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Damerla, D. (LIB, Mississauga East–Cooksville)
Adult education, 1758
Aggregate resources management
Aggregate Resources Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. A.8
Aging population, 557
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
creation of Alzheimer Advisory Council, 1921–1922
Animal protection
Animals
exotic animals in captivity
Attracting Investment and Creating Jobs Act, 2012 (Bill 11)
Automobile insurance
fraud
whistle-blower protection, 1235
Child care
Condominium legislation (Condominium Act, S.O. 1998, c. 19)
public consultation, 3618
Condominiums, 1554–1555
Consumer protection
condominium owners, 2299
home owners, 2299
Corporate subsidies
web design companies, 2888
Gas-fired power plants, cancellation in Oakville and Mississauga, 3949–3951
Government record
Liberal (2003–2012)
NDP (1990–1995)
PC (1995–2003)
Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, 2012 (Bill 2)
Hili Enterprises Ltd. Act, 2012 (Bill Pr4)
Immigration/settlement services
expert roundtable on long-term immigration strategy, 839
Job creation, 716
Kindergarten, full-day, 693–694
Legislative procedure
use of dilatory tactics, 2033
Members' privileges, 3949–3952
Members' statements
Condominium legislation, 3725–3726
Count Me In Conference, 2228
Evans, David, 170
Islamic Circle of North America, 583
Ontario budget, 1545
Prolucid Technologies, 2888
Punjabi films, 1591
World Teachers' Day, 4144–4145
Members'/ministers' inaugural speeches, 126
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 4159
Members'/ministers' privileges
Members'/ministers' remarks
NDP (2011–2012)
Prue, Michael (Beaches–East York), 3951
withdrawn, 3952
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Second Career Ontario program, 1758
Obesity in children
Oral questions
Aggregate extraction
Anti-bullying initiatives
Childhood obesity
Condominium legislation
Full-day kindergarten
Immigration policy
Post-secondary education
Power plant
Skills training
Women's issues
Petitions
Post-secondary education
tuition grant for undergraduates, 1365
Private members' public business
Condominium dispute resolution
Elephant Protection Act, 2012 (Bill 69)
First Responders Day Act, 2012 (Bill 123)
New Drivers’ Insurance Rate Reduction Act, 2012 (Bill 71)
Property Owners’ Protection Act, 2012 (Bill 72)
Reducing Automobile Insurance Premiums by Eliminating Fraud Act, 2012 (Bill 41)
Public education campaigns
Professional associations/occupations
Women
International Women's Day, 905
Public sector employees
wage freeze
in British Columbia, 3215
Putting Students First Act, 2012 (Bill 115)
Rent increases
Rental housing, 1528
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rent Increase Guideline), 2012 (Bill 19)
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund
accountability and oversight, 716
Subsidies
web design companies, 2888
Teacher collective bargaining, 3215
Throne speech debate
Universities/colleges
Wireless Services Agreements Act, 2012 (Bill 82)
Women
Del Duca, S. (LIB, Vaughan)
Hospital construction
Oral questions
Delaney, B. (LIB, Mississauga–Streetsville)
Accepting Schools Act, 2012 (Bill 13)
Ambulance Amendment Act (Air Ambulances), 2012 (Bill 50)
Anti-bullying initiatives, 1283–1285 , 1287 , 2699–2701
Accepting Schools expert panel, 1284
Canadian history
Childbirth
Children's mental health care
bullying and, 1284
government funding, 2700
Collective bargaining process
Committee witnesses
protections, immunities and rights, 810
Corporate tax reduction, 763
Diseases/disorders/conditions
metabolic disease
phenylketonuria (PKU) screening program, 2273
Economic conditions, 763 , 3468
Economic development
Greater Toronto Area (GTA), 1629
Electricity rebates
northern Ontario
Ontario clean energy benefit (OCEB), 84
Engineering associations
Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, S.O. 2006, c. 31, 141 Federal-provincial agreements/programs
Flu immunization, 28–29
French-language debates
Déclarations des députés
Parlement jeunesse francophone de l'Ontario, 1007–1008
Gasoline tax rebate
public transportation, 1571
used for transportation infrastructure in rural communities, 1571–1572
Government record
Graduation rates
Grandparent access rights
right to apply for custody or access to grandchildren, 2658
Harmonized sales tax (HST)
removal of provincial portion from home heating, 84
