Subject letter a House Hansard index Parliament 39 Session 1

House subject index

A. Swent and Sons Ltd.
- Barrett, 2944
ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation
- Family Literacy Day
  - Levac, 4697
  - Mangat, 9371
  - Wynne, 4697
Abilities Centre
- Elliott, 17, 8502–8503
Abilities First (community interest group)
- Barrett, 2943–2944
AbitibiBowater
- - Cansfield, 5120
  - Hampton, 5120
- electricity rates
  - Smitherman, 4696–4697
- financial restructuring
  - Cansfield, 6845–6846
  - Hampton, 6085, 6692–6693, 6845–6846
- government funding
  - Cansfield, 3371, 3729
  - Hampton, 3371
  - McGuinty, 3270
- job guarantee in return for government assistance
  - Hampton, 3371–3372, 3728–3729
- layoffs
  - Hampton, 3371
  - Kormos, 3785
- pension plans
  - Dombrowsky, 9409
  - Hampton, 9409
- sale of hydro dams
  - Bisson, 4648, 4696
  - Cansfield, 5120
  - Hampton, 4646, 5120
  - Smitherman, 4648
- shutdown
  - Hampton, 2895
  - Kormos, 7175
  - McGuinty, 2895
Able Insurance Brokers Ltd. Act, 2008 (Bill Pr19)
- first reading
  - Dhillon, 4255
- second reading, 4625
- third reading, 4625
- Royal assent, 4637
Aboriginal blockades
- - Runciman, 1245
- Caledonia
  - intervention of Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
    - Bryant, 1966
    - Runciman, 1966–1967
- Deseronto
  - Bryant, 1466
  - Runciman, 1466
- eastern Ontario
  - Bryant, 1245
- Highway 2 (Tyendinaga)
  - Barrett, 1469
  - stand down of Ontario Provincial Police
    - Barrett, 1608–1609
- Highway 6 overpass
  - Bentley, 1880–1881
  - Bryant, 1466, 1883, 1887
  - Mitchell, 1887
  - Runciman, 1466, 1880–1881, 1883
Aboriginal children
- - Horwath, 6197
- education
  - Bisson, 4249
  - Duguid, 4249
  - Wynne, 4249
- health and social services
  - Duguid, 6195–6196
- services
  - government funding
    - Duguid, 7872–7873
    - Horwath, 7872–7873
Aboriginal communities. see also Immunization—H1N1 influenza A (swine flu)—aboriginal communities
- Bisson, 2170, 4430–4431, 5177–5178
  - Prue, 581, 9241
- economic development
  - Duguid, 5688, 5883–5884, 7339–7340
  - Levac, 5883
  - Mitchell, 7339–7340
  - Van Bommel, 5688
- food costs
  - Prue, 793
- government funding
  - Arthurs, 779
- health care
  - Best, 1309
  - Gélinas, 1309
  - Horwath, 9725
  - Matthews, 9725
  - Mauro, 615
  - Prue, 577, 790
  - Smitherman, 615, 1307
- housing
  - Bisson, 1484
  - Mauro, 6336
  - Prue, 7536
  - Ruprecht, 4246
  - Watson, 743, 6336–6337
- illegal sale of tobacco products
  - Barrett, 7546
  - Bryant, 1482–1483
  - Leal, 7550–7551
  - Marchese, 1481
  - Prue, 7547–7548
- police services
  - Bartolucci, 498, 6888, 8601
  - Bisson, 498, 9595
  - Kormos, 1413–1414, 1830
  - government funding
    - Bentley, 7034
  - Kashechewan First Nation
    - Bisson, 348
  - Nishnawbe-Aski nation
    - Bisson, 348
- quality of life
  - Duguid, 4247
  - Ruprecht, 4247
- schools
  - Bisson, 9613–9616, 9624
  - Attawapiskat First Nation
    - Bisson, 4249
- services
  - Bisson, 8268–8269
- Treaty 9 area
  - Prue, 792
- water quality
  - Miller, N., 885
Aboriginal community justice programs. see Ministry of the Attorney General—aboriginal community justice programs
Aboriginal healing and wellness strategy (AHWS)
- Smitherman, 615
Aboriginal health access centres (AHACs)
- - Gélinas, 365, 379–380, 1307–1308, 3938, 4000
- government funding
  - Gélinas, 1308
  - Smitherman, 1308
Aboriginal-housing developer consultation. see Land development—aboriginal-housing developer consultation
Aboriginal housing trust
- Mauro, 6337
- Watson, 6337
Aboriginal justice strategy. see Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs—aboriginal justice strategy
Aboriginal land claims. see also Aboriginal blockades; Aboriginal protests
- Barrett, 5385–5386, 7037
  - Bryant, 1366
  - Duguid, 5319, 5386, 7087
  - Gélinas, 7088
  - Van Bommel, 5319, 5498
- Ancaster fairgrounds
  - Barrett, 1208
  - Bryant, 1208
- Brantford
  - Barrett, 2743
  - compensation for residents and businesses
    - Scott, 1366
  - police services
    - Barrett, 422
    - Bryant, 422
- Caledonia. see also Court cases/actions—Brown-Chatwell v. R. (lawsuit by Caledonia residents Dave Brown and Dana Chatwell)
  - Barrett, 678, 1115, 1572, 1922, 2743, 3659, 8867–8868, 8871, 9123, 9223
    - Bartolucci, 1572, 9448
    - Bentley, 8867–8868, 9544–9545
    - Bryant, 1922
    - Chudleigh, 9447–9448, 9544–9545
    - Duguid, 9123
    - Elliott, 3664
    - Hardeman, 5498–5499
    - Hoskins, 9447
    - Marchese, 1480–1482
    - Miller, N., 7088
  - cost to Ontario Provincial Police budget
    - Dunlop, 1092
  - development freeze on provincially owned lands
    - Barrett, 225–226
  - interference with operation of Ontario Provincial Police
    - Barrett, 5500
    - Hardeman, 5499
  - responsibility for services provided by Ontario Provincial Police
    - Barrett, 52
    - Bartolucci, 52
  - role of Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
    - Bentley, 1917–1918
    - Runciman, 1917–1918
  - safety of Ontario Provincial Police officers
    - Hardeman, 5499
  - trespassing of Ontario Provincial Police officers
    - Hardeman, 5499
- Deseronto
  - Barrett, 1498–1499
  - Bryant, 1417–1418, 1499
  - Runciman, 1417
- development freeze on provincially owned lands
  - Barrett, 1061
  - Bryant, 1061
- Douglas Creek Estates
  - Barrett, 1103, 8648–8649, 8668
  - Bryant, 1103
  - Chudleigh, 9404
  - Duguid, 8649, 8668–8669
  - Hudak, 9404
- Haldimand Tract
  - Barrett, 5493–5494
  - Prue, 5496–5497
- Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation
  - Prue, 5496–5497
- law enforcement
  - Bryant, 1245
  - Hillier, 1245
  - Runciman, 1245
- transfer of former Burtch Correctional Centre to Haudenousaunee Six Nations
  - Barrett, 6189–6190
Aboriginal-mining company relations
- Gravelle, 1252
Aboriginal peoples
- - Arnott, 9277
  - Bentley, 4782, 9276–9277
  - Duncan, 5619
  - Gélinas, 251
  - Van Bommel, 4782
- ceremonial uses of tobacco
  - Gélinas, 1904
- education
  - Miller, N., 6197
- health
  - Gélinas, 1487
- health promotion
  - Gélinas, 1488
- poverty
  - Prue, 5268–5269
- smoking
  - Gélinas, 1200
- traditions
  - Gélinas, 1487
Aboriginal policy framework (APF)
- Miller, N., 644
Aboriginal protests
- - Runciman, 1245
- Deseronto
  - Bryant, 1420, 1466
  - Runciman, 1466
  - arrest of protesters
    - Barrett, 1469–1470
  - peacekeeping work by Ontario Provincial Police
    - Bryant, 1470
- development sites in Brantford
  - Bryant, 1366, 2121
  - Dunlop, 1419
  - McGuinty, 2121
  - Runciman, 2121
  - Scott, 1366
  - funding for Brantford Police Service
    - Bryant, 1420
    - Dunlop, 1420
Aboriginal-provincial agreements. see Provincial-aboriginal agreements
Aboriginal-provincial partnerships. see Provincial-aboriginal partnerships
Aboriginal-provincial relations. see Provincial-aboriginal relations
Aboriginal rights
- Hampton, 334
Aboriginal students
- post-secondary education
  - Mauro, 5233–5234
  - Milloy, 5233–5234
Aboriginal victims support grant program. see Ministry of the Attorney General—aboriginal victims support grant program
Aboriginal youth
- - Hudak, 5204
  - Matthews, 3164
- education
  - Marchese, 2041
- smoking
  - Gélinas, 1487
  - Scott, 1871
ABS Friction
- Arnott, 7253–7254
Absorbable organic halides (AOX). see Forest industry—reduction in use of absorbable organic halides (AOX)
Academic and career entrance (ACE) program. see Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities—academic and career entrance (ACE) program
Accenture Inc. see eHealth Ontario—contracts—Accenture Inc.
