , 953–954 , 1062–1063 , 1104 , 1249–1250 , 1518 , 1570 , 1664 , 2437–2438 , 3089–3090 , 3181 , 3489 , 3577 , 3833 , 3879–3880 , 4326 , 4695–4696 , 4753–4754 , 4809 , 5321 , 5469–5470 , 5685 , 6387 , 6751–6752 , 7034 , 7146–7147
Research and innovation in Mississauga South, 6889
Taxation, 7334–7336 , 7385–7386 , 7429–7430 , 7475–7476 , 7519–7520 , 7522 , 7576–7577 , 7639–7640 , 7767–7768 , 7829 , 7870 , 7917 , 7960 , 8063–8064 , 8106–8107 , 8211–8212 , 8256–8257 , 8259 , 8305 , 8409 , 8542 , 8600–8601 , 8648 , 8684–8686 , 8729–8730 , 8733–8734 , 8784–8785 , 8822 , 8867 , 8917–8918 , 9076 , 9407–9408 , 9541–9542
University research and innovation, 3532
Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
Hawking, Stephen (research chair), 4326
Pharmaceutical industry, 526–527 , 1051
Plasco Energy Group Inc.
plasma arc technology, 1664
Purdue Pharma Canada, 4326
REGEN Energy, 4696 , 4753
Reports
Competitive Alternatives: KPMG's Guide to International Business Location, 3879 The 2009 OCETA SDTC Cleantech Growth and Go-to-Market Report, 5662
Research and development programs/projects
International Barcode of Life, 953–954
Research and innovation, 761 , 1462 , 3879
government funding, 690 , 762 , 2437 , 3109 , 3181 , 4111 , 5187 , 5428 , 6498 , 6689 , 6751–6752
Research in Motion Limited, 3108
Rural Ontario
research and innovation, 3833
Sanofi Pasteur Canada
Schools
Science/technology
Senior citizens
6N Silicon Inc., 3489
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 69)
Speaker
election (28 November 2007)
congratulatory remarks, 189
Stem cell research
Nagy, Andras (Mount Sinai Hospital), 5187 , 5325
Stonehedge Bio-Resources Inc., 5321
Structural Genomics Consortium
Edwards, Aled (director and CEO), 6387
Student Achievement and School Board Governance Act, 2009 (Bill 177)
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), 8095
Technical Standards and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 187)
Throne speech debate
Time allocation motions
Committee sittings
Legislative reform
Unitron Hearing, 7034
Universities/colleges
Carleton University
Ontario College of Art and Design
digital media laboratory, 761
Trent University, 1765
University of Ottawa
University of Waterloo
digital media institute and convergence centre, 761–762
University of Western Ontario
Institute for Chemicals and Fuels for Alternative Resources, 3833
Venture capital, 4367 , 5685
Wilson, J. (PC, Simcoe–Grey)
Accountants
Algoma University Act, 2008 (Bill 80)
Animal Health Act, 2009 (Bill 204)
Animal protection
penalties for abusing animals, 3153
Annual reports
Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2008), 4613–4614
Apprenticeship training, 500
Apprenticeship training programs
Awards
Lieutenant Governor's Heritage Award for Youth Achievement, 639
Premier's Award for Teaching Excellence, 987
Boundary adjustment
Barrie and Innisfil, 7234
Bruce Power, 3628–3629
Budget
presentation of 2003 budget at Magna International, 6141
public consultation, 6141
Budget deficit, 3625–3628
Budget Measures Act, 2009 (Bill 162)
second reading, 5939–5940
time allocation motion
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Budget Measures and Interim Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 114)
Children's aid societies (CASs)
Children's Aid Society of Simcoe County
government funding, 8501
"tree for a child" campaign, 1559
Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs), 3775
Algoma University College, 2040
Compensation
Congratulatory remarks
Alliston Hornets hockey team, 1979
Cameron Street Public School environmental club, 639
McCague, George Raymond (recipient, Elgin Blakely citizen of the year), 1156
Ramirez, Oswaldo (recipient, postgraduate family medicine preceptor of the year award), 5953
Construction industry
underground economy, 3818
Corporate taxes, 737 , 3626
Demonstrations
Canadian Federation of Students, 3873–3874
students protesting post-secondary tuition fees, 8310–8311
Dialysis, 1264
Doctor fees/salaries, 3681–3682
Doctor shortage
DriveTest Labour Dispute Resolution Act, 2009 (Bill 225)
Economic conditions, 3625 , 3818
eHealth Ontario
Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 231)
Elections/by-elections
campaign contributions, 9661
third-party advertising, 9293
Employment creation
Energy
renewable energy projects
cost increases for consumers, 6768–6769
employment creation, 6768
Full Day Early Learning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 242)
Government debt
Government notice of motions
Government record
Liberal (2003-2010)
PC (1995-2003)
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
Harmonized sales tax, 5940 , 6152–6153
impact on transportation and warehousing industry, 7576–7577
public consultation, 8680 , 8976
Health care funding
accountability and oversight
Heritage conservation
Frederick Banting homestead, 225
Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario
Hospital beds
Increasing Access to Qualified Health Professionals for Ontarians Act, 2008 (Bill 97)
Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Kindergarten
full-day
impact on daycare centres, 9636
Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation
green ribbon beach program, 726–727
Legislative procedure
introduction of bills, 7837
motions
time allocation motions, 8974
private members' public business, 1265–1266
Legislative process
Liberal Party
fundraising
holding event at Ontario Sheet Metal Workers Training Centre, 4017–4018
Livestock
disease prevention and control
compensation to farmers for livestock destroyed, 8238
regulation and enforcement, 8238
traceability systems, 8240
protection, 8232
Manufacturing industry
Members'/ministers' constituents
congratulatory remarks, 3144