Health care reform, 746–747
Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, 2012 (Bill 2)
Highway maintenance
Hospital expansion
Hospital funding
for outbreak prevention, 3564
Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)
Job creation, 1370 , 2211
Kindergarten, full-day, 3167–3170
Legislative procedure
Parliamentary Privilege in Canada, 2nd Ed. (Maingot), 810 Rules and Forms of the House of Commons of Canada (Beauchesne), 810 use of dilatory tactics, 1824
Legislative process, 1287
LGBTQ youth/students, 1287
gay-straight alliances (GSAs), 1283
Medical transplants
organ donor registration, 2063
Members
Members' privileges, 3863–3865
Members' statements
Birthing centres, 1209
Flu immunization, 28–29
Healing Cycle Foundation, 310
Healthy homes renovation tax credit, 669
Job creation, 1369–1370
Maxxam Analytics, 2122
Members of provincial Parliament, 2040
Parkinson's Awareness Month, 1472
Phenylketonuria, 2273
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 3782–3783
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal recipients, 3136
Table hockey, 1670–1671
War of 1812 re-enactment, 3676
Whirlpool Canada and Amgen Canada, 2998–2999
Members/ministers imputing motive, 2069
Members'/ministers' privileges
access to documents re cancelled power plants, 3863–3865
Members'/ministers' remarks
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
air ambulance service, oversight of, 1961–1962
Occasional teachers
Ontario budget speech (27 March 2012)
Ontario Electricity System Operator Act, 2012 (Bill 75)
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA)
memorandum of understanding with Ministry of Education, 3202–3203
Ontario Power Authority (OPA)
merger with Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), 3587 , 3658
Opposition day motions
Air ambulance service
Corporate tax reduction
Corporate tax reduction to 10 per cent
Taxation
Oral questions
Drug shortage
Health care
Health care funding
Job creation
Ontario economy
Organ donation
Pan Am Games
Post-secondary education
Rent regulation
Ornge
investigation by select committee, 1139
Pan American Games 2015
municipal infrastructure, 2317
Petitions
Cellular transmission equipment, 1475
Highway improvement, 2749
Ontario budget, 1414
PKU Awareness Month Act, 2012 (Bill 89)
Post-secondary students/graduates
Prescription drugs
Private members' public business
Children’s Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2012 (Bill 67)
Committee witnesses
Comprehensive Public Sector Compensation Freeze Act, 2012 (Bill 92)
Education Amendment Act (Blocker Pads), 2012 (Bill 102)
Gasoline Tax Fairness for All Act, 2012 (Bill 27)
Inherited Heart Rhythm Disorders Awareness Act, 2012 (Bill 81)
Legislative Oversight of Regulations Act, 2012 (Bill 62)
Ontario Society of Professional Engineers Act, 2012 (Bill 15)
Registered Human Resources Professionals Act, 2012 (Bill 28)
Retail Sales Tax Amendment Act (HST Rebate For Home Heating), 2011 (Bill 4)
Wind turbines
Public education campaigns
Health
Parkinson's Awareness Month, 1472
Putting Students First Act, 2012 (Bill 115)
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal, 3781–3782
Regulations
Rent increases, 1884
capped at 2.5 per cent annually, 1885
Reports by committees
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 2073
Residential Tenancies Act, S.O. 2006, c. 17, 1884 Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rent Increase Guideline), 2012 (Bill 19)
Security for Courts, Electricity Generating Facilities and Nuclear Facilities Act, 2012 (Bill 34)
Senior citizens
Special education teachers
Standing Orders
S.O. 23(f) Rules of debate - Matters out of order in debate - Reflects on previous vote, 762
S.O. 71(d) Public bills - Printed before second reading - Not considered in Committee if same policy field in House, 1819
Student evaluation, 3202–3203
Students/graduates
Ontario compared to other jurisdictions, 3168
Tax reforms, 1629
Teacher salaries
Teachers
Throne speech debate
Throne speech quoted, 144
Transit systems
GO Transit
all-day two-way service, 142
Lisgar GO station, 141
Wind turbines
Workplace training programs, 825
Dhillon, V. (LIB, Brampton West)
Budget, 2319
Identification cards
Jobs and Prosperity Council, 2319
Members' statements
Oral questions
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, 964
Tributes
Dickson, J. (LIB, Ajax–Pickering)
Anti-bullying initiatives
Appreciation
