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Aggelonitis, Hon. S. (LIB, Hamilton Mountain)
Brewing industry
Lakeport Brewing Company relocation from Hamilton to London
North American Breweries offer for Lakeport's Hamilton property, 887-888
Consumer protection
home renovation industry, 584
moving companies, 477
Credit counselling agencies
Elder abuse, 2751-2752 , 4455-4456
Employment creation, 4217-4218
Enhancement of the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit for Seniors and Ontario Families Act, 2010 (Bill 109)
Federal members'/ministers' remarks
Conservative (2006-2011)
Flaherty, Jim (Whitby–Oshawa)
as Minister of Finance, 5970
Government record
Harmonized sales tax (HST), 3121 , 4264-4265
federal government support, 5970
impact on consumer prices, 4689-4690
impact on home purchase, 3068 , 3233-3234 , 5930
impact on small business, 2485-2486
impact on sport, recreation and physical activities, 5009-5010
not collected on propane purchased in United States, 3447
removal from electricity rates, 3538
Income tax forms
Canada Revenue Agency printing error on form ON479 (Ontario credits), 5441
Liquor licences
extended hours for 2010 FIFA World Cup matches, 1767-1768
Manufacturing industry shutdowns
Members'/ministers' correction of record, 1499 , 1852
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting statements
Eakin, Lynn (member, Ontario Nonprofit Network), 1557-1558
Emin, Margaret (chair, SPORT4ONTARIO), 1558
Gray, Wayne (chair, corporate law subcommittee, Ontario Bar Association), 1558
MacLeod, Mark (president, Ontario Medical Association), 5720
Perley, Michael (director, Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco), 5721
Runciman, Bob (senator and former member, Leeds–Grenville), 5970
Thurling, Lynne (president, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario), 5720
Ministerial statements
Not-for-profit corporations
Seniors' Month
Tobacco control
Ministers redirecting oral questions, 1255
Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries (MPGC)
development dispute with Moore Park Residents' Association, 1727
Not-for-profit corporations
Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (Bill 65)
Ontario sales tax transition benefit (OSTTB)
cheques redirected to children and families waiting for support-ordered arrears, 2295
Open Ontario plan (economic development), 2293 , 2486
Oral questions
Cemeteries
Consumer protection
Credit counselling agencies
Elder abuse
Family Responsibility Office
Fire safety
Home warranty program
Liquor licensing
Manufacturing jobs
Not-for-profit corporations
Ontario economy
Property taxation
Retirement homes
Senior citizens
Small business
Taxation
responded to, 3068 , 3121 , 3233-3234 , 3447 , 3538 , 4217-4218 , 4265 , 4689-4690 , 5009-5010 , 5441 , 5930 , 5970
Provincial land tax (PLT)
late arrival of tax bills in unincorporated areas of Algoma–Manitoulin, 3955-3956
Public education campaigns
Retirement homes
Retirement Homes Act, 2010 (Bill 21)
Retirement Homes Act, S.O. 2010, c. 11
Senior citizens, 2449
Small business, 2969-2970
Supporting Smoke-Free Ontario by Reducing Contraband Tobacco Act, 2011 (Bill 186)
Tarion Warranty Corporation
Ombudsman oversight, 1948
Tax credits
Ontario energy and property tax credit (OEPTC), 2535
provincial, 5441
Tax reform
new credits, benefits and tax reduction measures, 2293 , 5970
Tobacco control
Albanese, L. (LIB, York South–Weston)
Automobile insurance premiums
reductions for drivers using winter tires, 3725
Child care
Children's sports and recreational programs
Canadian Tire Jumpstart (children of low-income families), 1732
Community centres
Condolences
Einboden family (Ken and Britney Einboden killed in house fire), 115-116
Congratulatory remarks
Chan, Patrick (winner, World Figure Skating Championship, men's singles event), 5644-5645
Mamycheva, Elena (winner, University of Toronto Brain Olympiad), 992-993
Deepa Gas Limited Act, 2010 (Bill Pr31)
Economic recovery, 3605-3606