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 118–119 , 4119
Members/ministers quoting documents
Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan Submission Brief to the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions, 7242
Ontario Municipal Employees' Retirement System Submission Brief to the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions, 7242
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
Barclay, Bill (Beild House Country Inn and Spa), 3820
Bill 145, re, 4710
Fernando, Anika (Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities), 2831
Fess, Rick (Doner-Hosley Insurance), 3819
Langman, Kerry and Brent (Advantage Homes), 3820
McFarland, John (master electrician, Nu-Tek Electric), 3819
McLaren, Don (McLaren Equipment Ltd.), 3819
Quinn, Madeline (Assante Financial Management), 3819
Vereecke, Marino (chartered accountant), 3819
Members/ministers quoting letters
Coursey, David (paramedic, Simcoe county), 7242
Hardy, Gord (president, Ontario Cattlemen's Association), 8238–8239
Rath, Randy (press gallery president), 1264
Rinaldi, Lou re apprenticeship ratios, 2666
Walsh, Tom (mayor, Adjala-Tosorontio), 7234
Members/ministers quoting magazine articles
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting reports
Conservation Review Board hearing report re Banting homestead, 225
A Fine Balance - Safe Pensions - Affordable Plans - Fair Rules (Report of the Expert Commission on Pensions), 7241–7242
Members/ministers quoting statements
Bill 145, re, 4709
Canadian Federation of Students, 8311
Hill, Kerri-Lynne (parent), 6848
Morrison, Thelma (journalist), 38
Ontario Federation of Agriculture, 8239–8240
Members/ministers quoting websites
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (2003-2010)
McGuinty, Dalton (Ottawa South)
Members' statements
Alliston Hornets, 466 , 1979
Children's Aid Society of Simcoe County, 1559
College Week, 3775
Disaster relief, 8112
Doctor shortage, 7436–7437
Driver examination centres, 8872
Environmental club of Cameron Street Public School, 639
Fire in Wasaga Beach, 38
Frederick Banting homestead, 225
Mallory family, 3144
McCague, George, 1156
Pension plans, 7526
Ramirez, Oswaldo, 5953
Skills training, 3834
Tecumseth North Elementary School, 6848
Town of the Blue Mountains, 7391
Tuition, 8310–8311
University labour dispute, 4700
Minimum wage, 119
Ministerial statements, responded to
Algoma University College, 2040–2041
Emergency preparedness, 6563
Labour mobility, 6562–6563
Municipal planning, 7234
Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence, 987–988
Skilled trades, 6812
Student assistance, 943–944
University funding, 987
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
second career strategy, 3236 , 4745
Gaston, Ben case, 5033
Kiss, Ernest case, 5033
Zuccola, Peter case, 5618
skills training infrastructure program (STIP), 3731
Municipal infrastructure
Natural disasters
tornados (20 August 2009)
Nowruz, 938
Ontario College of Teachers, 6812
Ontario College of Trades, 6812
Ontario Energy Board Amendment Act, 2000 (Bill 100), 6770 Ontario Sheet Metal Workers Training Centre, 3961
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA)
warrantless entry for inspectors, 3152
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Access to health care, 3681–3682
Agency spending, 9271
Apprenticeship training, 500–501 , 1369–1370 , 2665–2666 , 2831 , 3086–3087 , 4613–4614
Children's aid societies, 8501
Disaster relief, 7435 , 8785
Driver examination centres, 8918–8919 , 9221
Employment, 737–738
Fundraising, 3731–3732 , 3961 , 4017–4018
Minister's comments, 4248–4249
Ontario budget, 6141
Police officers, 172–173
Post-secondary education, 894–895 , 3873–3874 , 4745–4746 , 8105–8106
School closures, 6337
Skilled trades development, 4615
Skills training, 3236 , 5033 , 5618
Taxation, 8680
University labour disputes, 4690 , 4776–4777 , 4800–4801
Pension Benefits Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 236)
Pension Benefits Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 195)
general discussion, 7243
first reading, 7231
Pension plans
Petitions
Angus Early Years Centre, 2673 , 2740–2741
Apprenticeship training, 2741 , 4118
Children's aid societies, 9280 , 9375
Doctor shortage, 7397 , 7438
Education labour dispute, 4397
Elmvale District High School, 6853 , 8421 , 8505 , 8694 , 9230 , 9376 , 9651
Frederick Banting homestead, 137 , 176 , 202
Gasoline prices, 3091
Highway 26, 83 , 139 , 177
Lord's Prayer, 342 , 385 , 508 , 900 , 1001 , 1063–1064 , 1107 , 1256 , 1518 , 1575 , 1668 , 1720 , 1771 , 1823 , 1976 , 2034 , 2092 , 2131 , 2165 , 2246 , 2296 , 2349–2350 , 2492 , 2526
Pension plans, 7238 , 7397 , 7439–7440 , 7928 , 8225 , 8422 , 8791 , 9047–9048 , 9279
Pope John Paul II, 82 , 1978 , 2574 , 2610
Sales tax, 5586 , 5961 , 6151
School facilities, 28 , 58 , 83 , 138–139 , 7396
School transportation, 138 , 177
Services for the developmentally disabled, 177–178
Sexual reassignment surgery, 3092–3093 , 3450 , 3499 , 3652 , 4116–4117
Stevenson Memorial Hospital, 56 , 137 , 177
Taxation, 6345–6346 , 6564–6567 , 6758 , 6814 , 7237 , 7343 , 7398 , 7440–7441 , 7840 , 8117 , 8315 , 8615 , 8740–8741 , 8793 , 8874–8875 , 9046 , 9228 , 9280 , 9653
Tuition, 3777–3778 , 3845 , 4115–4116 , 4221 , 4703 , 4757 , 4828 , 5587–5588 , 6148 , 6760 , 8223–8224 , 8794
University labour dispute, 4701
Workplace insurance, 4069 , 4222
Pit bulls
Police officers
Political fundraising, 3731 , 3961
Private members' public business
Employment Standards Amendment Act (Raising the Minimum Wage), 2007 (Bill 7)
Long-term care
Nowruz
Pension plans
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 42)
Tire disposal
Water quality
Private-public partnerships, 3628