Access Centre for Internationally Educated Health Professionals
- Caplan, 6750
Access to Adoption Records Act (Vital Statistics Statute Law Amendment), 2008 (Bill 12)
- general discussion
  - Klees, 2587
  - Meilleur, 1250, 1304, 1307, 1363, 1423
  - Scott, 1350
  - Sterling, 1250, 1305, 1423
  - Yakabuski, 1322
  - amendments
    - Jones, 1300
    - Sterling, 1363
  - public consultation
    - Jones, 1312
    - Meilleur, 1312
- first reading
  - Meilleur, 159–160
- ministerial statement
  - Meilleur, 161–162
- second reading, 749–755
  - Meilleur, 749–750
  - Munro, 750–752
  - Prue, 754–755
  - Ramal, 753–754
- third reading, 1430–1443, 1903
  - Dunlop, 1432
    - Horwath, 1439–1440
    - Jones, 1433
    - Levac, 1433
    - Meilleur, 1430–1431
    - Miller, N., 1439
    - Prue, 1432–1433, 1438–1443
    - Ramal, 1431–1433
    - Sandals, 1439
    - Sterling, 1433–1438, 1440
  - division (carried), 1932
- time allocation motion, 1747–1759
  - amendments
    - Sterling, 1755
  - presented
    - Milloy, 1747
  - responded to
    - Flynn, 1749–1751
    - Prue, 1756–1759
    - Qaadri, 1751–1752
    - Ramal, 1747–1749
    - Sterling, 1752–1756
  - division (carried), 1832
- Royal assent, 1949
Access to Justice Act, S.O. 2006, c.21
- Elliott, 5693
Access to opportunities strategy. see Post-secondary education—Reaching Higher: The McGuinty Government Plan for Postsecondary Education—access to opportunities strategy
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, S.O. 2005, c.11
- Elliott, 164–165, 5111–5112
- Jones, 6893
- Meilleur, 16, 2098, 3488
Accident investigation report
- O'Toole, 4205
Accommodation review committee (ARC)
- Marchese, 3829
Accountants
- certification
  - Wilson, 6563
Accounting Professions Act, 2009 (Bill 158)
- first reading
  - Bentley, 5517
ACE program. see Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities—academic and career entrance (ACE) program
Achakzai, Sitara. see Fatalities—Achakzai, Sitara (human rights campaigner)
ACSESS. see Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS)
An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade (1807)
- bicentenary of British legislation
  - Chan, 23, 300
  - Craitor, 300
  - Naqvi, 23
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)
- Duguid, 300
- Kormos, 107
- McGuinty, 129–130
An Act to amend the Canada Grain Act, Chapter 22 of the Statutes of Canada 1998 and Chapter 25 of the Statutes of Canada, 2007 (Bill C-39)
- Dombrowsky, 997
- Mauro, 997
An Act to amend the Criminal Code, 2006 (Bill C-26)
- DiNovo, 1387
- MacLeod, 1381
- Sousa, 1376
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Age of Protection) and to make consequential amendments to the Criminal Records Act, 2007 (Bill C-22)
- Munro, 555
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (Parliamentary Poet Laureate), 2001 (Bill S-10)
- Kwinter, 8127
An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make certain payments, 2005 (Bill C-48)
- Hudak, 963–964, 1288
An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 26, 2008 and to enact provisions to preserve the fiscal plan set out in that budget, 2008 (Bill C-50)
- Tabuns, 1465
An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right (Bill 1)
- first reading
  - McGuinty, 8
Action plan for healthy eating and active living. see Ministry of Health Promotion—action plan for healthy eating and active living
Active 2010. see Ministry of Health Promotion—Active 2010
Acute care beds. see Hospital beds—acute care beds
Adams report. see Reports—Report to the Minister of Public Safety and Security Concerning the Utilization of Full-Time Salaried Fire Fighters as Volunteer Fire Fighters (Justice George Adams)
Addiction to alcohol. see Alcoholism
Addiction to drugs. see Drug abuse
Addiction to gambling. see Gambling addiction
Addiction to substance. see Substance abuse
Addiction to tobacco. see Tobacco habit
Addiction treatment programs
- youth
  - government funding
    - Mitchell, 993–994
    - Prue, 993
    - Smitherman, 993–994
Aditya Birla Group
- Pupatello, 3287
Administration of justice
- - Arthurs, 2446–2447
  - Barrett, 3639
  - Bentley, 3771, 4102–4103, 4287, 4821–4822
  - Colle, 4842
  - Elliott, 3664
  - Hampton, 3728
  - Kormos, 3655–3657
  - Runciman, 60–61, 3567–3569, 3634–3635, 3638, 3653–3655, 3771
  - Sandals, 3663
  - Tabuns, 3660–3661
  - Yakabuski, 3662
- collection of data re court wait times, plea bargains, bail violations, court adjournments
  - Bentley, 4577
  - Elliott, 4577
  - Runciman, 60
- Krasniqi, Arber case
  - Bentley, 4645
  - Runciman, 4644–4645
- provincial offences
  - out-of-court settlements for minor offences
    - Zimmer, 8363
Adoption
- - Horwath, 3840
  - Matthews, 3837–3838
  - Munro, 3839
- international
  - bankruptcy of Imagine Adoption
    - Mangat, 7827
    - Matthews, 7827
- protection of privacy
  - Kormos, 752–753
  - Meilleur, 161, 750
  - Munro, 162, 751–752
  - Prue, 163
  - Sterling, 162
Adoption disclosure
- - Flynn, 1749–1751
  - Meilleur, 161–162, 749–750, 1250, 1304–1305
  - Prue, 163, 754, 1440–1443, 1757
  - Ramal, 753–754, 1431–1432, 1747–1749
  - Sandals, 1439
  - Sterling, 1250, 1304–1305
- advertising campaign
  - Meilleur, 7076
- backlog of disclosure requests
  - Horwath, 8498
  - Meilleur, 8498
  - Takhar, 8498
- disclosure veto
  - Broten, 7076
  - Elliott, 1307
  - Jones, 6888
  - Kormos, 752
  - Meilleur, 161–162, 1307, 6888, 7076
  - Prue, 755
  - Sterling, 6994
- medical information
  - Qaadri, 1751
- no-contact notice
  - Dunlop, 1432
  - Meilleur, 1304, 1307, 1363–1364, 1423, 1430
  - Prue, 1757
  - Qaadri, 1752
  - Ramal, 1747–1748
  - Scott, 1350
  - Sterling, 1304, 1435–1438, 1753
- protection for victims of abuse
  - Jones, 1433, 1799
  - Meilleur, 1766
  - Miller, N., 1439
  - Prue, 1757–1758
  - Sterling, 1363–1364, 1423, 1434–1438, 1754–1756, 1766
- protection of privacy
  - Elliott, 1307
  - Jones, 1300, 1312
  - Prue, 1432
  - Ramal, 1433
  - Sterling, 1752–1756
Adoption Information Disclosure Act, 2005 (Bill 183)
- Sterling, 1754
Adult education
- Savoline, 3190
- Wynne, 3185
Advanced Coronary Treatment Foundation
- government funding
  - Marchese, 2909
  - Wynne, 2907, 3237
Advanced manufacturing investment strategy (AMIS) program. see Ministry of Economic Development and Trade—advanced manufacturing investment strategy (AMIS) program
Advertising. see also Film advertising; Government advertising
- ban on advertising of food or drink for children under 13 years of age
  - Marchese, 760
- ban on advertising of sexual images of children under 16 years of age
  - DiNovo, 6463
  - MacLeod, 4114
  - Van Bommel, 6466
- ban on junk food advertising
  - Gélinas, 2373
Advertising agencies
- Bensimon Byrne
  - Scott, 4469
Advisory committees
- advisory committee on mental health and addictions
  - Caplan, 6989
  - Leal, 6989
Advisory Council on Pensions and Retirement Income
- Arthurs, 9335
- Delaney, 9357
Advocis (Financial Advisors Association of Canada)
- Arthurs, 4219–4220
AED. see Automated external defibrillators (AED)
Affordable housing. see Housing—affordable
Afghanistan
- family law
  - Shiite Personal Status Law. see also Private members' public business—Afghan family law
    - Albanese, 6473
    - Jones, 6470–6471
    - Van Bommel, 6467–6469
- women's rights
  - Albanese, 6473
  - Carroll, 6472–6473
  - DiNovo, 6470–6471
  - Jones, 6470–6471
  - Naqvi, 6472
  - Van Bommel, 6467–6469, 6474
African Canadian Legal Clinic
- African Canadian youth criminal justice program (ACYCJP)
  - Van Bommel, 3361, 4833
After-school programs
- London
  - Ramsay, 8034
Aftermarket brake pads
- ban on use of asbestos
  - Arnott, 7253
  - Delaney, 7254–7255
  - Jaczek, 7255
  - Marchese, 7254–7255
  - Prue, 7252
  - Rinaldi, 7253
  - Sandals, 7249–7250, 7256
  - Witmer, 7250–7251
- standards and specifications. see also Private members' public business—Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Aftermarket Brake Pad Standards), 2009 (Bill 181)
  - Arnott, 7253
  - Delaney, 7254–7255
  - Sandals, 6756–6757, 7249–7250, 7256
  - Witmer, 7250
Agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
- disclosure of untendered contracts
  - Bisson, 7332–7333
  - Duncan, 7335
  - McGuinty, 7333
  - Miller, P., 7335
- expenditures
  - accountability. see also Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)—expenditures—accountability; Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)—expenditures—accountability
    - Delaney, 7618
    - Duncan, 7333–7334, 7381–7382
    - Leal, 7663–7664
