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Wage earner protection program (WEPP). see Employment-related benefits —wage earner protection program (WEPP)Wage Earner Protection Program Act, S.C. 2005, c.47, s.1 Wait times. see Medical procedures —wait timesWal-Mart
Walkerton Clean Water Centre
Walkerton crisis. see Water supply —contamination—WalkertonWall Street. see Movies —Wall StreetWan, Yonghong. see Ontario Institute for Cancer Research —research grants—Wan, Yonghong (McMaster Institute for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)War of 1812. see also Red geranium —designate as the floral emblem of the bicentennial of the War of 1812Warren, Jim. see Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) —Warren, Jim (former vice-president, strategic relationships)Warships
Wasaga Beach
fires
police services
tourism marketing
Waste
nuclear/radioactive waste
Waste disposal
Waste Disposal Site 41 in the Township of Tiny Act, 2009 (Bill 32) general discussion
first reading
second reading, 8697–8704
referred to Standing Committee on Justice Policy, 8719 Waste diversion. see Waste management/programs —waste diversionWaste Diversion Act, S.O. 2002, c.6 Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO)
electronic waste program
tire program
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) program. see Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) —waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) programWaste management/programs
certificate of approval required for spreading and storage of sewage sludge
cleanup of Pottersburg Creek PCB storage site
composting
contaminated waste
deposit system for cans, glass and plastic bottles
electronic/electrical waste
electronic products
energy-from-waste
Estaire
facilities for organic composting and recycling
hazardous products
nuclear/radioactive waste
product stewardship
recycling
recycling centres
reporting of industrial, commercial and institutional waste
reporting of industrial—commercial and institutional waste. see also Private members' public business —Waste Reporting Act, 2008 (Bill 105)
reporting requirements for carriers
reporting requirements for waste disposal sites
tire recycling program
Barrett, 929
Chudleigh, 926
Duncan, 3182
Flynn, 932
Gerretsen, 926–927 , 6287–6288 , 8109
Hudak, 3182
McGuinty, 646–647
Prue, 929–930
Ramal, 928
Ruprecht, 931
fee exemptions for farmers
fees
waste diversion
Barrett, 3448
Gerretsen, 3447 , 6196 , 6287
Horwath, 1507 , 3353
Jaczek, 5665–5666
Savoline, 931
Sousa, 3349
Sterling, 3350
Tabuns, 932
Yakabuski, 96
Hamilton
waste reduction
Waste Reporting Act, 2008 (Bill 105) first reading
second reading, 3348–3355
referred to Standing Committee on General Government, 3355 Water and sewer infrastructure
Water heaters
Water pollution
Water quality
acceptable levels of radioactive tritium in drinking water
Lake Simcoe
schools
Water quality tests
Water resources management
Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River
Water supply
contamination
Tabuns, 5957–5958
Kashechewan First Nation reserve
Walkerton
fluoridation
protection
safety
source protection
Gerretsen, 995
Rinaldi, 995
Scott, 725
impact on farmers
rural Ontario
Water taking permits. see Landfill sites —site 41 (Tiny township)—permit to take water (PTTW); Ministry of the Environment —permit to take water (PTTW)Water utilities
financial stability
public ownership
rates