Provincial Animal Welfare Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
Public education campaigns
College Week, 3775 , 3834
Emergency Preparedness Week, 6563
Skilled Trades Awareness Week, 3834
Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 141)
Rural Ontario medical program (ROMP), 5953
School closures
Elmvale District High School, 6337
Tecumseth North Elementary School, 6848
Schools, 2266–2267
Small business, 3817–3818
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 69)
Smoking
ban on smoking in cars with children present, 1868
Sports teams
Strikes
Student grants
Time allocation motions
Budget Measures Act, 2009 (Bill 162)
Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Tire tax, 932
Tuition fees, 3873
Unions, 3820
Universities/colleges
University graduates
Wasaga Beach
Workers' compensation benefits
Working Families Coalition, 9293
government funding for training centres, 4615
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 119)
York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 (Bill 145)
Witmer, E. (PC, Kitchener–Waterloo)
Aftermarket brake pads
ban on use of asbestos, 7250–7251
standards and specifications, 7250
Agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
Appointments
King, Arlene (chief medical officer of health of Ontario), 6235
Appreciation
Sullivan, Barbara (chair, Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council), 6696
Asthma, 6645
Autism, 5836–5837
Awards
Klaus Woerner Skilled Trades Hall of Fame Award, 5285
Bail
O'Brien, Nathaniel (murder suspect), 3726
Black History Month Act, 2007 (Bill 182), 8134 Blackouts/brownouts
Bone marrow
Booklets
Ontario Schools Code of Conduct, 6002
Budget, 4516
budget date, 4937
pre-budget consultations, 4516
Budget deficit, 3479 , 3486 , 3515–3516 , 5227 , 5656 , 5703
Budget Measures Act, 2009 (Bill 162)
general discussion
public consultation, 6232
Bullying
C. difficile, 2892 , 2953–2954
C. difficile outbreaks, 2082 , 2201–2202 , 2204 , 2234–2235 , 2452–2453 , 2582 , 2953
government response, 2659
investigation, 2775–2777 , 2825–2826 , 2893 , 2954
Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, 2452
mortality rates, 2234
northern Ireland, 2433 , 2453
public inquiries, 1971 , 2082 , 2120 , 2123–2124 , 2155–2156 , 2202 , 2205 , 2345–2346 , 2433 , 2452–2454 , 2601–2602 , 2635
Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate, 8128–8129
Cancer screening programs
breast cancer screening program
inclusion of women aged 40 to 49, 7444
Carbon monoxide detectors
requirement to install carbon monoxide detectors in all residential buildings, 5859
Catholic Family Counselling Centre, 6602
Cemeteries, 5483
Charitable fundraising
Children's aid societies (CASs)
Children's Aid Society of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), 4853
Committees
Select Committee on Municipal Governance, 5302
Select Committee on the Economy, 3480 , 4387
select committees, 4516
Condominium corporations, 7260
fees, 7260
reserve funds
installation of renewable energy/energy efficient technologies, 7260
repair/replacement of common elements, 7260
standard declaration, 7260
Congratulatory remarks
Dunlop, Garfield (Simcoe North), 5285
Coroner inquests
Casa Verde nursing home (North York), 1656–1657
Dupont, Lori (murder victim)
jury recommendations, 1206
Corporate tax reduction, 497
Corporate taxes, 497
Cosmetic surgery, 4630
Curriculum
Demonstrations
Niagara-region groups protesting health-care service cuts (29 April 2009), 6402
Dental hygienists
expansion of scope of practice, 6903
Diabetes registry, 7189–7190
Doctor shortage, 1517 , 1660–1661 , 2581 , 2653–2654 , 3991–3995
Doctors, 4322
Driver education/training, 1176
Economic conditions, 4516
Economic decline, 3515
Economic development, 4387
Economic growth, 497 , 3516
Education Amendment Act (Pupils with Diabetes), 2009 (Bill 137)
second reading
public consultation, 5294
Education funding
Education funding reform, 317
eHealth Ontario, 5823 , 5945
consultant fees, 7030
contracts, 7030
expenditures, 7143
Hudson, Alan (former Chairman)
appearance before Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 8625
Kramer, Sarah (former CEO)
appearance before Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 8625
Electronic health records, 6903–6904
Emancipation Day Act, 2008 (Bill 111)
Employment creation, 497 , 5124
by government, 3516
by private sector, 3480
Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-In Caregivers and Others), 2009 (Bill 210)
Energy
Family health teams, 6904
Fatalities
Coxon, Florence (nursing home resident), 1656
Hawkins, Richard, Laurie, Jordan and Cassandra (victims of carbon monoxide poisoning), 5859
Stryland, Krista (real estate agent), 4630
Federal government
Federal-provincial relations, 3271
Financial literacy, 7939–7940
Focus for Ethnic Women, 3055–3056
Foreign workers
French-language debates
Déclarations ministérielles et réponses
Full Day Early Learning Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 242)
Government advertising
Government-business relations
Government consultants
Government expenditures, 3515–3516
Government notice of motions
Legislative reform
Personal health information protection
Government orders
Government record
Liberal (2003-2010)
C. difficile outbreaks, 2893
health care, 5704
hospital services, 6402
tax increases, 5704
PC (1943-1985)
PC (1995-2003)
budget deficit, 5702–5703
doctor shortage, 2657–2658
early childhood education, 9630
education, 6002
health care, 4464
health care funding, 6383
health promotion, 1913
hospital services, 6384
nurses, 830 , 4109 , 5274
road safety, 1175
Gravesites of Former Premiers Act, 2006 (Bill 25), 5482 Green economy, 5330–5331
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 (Bill 150)
Harmonized sales tax, 5666 , 5703