    - Levac, 7421, 7425, 7593, 8626
    - MacLeod, 7333–7334, 7470
    - Martiniuk, 7601–7602
    - Mauro, 7588–7589, 8622–8623
    - McGuinty, 7686
    - Miller, N., 7567–7568
    - Miller, P., 7421, 7597
    - Orazietti, 8624
    - Runciman, 7664–7665
    - Shurman, 7657–7658
    - Takhar, 7421, 8101
    - Witmer, 7425
  - disclosure. see also eHealth Ontario—expenditures—disclosure; Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario—expenditures—disclosure; Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)—expenditures—disclosure; Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA)—expenditures—disclosure
    - Arnott, 7621
    - Duncan, 7426–7427
    - Hillier, 8057–8058
    - Horwath, 7426
    - Kormos, 7425
    - Miller, N., 7568, 7589–7591, 8064
    - Miller, P., 7395
    - Witmer, 7422–7424
  - review by Integrity Commissioner
    - Arnott, 7615, 7619–7620
    - Bailey, 7618, 7622–7624
    - Barrett, 7598
    - Bisson, 7671–7672
    - Brown, 7559
    - Caplan, 7472
    - DiNovo, 7470, 7559
    - Hardeman, 7562
    - Hoy, 7601
    - Hudak, 7331–7332, 7380
    - Jones, 7597, 7613–7614
    - MacLeod, 7668
    - Marchese, 7617–7618, 7661–7662
    - Mauro, 7594–7595, 7598, 7602, 7615
    - McGuinty, 7331–7333, 7380, 7383, 7472
    - Miller, N., 7587–7588
    - Miller, P., 7553–7555, 7819, 7821
    - O'Toole, 7394–7395, 7462, 7468–7469, 7816–7817
    - Pendergast, 7414
    - Prue, 7564–7565
    - Ramsay, 7566
    - Savoline, 7605–7607
    - Sergio, 7592
    - Tabuns, 7602–7604
    - Takhar, 7394, 7419–7420, 7816, 7822, 7926
    - Zimmer, 7668–7669
    - annual report issued
      - Delaney, 7562
      - O'Toole, 7465
    - penalties for violation of expenditure guidelines
      - O'Toole, 7463, 7486
- subject to freedom of information requests
  - Arnott, 9233–9234
  - Marchese, 9232–9233
  - Miller, N., 9236–9237
  - Prue, 9235
  - Ramal, 9235–9336
  - Savoline, 9231–9232, 9237
  - Zimmer, 9233
- travel, meal and hospitality expense guidelines for employees
  - Takhar, 7420
- use of consultants
  - reduction
    - McGuinty, 7868
The Agenda. see Television programs—The Agenda
Aggregate extraction
- Nicols gravel pit
  - licence
    - Ouellette, 4808
- permit
  - Cansfield, 4808
Aggregate industry
- Dunlop, 6106
Aggregate Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990. c.A.8
- Cansfield, 4808
Aging-at-home strategy. see Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care—aging-at-home strategy
AGO. see Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
Agostino, Dominic. see Hamilton Gallery of Distinction—Agostino, Dominic (inductee); Tributes—Agostino, Dominic (former member, Hamilton East)
Agreement on Internal Trade
- Brownell, 7369–7371
- Flynn, 7369–7371
- Levac, 8813
- Marchese, 8931
- Miller, P., 8289, 8291
- Milloy, 6560–6561
- O'Toole, 7373, 8660
Agricorp
- Bailey, 3389
Agricultural Employees Protection Act, S.O. 2002, c.16
- Horwath, 5827
Agricultural fairs
- International Plowing Match and Rural Expo
  - Mitchell, 2677
  - Murdoch, 3145
  - Ramsay, 2096, 6693, 7484
  - Smith, 7068
Agricultural industry
- - Bisson, 8236
  - Brownell, 1207
  - Dombrowsky, 1411
  - Hardeman, 5190
  - Jones, 344
  - O'Toole, 5507, 9273
  - Rinaldi, 4665
  - Sandals, 3414, 6045
  - Van Bommel, 5185
- Durham region
  - O'Toole, 8009
- federal government funding
  - Dombrowsky, 1513–1514
  - Van Bommel, 9366
- government funding
  - Arthurs, 780
  - Hardeman, 7773–7774, 9370
  - Mitchell, 637
  - Murdoch, 858
  - Scott, 3037
- regulation
  - Miller, N., 2021–2022
- research/development
  - government funding
    - Dombrowsky, 1767
    - Jones, 3117–3118
    - Sandals, 1767
- supply management
  - Dombrowsky, 132–133, 2162–2163
  - Duncan, 148
  - Mitchell, 132–133
  - Van Bommel, 2162–2163
Agricultural labourers
- occupational health and safety
  - Fonseca, 5507–5508, 5828
Agricultural labourers' rights
- right to bargain collectively. see also Court cases/actions—agricultural labourers' right to bargain collectively
  - Horwath, 5507, 5827–5828
  - Kormos, 6343
- right to unionize. see also Court of Appeal for Ontario rulings—agricultural labourers' right to unionize
  - Horwath, 4218, 5508, 5827
  - Kormos, 165, 4021, 4633, 6343
Agricultural products. see Farm products
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- cull breeding swine program
  - processing pigs for food banks
    - Dombrowsky, 2436
    - Hardeman, 2436
AgriRecovery program. see Federal-provincial-territorial agreements/programs—AgriRecovery program
AHACs. see Aboriginal health access centres (AHACs)
Ahmad, Fahim. see Solitary confinement—Ahmad, Fahim
AHWS. see Aboriginal healing and wellness strategy (AHWS)
AIDS (disease)
- Smitherman, 42
Air pollution
- - Miller, P., 546–547
  - Tabuns, 6660–6661, 7032
- Hamilton
  - Horwath, 122–123
  - Miller, P., 1311
- impact on health in Sarnia–Lambton
  - Bailey, 9548
  - Matthews, 9548
- Lakeshore Boulevard and Queen Elizabeth Way
  - Sousa, 1251
Air quality
- - Gerretsen, 1311, 1475
- Mississauga
  - Tabuns, 7388
- Mississauga South
  - Sousa, 1250–1251
- Sault Ste. Marie
  - Gerretsen, 1974
  - Orazietti, 1974
Air quality management
- Hamilton
  - Gerretsen, 503
  - Miller, P., 503
Air quality standards
- - Gerretsen, 1311, 1974, 7032
- Hamilton
  - Gerretsen, 503
Aircraft enforcement program. see Highway safety—aircraft enforcement program
Airport limousines. see Commercial passenger vehicles
Airports
- Buttonville airport
  - closure
    - Bradley, 5884–5885
    - Klees, 5884
  - subsidy
    - Bradley, 5083
    - Shurman, 5083
- Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (Barrie)
  - Dunlop, 5759–5761
- Peterborough Municipal Airport
  - Leal, 8034
Alarms. see Fire alarms; Smoke alarms; Strobe alarms
Alcoa Electrical and Electronic Systems
- layoffs
  - Horwath, 3292–3293
Alcohol-related accidents/fatalities
- automobile
  - DiNovo, 4533
Alcoholic beverages
- - Kormos, 260
  - O'Toole, 5414
- beer
  - social reference pricing
    - Duncan, 5320
- drinking
  - Duncan, 5320
  - Gélinas, 5320
- purchase
  - interdict list
    - Kormos, 4410
Alcoholism
- DiNovo, 2562
Alexandria Moulding
- Lalonde, 3523
Algoma University Act, 2008 (Bill 80)
- general discussion
  - Brown, 2135
- first reading
  - Milloy, 2039
- ministerial statement
  - Milloy, 2039
- second reading, 2107–2119
  - Brown, 2118–2119
  - Gélinas, 2115–2118
  - Milloy, 2107–2109
  - Moridi, 2109–2110
  - O'Toole, 2112–2115
  - Wilson, 2110–2112
- third reading, 2147–2155
  - Chudleigh, 2152–2154
  - Marchese, 2154–2155
  - Milloy, 2147
  - Orazietti, 2148–2152
- Royal assent, 2678
Algoma University College. see Colleges of applied arts and technology (CAATs)—Algoma University College
Algonquin Provincial Park
- logging
  - Yakabuski, 98, 8476–8477, 8479
  - public consultation
    - Cansfield, 298
    - Yakabuski, 298
Allaura Investments Limited Act, 2009 (Bill Pr15)
- first reading
  - Klees, 7200
- second reading, 9106
- third reading, 9106
- Royal assent, 9294
Alma College (St. Thomas). see Heritage conservation—Alma College (St. Thomas)
Alma College heritage foundation fund
- Tabuns, 2349
Alternate land use services (ALUS). see Farmers conservation plan—alternate land use services (ALUS)
Alternate level of care. see Health care—alternate level of care
Alternative energy. see Energy—renewable energy
Alternative financing and procurement (AFP). see Hospital construction—alternative financing and procurement (AFP)
Alternative medicine
- Prue, 7527
ALUS. see Farmers conservation plan—alternate land use services (ALUS)
Alzheimer's disease
- Jeffrey, 8520
Amateur sports programs
- criminal record checks. see also Private members' public business—Protection of Minors in Amateur Sports Act, 2009 (Bill 30)
  - Delaney, 6872–6873
  - DiNovo, 6871–6872
  - Hardeman, 6874–6875
  - Levac, 6875–6876
  - Ouellette, 287, 6870–6874, 6876
  - Ramal, 6874
  - Shurman, 6873–6874
Ambulance services
- government funding
  - Naqvi, 4626
- Hamilton Emergency Medical Service
  - Aggelonitis, 3327
- land ambulances
  - government funding
    - Watson, 188
- town of Erin
  - Arnott, 9274
American sign language (ASL)
- Marchese, 2833
- Wynne, 2833
AMIS program. see Ministry of Economic Development and Trade—advanced manufacturing investment strategy (AMIS) program
Ammunition Regulation Act, 1994, S.O. 1994, c. 20
- amended by Bill 212
  - Dunlop, 8366
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- O'Toole, 5999
Ancam Technologies Ltd. see Industry shutdowns—Ancam Technologies Ltd.