regulation. see also Private members' public business —Sustainable Water and Waste Water Systems Improvement and Maintenance Act, 2010 (Bill 237) Waters, Alice. see Biographies —Waters, Alice (cook/restaurateur)Watertight: The case for change in Ontario's water and wastewater sector ( Expert Strategy Water Panel— 2005).see Reports —Watertight: The case for change in Ontario's water and wastewater sector ( Expert Strategy Water Panel)Waxman-Markey climate bill. see United States —American Clean Energy and Security Act, 2009 WDO. see Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) Websites. see also Members/ministers quoting websites www.bullyingcanada.ca
www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/owd/
www.coloncancercheck.ca
www.dowhatyoucan.ca
www.eatrightontario.ca
www.erniehardeman.com
www.fairness.ca
www.gogreenontario.ca
www.growingstronger.ca
www.healthyontario.com
www.justiceontargetontario
www.mindyourmind.ca
www.mychoice.ca
www.ontario.ca/infrastructure
www.ontario.ca/sbcs
www.ontarioimmigration.ca
www.ontariowomensdirectorate.gov.on.ca
www.PickupPal (online carpooling)
www.placestogrow.ca
www.preventionpractices.com
www.seniorsinfo.ca
www.stupid.ca (anti-smoking campaign)
www.WorkSmartOntario
Your Health Care Options
Webstreaming. see Legislative proceedings —webstreamingWEEE program. see Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES) —waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) programWeese, Kyle. see Offenders —electronic monitoring—Weese, Kyle (accused of murder); Plea bargaining —Weese, Kyle (accused of murder)Welechenko Transport Ltd. Act, 2009 (Bill Pr23) Welsh, Mary. see Order of Ontario recipients —Welsh, Mary (former educator, city councillor, trustee and board chair)Wesley, Ricardo. see Coroner inquests —Goodwin, James and Ricardo Wesley (died in jail fire)West Highland Baptist Church
West Parry Sound Health Centre. see Hospitals —West Parry Sound Health CentreWestern Climate Initiative
Western hemisphere travel initiative (WHTI)
Westinghouse Electric Co. see Ontario Power Generation nuclear generating stations —Darlington nuclear generating station—withdrawal of Westinghouse Electric Co. from bidding to build new reactorsWeyerhaeuser Company Ltd. see Industry shutdowns —Weyerhaeuser Company Ltd.White trillium
prohibition on injuring or destroying white trillium
Who Does What panel (Crombie commission)
WHTI. see Western hemisphere travel initiative (WHTI) Wildfires
Wildlife collisions. see Road safety —wildlife collisionsWildlife management
Wildlife protection
William Hay Centre. see Youth justice centres —William Hay CentreWilliam Osler Health Centre. see Hospital fundraising —William Osler Health Centre; Nurses —hiring—William Osler Health CentreWilliams, Dave. see Doctors —Williams, Dave (physician scientist, McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare)Wilmot Recreation Complex
Wilson, Robert John. see Fatalities —McLaren, MarkWinchester District Memorial Hospital. see Hospital redevelopment —Winchester District Memorial HospitalWind energy. see Energy —renewable energy—windWind farms. see Energy —renewable energy projects—wind farmsWind turbines
Broten, 5013
Brown, 5334
DiNovo, 5335
Hampton, 3960–3961
Hardeman, 5362
Jones, 5338
Kormos, 5168
McGuinty, 3960–3961
Ouellette, 5154 , 5345
Smitherman, 4901 , 6044
Van Bommel, 5343 , 5361
health effects
Bailey, 5356
Broten, 5356
Hardeman, 5360 , 6821–6822
Jones, 5354–5355 , 5357
McNeely, 5356
Smitherman, 6044 , 6078–6079 , 6227–6228
Witmer, 5331 , 6044 , 6078 , 6227
Yakabuski, 8310
moratorium on new projects pending review of health effects
noise pollution
Windsor Energy Centre. see Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) —construction costs for Windsor Energy Centre; Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) —lawsuit by Buttcon Energy Inc. over violation of agreement re Windsor Energy CentreWindsor-Essex Catholic District School Board
Wine
Ontario grapes in Ontario wine
Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) wine
30% domestic content
Crozier, 8026 Wine industry. see also Fruit wines Winter clothing allowance. see Ontario Works program benefits —winter clothing allowanceWisdom, Shaquille. see Fatalities —Wisdom, Shaquille (suicide victim)Wise Persons' report. see Reports —It's Time (WPC Committee to Review the Structure of Securities Regulation in Canada)Withdrawal of remarks made in legislature. see Members'/ministers' remarks —withdrawnWomen
education funding
training programs
Women in politics
Women in skilled trades program. see Apprenticeship training programs —women in skilled trades programWomen workers
Women's emergency shelters
Changa House
government funding
Women's interval/transition housing
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund. see Non-profit organizations —Women's Legal Education and Action FundWomen's rights. see Afghanistan —women's rightsWomen's services
abused women
Elliott, 4980
Matthews, 4214
Pendergast, 4394
Ramal, 4979–4980
government funding
Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis
government funding
Women's studies in Ontario secondary schools. see Curriculum —inclusion of women's studies in Ontario secondary schoolsWomen—violence against. see Violence against women WOOD Works!. see Forest industry —WOOD Works!Woodbridge Group
Woodland caribou. see Endangered species —woodland caribouWoodstock and District Development Services
Work. see Employment Worker training. see Occupational training Workers. see also Foreign workers average wages
contract workers
private sector
protection
public sector
government support
injured workers
Aggelonitis, 195–196
Bailey, 7089
Balkissoon, 2524
Bisson, 3725–3726 , 3793–3794 , 3796
Duguid, 196 , 200 , 2570 , 2606
Fonseca, 3696–3698 , 7089 , 7146
Meilleur, 3815
Miller, P., 200 , 430–431 , 2606 , 4525 , 6687 , 7090 , 7146
O'Toole, 3700
Prue, 1943
Ramal, 2216
Tabuns, 1945
automobile agency
occupational health and safety
job retraining
DiNovo, 593
Hampton, 290 , 292–293 , 1815
Hudak, 291
McGuinty, 292–293 , 1815
Pupatello, 2288
Van Bommel, 676
Witmer, 9633–9634
government funding
Arthurs, 583 , 620 , 777
Duguid, 1762
MacLeod, 783
Marchese, 7475
McGuinty, 1566
Milloy, 7475
Takhar, 661
Yakabuski, 665–666
out-migration of Ontario workers
protection
replacement workers
Kormos, 2249 , 7930 , 7936
ban on use during strike or lockout
Arthurs, 7934
Bisson, 7934–7935
Dhillon, 7931–7932
Gélinas, 7930–7931
Horwath, 7933
Miller, P., 7934
Prue, 7935
Tabuns, 7935
Zimmer, 7935–7936
skilled worker shortage
Bailey, 667 , 7843–7844 , 8197
Flynn, 8124–8125
Gélinas, 7137
Hillier, 663
Hoskins, 7875
Lalonde, 1554
Leal, 7858
Miller, N., 2855
Miller, P., 666–667 , 8293
Milloy, 7875
Munro, 3303
Ramal, 7129
Sandals, 3235
Sousa, 6436
skilled workers
Brownell, 6687
Crozier, 238
Gélinas, 7131
Miller, N., 7130
Ramal, 7130
Sousa, 6437
certification
licensing
training
temporary workers
training
unionized
Workers' compensation benefits
coverage for construction company owners
coverage for construction workers
Arnott, 3699 , 4060
Bailey, 3649 , 3700–3710 , 3712 , 3869–3870 , 4052–4053
Bisson, 3722–3726 , 3793–3794
Colle, 3806 , 3903
Delaney, 3802
Dhillon, 3698–3699 , 3902 , 4076
DiNovo, 4135–4136
Duguid, 3723
Flynn, 3897
Fonseca, 3531 , 3571 , 3648 , 3696–3698 , 3700 , 3870–3871 , 4056 , 4058 , 4061 , 4086 , 4104–4105 , 4147 , 4416
Hampton, 3803–3806
Hardeman, 3724
Horwath, 3899–3900
Jones, 4061
Klees, 3711
Kormos, 3699 , 3711–3712 , 3795 , 3802 , 3815–3816 , 4074–4076
McGuinty, 4053–4054
Miller, N., 3373 , 3426 , 3531 , 3571 , 3719–3722 , 3724
Miller, P., 3649 , 3710–3714 , 4078–4080
O'Toole, 4064
Ramal, 3711 , 3715–3719 , 3890–3891 , 4080–4082