Health care, 497 , 4819 , 6383–6384
Health care reform, 2658–2659 , 3997
Health care workers
Health professionals
collaboration in patient care, 6906
expansion of scope of practice, 6695 , 6901
setting up of independent human resource planning body, 3992
Health regulatory colleges, 3991 , 4850–4851
duty to help internationally trained health professionals practise in Ontario, 2581–2582
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed-limiting Systems), 2008 (Bill 41)
Home children (Canadian immigrants), 9379–9380
Hospital beds, 4208
Hospital budget deficits, 990
Hospital funding
Hospital services, 6383
Hospitals
Increasing Access to Qualified Health Professionals for Ontarians Act, 2008 (Bill 97)
Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Juvenile arthritis, 5471–5472
Kindergarten
Labour Relations and Employment Statute Amendment Act, 1995 (Bill 7), 7932–7933 Layoffs, 3480 , 3515–3516
Legislative procedure
answers to written questions, 9580
introduction of visitors, 3131
oral questions
petitions, 3131
online petitions (e-petitions), 3131
private members' public business, 3131
routine proceedings, 3130–3131
Legislative process
Legislature schedule/agenda, 3130–3131 , 6847
family friendly hours, 1177
Local health integration networks (LHINs), 6402
Long-term-care facilities, 198 , 4123
comfort allowance for residents, 3486
government funding, 520
nursing care, 3486
personal care, 198 , 519–520 , 1657 , 3687–3688 , 4123
standard of care, 317 , 520
Manufacturing industry
Medical officers of health, 2891–2892 , 4148–4149
Medical procedures
Medical schools
Northern Ontario School of Medicine, 3991–3992
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 4123 , 9378–9379
Members/ministers quoting committee submissions
Mayers, Catherine (Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario), 3995
Zuliani, Preston (chair, council, College of Physicians and Surgeons), 3992
Members/ministers quoting documents
Results-based Plan Briefing Book 2009-10 (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care), 7423
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
doctor shortage, re, 3991
removing barriers for international doctors, re, 2661
Yip, Lisa (doctor), 2655
Members/ministers quoting letters
Bruno, Sam (cancer patient), 2364
doctor shortage, re, 2653–2654
Harper, Grace re nursing shortage, 2656
Maskens, Deborah (kidney cancer patient), 2364
Paraskevopoulos, Margo and Eric, 2364–2365
Tory, John (leader, PC Party Ontario), 1228
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Brantford Expositor, 9633 Globe and Mail (Toronto), 2307 Guelph Mercury, 2204 Hamilton Spectator, 1164 , 2956 , 6686 Kingston Whig-Standard, 5703 Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 5656 National Post (Toronto), 7353 Sudbury Star, 3991 Toronto Star, 2201 , 2204
Members/ministers quoting radio programs
Members/ministers quoting reports
Enhancing Public Trust and Confidence: Recommendations for Revisions to Policies and Procedures Governing Trustee Expenses at Toronto Catholic District School Board (Norbert J. Hartmann), 7354–7355 Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2006), 7355
Members/ministers quoting statements
Atkinson, Irene (school trustee, Toronto District School Board), 9632
Breault, Celeste (LaSalle), 278
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), 4851–4852
Coran, Ken (president, Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation), 9384
Eng, Susan (vice-president of advocacy, Canada's Association for the Fifty Plus), 5703–5704
Fortier, Judy (Lavigne), 278
Gaudet, Kevin (director, Canadian Taxpayers' Federation), 5704
Giannone, Frank (president, Ontario Home Builders' Association), 6488
Grinspun, Doris (executive director, Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario), 2656
Hammond, Sam (president, Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario), 9384
Hession, Ray (chairman, Ontario Health Quality Council), 2232
Hewitt, Warren (doctor), 2826
Jones, Stephanie (vice-president, Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association), 5703
Kerkhoff, Tom (president, London Home Builders' Association), 6492
Ladoucer, Dawson (bullying victim), 9384–9385
McGeer, Allison (director of infection control, Mount Sinai Hospital), 1971
Miner, Rick (President Emeritus, Seneca College), 9634
Moritz, Marion (executive director, Orleans Urgent Care Clinic), 1517
O'Brien, Christopher (president, Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine), 2363
Ontario Hospital Association, 2231–2232
Ontario Pharmacists' Association, 6902
Ontario Real Estate Association, 5703
Peroni, Paula (president, Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association), 9384
Pollock, Greg (president and CEO, Advocis), 5703
Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario and Nurse Practitioners' Association of Ontario, 6902
Robinson, Jan (registrar, College of Physiotherapists of Ontario), 6902
Ryan, James (president, Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Federation), 9384
Social Planning Network, 5704
Urbain, Jean-Luc (chief of nuclear medicine, University of Western Ontario), 652 , 2364
Werden, Don (trustee, Grand Erie District School Board), 9632
White, Graham (professor, department of political science, University of Toronto), 1522–1523
Members'/ministers' remarks
Liberal (1995-2003)
Gravelle, Michael (Thunder Bay–Superior North), 1228
McGuinty, Dalton (Ottawa South)
Smitherman, George (Toronto Centre–Rosedale), 2083
Liberal (2003-2010)
Bradley, James J. (St. Catharines)
as Minister of Transportation, 1204
Bryant, Michael (St. Paul's)
as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs/government House leader, 1228