Ancillary fees. see Student user fees
Anderson, Jordan. see Fatalities— Anderson, Jordan (aboriginal boy with complex genetic disorder)
Anglers. see Fishers
Animal Care Review Board
- DiNovo, 3976
Animal Health Act, 2009 (Bill 204)
- general discussion
  - Dombrowsky, 7963
  - Mitchell, 9647
  - Sandals, 9647
  - Van Bommel, 7963
- first reading
  - Dombrowsky, 7776
- ministerial statement
  - Dombrowsky, 7776
- second reading, 7973–8010, 8225–8242, 8441–8451, 8636
  - Arnott, 7978
    - Bailey, 8000–8003, 8005
    - Barrett, 8008, 8225–8229
    - Bisson, 8228, 8232, 8236, 8240–8241, 8441–8443, 8445
    - Colle, 7996–7997
    - DiNovo, 8448–8451
    - Dombrowsky, 7973–7975, 7979–7980, 8005
    - Hampton, 7978–7979, 7989–7993
    - Hardeman, 7980–7990, 7996, 7999, 8004, 8236–8237, 8241
    - Hillier, 8228, 8232–8233, 8235–8236, 8241
    - Hoy, 7979
    - Johnson, 7975–7978, 7989, 7996, 8004, 8009, 8231–8232, 8241, 8444
    - Levac, 8005–8010, 8236
    - MacLeod, 8444, 8448–8449
    - Marchese, 7993–7995, 7997, 7999, 8008–8009
    - Miller, P., 8227, 8229–8231, 8233
    - Mitchell, 8444
    - Munro, 8444–8445
    - O'Toole, 7989, 7996, 8000, 8004–8005, 8009, 8449
    - Rinaldi, 8233–8235, 8237, 8448
    - Sandals, 8000
    - Sterling, 7979
    - Van Bommel, 7990, 7997–8000, 8227–8228
    - Wilson, 8232, 8237–8240, 8242
    - Yakabuski, 8445–8449
  - amendments
    - MacLeod, 8444
  - public consultation
    - Bailey, 8005
    - Hampton, 7989
    - Hardeman, 7990, 8236–8237
    - Levac, 8006–8008
    - Marchese, 8008–8009
    - Miller, P., 8227
    - Rinaldi, 8237
  - section 24
    - Hillier, 8235–8236
- time allocation motion, 8571–8585
  - presented
    - Smith, 8571
  - public consultation
    - Chudleigh, 8572
    - Elliott, 8584
  - responded to
    - Bailey, 8577–8579
    - Chudleigh, 8571–8573
    - Dombrowsky, 8575–8577
    - Elliott, 8584
    - Johnson, 8581–8583
    - Miller, P., 8573–8575
    - Savoline, 8581
    - Van Bommel, 8579–8580
- third reading, 9087–9095
  - Dombrowsky, 9087–9088
    - Hampton, 9091–9094
    - Hardeman, 9088–9091
    - Johnson, 9094–9095
    - O'Toole, 9095
  - amendments
    - Hampton, 9092–9093
    - Hardeman, 9089–9091
    - O'Toole, 9095
  - public consultation
    - Dombrowsky, 9087–9088
    - Hardeman, 9088–9089
    - Johnson, 9094
  - division (carried), 9124
- Royal assent, 9294
Animal protection
- - Bartolucci, 733–734, 1585–1586, 3150, 3152, 3154, 5193
  - Colle, 1599
  - Delaney, 1683
  - Dunlop, 1598, 3154–3155, 3158
  - Elliott, 1588
  - Hardeman, 2101
  - Kormos, 3986
  - Leal, 2104
  - Levac, 1586–1587, 1589, 1599, 1684
  - Mitchell, 3158
  - Munro, 734–735
  - Naqvi, 3153
  - O'Toole, 7996
  - Ramal, 1679
  - Yakabuski, 1812
- causing or permitting distress to animals
  - Barrett, 5194
- dog fights
  - Levac, 1587
- electric collars
  - Ouellette, 1807
  - Yakabuski, 1812
- euthanasia guidelines
  - Klees, 1682–1683
- exemptions for wildlife, agriculture and veterinary practices
  - Barrett, 5193–5194
  - Bartolucci, 5193
- false complaint regarding animal in distress
  - Bartolucci, 3152
- fines
  - Jones, 1805
  - O'Toole, 1690
- five freedoms
  - DiNovo, 3974–3976
- government funding
  - Bisson, 1688
  - Delaney, 1688
- hobby farms
  - Munro, 735
- law enforcement animals
  - Bartolucci, 5193
- Lefty the goose (injured Canada goose)
  - Sterling, 3578
- penalties
  - Levac, 1587
- penalties for abusing animals
  - Bartolucci, 3151, 5193
  - Dunlop, 3156
  - Wilson, 3153
- private zoos
  - Bisson, 1680, 1683, 1685
  - DiNovo, 1800
  - Dunlop, 1589–1590
  - Kormos, 1673–1674, 5195
  - Levac, 1587
  - Miller, N., 1803
  - O'Toole, 1689
  - Ouellette, 1599, 1807
  - regulation
    - DiNovo, 3977
    - Kormos, 3982–3985
- puppy mills
  - Colle, 1588, 1810
- regulation and enforcement
  - Bartolucci, 3159
  - Dunlop, 3158
  - Kormos, 735
  - Levac, 1687
  - Miller, N., 3158–3159
  - Munro, 735
- rural Ontario
  - Colle, 1810
  - Mitchell, 1809
- Scarborough Bluffs cat colony
  - Berardinetti, 8462
- training or permitting animals to fight other animals
  - Barrett, 5194
- veterinarians to report abuse and neglect
  - Bartolucci, 5193
- warrantless entry
  - Colle, 1803
  - Delaney, 1688
  - DiNovo, 1806
  - Jones, 1805–1806
  - Klees, 1682
  - Munro, 735
  - Prue, 1807
  - Yakabuski, 1812
- wildlife
  - Dunlop, 1591–1592, 1597
  - Kormos, 1678
  - O'Toole, 1690
- working dogs
  - Hardeman, 1810
  - Yakabuski, 1812
Animal protection organizations. see also Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA); Toronto Humane Society
- use of term humane society restricted
  - DiNovo, 3974–3975
  - Dunlop, 1594–1598
  - Jones, 1804
  - Kormos, 1675
  - Levac, 1687
  - Miller, N., 1803, 2013
  - impact on Toronto Humane Society
    - Bisson, 1686–1687
    - DiNovo, 1588, 1802, 1810, 2104
    - Hardeman, 2101–2102
    - Prue, 1803, 1811
    - Yakabuski, 1811
Animals—cruelty to. see Animal protection
Anishinabek round table. see Provincial-aboriginal agreements—Anishinabek round table
Annexation—municipal. see Municipal government restructuring
Anniversaries
- Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam 100th anniversary
  - Moridi, 2170
- Aldershot 50th anniversary
  - Savoline, 2301
- Anne of Green Gables 100th anniversary
  - O'Toole, 2429
- Battle of Stoney Creek 196th anniversary
  - Miller, P., 7197
- Baxter Canada's 70th anniversary
  - Sousa, 184–185
- Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib Ji (founder, Sikh religion)
  - Delaney, 8353
- Bowmanville 150th anniversary
  - O'Toole, 2429
- Bowmanville Men's Canadian Club 100th anniversary
  - O'Toole, 8264
- Bowmanville Zoological Park 90th anniversary
  - O'Toole, 7198
- Bracebridge Public Library 100th anniversary
  - Miller, N., 3534
- Brampton Small Business Enterprise Centre 10th anniversary
  - Jeffrey, 554–555
- Canadian Corps Association's 75th anniversary
  - Ouellette, 6083
- Chopin, Fryderyk's birth 200th anniversary
  - Marchese, 9583–9584
- Citizens for a Safe Environment's 25th anniversary
  - Prue, 1240
- Clarkson village 200th anniversary
  - Sousa, 1361, 2214
- Coral Place 15th anniversary
  - Mangat, 2839
- Corbrook's 50th anniversary
  - Albanese, 3777
- Cornwall Youth Centre 10th anniversary
  - Brownell, 407
- Death of John Lennon 29th anniversary
  - Berardinetti, 9041
- Discovery of oil in Oil Springs (Lambton county) 150th anniversary
  - Van Bommel, 1558
- Durham Mental Health Services 20th anniversary
  - Elliott, 2169–2170
- Falun Gong 16th anniversary
  - Hillier, 1827
- Greek community of Toronto 100th Anniversary
  - Aggelonitis, 8264–8265
  - Hoskins, 8312
- Hawkesbury's 150th anniversary
  - Lalonde, 4476
- Hellenic community in Ottawa 80th anniversary
  - Naqvi, 7967
- Herbert Williams Fire Equipment 100th anniversary
  - Balkissoon, 3535
- Islington Junior Middle School 175th anniversary
  - Broten, 2352–2353
- John Rodriguez's 1st anniversary as mayor of the city of Greater Sudbury
  - Gélinas, 183
- Kinmount's 150th anniversary
  - Johnson, 5889
- Lakeside Steel Corporation 100th anniversary
  - Kormos, 7341
- Langs Bus Lines Limited 40th anniversary
  - Van Bommel, 1892–1893
- Lions Club of Richmond Hill 70th anniversary
  - Moridi, 2037
- Munro Honey and Meadery 50th anniversary
  - Van Bommel, 3738
- North Simcoe Victim Crisis Services 10th anniversary
  - Dunlop, 6611–6612
- Ontario Provincial Police 100th anniversary
  - Bartolucci, 5582–5583
  - Dunlop, 5583–5584
  - Kormos, 5584–5585
- Orangeville Public Library's 100th anniversary
  - Jones, 3443
- Our Lady of Lourdes 150th anniversary of apparition
  - Dickson, 1670
- Oxi Day 69th anniversary
  - Aggelonitis, 8264–8265
- People's Republic of China 60th anniversary
  - Ruprecht, 7734–7735
- Poag Jewellers in Strathroy 50th anniversary
  - Van Bommel, 7967
- Polish Constitution 217th anniversary
  - Ruprecht, 1560
- Republic of Romania founding anniversary
  - Ruprecht, 8949
- Republic of Turkey 86th anniversary
  - Ruprecht, 8312
- Sinking of the Graf Spee battleship 70th anniversary
  - Dickson, 8153–8154
- Smooth Rock Falls Hospital 60th anniversary
  - Bisson, 6274
- St. John Ambulance (York region) 125th anniversary
  - Jaczek, 7152
- St. Joseph Island Plowmen's Association 75th anniversary
  - Brown, 8353–8354
- State of Israel 60th anniversary
  - Ruprecht, 1775
- Streetsville 150th anniversary
  - Delaney, 2214
- Stroke Recovery Association, Cambridge District 30th anniversary
  - Martiniuk, 7835
- Tay Canal 175th anniversary
  - Hillier, 7198
- Town of Hawkesbury 150th anniversary
  - Lalonde, 6849
- Uxbridge Quaker Meeting House 200th anniversary
  - O'Toole, 6808
- Westboro Village Business Improvement Area 30th anniversary
  - Naqvi, 5689
- Wheelabrator Group 100th anniversary
  - Savoline, 3143
- WindReach Farm 20th anniversary
  - O'Toole, 7082
- Women Entrepreneurs of Cornwall and Area 10th anniversary
  - Brownell, 367
- York University 50th anniversary
  - Albanese, 5624
Annual reports
- Breaking the Cycle: the First Year: Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy 2009 Annual Report (Ministry of Children and Youth Services)
  - Broten, 8993–8994
- Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Annual Report, 2005-2006 (Neglecting Our Obligations)
  - Scott, 725
- Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Annual Report, 2006-2007 (Reconciling Our Priorities)
  - Gerretsen, 50
  - Hampton, 49
  - McGuinty, 49
  - Scott, 38–39, 50, 725
- Environmental Commissioner of Ontario Annual Report, 2007-2008 (Getting to K(no)w)
  - Gerretsen, 3487
- Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario Annual Report, 2008 (Access and Privacy: The Challenges and Opportunities), 6797
- Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2007)
  - Bartolucci, 167, 187–188
  - McGuinty, 167
  - Sterling, 3350
- Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2008)
  - Bartolucci, 4572
  - McGuinty, 4572
  - Runciman, 4572
  - Savoline, 4604–4605
  - Wilson, 4613–4614
- Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2009)
  - Hudak, 9114–9115
  - Runciman, 9140
  - Yakabuski, 9136–9137
- Office of the Chief Election Officer Annual Report (2006), 1093
- Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, 2007-2008 (90 Deaths, Ninety Voices Silenced)
  - McGuinty, 4995
  - Munro, 4947
  - O'Toole, 5017
- Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth, 2008-2009
  - Broten, 9501
  - Naqvi, 9501
- Ombudsman of Ontario Annual Report (2007-2008), 2616
Ansell, Victor. see C. difficile outbreaks—Ansell, Victor case
Anthony Locilento Park. see Municipal parks—renaming of Blue Coin Park to Anthony Locilento Park
Anti-bullying programs. see Ministry of Education—anti-bullying programs
Anti-Semitism
- DiNovo, 6450
Anzen Consulting Inc. see eHealth Ontario—contracts—Anzen Consulting Inc.