Emergency preparedness, 1252-1253
Immigration/settlement services
federal government funding, 5161
government funding, 4569
Learning Enrichment Foundation, 892
Internet safety, 217
Luso Canadian Charitable Society Act (Tax Relief), 2010 (Bill Pr34)
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
McMichael Canadian Art Collection Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 188)
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
York South–Weston
young entrepreneurs Biz Camp, 4847
Members' statements
Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council, 5357-5358
Chan, Patrick, 5644-5645
Child care, 385-386
Einboden, Ken, 115-116
Hammer Heads program, 6199
Hebburn, Al, 5218
Immigrant services, 4569
Italian Republic Day, 1908
Jane Street Hub, 4174
Jumpstart, 1732
Learning Enrichment Foundation, 892
Mamycheva, Elena, 992-993
Ontario Early Years Centres, 4798
Ontario economy, 3605-3606
Rail service, 3781
St. Clair West Services for Seniors, 3072
Viccari, Ben, 1361
Wine industry, 3921
Young entrepreneurs program, 4847
Youth services, 5844
Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010 (Bill 101)
National/independence/memorial days
Italian Republic Day, 1908
Ontario child benefit (OCB)
Ontario Early Years Centres
Oral questions
Air-rail link
Child poverty
Emergency preparedness
Immigrant services
Internet security
Public transit
Petitions
Paramedics, 4898
Rail line expansion, 4026
Prescription drug abuse
OxyContin and oxycodone, 3741
prescribers required to maintain and disclose prescribing information on monitored drugs, 3741
Private members' public business
Automobile insurance
Radon Awareness and Prevention Act, 2011 (Bill 182)
Rail service
Public education campaigns
Public transportation
air-rail link between Union Station and Toronto Pearson International Airport, 3123-3124 , 4168
electrification of commuter trains, 4292-4294 , 4298
GO Transit
Georgetown south service expansion, 3871
Radon
cause of lung cancer, 5947
Reports
Go Electrification Study; Final Report (Metrolinx), 4292-4293
Senior citizens service agencies
St. Clair West Services for Seniors, 3072
Trade fairs
Transit City
Eglinton crosstown light rail transit (LRT) project, 1302
Tributes
Hepburn, Al (constituent and World War II veteran), 5218
Viccari, Ben (broadcaster), 1361
Wine industry, 3921
Workplace Safety And Insurance Amendment Act (Permanent Partial Disability Supplements), 2011 (Bill 208)
Youth employment programs
Arnott, T. (PC, Wellington–Halton Hills)
Aboriginal land claims
Agricultural risk management programs (RMPs)
as part of 2011 budget, 5121
Ambulance services
Annual reports
Office of the Auditor General of Ontario Annual Report (2010), 3982 , 3984
Appreciation
Groves Hospital Volunteer Association, 1770
Arts and cultural organizations
Autism services
intensive behavioural intervention (IBI), 484
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
Automobile insurance premiums
reductions for drivers using winter tires, 3721-3722
Banning Collusion in Electoral Advertising Act, 2011 (Bill 195)
Better Tomorrow for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2011 (Bill 173)
Budget deficit, 291 , 755-756 , 2528-2530 , 3351 , 3502 , 5082 , 5132 , 5267-5268
Bullying
prevention and reduction, 3456
Campgrounds/camping
Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), S.O. 2000, c.1, 4919 Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry) Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 163)
Committees
Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions, 5099
Congratulatory remarks
Attew, Samantha (Citizen of the Year, Milton Chamber of Commerce), 5781
Witmer, Elizabeth (recipient, Lifetime Impact Award, Isaac Foundation), 3072
Consumer protection
Creating the Foundation for Jobs And Growth Act, 2010 (Bill 16)
Crown corporations
merging of Ontario Power Generation, Hydro One, Liquor Control Board of Ontario and Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.