Caplan, David (Don Valley East)
as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, 5822 , 7189
Duncan, Dwight (Windsor–Tecumseh)
as Minister of Finance/Chair of Management Board of Cabinet, 1205
Gravelle, Michael (Thunder Bay–Superior North)
as Minister of Northern Development and Mines, 1204
McGuinty, Dalton (Ottawa South)
Smitherman, George (Toronto Centre)
PC (1995-2003)
Mushinski, Marilyn (Scarborough Centre)
as Minister of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation, 8135
withdrawal requested, 2465
withdrawn, 195 , 2082 , 2120 , 2892 , 2895 , 4149 , 5732 , 5997
Members'/ministers' resignations
Smitherman, George (Toronto Centre), 9224
Members' statements
Catholic Family Counselling Centre, 6602
Children's aid societies, 7924
Diagnostic services, 758
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month, 5471–5472
Long-term care, 3687–3688
Martin, Yvonne, 9371
Nursing Week, 6692
Ontario budget, 6232
Skilled trades, 5285
Walk of Hope, 7279–7280
World Asthma Day, 6645
Midwives
expansion of scope of practice, 6903
Ministerial statements, responded to
Foreign-trained doctors, 2581–2582
Full-day kindergarten, 8313–8314 , 9327
Health professions, 6695–6696
Patient safety, 4630
Persons Day, 7969–7970
Student achievement, 6002
Student safety, 5474–5475
Teachers, 7778
Women's History Month, 3055–3056 , 7969–7970
World Autism Awareness Day, 5836–5837
Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
grants to community organizations
Ontario Cricket Association, 5996
Ministry of Education
equity and inclusive education strategy, 6002
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Statute Law Amendment Act, S.O. 1999, c.10, 5655 Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Motor vehicle accidents, 7250–7251
Municipal government
National/independence/memorial days
Nurse practitioners
expansion of scope of practice, 6902
Nurses, 1985 , 3515 , 4208 , 6692
hiring, 3529 , 3963 , 4109 , 4322 , 5273 , 6229
layoffs, 4208–4209 , 5273–5274
safety, 1206
shortage, 2656–2657 , 3994–3995
Ontario Black History Society, 8135
Ontario Building Officials Association Act, 1995 (Bill Pr 40), 7932 Ontario drug benefit program (ODB)
coverage for Myozyme, 4522
Ontario health insurance plan (OHIP)
inclusion of PET scans as insured service, 1923–1924
Ontario health premium, 3479 , 3963
exemption for Canadian Armed Forces personnel, 14
Ontario Poet Laureate, 8128–8129
Ontario Power Generation fossil-fuel generating stations
Lakeview generating station
Opposition day motions, presented
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Access to health care, 194–195 , 652–653 , 1164 , 1310–1311 , 1517 , 1923–1924 , 2023–2024 , 4522
Answers to written questions, 9580
Anti-bullying initiatives, 9366–9367
C. difficile, 1884–1885 , 2024–2025 , 2601–2602 , 2635 , 2775–2777 , 2825–2826 , 2892–2893 , 2953–2954 , 2956
Curriculum, 8107
Doctor shortage, 1660–1661 , 6686
Education funding, 9718–9719
Electronic health information, 5822–5823 , 5881 , 5944–5945 , 7030 , 7032 , 7143 , 7189–7190 , 7224
Federal election, 3270–3271
Government accountability, 5996
Green power generation, 6044 , 6078 , 6227
Health care, 4819 , 6383–6384 , 6987–6988
Health care funding, 4208–4209 , 6884–6885
Health care workers, 3962–3963
Hospital funding, 990 , 4282–4283 , 4464 , 5511
Hospital services, 4322–4323
Infectious disease control, 1971 , 2082–2083 , 2120 , 2123–2124 , 2155–2156 , 2201–2202 , 2204–2205 , 2234–2235 , 2345–2346 , 2433–2434 , 6271
International trade, 6846–6847
Legislative reform, 1204–1205 , 1248
Long-term care, 198 , 519–520 , 1656–1657 , 5461–5462
Member's advertising, 5419–5420
Ministry contracts, 7191
Nurses, 829–830 , 890 , 1206 , 3529 , 4109 , 5273–5274 , 6229
Ontario budget, 497 , 4516
Ontario drug benefit program, 4651
Ontario economy, 4387 , 5227
Prescription drugs, 2209–2210
Public health, 2891–2892 , 4148–4149
Renewable energy and conservation, 4999 , 5124
Rural health services, 4939–4940
School boards, 9121
School calendar, 5379–5380
School closures, 8823
Skills training, 4754 , 7577 , 9217–9218
Small business, 3574–3575
Taxation, 5666 , 6488–6489 , 6492 , 8686
Transfer payments, 3486
Violent crime, 3726–3727
Orleans Urgent Care Clinic
Patient safety, 4851 , 6696
Patients
alternate level of care patients, 5847
PC Party documents/plans
Personal Health Information Protection Act, S.O. 2004, c.3, Sched. A
review by Standing Committee on Social Policy, 2230
Petitions
Hospital funding, 5840 , 6400 , 6505
Long-term care, 6401 , 7283–7284
Lord's Prayer, 1065 , 2525
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 2297
Reconstructive surgery, 9229
Sale of domestic wines and beers, 8118
School transportation, 8118–8119 , 8316–8317
Taxation, 8874 , 9048
Pharmacies
pharmacy claims exceeding Formulary prices, 198
Pharmacists
expansion of scope of practice, 6902
Phoenix Centre for Children and Families
Physiotherapists
Poets
Frost, Robert (Pulitzer Prize winner for poetry), 8129
Poets Laureate, 8129
Police services
cross-border policing, 7721
Pompe disease
Positron emission tomography (PET), 652–653 , 758 , 2363–2365 , 2370
Powers of attorney
Prescription privileges, 2209
public consultation, 2210
Private members' public business
Anti-bullying initiatives
Black History Month Act, 2009 (Bill 207)
Breast Cancer Screening Act, 2009 (Bill 200)
British Home Child Day Act, 2010 (Bill 241)
Condominium Owners Protection Act, 2009 (Bill 186)
Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day Act, 2009 (Bill 178)
Diagnostic services
Education Amendment Act (Pupils with Diabetes), 2009 (Bill 137)
Financial literacy
Fuel safety
Hawkins Gignac Act (Carbon Monoxide Detectors), 2009 (Bill 143)
Health care
Healthy schools