Attracting Investment and Creating Jobs Act, 2012 (Bill 11)
Automobile industry
rebates for hybrid or electric vehicles, 1671–1672
Elections/by-elections
40th provincial general election (6 October 2011), 3979
Family caregiver leave, 675
Family Caregiver Leave Act (Employment Standards Amendment), 2012 (Bill 30)
Fire sprinklers
Firearms control
replica and imitation firearms
conditions of purchase, 500–501
conversion to ammunition-discharging firearms, 502
seizure, 501–502
Frenchman's Bay harbour entrance project (Pickering), 489
Gas-fired power plants, cancellation in Oakville and Mississauga, 3979
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
Government consultants
Don Drummond (former chief economist, TD Bank), 548
Government spending, 540
Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, 2012 (Bill 2)
Highway construction
Imitation Firearms Regulation Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 6)
Job creation, 540
Job losses
Long-term care facilities
Members' privileges, 3978–3980
Members' statements
Ajax Bomb Girls, 2382
Ajax Home Week, 2887
Ajax Strikers, 478
Anti-bullying campaign, 700
Darlington nuclear generating station, 846
Education funding, 61–62
Electric vehicles, 1671–1672
Highway construction, 2510–2511
Lent, 533
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Association of Ontario, 2181–2182
Pan Am Games, 3328
Pickering Museum Village, 1208
Young Singers, 2072
Members'/ministers' privileges
access to documents re cancelled power plants
redacted information, 3979
contempt of Parliament
Museums
Pickering Museum Village, 1208
Nuclear generating stations
Darlington nuclear station
Ontario Power Generation (OPG), 3978
Oral questions
Fire safety
Highway construction
Post-secondary education
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Seniors' health services
Wage protection
Pan American Games 2015, 3328
Petitions
Pickering, City of
Private members' public business
Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act (Retrofitting of Retirement Homes with Automatic Sprinklers), 2012 (Bill 54)
Imitation Firearms Regulation Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 6)
Infrastructure program spending
Public education campaigns
Health
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, Fibromyalgia and Multiple Chemical Sensitivities International Awareness Day, 2181–2182
Public Services for Ontarians: A Path to Sustainability and Excellence, 2012, 548 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal, 1160 , 4095
Senior citizens
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, 712–713
Universities/colleges
World War II, 2382
DiNovo, C. (NDP, Parkdale–High Park)
Accepting Schools Act, 2012 (Bill 13)
Adult poverty
Air quality management
vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance, 898
Alcoholic beverages
illegal sale in unlicensed establishments, 2861–2862
Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
creation of Alzheimer Advisory Council, 1920
health care system, impact on, 1920
home care supports, 1920
Ambulance Amendment Act (Air Ambulances), 2012 (Bill 50)
Animal protection, 3373
Animals
exotic animals in captivity
Anti-bullying initiatives, 1345–1349 , 1353 , 2708–2711
Appreciation
Automobile insurance rates/premiums
Bedbugs
infestation control, 1939
Bullying
Child poverty
Children's mental health care
Community safety, 2861
Consumer protection
condominium owners, 2298
home owners, 2298
Corporate tax reduction, 1732
Dog breeds
ban
international programs, 641
United States, 641
ban in Ontario
Dog owners
Economic inequality, 136–138
Electrical utility privatization, 2938
Employment equity legislation (Pay Equity Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.7)
Employment standards
Energy conservation, 3591
Energy industry
Energy rates
Family caregiver leave
affordability of unpaid leave by employees, 895 , 897–898
small business, impact on, 898–899
Family Caregiver Leave Act (Employment Standards Amendment), 2012 (Bill 30)
Food banks, 2463
G20 summit
request for public inquiry, 1072
Gambling addiction, 2093
Gas-fired power plants, cancellation in Oakville and Mississauga
Gasoline tax rebate
used for transportation infrastructure in rural communities, 1572–1573
Government consultants
Don Drummond (former chief economist, TD Bank), 135–137
Government debt, 1732
Government record
Liberal (2003–2012)
employment, 137
transit system expansion in Toronto, 928