selling off 20% stake in new corporation, 2530
Cystic fibrosis, 5931
Debates re answers to oral questions
Severance payments
Wind turbines
Diabetic students
Diamond industry
Victor Mine (De Beers Canada)
Disclosure
expense claims incurred by publicly funded health care organizations, 2631
Dutch Canadians, 4873
eHealth Ontario
Election advertising
ban on collusion with registered parties, constituency associations or candidates, 6170-6171 , 6215-6217
Election finance reform
Elections/by-elections
Electricity rates
Electricity rebates
Ontario clean energy benefit (OCEB), 3786-3787
Employment-related benefits
severance/termination payments
Ministry of Revenue employees transferred to Canada Revenue Agency, 106-107 , 756 , 2530
Energy policy, 2528
Enhancement of the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit for Seniors and Ontario Families Act, 2010 (Bill 109)
Ensuring Integrity in Ontario Elections Act, 2011 (Bill 196)
Family Responsibility Office (FRO)
Far North
land use planning
consultation with aboriginal communities, 1696
Far North Act, 2010 (Bill 191)
Farmers
government funding and support, 3192 , 3981
Firefighters
Food safety
Miller's Scottish Bakery, 4310
French-language debates
Loi de 2010 sur le Jour des Franco-Ontariens et des Franco-Ontariennes, projet de loi 24
Gasoline tax rebate
extended to rural communities for transportation infrastructure, 1322-1323 , 5314
Good Government Act, 2011 (Bill 110)
Government debt, 3788-3789 , 5132 , 5265
Government expenditures
Government notice of motions
Government record
Green Energy Act, S.O. 2009, c.12 , Sched. A, 1055 , 2030 , 2487-2488 , 2529 Harmonized sales tax (HST), 2897
Hazardous products and substances
Helping Ontario Families and Managing Responsibly Act, 2010 (Bill 135)
Highway improvement
HMCS Haida (Canadian warship), 2495
Hospital administration
Louise Marshall Hospital, 2631
Hospital expansion
Legislative procedure
answers to written questions, 1948-1949
members'/ministers' unparliamentary language, 4665
use of question period, 4413
Lobbyists
employed by hospitals, 2905
Local health integration networks (LHINs)
accountability and public review, 472
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
McMichael Canadian Art Collection Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 188)
Members'/ministers' conduct
distribution of partisan literature in House, 4266
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Wellington–Halton Hills, 2532
Green Legacy Program, 2252
Wellington Federation of Agriculture 70th anniversary banquet, 3192
Members'/ministers' privileges
breached during budget lockup (25 March 2010), 755 , 1259
Members/ministers quoting books
Boston: the Canadian Story (David Blaikie), 696
Members/ministers quoting committee submissions
Essensa, Greg (Chief Electoral Officer), 6214-6216
Members/ministers quoting documents
Achieving our Potential: The Ontario Liberal Plan for Economic Growth, 3788
Members/ministers quoting electronic mail messages
Walsh, Joe (owner, Walsh's Pharmacy), 549
Members/ministers quoting letters
Beardy, Stan (grand chief, Nishnawbe-Aski Nation), 1696
Members/ministers quoting news media
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
National Post (Toronto), 917 , 3787 Ottawa Citizen, 3787 Toronto Star, 2874 , 3729 Waterloo Region Record, 249 , 5132 , 5265 Wellington Advertiser, 2585 , 4076 , 5507
Members/ministers quoting reports
Navigating the Journey to Wellness: The Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan for Ontarians (Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions), 2335-2337
Members/ministers quoting statements
Chera, Satinder (director of provincial affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Business), 249
Essensa, Greg (Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario), 6171 , 6177
Insurance Bureau of Canada, 3722
Ontario Agricultural Sustainability Coalition, 1971
Ross-Zuj, Joanne (warden, Wellington County), 479
Ticketmaster, 3350
Members'/ministers' remarks
Members' statements
Ambulance services, 479 , 5017
Assistance to farmers, 5121
Camping, 4846
Cystic fibrosis, 5931
Firefighters, 2057
Gasoline tax, 5313-5314
Green Legacy program, 2252
Groves Hospital Volunteer Association, 1770
Groves Memorial Community Hospital, 64
Highway construction, 4501
HMCS Haida, 2495
Hospital funding, 4269
Hunger, 4659-4660
Member for Kitchener–Waterloo, 3072
Ontario budget, 1607
Ontario drug benefit program, 3709 , 4076
Ontario farmers, 3192
Pension plans, 2808
Pharmacists, 892
Provincial deficit, 3502
Renewable energy, 5737-5738
Sikh community, 634-635
Transportation project, 735
Wind turbines, 3025
Métis people
history, 739-740
Year of the Métis in Ontario (2010), 739
Ministerial statements
Asian Heritage Month and South Asian Heritage Month
Black History Month
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
South Asian and Asian Heritage Month