Anzovino, Reilly (motor vehicle accident victim). see Coroner inquests—Anzovino, Reilly (motor vehicle accident victim)
APF. see Aboriginal policy framework (APF)
Apology. see also Federal government—apology to aboriginal peoples; Federal government—Chinese head tax apology; Members'/ministers' public apologies—Chinese head tax apology
- Bentley, 3146–3147, 3501, 5392
  - Broten, 3505
  - Brownell, 3504–3505
  - Caplan, 3147
  - Colle, 3507
  - Elliott, 2005–2006, 3148, 3505–3506, 3508, 5396–5399
  - Hillier, 5395
  - Kormos, 2003–2004, 3148–3149, 3506–3514, 5399–5404
  - Kular, 2007
  - Leal, 3507–3508, 5395–5396
  - Mauro, 5398
  - Miller, P., 5395
  - Mitchell, 3514
  - Orazietti, 1050, 2001–2002, 2007, 3501–3503, 5393–5394, 5396–5398, 5404
  - O'Toole, 3504
  - Qaadri, 2007
  - Van Bommel, 5398
  - Zimmer, 2004, 3503–3505, 5394–5395
- Arar, Maher case
  - O'Toole, 3504
- British Columbia
  - Orazietti, 2002, 3501–3502
- framework
  - Orazietti, 3501
- Manitoba
  - Orazietti, 2001, 3501
- not considered admission of liability with respect to civil action
  - Elliott, 5396
  - Kormos, 5399–5401, 5403–5404
  - Leal, 5395–5396
  - Zimmer, 5394–5395
- persons' right to pursue remedy in court system
  - Elliott, 5398
  - Kormos, 5401
  - Orazietti, 5393, 5404
- premise
  - Orazietti, 3501
- pseudo-apology
  - Kormos, 2003–2004, 3510
  - Orazietti, 3503, 5397
- regret apology
  - Kormos, 2003
- Saskatchewan
  - Orazietti, 3501
Apology Act, 2008 (Bill 59)
- general discussion
  - Bentley, 5392
  - Leal, 5395
  - Zimmer, 5395
- first reading
  - Orazietti, 1049–1050
- second reading, 2001–2007
  - public consultation
    - Elliott, 2006
    - Kormos, 2003
- referred to Standing Committee on Social Policy, 2008
Apology Act, 2009 (Bill 108)
- Elliott, 3148
- general discussion
  - O'Toole, 3222
- first reading
  - Bentley, 3146
- ministerial statement
  - Bentley, 3146–3147
- second reading, 3501–3514
  - Bentley, 3501
    - Broten, 3505
    - Brownell, 3504–3505
    - Colle, 3507
    - Elliott, 3505–3506, 3508
    - Kormos, 3506–3514
    - Leal, 3507–3508
    - Mitchell, 3514
    - Orazietti, 3501–3503
    - O'Toole, 3504, 3507
    - Zimmer, 3503–3505
  - division (carried), 3534
- third reading, 5392–5405
  - Bentley, 5392
    - Elliott, 5396–5399
    - Hillier, 5395
    - Kormos, 5399–5405
    - Leal, 5395–5396
    - Mauro, 5398
    - Miller, P., 5395, 5404–5405
    - Orazietti, 5392–5394, 5396–5398, 5404
    - Van Bommel, 5398
    - Zimmer, 5394–5395
  - public consultation
    - Elliott, 5396–5397
  - division (carried), 5429
- Royal assent, 6261
Apotex Inc.
- donations of medicine
  - Flynn, 6647
- shipment of AIDS drugs to Rwanda
  - Flynn, 3379–3380
Appointment of Information and Privacy Commissioner
- presented
  - Smith, 6975–6976
- responded to
  - Arnott, 6976
  - Kormos, 6976–6978
Appointment process
- Kormos, 6976
- MacLeod, 480
- Smitherman, 480
Appointments
- Anand, Raj (nomination as chair, Human Rights Legal Support Centre)
  - Bentley, 835–836
  - MacLeod, 835–836
- Arnett, Jim (special adviser on auto restructuring)
  - Chudleigh, 4464–4465
  - Smitherman, 4465
- Coyne, Deborah (Health Services Appeal and Review Board)
  - MacLeod, 7667
- Curtis, Erica (North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network)
  - MacLeod, 942
- Elman, Irwin (Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth)
  - Gravelle, 2498
- Graham, Barbara Lynn (Champlain Community Care Access Centre)
  - MacLeod, 942
- Grossman-Ianni, Mina (Erie St. Clair Local Health Integration Network )
  - MacLeod, 942
- King, Arlene (chief medical officer of health of Ontario)
  - Caplan, 6234–6235
  - Gélinas, 6235–6236
  - Witmer, 6235
- Lougheed, Joan (Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario board of directors)
  - MacLeod, 942
- Lowe, Karen (Kincardine Police Services Board)
  - MacLeod, 942
- Salamat, Gemma (Council of the College of Midwives of Ontario)
  - MacLeod, 942
- Siddiquee, Yusra (Public Accountants Council for the Province of Ontario)
  - MacLeod, 942
- Vinayagamoorthy, Sivam (Mississauga-Halton Community Care Access Centre)
  - MacLeod, 480, 942
Appraisal Institute of Canada
- Renova survey
  - McNeely, 3335
Appreciation
- Belcourt, Tony (outgoing president, Metis Nation of Ontario)
  - Bryant, 826
- committee witnesses re Bill 126
  - Jeffrey, 5981–5982
- Cowieson, Barbara (director, PC Party services)
  - Runciman, 2614
- Dewasha, Mervin (recipient, National Aboriginal Achievement Award)
  - Jones, 6274
- Drent, Margaret (research officer)
  - Kormos, 7023
- Fisch, Bill (regional chair, York region)
  - Jaczek, 5774
- Hamka, Wajih (dentist and businessman)
  - Ramal, 7229
- Hersey, Angela (legislative intern), 6474
- Hickman, Shirley (founder and executive director, Threads of Life)
  - Ramal, 4474–4475
- Hicks, Steven (sergeant, Toronto Police Service, 31 Division)
  - Sergio, 4655
- MacDougall, Rachelle and James Berry (office staff, Maria Van Bommel, Lambton–Kent–Middlesex)
  - Van Bommel, 6474
- Martel, Shelley (former member, Nickel Belt), Elie Martel (former member, Sudbury East)
  - Gélinas, 251
- Morin, Gilles (former member, Carleton East)
  - Sterling, 2410
- nurses
  - Gélinas, 1930
- paramedics
  - Hardeman, 7245
- Patten, Richard (former member, Ottawa Centre)
  - Naqvi, 6192
- Pauli, Mary Ellen (recipient, Governor General of Canada's certificate of commendation)
  - Orazietti, 1239
- police officers
  - Bisson, 8612
  - Dunlop, 8612
- police officers (Hamilton Mountain)
  - Aggelonitis, 2038
- Sackett, David (recipient, Gairdner Wightman Award)
  - Aggelonitis, 6276
- Short, William (clerk, Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs)
  - Hudak, 4172
- staff, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
  - McMeekin, 2401
- Sullivan, Barbara (chair, Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Council)
  - Caplan, 6694
  - Gélinas, 6696, 6907
  - Witmer, 6696
- teachers
  - Marchese, 3099
  - Savoline, 3099
  - Wynne, 43, 3097
- volunteers (Brampton)
  - Dhillon, 8153
- Wicklund, Kent (Canadian Conference of Sheet Metal Workers competition)
  - Mauro, 7084
Apprentices
- Bisson, 3262
- Flynn, 8125
- McGuinty, 2086
- Milloy, 6811
Apprenticeship and Certification Act, S.O. 1998, c.22
- - Moridi, 7135
- amended by Bill 175
  - Bisson, 8809
Apprenticeship ratios. see Apprenticeship training—ratio of tradespeople to apprentices
Apprenticeship training
- - Gélinas, 7137
  - Hoskins, 7875
  - McGuinty, 501, 519, 4243
  - Milloy, 2236, 3235, 6437
  - Sandals, 3235
  - Smitherman, 3221
  - Wilson, 500
- Dell Inc.