NDP (1990–1995)
Grandparent access rights
right to apply for custody or access to grandchildren, 2655–2656
Harmonized sales tax (HST), 136
Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, 2012 (Bill 2)
Highway maintenance
Home renovation tax credit
Human rights
Human rights campaigns
Immigrants
Income tax
tax bracket for incomes over $500,000, 1701
Jewish community
Legislative process, 139
LGBTQ persons, 1353
LGBTQ youth/students, 1346–1347 , 2708
Liberal Party campaigns/conventions
automated telephone calls, 1812
Members' statements
Animal protection, 3189 , 3373
Anti-bullying initiatives, 2381
Epilepsy, 911
Events in Tibet, 61
Gender identity, 1633
Human rights in Tibet, 4144
Legislative staff, 2740
May Day, 1999
Refugees, 624
Rivera, Kimberly, 3521
Members'/ministers' birthdays
Marchese, Rosario (Trinity–Spadina), 2270
Members'/ministers' conduct
Matthews, Deb (London North Centre), 1206
Members'/ministers' constituents, 1812
Members'/ministers' correction of record, 1635
Members/ministers imputing motive, 945
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 1035–1036 , 2655 , 4156
Members'/ministers' privileges, 1812
Members'/ministers' remarks
withdrawal requested, 2868
Ministerial statements
Community Living Day
Jewish Heritage Month
Sexual Assault Prevention Month
Sexual Harassment Awareness Week
Women's History Month
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Nuclear energy, 3591
Ombudsman of Ontario
air ambulance service, oversight of, 3763
health care system, oversight of, 3624
Ontario budget speech (27 March 2012)
Ontario child benefit (OCB)
Ontario Electricity System Operator Act, 2012 (Bill 75)
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)
Ontario Parliamentary Friends of Tibet, 61
Ontario Place Corp.
casino development, proposed, 2093
Ontario Power Authority (OPA)
merger with Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), 2938 , 3593
removal of independent planning and review, 3591
Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.36, 2099–2100 Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA)
accountability and oversight, 2100 , 3373
Opposition day motions
Public transit
Subway expansion (Toronto)
Oral questions
Air ambulance service
Animal protection
Automobile insurance
Members' privileges
Pest control
Poverty
Sexual assault
Social assistance
Ornge
executive management
freedom of information (FOI) requests, 3767
legal counsel, 3763
Pay equity
Persons with disabilities
community-based developmental services, 3752
select committee on developmental services strategy, 3751–3752
special services at home, 3752
transition and community participation supports, 2076
Petitions
Affordable housing, 482
Air-rail link, 3458 , 3679 , 3731
Animal protection, 3927
Child care, 313
Climate change, 1214 , 1338
Dog ownership, 629–632 , 757 , 759 , 801 , 848 , 966 , 1851–1852 , 1944 , 2080 , 2128 , 2235 , 2277 , 2389 , 2439 , 2441 , 2475 , 2605–2606 , 2685 , 3097 , 3144 , 3193 , 3459–3460 , 3575–3576 , 3789 , 4152–4153
Horse racing industry, 1553
Office of the Ombudsman, 2802–2803
Pit bull terriers
Planning Amendment Act (Enabling Municipalities to Require Inclusionary Housing), 2012 (Bill 128)
Police conduct, 949
Poverty, 2862
Poverty rates
Private members' public business
Children’s Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2012 (Bill 67)
Elephant Protection Act, 2012 (Bill 69)
Ensuring Local Voices in New Casino Gambling Development Act, 2012 (Bill 76)
First Responders Day Act, 2012 (Bill 123)
Gasoline Tax Fairness for All Act, 2012 (Bill 27)
Hawkins Gignac Act (Carbon Monoxide Detectors), 2012 (Bill 20)
Insurance Amendment Act (Risk Classification Systems for Automobile Insurance), 2012 (Bill 45)
Jewish Heritage Month Act, 2012 (Bill 17)
Liquor Licence Amendment Act (Serving Liquor in Certain Places), 2012 (Bill 93)
New Drivers’ Insurance Rate Reduction Act, 2012 (Bill 71)
Property Owners’ Protection Act, 2012 (Bill 72)
Provincial debt
Public Safety Related to Dogs Statute Law Amendment Act, 2012 (Bill 16)
Services for the developmentally disabled
Toby’s Act (Right to be Free from Discrimination and Harassment Because of Gender Identity or Gender Expression), 2012 (Bill 33)
Protests
Public education campaigns
Community development
Community Living Day at Queen's Park, 2076
National Access Awareness Week, 2563–2564
Cultural/religious
Health
Epilepsy Awareness Month, 911