World Autism Awareness Day
Ministry of the Environment
renewable energy approval (REA)
Municipal elections/by-elections, 2028-2029
Narcotics Advisory Panel, 2335
Narcotics Safety and Awareness Act, 2010 (Bill 101)
National/independence/memorial days
Black History Month, 4178
Dutch Heritage Month, 4873
Tom Longboat Day, 695-696
Niagara Parks Commission
Occupational Health and Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 160)
Ombudsman of Ontario
Ontario Agricultural Sustainability Coalition, 1971
Ontario budget speech (25 March 2010)
Ontario budget speech (29 March 2011)
Ontario Building Code
radon entry and post-construction removal in dwellings, 5945
Ontario drug benefit program (ODB)
Ontario health premium, 2529
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)
accountability for expenditures and employee expenses, 2529
Ontario Power Authority (OPA)
microFIT (feed-in-tariff) program (projects 10 kilowatts or less), 2530
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) fossil-fuel generating stations
Ontario radon registry, 5945
Opposition day motions
Health care sector accountability
Wind turbines
Oral questions
Agency spending
Electronic health information
Food safety
Government services
Health care
Highway improvement
Hospital funding
Niagara Parks Commission
Ontario drug benefit program
Severance payments
Taxation
Tourism
Wind turbines
Pension plan protection
Petitions
Assistance to farmers, 4317
Gasoline prices, 2816-2817
Highway improvement, 3458
Human Rights Code, 4231-4232
Human Rights Commission, 5256
Miller's Scottish Bakery, 6205
Oak Ridges moraine, 5022
Ontario pharmacists, 1504 , 1687-1688 , 1863 , 1957 , 5258
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 2001
Power plant, 355
Replacement workers, 5256-5257
Services for the developmentally disabled, 3967 , 4081-4082
Taxation, 35
Wind turbines, 1150 , 1211 , 1315 , 1365 , 1555 , 1616 , 1687 , 1779-1780 , 1916 , 1955-1956 , 5258
Prescription drug abuse, 2334-2335
Prescription pricing
reform
impact on independent pharmacies/pharmacies in northern and rural Ontario, 549 , 553 , 756 , 892
Private members' public business
Assistance to farmers
Automobile insurance
Banning Collusion in Electoral Advertising Act, 2011 (Bill 195)
Bill of Rights for Pupils with Diabetes, 2010 (Bill 5)
Defibrillator Access Act, 2010 (Bill 41)
Dutch Heritage Month Act, 2011 (Bill 166)
Essential Public Transit Services Act, 2010 (Bill 15)
Gasoline Tax Fairness for All Act, 2010 (Bill 40)
Hospital funding
Katelyn Bedard Bone Marrow Awareness Month Act, 2010 (Bill 80)
Radon Awareness and Prevention Act, 2011 (Bill 182)
Tom Longboat Day
Public education campaigns
Bone Marrow Awareness Month, 3305-3306
Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, 3456
South Asian and Asian Heritage Month, 1311-1312 , 5698
World Autism Awareness Day, 484
Public Works Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.55
temporary regulatory changes during G20 protests, 2530
Radon
Religious holiday observance
Securing Pension Benefits Now and for the Future Act, 2010 (Bill 120)
Securities industry
common securities regulator
ServiceOntario
closure of private licence and permit offices
Sex offender registry, 4919-4920
Standing Orders
S.O. 23(j) Rules of Debate - Matters out of order in debate - Deliberate falsehood, 4465
Sustainable Water and Waste Water Systems Improvement and Maintenance Act, 2010 (Bill 13)
Tax credits
farmers' tax credit for food bank donations, 4660
Ontario energy and property tax credit (OEPTC), 2527-2528
Throne speech debate
Throne speech quoted, 289-290
Ticket Speculation Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 172)
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Toronto Transit Commission Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2011 (Bill 150)
Tourism, 581 , 756-757
Tributes
Johnson, John McLellan "Jack" (former member, St. Catharines), 2111-2112
Murdoch, Bill (Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound), 6315-6316
Peters, Steve (Elgin–Middlesex–London), 6340
Singh, Tiger Jeet (humanitarian), 2910
Smith, Monique (Nipissing), 6333-6334
Water conservation
Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, 2010 (Bill 72)
Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP), 2030
Wind turbines
citizen complaints directed to Ministry of the Environment, 5737
moratorium on development until health risks determined, 756 , 842 , 1055
municipal planning oversight and public consultation, 2585 , 5264 , 5507
Working Families Coalition (WFC), 6170-6171
election campaign advertisements and contributions, 6214-6217 , 6261
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), 2529
Arthurs, W. (LIB, Pickering–Scarborough East)
Automobile industry
economic recovery, 376 , 448 , 1300-1301 , 1586
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
increased production in Ontario, 641
government funding, 4411-4412
Honda Canada Inc.