Runciman, 3765 , 3803 , 3871 , 4053
Shurman, 3718 , 3723–3724
Smith, 3886–3887
Tabuns, 3892–3893
Wilson, 3817–3818
Zimmer, 3700 , 3796–3797 , 3799
coverage for executive officers of construction companies
coverage for independent construction operators
deeming
excluded workers
exemption for executive officers of construction companies
Friedland formula
health care and equipment supplies
purchases from preferred suppliers
increase
indexation
injured workers
Workers' rights
foreign workers
injured workers
right to belong to a union
right to collectively bargain
right to strike
The Worker Recruitment and Protection Act, S.M. 2008, c.23 Workforce investment tax credit. see Quebec —workforce investment tax creditWorkforce skills development and recognition fund
Working Families Coalition
Bailey, 8120–8122
Chudleigh, 9288
Leal, 7857–7858
McMeekin, 9292
Miller, N., 7133 , 9669 , 9677–9678
O'Toole, 7136 , 7853
Runciman, 3199 , 4073 , 7851–7852
Savoline, 9679
Wilson, 9293
Yakabuski, 9680
government funding for training centres
meeting with Minister of Finance
Working income tax benefit (WITB)
Workplace accidents/fatalities
cost to business
Hogg's Hollow tragedy
Kells, Paul (victim of workplace explosion)
Workplace death, critical injury and occupational illness. see Registry —workplace death, critical injury and occupational illnessWorkplace harassment/violence. see also Australia —workplace harassment/violence legislation; Sweden —workplace harassment/violence legislation Aggelonitis, 3876 Arnott, 9099–9100
Bailey, 6087
Broten, 1997 , 6140 , 7433
Chudleigh, 9088
Colle, 8020
Dhillon, 7802–7805 , 9191
DiNovo, 9101–9105
Duguid, 1571
Elliott, 9099
Fonseca, 3964 , 6086 , 6140 , 7433 , 9185–9186
Hampton, 9097
Horwath, 286 , 295 , 1571 , 6087–6088
Jaczek, 8011–8013
Klees, 9105
Kormos, 1416 , 7803–7804 , 7809–7811
Leal, 8012–8013
Matthews, 2251 , 7433
Miller, P., 7808–7809 , 8012 , 8016–8021
Moridi, 7808
O'Toole, 7804 , 7812 , 8012 , 8014–8015 , 9191–9193
O'Toole ., 8020–8021
Sandals, 3963–3964
Shurman, 8013
Van Bommel, 7808–7809
Yakabuski, 9186–9187
definition of harassment
prevention
public consultation
refusal to work
Workplace health and safety. see Occupational health and safety Workplace injuries
Gulick Forest Products Ltd. case
Heffern, Gordie case
reduction
Arnott, 1415
Dhillon, 1948–1949
Duguid, 690–691 , 894 , 1254 , 1414–1415 , 1418–1419 , 1421 , 1818 , 1935–1936
Flynn, 1818
Smitherman, 2205 Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Alternate Insurance Plans), 2009 (Bill 219) Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Firefighters), 2009 (Bill 169) general discussion
first reading
second reading, 6854–6862 Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Presumptions for Firefighters), S.O. 2007, c.3 Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 119) general discussion
Arnott, 4060
Bailey, 3766 , 3768–3769 , 3776 , 3830 , 3869–3870 , 6849
Barrett, 4063–4064
Broten, 4148
Chudleigh, 3945
DiNovo, 4135
Dunlop, 4185
Fonseca, 3830 , 3870–3871 , 4058 , 4147–4148
Hudak, 4172 , 4243
Jones, 4061
Miller, N., 4104–4105 , 4147 , 4296
Munro, 4266
O'Toole, 4064
Runciman, 3765–3766 , 3870–3871 , 4053–4054
Savoline, 4062–4063
Scott, 4058
impact cost analysis
public consultation
Bailey, 3769 , 3776 , 3830 , 4076–4077 , 4223 , 4424
Dhillon, 4076
Fonseca, 4056 , 4089
Hardeman, 4260
Kormos, 4074–4076
Miller, N., 3920 , 4056 , 4085 , 4088–4089
Miller, P., 4078–4080
Munro, 4084
Ramal, 4081–4082
Runciman, 4071–4074
Scott, 4264
Witmer, 4082–4083
Yakabuski, 4087
first reading
ministerial statement
second reading, 3695–3726 , 3793–3822 , 3905 Arnott, 3699 Bailey, 3700–3710 , 3712
Barrett, 3821
Bisson, 3722–3726 , 3793–3794 , 3796
Colle, 3797–3798 , 3806 , 3810–3811