Historical/national
Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom Ha-Shoah), 2078–2079
Professional associations/occupations
May Day (International Workers' Day), 1999
Public safety
Women
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, 383–384
Sexual Assault Prevention Month, 2386–2387
Women's History Month, 4102
Public transportation, 1572
Public Works Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.55
enacting regulation 233/10
temporary regulatory changes during G20 protests, 687
Putting Students First Act, 2012 (Bill 115)
Quality of life, 3504
Refugee claims
Reports
Caught in the Act: Investigation into the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services' conduct in relation to Ontario Regulation 233/10 under the Public Works Protection Act, 2010 (André Marin, Ombudsman of Ontario), 948 Navigating the Journey to Wellness: The Comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Action Plan for Ontarians (Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions), 3751
Security for Courts, Electricity Generating Facilities and Nuclear Facilities Act, 2012 (Bill 34)
Security measures
Senior citizens
Sexual assault
Sexual assault victims
Small business, 136
Smart meters
impact on energy rates, 3591
Social assistance
Social assistance benefits
Standing Orders
S.O. 1(b) Conduct of business - Purpose, 1078
S.O. 13(b) Order and decorum and conduct of members - Speaker to preserve order - No debate on or appeal from decision of Speaker, 3998
S.O. 23(i) Rules of debate - Matters out of order in debate - Imputes false or unavowed motives, 945
S.O. 37(d) Routine proceedings - Oral questions - No arguments or opinions, 910
Teacher salaries
wage freeze, legislated, 3152
Throne speech debate
Toby’s Act (Right to be Free from Discrimination and Harassment Because of Gender Identity or Gender Expression), 2012 (Bill 33)
Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), 1573
Transgender persons, 2294–2295
Victims of crime
Women
Women's emergency shelters
Workers' rights, 1519
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), 2012 (Bill 129 )
Duguid, Hon. B. (LIB, Scarborough Centre)
Aerospace industry
Attracting Investment and Creating Jobs Act, 2012 (Bill 11)
Automobile industry, 2016–2017 , 3407–3408
job creation, 25
recovery, 4189
Budget, 1629 , 1754
balanced budget
statements by third parties, 2190
Business
Construction industry
Corporate subsidies
to automobile industry, 2674
Global Sticks, Inc., 96–97
Corporate tax credits
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF), 214 , 358 , 617–618 , 1470 , 1628–1629 , 2015–2019 , 2025
expansion to include Ottawa, 3673
Economic conditions, 2016
Economic development, 473 , 2191 , 3776–3777
Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown transit line
building above or below grade, 935
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
research and development, 3407
Government record
Liberal (2003–2012)
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF), 2026
economic development, 2016
PC (1995–2003)
Toronto, City of, 936
transit system expansion in Toronto, 936
Government-business relations, 55
Harmonized sales tax (HST), 836
Information and communications technology industry, 4093
Information technology industry, 2508–2509
International investment
Job creation, 527–528 , 904 , 1704 , 2015–2016 , 2026 , 2191 , 3132
Job creation by private sector
accountability and oversight, 836 , 903 , 954
Apex Fund Services, 903
government funding, 162 , 835–836 , 903–904 , 954 , 997–998
Silicon Knights Inc., 903
Job losses
Navistar International Corporation, 954 , 998
Research in Motion Ltd., 4093
Jobs and Prosperity Council, 2190 , 2376 , 3370
Legislative procedure
use of dilatory tactics, 2018
Legislative process, 2015–2019
Medical research
Members'/ministers' unparliamentary language, 2987
Ministerial statements
Economic development
Small Business Month
Neuroscience research
Nuclear energy, 1704
Ontario Public Service (OPS)
Open for Business Act, 2010 (Bill 68), 55 , 58 Opposition day motions
Job creation
Public transit
Subway expansion (Toronto)
Oral questions
Aerospace industry
Automotive industry
Business support programs
Construction industry
Eastern Ontario development
Economic development
Information technology
Job creation
presented, 2948–2949
responded to, 527–528 , 577 , 835–836 , 903–904 , 1330 , 1470 , 1754 , 2034–2035 , 2946 , 3132 , 3369–3370