Honda of Canada manufacturing plant in Alliston, 640-641
Japanese manufacturers in Ontario, 448
Better Tomorrow for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2011 (Bill 173)
Business education tax
Canada pension plan (CPP)
Canadian Hearing Society, 1258-1259
Cancer screening programs
breast cancer
government funding for expansion, 5286
Concurrence in supply debate (March 2010)
Consumer protection
Creating the Foundation for Jobs And Growth Act, 2010 (Bill 16)
Debates re answers to oral questions
Diabetes strategy, 840
Disclosure
expense claims incurred by publicly funded health care organizations, 2621-2622
Drivers
novice drivers
required to display "P" plate on vehicles, 5758-5759
Economic decline, 361 , 451-452
Economic development
Electronic learning programs
Ontario Online Institute (post-secondary education), 643
Energy policy, 5159-5160
Enhancement of the Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit for Seniors and Ontario Families Act, 2010 (Bill 109)
Federal-provincial agreements/programs
Fire alarms
Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 181)
Good Government Act, 2011 (Bill 110)
Government notice of motions
Securities industry
Taxation
Government record
Liberal (2003-2011)
PC (1995-2003), 5139
Green Energy Act, S.O. 2009, c.12 , Sched. A, 450 , 644 , 683 Health care
Health care reform, 366
Helping Ontario Families and Managing Responsibly Act, 2010 (Bill 135)
Hospital expansion
Rouge Valley Ajax-Pickering hospital, 3731-3732
International students
increased enrolment in colleges and universities, 449 , 642
Lowering Energy Costs for Northern Ontarians Act, 2010 (Bill 44)
Members'/ministers' constituencies/constituency events
Pickering–Scarborough East
Pickering Advisory Council on Race Relations and Equity "In Your Words and Expressions" contest, 429
Women's Multicultural Resource and Counselling Centre of Durham masquerade ball, 1606-1607
Members'/ministers' farewell speeches, 6329-6330
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 5758-5759
Members/ministers quoting newspaper articles
Members/ministers quoting press releases
Canadian Hearing Society, 2662
Members' statements
Canadian Hearing Society, 1258-1259
Durham region 211, 2494-2495
Economic development, 275-276
Energy conservation, 683
Midwifery, 5738
Nuclear energy, 3661
Prescription drugs, 1142
Race relations, 429
Student assistance, 5407
Taxation, 3504
TVOntario, 2298-2299
Women's Multicultural Resource and Counselling Centre of Durham, 1606-1607
Midwives
Mineral exploration
Minimum wage
Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry
northern industrial electricity rate program, 1159 , 1177
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Ontario summer jobs programs, 643
Northern Ontario energy credit, 1153-1154 , 1177
Not-for-profit corporations
Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (Bill 65)
Nuclear energy, 3661
Ontario budget speech (25 March 2010)
Ontario budget speech (29 March 2011)
Ontario disability support program (ODSP) recipients
ability to retain employment earnings and assets, 902-903
Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act, 2011 (Bill 151)
second reading, 4536
public consultation, 4536
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) nuclear generating stations
Darlington nuclear generating station
reactor refurbishment, 3690
Ontario sales tax transition benefit (OSTTB), 549
Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)
adjudicative role, 282
compliance role, 282
creation of investor advisory panel, 282
Open for Business Act, 2010 (Bill 68)
Open Ontario plan (economic development), 275-276 , 1152-1153
Opposition day motions
Health care sector accountability
Pension reform
Taxation
Oral questions
Automobile industry
Diabetes
Energy policies
Health care
Public transit
Pension Benefits Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 236)
Pension plan protection
Municipal Property Assessment Corp. (MPAC) employees, 1009
Pension plan reform, 1009 , 1434-1435 , 2940
defined benefit plans, 1000-1001 , 1004
asset transfers between plans, 1001-1002
disclosure of plan's status to members, 1002
grow-in benefits, 1002
retired vs. former plan members, 1002
Petitions
Post-secondary education, 363 , 763
Post-secondary Education Statute Law Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 43)
Prescription pricing
reform
compensation to pharmacists for professional services rendered, 1142
reduced cost of generic drugs, 840
Private members' public business
Automobile insurance
Enhancing the Ability of Income Support Recipients to be Financially Independent Act, 2010 (Bill 23)
Labour Relations Amendment Act (Replacement Workers), 2011 (Bill 45)
Novice Driver “P” Plate Act, 2011 (Bill 161)
Visual Fire Alarm System Act, 2010 (Bill 76)
Public education campaigns
International Day of the Midwife, 5738
Public transportation
GO Transit
Pickering station renovation, 4499
government funding, 750
Renewable energy projects, 3952
employment creation, 6018
Securing Pension Benefits Now and for the Future Act, 2010 (Bill 120)
Securities industry
common securities regulator, 280-284
Strikes
ban on replacement workers, 5036
Student employment, 5407
Supply Act, 2010 (Bill 17)
Tax credits
Ontario energy and property tax credit (OEPTC), 2512-2513
Tax reform
new credits, benefits and tax reduction measures, 3504
Telephone services
community, social, health and related government services (211)
Ticket Speculation Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 172)
Tributes
Arthurs, Wayne (Pickering–Scarborough East)
TVOntario, 2298-2299
Universities/colleges
University of Toronto (U of T)
Visual Fire Alarm System Act, 2010 (Bill 76)
Water conservation and treatment industry
development and sale of new technologies, 644
Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act, 2010 (Bill 72)
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