  - Hampton, 2236
  - Marchese, 1473
  - McGuinty, 2955
  - Milloy, 1473, 2236–2237
- ratio of tradespeople to apprentices. see also Private members' public business—Apprenticeship training
  - Bailey, 3390, 6951, 7844, 8121, 8197, 8663
    - Barrett, 3463
    - Chudleigh, 2872
    - Crozier, 3630
    - Dunlop, 1037, 2086, 2451, 2475, 2676, 2856, 2878, 4185, 7103
    - Hillier, 2857
    - Jeffrey, 2856–2857
    - MacLeod, 7104–7105
    - Marchese, 2853–2854, 7104, 7107, 7112, 8123–8124
    - McGuinty, 519
    - Miller, N., 2855, 3044, 6441, 7099, 7130–7134, 7136, 7856
    - Milloy, 1369–1370, 1709–1710, 2666, 2829, 3044, 6441
    - Moridi, 2856, 7135
    - Munro, 7114
    - O'Toole, 7135–7136, 7853
    - Pendergast, 2854
    - Runciman, 519, 1709, 3199
    - Savoline, 7211–7212
    - Scott, 2510, 2829, 2850–2852, 3036
    - Tabuns, 8199
    - Wilson, 944, 1369–1370, 2665–2666, 2831, 3086–3087, 3629–3630, 4614–4615, 6563, 6812
  - electrical apprentice
    - McGuinty, 1709
    - Milloy, 2829, 3087
- reform
  - Milloy, 2831
- small business
  - Miller, N., 7856
Apprenticeship training programs
- - Arthurs, 1642
  - Cansfield, 5854
  - Dunlop, 357, 494–495, 589
  - Flynn, 8125
  - Gélinas, 7137
  - Hillier, 663
  - Marchese, 2476, 2853, 7115, 7126
  - McGuinty, 3268
  - Miller, P., 7125
  - Milloy, 238, 2385–2386, 4614, 7095, 7845, 7875
  - Moridi, 3260
  - Takhar, 661
- completion bonus
  - Wilson, 3086–3087
- completion rates
  - Marchese, 6813, 7109, 8124
  - Miller, N., 7133
  - Miller, P., 7124
  - Milloy, 4614–4615
  - Moridi, 7131
  - O'Toole, 7122
  - Wilson, 4614–4615
- compulsory certification
  - Milloy, 8195
  - Tabuns, 8200
- fuel industry
  - Scott, 3345–3346
- government funding
  - Kular, 683
  - Levac, 8218
  - Mauro, 8949
  - Milloy, 2340–2341
- grants given to International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 793
  - McGuinty, 2484
  - Milloy, 2386
  - Runciman, 2340, 2385–2386, 2483–2484
- promotion
  - Dunlop, 7101–7102
- registration
  - Marchese, 6813
- registration in call centre trades
  - Milloy, 4615
  - Wilson, 4615
- tuition fees
  - Gélinas, 7137
- wage requirements for apprentices
  - Gélinas, 7137
- women in skilled trades program
  - Mauro, 7136
Apprenticeship training tax credit
- Arthurs, 8759–8760
- MacLeod, 1368
- Marchese, 7110–7111
- Milloy, 7095
Arab-Israeli conflict. see also Israeli Apartheid Week
- DiNovo, 9556–9558
- Shurman, 9554–9556
- Zimmer, 9558
Aradco Management Ltd.
- severance payments
  - Miller, P., 5514
Arar, Maher. see Apology—Arar, Maher case
Arbitration
- Prue, 4728
ARC. see Accommodation review committee (ARC)
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc. see Collective agreements—United Steelworkers and ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc.; Ministry of the Environment—failure to respond re certificates of approval for ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc. KOBM meltshop
Archives of Ontario
- - Sterling, 4826
- hours of operation
  - O'Toole, 7280
Arenas
- Delaney, 4255
Arenburg, Jeffrey. see Offenders—Arenburg, Jeffrey (paranoid schizophrenic)—release
ARISE Technologies (photovoltaic cells manufacturer, Waterloo)
- Smitherman, 6568
Armstrong report. see Reports—Compulsory Certification Project (T. E. Armstrong)
Arrowsmith program at Toronto Catholic District School Board. see Special education—Arrowsmith program at Toronto Catholic District School Board
Art exhibitions
- Cradle of New Chinese Ink Painting Movement exhibition
  - Balkissoon, 6557
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO)
- restoration and reconstruction
  - Carroll, 4062
  - Zimmer, 4062
Arthurs report. see Reports—A Fine Balance: Safe Pensions, Affordable Plans, Fair Rules (Report of the Expert Commission on Pensions)
Artists
- - Carroll, 2489
  - Pendergast, 2489
- contribution to society
  - Albanese, 6244
  - Prue, 6243
- Danby, Ken (anniversary of death)
  - Jones, 2965
- employment protection. see also Private members' public business—Employment Standards Amendment Act (Protection for Artists), 2009 (Bill 165)
  - Albanese, 6244–6245
    - Dhillon, 6240–6241
    - O'Toole, 6241–6242
    - Prue, 6244
    - Ramal, 6245
    - Tabuns, 5788, 6239–6240, 6245–6246, 8130
  - part-time
    - Ouellette, 6245
- McLaughlin, Gary
  - Murdoch, 4526
- salaries
  - Tabuns, 6147–6148, 8130
Arts and culture
- - Munro, 6147
  - Tabuns, 6240
- federal government funding
  - reduction
    - Carroll, 2735–2736
    - Leal, 2735–2736
    - Marchese, 2743
- government funding
  - Aggelonitis, 3684
  - Carroll, 826, 1505, 2736, 3684–3685, 4578
  - Dhillon, 6241
  - Flynn, 4578
  - Kular, 4626
  - Leal, 2736
  - Shurman, 827
  - Tabuns, 827
  - Hamilton
    - Aggelonitis, 3684
    - Carroll, 3684
  - Koerner Hall (Royal Conservatory of Music)
    - Carroll, 8460
    - Johnson, 8460
Arts centres
- Leamington
  - Hoy, 1424
Asbestos. see also Aftermarket brake pads—ban on use of asbestos
- Delaney, 7254–7255
- Jaczek, 7255
- Marchese, 7254
- Prue, 7251–7252
- Sandals, 7255
- Tabuns, 6319
Askov decision. see Supreme Court of Canada rulings—Askov decision
ASL. see American sign language (ASL)
Assault. see School safety—student assault; Sexual assault—student assault
Assembly of First Nations. see Memorandum of understanding (MOU)—Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and Assembly of First Nations
Assessment Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.A.31
- Prue, 2164
Assignment employees. see Workers—temporary workers
Assistive devices program. see Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care—assistive devices program
Association canadienne-française de l'Ontario (ACFO)
- Ramal, 6849
Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services (ACSESS)
- Fonseca, 6215
Association of Municipalities of Ontario. see also Government-Association of Municipalities of Ontario agreements
- memorandum of understanding with provincial government
  - Watson, 188, 4329
Asthma
- Prue, 5812
- Witmer, 6645
Athletes
- amateur athletes
  - Berardinetti, 78
  - Best, 78
- government funding
  - Best, 6555
  - Delaney, 1367
  - Miller, P., 2843
  - Zimmer, 6555
- training facilities
  - Best, 1367
  - Delaney, 1367
Atikokan generating station. see Ontario Power Generation fossil-fuel generating stations—Atikokan generating station
Atlas Steels. see Industry shutdowns—Atlas Steels
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
- - Smitherman, 4653
- sewage
  - Yakabuski, 4865
Atreo Medical Inc.