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Aftermarket Brake Pad Standards), 2009 (Bill 181)
Inactive Cemeteries Protection Act, 2009 (Bill 149)
Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Awareness Month Act, 2007 (Bill 5)
Kindness Week
Labour Relations Amendment Act (Replacement Workers), 2009 (Bill 86)
Long-term care
Municipalities
Ontario Poet Laureate
Protection of Vulnerable and Elderly People from Abuse Act (Powers of Attorney), 2009 (Bill 188)
Small business
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 42)
Propane explosions
Sunrise Propane, 3343–3344
daily reports on the progress of inspections of propane facilities, 3343–3344
government funding to assist people, 3343
review of 911 call system, 3343
setting up of information centre, 3343
testing of soil and air for toxic substances, 3343
Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC), 2953
Public education campaigns
Bone Marrow Awareness Month, 278
British Home Child Day, 9379–9380
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, 9383–9385 , 9390
Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day, 8882
"Eat Local: Live Fresh," 2372
International Day Against Homophobia, 1985
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month, 5471
Kindness Week, 7455–7457
Nursing Week, 6692
Persons Day, 7969–7970
Women's History Month, 7969–7970
World Asthma Day, 6645
World Autism Awareness Day, 5836
World Teachers' Day, 7778
Public health units
local pandemic influenza contingency plan, 6271
isolation and quarantine facilities, 6271
Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Red Tape Commission, 7752–7753
Regulated health profession colleges
college supervisors, 6905
Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 141)
Regulated Health Professions Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 179)
Reports
Early Years Study: Reversing the Real Brain Drain, Final Report (F. Mustard, M. McCain), 9629–9630 Good Nursing, Good Health: An Investment for the 21st Century (Nursing Task Force), 2657 With Our Best Future in Mind: Report to the Premier by the Special Advisor on Early Learning (Charles Pascal), 9629 Part Two Report of the Walkerton Inquiry: A Strategy for Safe Drinking Water (Dennis O'Connor), 2891–2892 Prevention and Control of Hospital-acquired Infections (Office of the Auditor General of Ontario), 2953 Report on Removing Barriers for International Medical Doctors (Laurel C. Broten), 2582 Smart Systems for Health Agency: Operational Review (Deloitte & Touche LLP), 5945
Road safety, 7250–7251
Role models
Basrur, Sheela (former chief medical officer of health for Ontario), 3056
Fairclough, Ellen (former federal Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 3056
Rural hospitals, 4940
Safe Schools Act, S.O. 2000, c.12, 6002 School board trustees
autonomy, 7353 , 7358
Catholic school trustees
trustees to uphold board decisions, 7354
School boards
appointment of supervisors by government, 7354
governance
larger boards performing services for and distributing funds to smaller boards, 9121
purchasing practices, 7355–7356
School cafeterias
to serve healthy, local Ontario foods, 2372
School closures, 8823–8824
School safety, 6002
principal to notify parents of victims, 5474
reporting of violent incidents, 5474
school staff to address inappropriate or disrespectful behaviour among students, 5474
School year
start of classes before or after Labour Day, 5379–5380
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), 2452
Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA), 2231 , 5822–5823 , 7030
Smoke-Free Ontario Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 69)
Smoke shops
Argyle Street (Caledonia), 5656
Smoking, 5655–5656
ban on smoking in cars with children present, 552 , 1911–1913
ban on smoking in workplaces/enclosed public places, 552
health risks, 1913
second-hand smoke, 1913
Special education
Speed limiters, 1175
impact on greenhouse gas emissions, 1177
vehicle exemptions, 1177
Standing Orders
S.O. 9(a) Meetings of the House - Daily adjournment, 1232
S.O. 8(a) Meetings of the House - Meeting time, 1231
S.O. 30(a) Routine Proceedings - Order of Routine Proceedings, 1232
S.O. 9(b) Meetings of the House - Recess, 1232
S.O. 38(b) Petitions - Presentation in House, 1232
S.O. 79(b.1) Public Bills - 3 readings for all bills, 1233
S.O. 37(b) Routine Proceedings - Proceedings on adjournment, 1232
S.O. 11(e) Meetings of the House - Same, 1232
S.O. 96(e) Private Members' Public Business - Recess, 1233
S.O. 37(e) Routine Proceedings - Proceeding not to take place, 1232
Student Achievement and School Board Governance Act, 2009 (Bill 177)
Supply Act, 2009 (Bill 161)
Time allocation motions
Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, 2009 (Bill 155)
Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, SBC 2000, c.30, 5655 Tobacco products
Tobacco products manufacturers
recovery of tobacco-related health care costs from manufacturers, 5655
Tributes
Basrur, Sheela (former chief medical officer of health for Ontario), 2306–2307
Marteau, Yvonne (nurse killed in Haitian earthquake, January 12, 2010), 9371
Runciman, Robert (interim leader of the opposition), 7217
Trucking industry
vehicle maintenance and safety, 1176
Unemployment, 5227
United States
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 5655
Universities/colleges
government funding, 4712
York University
Violence against women, 3727 , 9044–9045
Volatile fuels
Wind turbines
Workers
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 119)
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), 4082–4083
York University Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2009 (Bill 145)
Wynne, Hon. K.O. (LIB, Don Valley West)
ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation
Family Literacy Day, 4697
Aboriginal children
Adult education, 3185
Advanced Coronary Treatment Foundation
American sign language (ASL), 2833
Appreciation
Autism services, 482
intensive behavioural intervention (IBI), 4423–4424
Automated external defibrillators (AED), 2907
Awards
Eat Smart! Healthy School Program, 204
Premier's Award for Teaching Excellence, 43 , 1130 , 7777
Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence, 986 , 6597
Books, 4697
Bullying, 6831
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgendered, intersexed, queer (LGBTTIQ) teens
student engagement in prevention and reporting, 5527
Child and Family Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 103)
Children
immigrant children
access to education, 2605
Court cases/actions
Sampson, Katelynn (murder victim), 4150
Curriculum
Driver licences
enhanced driver licences, 9319
recreational vehicles, 9500
Early childhood education
full-day learning for four- and five-year-old children, 6991
Education, 381 , 1104
character development program, 4291
parental involvement in education, 423
Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.E.2, 7346 Education Amendment Act (Keeping Our Kids Safe at School), 2009 (Bill 157)
Education funding, 200
accountability, 2640–2641
government funding, 1060 , 1104–1105 , 1367 , 1422 , 2083 , 2127 , 4806 , 6188 , 6190
Education funding reform, 898 , 1422–1423
Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO)
Assessment of Reading, Writing and Mathematics (Primary and Junior Division), 7036
Earl, Lorna (member, board of directors)
conflict of interest, 7576
Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), 7223–7224
Electrical safety
mandatory installation of surge protectors in new residential and commercial construction, 7055
Elementary school teachers, 3323
Employment insurance, 5953
Financial literacy, 8349–8350
Foreign caregivers
French-language debates
Déclarations ministérielles et réponses
Conseils scolaires, 6648–6649
Écoles saines, 69 , 2907 , 3689
Enseignants et enseignantes, 7777–7778
Jardin d'enfants à temps plein, 8313
Journée mondiale des enseignants, 3097–3098
Prix du premier ministre pour l'excellence en enseignement, 986
Rendement scolaire, 43–44 , 5324 , 6000–6001
Sécurité dans les écoles, 4657
Sécurité des élèves, 5473–5474
Semaine de l'éducation, 1410–1411
TFO, 824–825
Loi de 2009 modifiant la Loi sur l'éducation (sécurité de nos enfants à l'école), projet de loi 157
Loi de 2009 sur le rendement des élèves et la gouvernance des conseils scolaires, projet de loi 177
Loi de 2008 sur l'Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario, projet de loi 55
French-language education, 2379
federal government funding, 2294
Governance review committee, 6274 , 6648
Government record
Liberal (2003-2010)
PC (1995-2003)
Government-teacher relations, 6597
Graduation (statistics), 1410 , 5324 , 6080
Health care
Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Independent Learning Centre
general educational development, 3185
Investing in Ontario Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Kindergarten
Language instruction
English as a second language (ESL)
Legislature schedule/agenda
adjournment for International Plowing Match and Rural Expo, 7070
Long-term-care facilities, 4249
Manufacturing industry, 5953
Members/ministers quoting letters
Alway, Richard (supervisor, Toronto, District Catholic School Board), 7269
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Brockville Recorder and Times, 2259
Members/ministers quoting statements
Atkinson, Irene (school trustee, Toronto District School Board), 1163
Chartrand, Denis (former director, Council of Directors of Education and member, Governance Review Committee), 7350–7351
Chevalier, Madeleine (school trustee and chair, Governance Review Committee), 7350
Jordan, Sherry (president, Eventfully Yours), 2734
Olsen, Carole (chair, Canadian Education Association), 7351
Ministerial statements, presented
Education Week, 1410–1411
Full-day kindergarten, 8312–8313
Healthy schools, 68–69 , 2907–2908 , 3689–3690
Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence, 986
School boards, 6648–6649
School safety, 4657
Student achievement, 43–44 , 5324 , 6000–6001
Student safety, 5473–5474
Teachers, 7777–7778
World Teachers' Day, 3097–3098
Ministers redirecting oral questions, 4249 , 8458
Ministry of Education
anti-bullying programs, 5381
collection of student achievement statistics based on ethnicity, 1569
dual credits, 3047
equity and inclusive education strategy, 6000–6001 , 8137
expenditures
healthy schools
Eating Well Looks Good on You, 3689
hotel and conference expenses, 4421
literacy and numeracy strategy, 4290
parent involvement committees, 5124
Parents Reaching Out grants, 423 , 5123–5124
pupil accommodation review guidelines, 1367 , 2091 , 2237 , 2669 , 4806
Safe Schools Action Team, 2515 , 5521 , 6831
school information finder, 5883 , 5991–5992 , 6080 , 6886–6887 , 6945 , 7035–7036 , 7194
public consultation, 7079
student success strategy
expansion of co-operative education, 3047
specialist high skills major, 3047 , 5324
Ministry of Education/Ministry of Health Promotion
Ministry of Health Promotion
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Pathways to Education program, 26 , 5379
Multiculturalism, 937
National/independence/memorial days
Black History Month, 8137
Near North District School Board, 741–742
Nowruz, 936–937
Obesity
Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority Act, 2008 (Bill 55)
Opposition day motions, responded to
Oral questions, presented
Oral questions, responded to
Aboriginal education, 4249
Access to education, 2605
Autism services, 482 , 996–997 , 1472 , 4423–4424 , 7692