Delaney, 3802
Dhillon, 3698–3699 , 3718
Duguid, 3723
Dunlop, 3807–3811
Fonseca, 3696–3698 , 3700
Gélinas, 3802–3803 , 3806
Hampton, 3803–3806
Hardeman, 3724
Horwath, 3820–3821
Jaczek, 3821
Jones, 3802
Klees, 3711
Kormos, 3699 , 3711 , 3795 , 3798 , 3802 , 3810 , 3812–3816
Leal, 3795–3796 , 3815
Levac, 3794–3795 , 3798–3799
MacLeod, 3795 , 3798
Marchese, 3718
Meilleur, 3806–3807 , 3815
Miller, N., 3719–3722 , 3724
Miller, P., 3710–3714
Moridi, 3814
O'Toole, 3700 , 3806 , 3811 , 3814–3815 , 3821–3822
Ramal, 3711 , 3715–3719
Runciman, 3799–3803
Sandals, 3811
Shurman, 3718 , 3723–3724
Wilson, 3817–3820 , 3822
Zimmer, 3700 , 3796–3797 , 3799
division (carried), 3927–3928
time allocation motion, 3886–3904 exemption of home renovation work
implementation time frame
presented
public consultation
responded to
Colle, 3903–3904
Dhillon, 3902–3903
Dunlop, 3891–3892
Flynn, 3897–3898
Gélinas, 3897
Horwath, 3899–3900
Leal, 3900–3901
Miller, P., 3888–3890
Mitchell, 3894–3895
O'Toole, 3901–3902
Ramal, 3890–3891
Savoline, 3895–3896
Scott, 3898–3899
Tabuns, 3892–3894
Yakabuski, 3887–3888
division (carried), 3904
referred to Standing Committee on Social Policy, 3928
third reading, 4233–4241
Royal assent, 4319 Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). see also Occupational health and safety insurance —option for employers to use private-sector insurersArnott, 9723 Bailey, 4077 , 7089–7090
Bentley, 4087
Bisson, 3725–3726
Dhillon, 3698–3699 , 3718 , 4076
DiNovo, 8706–8707
Duguid, 690
Dunlop, 3592 , 3808–3810
Fonseca, 3696–3698 , 4060 , 4085–4087 , 9723
Gélinas, 3802–3803
Hampton, 3803–3806
Horwath, 3821
Levac, 3795
Meilleur, 3807
Miller, N., 3719–3722
Miller, P., 3712–3714 , 4078–4080
O'Toole, 3700
Ramal, 3715–3718 , 4080–4082 , 4502
Runciman, 4072
Savoline, 3895
Smith, 3887
Witmer, 4082–4083
board members' salaries
coverage
disclosure of customer lists
executive salaries above $100,000
expenditures
Fonseca, 7723–7724
Hillier, 7723–7724
accountability
Bailey, 1817 , 1937 , 4498
Duguid, 1814–1815 , 1817 , 1885
Elliott, 9034
Fonseca, 9034
Hudak, 1814–1815
Kormos, 4499
Miller, P., 1885 , 7553
Yakabuski, 1941–1942
Hutcheon, Jill (president and CEO)
Mahoney, Steve (chair)
Duncan, 9072
Elliott, 7722–7723
Fonseca, 7722–7723 , 7764–7765 , 7767–7768
Hudak, 7764 , 9072
Miller, P., 7767 , 7819
Yakabuski, 9136
experience rating system
Bailey, 1936
Broten, 1940
Dhillon, 1948
Duguid, 771 , 894 , 954–955 , 1161 , 1419 , 1818 , 1885 , 1921
Flynn, 1818
Fonseca, 2835 , 6687 , 8258
Hampton, 1419 , 1933–1934
Miller, P., 771 , 893–894 , 954–955 , 1161–1162 , 1885 , 1921 , 1938–1939 , 2205 , 2835 , 3650 , 6687 , 8258
Mitchell, 1946
Munro, 1944–1945
O'Toole, 1947
Prue, 1942
Smitherman, 2205
Tabuns, 1945–1946
Yakabuski, 1940
review
financial accountability
fraudulent claims
hiring of chief prevention officer
marketing campaign (You Can Never Be Too Safe)
named insured system
rates/premiums
review by Auditor General
Road to Zero (strategic plan 2008-2012)
unfunded liability. see also Private members' public business —Workplace Safety and Insurance BoardArnott, 4059–4060
Bailey, 691 , 1937 , 3708–3709 , 4497–4499 , 4504 , 6849 , 7090
Chudleigh, 4502
Dhillon, 4500–4501
Duncan, 9071–9072
Fonseca, 4059–4060 , 7725–7726
Hillier, 4501–4502 , 8704–8706
Hudak, 9071–9072
Kormos, 4500
Munro, 7725–7726
Shurman, 4503–4504
Witmer, 4083 World Health Organization (WHO)
World Partnership Walk. see Charitable fundraising —World Partnership WalkWorld Trade Organization (WTO)
World Youth Day 2002
WSIB. see Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) WTO. see World Trade Organization (WTO) Wye Marsh Wildlife Centre
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