- CPRGlove
  - Aggelonitis, 4110
  - Wilkinson, 4110
Attawapiskat First Nation. see Aboriginal communities—schools—Attawapiskat First Nation; Diesel spills—Attawapiskat First Nation
Attendant services
- wait times
  - Arnott, 5580
ATU strike. see Strikes—Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279
Audiologists and speech-language pathologists. see Labour mobility—audiologists and speech-language pathologists
Auditor General. see also Automobile industry—auto sector investment fund—value-for-money review by Auditor General; eHealth Ontario—review by Auditor General; Government advertising—review by Auditor General; Government investments—review by Auditor General; Smart Systems for Health Agency (SSHA)—review by Auditor General
- report expenses for programs or services in annual report. see also Private members' public business—Auditor General Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 110)
  - Klees, 3754
  - Munro, 3244, 3749, 3755–3756
  - Sandals, 3754–3755
  - Tabuns, 3751–3752
  - Zimmer, 3752–3753
- role
  - Sandals, 7708
Auditor General Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 110)
- first reading
  - Munro, 3244
- second reading, 3749–3756
- referred to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 3763
Australia
- ban on use of cellular telephones and electronic entertainment devices while driving
  - O'Toole, 6175
- workplace harassment/violence legislation
  - Kormos, 7811
Autism
- - Gélinas, 5837
  - Matthews, 5835–5836
  - Witmer, 5836–5837
- research funding
  - Sergio, 2788
Autism services
- - Crozier, 3095
  - Gélinas, 5837
  - Horwath, 79, 1472
  - Jaczek, 24–25, 693
  - MacLeod, 4190
  - Matthews, 25, 79, 693
  - Munro, 481–482
  - Shurman, 3051–3052
  - Wynne, 482
- government funding
  - Matthews, 2090
  - Munro, 1773–1774
- intensive behavioural intervention (IBI)
  - Horwath, 682, 4423–4424
  - Jaczek, 24
  - Jones, 681
  - Matthews, 25, 79, 482, 693, 1471–1472, 2090, 5826
  - Shurman, 715
  - Wynne, 4423–4424
  - Bunda, Sebastian case
    - Horwath, 7692
    - Matthews, 7692
  - Ceretti, Delanie case
    - Gélinas, 5837
    - Horwath, 5826
  - government funding
    - Broten, 8145–8146
    - Gélinas, 7383
    - Horwath, 8145–8146
    - Matthews, 996, 7383
  - Methot, Riley case
    - Kormos, 2090
  - wait lists
    - Horwath, 996–997, 1471, 1883
    - Matthews, 1883–1884
    - Wynne, 996–997
- respite services
  - Matthews, 25
- Ruttan, Elden case
  - Hillier, 5666
- summer camps
  - Matthews, 25, 2090
Automated external defibrillators (AED)
- Best, 3921–3922
- Colle, 4935
- Marchese, 2909
- Qaadri, 3922
- Ramal, 1671, 4111–4112
- Savoline, 2908
- Wynne, 2907
Automobile accidents/fatalities
- Bradley, 5978
Automobile dealers
- - Barrett, 4595
- closure of dealership
  - Barrett, 6333–6334
  - Bryant, 6334
Automobile industry
- - Arthurs, 4168–4169
  - Barrett, 4226–4227, 4595
  - Bryant, 3636, 4143, 4815–4817, 5274
  - Chudleigh, 2487, 3958–3959, 4464–4465, 5384
  - Elliott, 2387
  - Flynn, 4268–4269
  - Hampton, 4145, 4245, 4816–4817
  - Kormos, 4389, 4639–4640
  - Lalonde, 3522
  - McGuinty, 1710–1711, 2234, 2732, 2954–2955, 3958–3959, 4017, 4054–4055, 4245, 4857, 4900–4901, 5313, 5419–5421, 5569–5570, 5682–5683, 6991
  - McMeekin, 3042–3043
  - Miller, P., 669, 2291, 5682
  - Ouellette, 1424, 2233, 2348–2349, 3042–3043, 3071–3073
  - Pupatello, 1425, 2291, 2387, 2488
  - Runciman, 5570
  - Sandals, 3412
  - Scott, 3037, 4293–4294
  - Smitherman, 4102, 4465, 5384, 5460
- auto assistance package
  - Duncan, 6040
  - Horwath, 6040
- auto investment plan
  - Hampton, 4243–4244
  - McGuinty, 4324
- auto sector investment fund
  - Arthurs, 3301
  - Chudleigh, 1920, 2488, 2515
  - Crozier, 672, 3518
  - Flynn, 1120–1121
  - Hampton, 1881–1882, 4054–4055
  - McGuinty, 18–20, 48, 167, 1880–1883, 4244
  - Miller, P., 673
  - Pupatello, 643, 1920–1921
  - Runciman, 1880
  - disclosure of agreements with manufacturers
    - Runciman, 1917
  - value-for-money review by Auditor General
    - Chudleigh, 2488, 2515–2516
- bailout package
  - Bisson, 4596–4597, 4601
  - Leal, 4271
- Big Three (automobile manufacturers)
  - financial status
    - McGuinty, 4324
- Chrysler Group LLC
  - Tabuns, 4900
  - Dodge Challenger
    - Hampton, 2484–2485
  - emergency loans
    - Bryant, 4517
    - Hampton, 4517
  - equity stake
    - Bryant, 6433–6434
    - Horwath, 6433–6434
  - financial restructuring
    - Hampton, 6692–6693
  - government funding
    - Bryant, 4145
    - Hampton, 2484
  - layoffs
    - Bisson, 4856
    - Bryant, 5274
    - Hudak, 291
  - pension plan
    - Duncan, 6746
- conditions for bailout
  - Bryant, 5314
  - Chudleigh, 5314
- Daimler AG
  - closure
    - Horwath, 3292
  - layoffs
    - Bryant, 3274
    - Chudleigh, 3274
    - Horwath, 3292
    - O'Toole, 3278–3279
- decline in sales
  - Prue, 3076
- employment
  - Bryant, 4287–4288
  - Ouellette, 4287–4288
  - Runciman, 4017
- employment creation
  - Crozier, 9584
- employment insurance claims
  - Hampton, 4243
- export
  - Bradley, 418
- federal government funding
  - Bryant, 3184
  - McGuinty, 3957–3960, 4017
- federal-provincial partnership
  - McGuinty, 4244–4245
- Fiat Group
  - Chudleigh, 1604
  - McGuinty, 1604, 1710
  - Runciman, 1710
- financial assistance
  - McGuinty, 6076
- Ford Motor Company of Canada
  - Essex engine plant
    - Chudleigh, 612, 643–644
    - Flynn, 683, 1157
    - Miller, P., 645
    - Pupatello, 643
    - Smitherman, 612
  - federal government funding
    - Crozier, 3518
  - Flex crossover
    - McGuinty, 2290
    - Pupatello, 2291, 2515–2516
  - Ford Crown Victoria
    - Kormos, 3785
    - Pupatello, 3288
  - government funding
    - Bryant, 4145
    - Chudleigh, 7048
    - Hampton, 1967–1967
  - layoffs
    - Hampton, 1967
  - Oakville assembly plant
    - Flynn, 1157
    - Pupatello, 768
- funding agreement with government
  - McGuinty, 2287–2289
- General Motors of Canada Ltd.
  - Chudleigh, 6114
  - Hampton, 4815–4816
  - McGuinty, 2234
  - Ouellette, 2233–2234, 3289–3290
  - Pupatello, 2288, 2516
  - Tabuns, 4900–4901
  - bankruptcy
    - Horwath, 6039–6040
  - Beacon project
    - Hampton, 1967, 2434–2435
    - McGuinty, 2234–2236
    - O'Toole, 1898
    - Pupatello, 1967–1968, 2342–2343, 2515–2516
  - Buick Regal produced at Oshawa assembly plant
    - Dickson, 9178
    - Ouellette, 9002
  - Chevrolet Volt
    - Arthurs, 4360
  - collective agreements
    - Hampton, 2289
    - Ouellette, 2349, 2386
  - concession agreements with workers
    - Bryant, 5315
    - Horwath, 5313, 5420
    - McGuinty, 5313
  - emergency loans
    - Bryant, 4517
    - Hampton, 4517
  - equity stake
    - Kormos, 6330–6331
    - McGuinty, 6330
  - executive compensation
    - Duncan, 6840
  - government funding
    - Chudleigh, 2873
    - Duncan, 2565–2566
    - Elliott, 2288
    - Horwath, 6985
    - McGuinty, 2388, 4325, 6985
    - Miller, P., 2565
    - Ouellette, 2287
    - Runciman, 2432
  - hiring
    - Mitchell, 8853
  - hybrid electric vehicles
    - Hampton, 2387
    - Ouellette, 157
  - job guarantee in return for government assistance
    - Chudleigh, 2515
    - Hampton, 2235–2236, 2288–2289, 2342–2343, 2388, 2434, 2484–2485, 2516–2518, 2732, 3371, 4244–4245, 4324, 5229
    - Horwath, 6839–6840
    - Klees, 2419
    - McGuinty, 2289
    - Miller, P., 2566
    - Pupatello, 2433
    - Runciman, 2432–2433
    - Scott, 2353
  - layoffs
    - Bisson, 4856
    - Chudleigh, 1158
    - Gélinas, 2394
    - Hampton, 1467–1468, 1819, 1881–1882, 1918–1919, 1967, 2235, 2288–2290, 2387, 2434, 2484–2485, 2955
    - Lalonde, 3522
    - McGuinty, 1819, 1821–1822, 1879, 1881–1882, 1918–1919
    - Miller, P., 2565
    - O'Toole, 97, 112, 1467, 1893, 3279, 4583
    - Ouellette, 1424, 2233
    - Pupatello, 1424, 1919, 1967
    - Runciman, 1467, 1821–1822, 1879
    - Scott, 1464, 2353, 4264
    - Smitherman, 1158
  - participation of Canadian Auto Workers required to access government loans
    - McGuinty, 4748
    - Runciman, 4748–4749
  - payment of government loans
    - Pupatello, 2434, 2517
  - pension funds
    - Duncan, 6550, 6842
    - Hampton, 4103
    - Runciman, 4101–4102
  - pension plan
    - Duncan, 6745–6746
    - Hampton, 4146
    - Martiniuk, 7203
    - O'Toole, 9459
    - Sterling, 7230
  - pension protection in return for government assistance
    - Horwath, 6985
  - pension solvency
    - Horwath, 6039–6040
  - plant shutdown
    - Elliott, 2288
    - Hampton, 2235
    - McGuinty, 2233
    - O'Toole, 2288
    - Ouellette, 2246
    - Pupatello, 2288
  - restructuring plan
    - Bryant, 5425–5426
    - Ouellette, 5425–5426
  - truck plant closure
    - Ouellette, 3290, 6850
- government funding
  - Barrett, 4228
  - Bryant, 3406, 3636, 4145, 4285, 4517, 4816–4817, 5945–5946, 6688, 6839–6840
  - Crozier, 7574
  - Duncan, 2565–2566, 3679, 4284, 5825, 5942, 6039–6040
  - Hampton, 4145, 4284–4285
  - Horwath, 4209
  - McGuinty, 2484, 3194, 4054, 4209, 4857, 4901, 6224–6225
  - Miller, P., 5945–5946, 6010
  - Pupatello, 2433–2435, 7574
  - Runciman, 2432
- grants/loans
  - Bryant, 3680
- Honda Canada
  - McGuinty, 6331
  - government funding
    - McGuinty, 3194
- industry shutdowns
  - Bryant, 4646
  - Hampton, 4646
  - economic impact
    - McGuinty, 4330
    - Ouellette, 4330