Child protection, 4150
Class size, 2782 , 4472–4473
Conflict of interest, 7576
Curriculum, 8107–8108
Driver licences, 9319
Education, 5883 , 5991–5992 , 6804
Education funding, 200 , 995 , 1422–1423 , 2294 , 2640–2641 , 2669–2670 , 2734 , 3185 , 4290–4291 , 4697 , 4806 , 5123–5124 , 6188 , 6190 , 7578
Elementary teachers, 3323 , 4694 , 4750–4751 , 4804–4805
ESL funding, 898
Financial literacy, 8349–8350
Full-day kindergarten, 1663 , 6991 , 8069 , 8458
Fundraising, 9543–9544
Healthy schools, 3237
High school students, 3047
Minister's comments, 4249
Ministry spending, 4421
Ontario budget, 692
Parental involvement in education, 423
Pathways to Education, 26
Public transit, 9367–9368 , 9499 , 9696
Recreational vehicles, 9500
School boards, 651–652 , 1714 , 6274 , 6842–6843 , 9121
School calendar, 5126 , 5379–5380
School closures, 381–382 , 741–742 , 898 , 1104–1105 , 1163 , 1366–1367 , 2083–2084 , 2091 , 2124–2125 , 2127 , 2237 , 3829 , 6337 , 8823–8824 , 9122–9123
School facilities, 3732–3733 , 8998
School pools, 1060 , 1105 , 1372 , 1573
School safety, 2515 , 2567 , 2604 , 2636–2637 , 2961 , 3377–3378 , 3772–3774 , 3966 , 5616
School support staff, 5426
School transportation, 1975 , 6690 , 8028
School transportation funding, 1055–1056 , 6231 , 6986
School trustees, 1889 , 2030 , 2392–2393
Sign language in schools, 2833
Special-needs students, 7269
Student achievement, 1569 , 6080 , 6886–6887 , 6945 , 7035–7036 , 7079 , 7194 , 7223–7224
Student safety, 5380–5381 , 7075
Teachers, 6597
Teachers' collective agreement, 4620
Teachers' collective bargaining, 4820–4821
Teachers' pensions, 771
Toronto Catholic District School Board, 4575 , 6747
Tourism, 5236
Transportation, 9581
Transportation infrastructure, 9726
TVOntario, 6983
Water quality, 295
Youth services, 769
Playgrounds
McKenzie-Smith Bennett public school
Political contributions
Greater Toronto Airports Authority donation to Ontario Liberal Party, 9543–9544
Private members' public business
Black History Month Act, 2009 (Bill 207)
Caregiver and Foreign Worker Recruitment and Protection Act, 2009 (Bill 160)
Employment insurance
Municipal Residential and Commercial Surge Protector Act, 2009 (Bill 176)
Nowruz
Private schools
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), 43
Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), 43
Public education campaigns
Public transportation
Reports
Investing in Public Education: Advancing the Goal of Continuous Improvement in Student Learning and Achievement (Education Equality Task Force), 7355 With Our Best Future in Mind: Report to the Premier by the Special Advisor on Early Learning (Charles Pascal), 8069 Reach Every Student: Energizing Ontario Education (Ministry of Education), 1410 School Board Governance: A Focus on Achievement (governance review committee), 6648–6649 Shaping a Culture of Respect in our Schools: Promoting Safe and Healthy Relationships (Report on Gender-based Violence, Homophobia, Sexual Harassment and Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour in Schools ), 4657 , 6831–6832
School board funding
Good Places to Learn grant, 3733
government funding
rural school boards, 2237
school renewal grant, 3732–3733
School board trustees
Catholic school trustees
code of conduct, 7348
School boards
appointment of supervisors by government, 7349–7350
audit committees, 7349
directors to advise board of decisions contrary to provincial legislation, 6842–6843
governance, 6274 , 6648
larger boards performing services for and distributing funds to smaller boards, 9121
oversight by Ombudsman, 2641
School bus transportation, 6986
School cafeterias
ban on trans fat in food and beverages, 69 , 1129–1130
exemptions on special event days, 1130
School closures, 382 , 898 , 1367 , 2091 , 2127 , 3829 , 8823–8824
School-community relations, 6831
School facilities
School fundraising, 6190
School libraries
School safety, 2961 , 3377–3378 , 3774 , 4657 , 5473 , 6831–6832
principal to notify parents of victims, 5474 , 5616 , 6832 , 7075
reporting of violent incidents, 2567 , 2604 , 2636–2637 , 2961 , 3772–3774 , 3966 , 4150 , 5473–5474 , 6831–6832
school staff to address inappropriate or disrespectful behaviour among students, 5474 , 6832
student assault, 2515
School support staff, 5426 , 6597
School vending machines
ban on unhealthy food and beverages, 69
School year
start of classes before or after Labour Day, 5126 , 5236 , 5379
Schools
Simcoe County District School Board
Special education
Arrowsmith program at Toronto Catholic District School Board, 7269
government funding, 6188
Student achievement, 43 , 651 , 1422 , 6000 , 6080 , 6649 , 7224
Student Achievement and School Board Governance Act, 2009 (Bill 177)
Student enrolment
Student evaluation, 6804
pan-Canadian assessment program (PCAP), 1410–1411
Student grants
supported schools allocation, 2258
Teacher collective agreements, 4694 , 4750–4751 , 4804–4805
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario, 4620 , 4820
Teacher collective bargaining
Teacher pension funds, 771
Teacher-student ratios
Teachers
student success teachers, 3366
TFO, 824–825 , 2379–2380
Toronto Catholic District School Board
compliance with ministry policies, 6747
government funding, 1663
payment for work done by CEC Mechanical Ltd., 4575
school board trustees
Toronto District School Board, 1163
Toronto District School Board-Future Shop agreements
use of Future Shop colours in computer lab, 6190
Tourism industry, 5236
Transit systems
GO Transit
noise reduction in west Toronto diamond project, 9368–9369
TVOntario, 6983
De Wilde, Lisa (chief executive officer), 6983
Underground railroad, 8137
Water quality
Youth programs
focus on youth program, 769
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