- investment
  - McGuinty, 2288–2290, 2387
  - Pupatello, 2343
- job guarantee in return for government assistance
  - Barrett, 4227
  - Chudleigh, 3958
  - Hampton, 4054, 5229
  - Horwath, 5313, 5420
  - Hudak, 3957
- layoffs
  - Bailey, 4424
  - Chudleigh, 3958
  - Hampton, 2025–2026, 2516–2517, 3959, 4054–4055, 4145, 4243–4244, 4284–4285
  - Hudak, 314, 3957–3958
  - McGuinty, 2025–2026, 3958
  - Miller, P., 2291
  - Prue, 1734
  - Pupatello, 2291
  - Runciman, 1916, 4143
  - Savoline, 4228
  - Shurman, 3076
- legacy costs
  - Bryant, 4944
  - Chudleigh, 4944
- made-for-Ontario auto strategy
  - Miller, P., 5682
- Ontario automotive strategy fund
  - Bryant, 3636
  - Hampton, 3636
  - McGuinty, 1468
  - Smitherman, 3220
- pension funds
  - Smitherman, 4101–4103
- pension plans
  - Barrett, 4228
  - McGuinty, 6188
  - Ouellette, 6110, 6705–6706
  - Prue, 7243
- Retire Your Ride program
  - Klees, 5941
  - McGuinty, 5570
  - Runciman, 5570–5571
- short-term credit financing plan
  - Bryant, 4645–4646
  - Hampton, 4645–4646
- transitional support
  - McGuinty, 5682
- transportation of automobile parts
  - Prue, 1084
- unemployment
  - Runciman, 2286
- Woodstock Toyota
  - Ramsay, 3309
Automobile insurance
- - Bisson, 4457–4458
  - Miller, P., 4461–4462
- public
  - Kormos, 7543–7544
  - Marchese, 6131
- uninsured drivers. see also Private members' public business—Automobile insurance
  - Bradley, 7641–7642
    - Brown, 7541
    - Klees, 4448, 7539–7540, 7641–7642
    - Miller, N., 7542
    - Prue, 7540–7541
  - penalties
    - Brown, 7541–7542
    - Delaney, 7544–7545
    - Klees, 7540, 7545
- use of credit score in granting insurance
  - McGuinty, 6886
Automobile insurance benefits
- reduction of maximum benefit for non-catastrophic injuries to $25,000
  - Duncan, 7334
  - Gélinas, 6843–6844
  - Prue, 6943, 7225, 7334, 7564
  - public consultation
    - Duncan, 6845, 6943, 7225
    - Runciman, 6845
- reduction of maximum benefit for serious injuries to $50,000
  - McGuinty, 8408–8409
  - Prue, 8408–8409
Automobile insurance rates/premiums
- - Duncan, 6844–6845
  - Kormos, 7543
- increase
  - McGuinty, 8025–8026, 8028–8029
  - Miller, N., 8028–8029
  - Prue, 7541, 8025–8026, 8066–8067
- young drivers
  - Brown, 4442–4443
  - Marchese, 6132
  - Miller, N., 7542–7543
  - Prue, 4540
Automobile leases
- Ouellette, 3071–3072
Automobile parts industry. see also Government-automobile parts industry partnerships
- Hampton, 4816–4817
  - Lalonde, 3522
  - Mangat, 5848
- government funding
  - Bryant, 5945–5946
  - Miller, P., 5945
- job guarantee in return for government assistance
  - Hampton, 3636
- short-term loans
  - Hampton, 3635, 3824–3826, 3960
Automobile research and development
- Aggelonitis, 4866
Automobile safety devices
- seat belts
  - Bradley, 1095
  - compliance rate
    - Klees, 1096
  - enforcement
    - Klees, 1096
    - Miller, N., 6134
    - O'Toole, 5984
Automobiles
- - McGuinty, 4245
- damage
  - Bradley, 5886
  - Dickson, 5885–5886
- government purchase of automobiles made in Ontario. see also Private members' public business—Ministry of Government Services Amendment Act (Canadian Manufacturing and Assembly of Government Vehicles), 2008 (Bill 92)
  - Chudleigh, 3077–3078
  - Kormos, 3074
  - Ouellette, 3072–3073, 3078
  - Shurman, 3075
- Nano cars
  - Takhar, 3004
- provincial sales tax exemption on new car sales
  - Barrett, 6334
  - Duncan, 5825, 5941, 6334
  - Hudak, 5573
  - Klees, 5825, 5941–5942
  - Miller, N., 5911
  - Runciman, 5569–5570
- trading old cars for $2,000
  - Hudak, 5573
- ZENN cars
  - Bradley, 742
  - DiNovo, 3006
  - Prue, 742
Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association of Canada
- short-term loans
  - Bryant, 3679–3680
  - Hampton, 3679–3680, 3729
Autopsy
- Bartolucci, 4369
Avastin. see Cancer drugs—Avastin
Avro CF-105 Arrow. see Interceptor aircraft—Avro CF-105 Arrow
Awards
- Agnes Macphail Award
  - Prue, 555
- Attorney General's Victim Services Award of Distinction
  - Hoy, 4253–4254
- Beaches citizen of the year
  - Prue, 3094
- Biotechnology Industry Organization's International Leadership Award
  - Wilkinson, 6689
- Business Person of the Year (Ottawa Chamber of Commerce)
  - Sterling, 4253
- Canada's Top 100 Employers
  - Chatham-Kent Health Alliance
    - Hoy, 3279–3280, 6410
  - Ontario Public Service
    - McMeekin, 3044, 3472
    - Naqvi, 3044
  - Wellington
    - Arnott, 3143
- Canadian and American national Jack Russell trial child handler of the year award
  - Klees, 37
- Canadian Community Newspapers Association Silver Quill award
  - Brownell, 6693
- Clean World Award
  - O'Toole, 6891
- Communities in Bloom
  - Brampton
    - Jeffrey, 3001
- Community Service Award for a Lifetime of Excellence in Service
  - Klees, 5430
- Crime Stoppers awards
  - Flynn, 5040
- Cross of Valour award
  - Rinaldi, 39–40
- Diversity Works awards (Peel Career Assessment Services)
  - Mangat, 4390–4391
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award
  - Mitchell, 4843
- Eat Smart! Healthy School Program
  - Wynne, 204
- ECO Recognition Award
  - Ministry of Tourism (zero waste events at Metro Toronto Convention Centre)
    - Zimmer, 3773
  - St. Lawrence Parks Commission (Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve)
    - Smith, 3774
    - Zimmer, 3774
- Farm Marketers of the Year Award
  - O'Toole, 6948
- Foodland Ontario Retailer Award
  - MacLeod, 3278
- Gairdner award
  - Moridi, 4389
- Gairdner Wightman Award
  - Aggelonitis, 6276
- Gerd Krick Achievement Award
  - Leal, 5668
- Greatest High School Teacher award
  - Lemaire, Lindsay (recipient)
    - Jones, 941
- Healthy Hospital Innovators Award
  - Brownell, 4153
- Heather Crowe Award
  - Watson, 2137
- I Love Greenbelt award
  - Dickson, 5487
  - art contest
    - Qaadri, 7080
    - Watson, 7080
- June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Voluntarism
  - McNeely, 1409
  - O'Toole, 6602
- Klaus Woerner Skilled Trades Hall of Fame Award
  - Witmer, 5285
- Leading Women, Building Communities Award
  - McNeely, 5516
- Lieutenant Governor's Heritage Award for Youth Achievement
  - Wilson, 639
- Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Youth Achievement
  - O'Toole, 9550
- Lincoln M. Alexander Award
  - Chan, 4576
  - Leal, 4576
  - Levac, 184
- Liveable Communities Award
  - Ouellette, 122
- Mission Legacy Award
  - Levac, 2530
- National Aboriginal Achievement Award
  - Jones, 6274
- New Business or the Year (Ottawa Chamber of Commerce)
  - MacLeod, 4389
- N.H. McNally Award
  - Van Bommel, 4930
- Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery. see also Private members' public business—Ontario Award for Paramedic Bravery Act, 2009 (Bill 136)
  - Chudleigh, 4934
  - DiNovo, 4932
  - Levac, 4933
  - Shurman, 4931–4932
  - Tabuns, 4934
  - Van Bommel, 4391, 4930
- Ontario Heritage Trust award
  - Jones, 5581
  - O'Toole, 9698–9699
- Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award
  - Mitchell, 5323
  - Sterling, 5191
- Ontario Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award
  - Craitor, 466
- Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship
  - Chan, 8865
  - Sandals, 3777
  - Kazmierski, Greg and Ellen Goodman (recipients)
    - McNeely, 3492
- Ontario Medal for Police Bravery
  - Klees, 9126
- Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers
  - Chan, 6389
- Ontario Senior Achievement Award
  - Broten, 3881
  - Jeffrey, 4253
- Ontario Volunteer Service Awards
  - Chan, 5583
  - Dhillon, 2531
  - Jeffrey, 1407
  - O'Toole, 5580, 5584
- Ontario Wine Awards
  - Crozier, 2615
- Order of Civil Merit
  - Zimmer, 3930
- Orléans Chamber of Commerce People's Choice Business Awards
  - McNeely, 8871–8872
- Play Works youth friendly community recognition program award
  - Jeffrey, 2531
- Premier's Agri-Food Innovation Excellence awards
  - Dombrowsky, 3086
  - Fifth Town Artisan Cheese Co. (recipient)
    - Dombrowsky, 5946
- Premier's Award for Teaching Excellence
  - Jeffrey, 7734
  - Marchese, 988
  - Wilson, 987
  - Wynne, 43, 1130, 7777
  - Zimmer, 6647–6648
  - Fedosoff, Jay (recipient)
    - Dhillon, 1157
- Premier's awards for agri-food innovation excellence
  - Brownell, 1207
  - Van Bommel, 1093
- Premier's Awards for Teaching Excellence
  - Lalonde, 6597
  - Mitchell, 3579–3580
  - Wynne, 986, 6597
- Premier's Catalyst Award
  - Pendergast, 7034
- Premier's Farm Innovation Award
  - Murdoch, 2446
- Premier's Innovation Awards
  - Colle, 1518
  - Pendergast, 7034
  - Wilkinson, 1518
- Premier's Summit Award
  - Wilkinson, 7034
- Prince of Wales Prize for Municipal Heritage Leadership
  - Klees, 3094
- Saugeen Territory Awards of Recognition and Success
  - Murdoch, 4063
- Senior Achievement Awards
  - Zimmer, 3279
- Stand Up for Kids Award
  - Wilkes, Jim (recipient)
    - Matthews, 3734
- Tommy Cooper Award
  - Murdoch, 1047
- Trillium Book Award
  - Zimmer, 2579
- 2008 Sharing the Spirit Award of Excellence
  - Savoline, 1558
- Victim Services Awards of Distinction
  - Bentley, 6278
- Women of Distinction Award
  - LaFleshe, Barbara (nominee)
    - Miller, P., 6047
- Woodstock Business Awards of Excellence
  - Hardeman, 1459
Away From Her. see Movies—Away From Her
Axiom Group Inc.
- Dickson, 4911