Labour relations
Manufacturing jobs
Medical research
Mental health services
Nuclear energy
Ontario economy
Ontario Public Service
Red tape reduction
Research and innovation
Provincial-municipal relations
re transit system expansion in Toronto, 936
Public education campaigns
Professional associations/occupations
Regulatory requirements, 57–58
Renewable energy industry, 357
Small business
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, 172 , 214 , 356–357 , 577 , 1330 , 1470 , 1628–1629 , 1754 , 2015–2020 , 2025 , 2034–2035 , 2508 , 3132
Statements by stakeholders
Strong Action for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2012 (Bill 55)
Subsidies
to automobile industry, 2674
Tax credits, 2191
Telecommunications industry, 3621–3622
Nortel Networks Corp., closure, 2016
Unions
Canadian Auto Workers (CAW), 4189
Duncan, Hon. D. (LIB, Windsor–Tecumseh)
Air ambulance services
Alcoholic beverages
Anti-bullying initiatives, 2314–2315
Apprenticeship training programs, 579
Arbitration
Automobile accident victims
catastrophic injury, 2947
Automobile industry
Automobile insurance
anti-fraud task force, 370
Automobile insurance rates/premiums, 366–367 , 907 , 2509
Budget, 1660–1663 , 1696–1698 , 1750–1753 , 1798 , 1835 , 1879 , 2499–2501 , 2551–2552 , 2589–2590 , 2594 , 2625
Auditor General review, 52
balanced budget, 1042 , 1311–1313 , 3363 , 4202–4203
statements by third parties, 1366 , 1495 , 1661–1663 , 1697–1698 , 1752–1753 , 1797 , 1835 , 1838 , 1933–1934
unallocated funds, 52–53
Budget deficit, 56 , 93–94 , 1311
Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Part 1, Constitution Act, 1982), 3079 Child care
Collective bargaining process, 1313–1314 , 1401
Committee witnesses, 1665
Community care access centres (CCACs), 1155
Corporate subsidies
Corporate tax credits
Corporate tax rates, 955
Corporate tax reduction, 740–742
freeze on further reductions, 1312 , 1663
Drugs, generic
patents in proposed Canada-EU comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA), 1995
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF), 303
Economic conditions, 1879 , 2549 , 3449–3450 , 4201
gross domestic product (GDP), forecast, 32
Economic growth
Economic statement (15 October 2012)
Economic statement (23 November 2011)
Elections/by-elections
Electricity rebates
Ontario clean energy benefit (OCEB), 1313
French-language debates
Déclarations ministérielles et réponses
Perspectives économiques et revue financière, 32–33
Gambling addiction
Gas-fired power plants, cancellation in Oakville and Mississauga
investigation by Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 4091
General Motors of Canada Ltd.
Government consultants
Don Drummond (former chief economist, TD Bank), 95–96
Government contracts
third party consultation on budget deficit, 95–96
Government credit rating
Government debt, 1878
debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio, 1041 , 1750
Government deficit, 1797 , 1834 , 4202–4203
Government record
Liberal (2003–2012), 32–34
automobile insurance premiums, 364
Government services
Government spending, 4202
Government telephone services
Gross domestic product (GDP), 95 , 4202
Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS)
Harmonized sales tax (HST), 690 , 954
input tax credits, 744–745
removal of provincial portion from home heating, 56 , 1662
Health care
Health care funding, 1535
Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, 2012 (Bill 2)
first reading, 30
second reading, 351
Home care funding, 351 , 1327
Home renovation tax credit, 33 , 53 , 3363 , 3368 , 4135
Horse racing industry, 1113 , 1161 , 1660–1661 , 1886 , 1937 , 2377
job losses, 2225
transition funding, 2735
Hospital administrators
Hospital expansion
Cambridge Memorial Hospital, 1668
government funding, 1536 , 1698
Hospital funding, 2059
Hydro electric power
Leamington transmission line, cancellation, 101
Income tax
tax bracket for incomes over $500,000, 1796
in committee discussions, 3037
International trade agreements
Canada-European Union comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA), 1995
Job creation, 21 , 54 , 300–301 , 837 , 1325 , 1494–1496 , 1533–1534 , 1538 , 1751 , 1834 , 1879–1880 , 2061 , 2549
Jobs and Prosperity Council
Kindergarten, full-day, 1315
Legislative procedure, 1835
Legislative process, 1662 , 1667 , 1695–1698 , 1700 , 1753 , 1800 , 1878–1880 , 3363–3364 , 3368 , 3481 , 4135
Liberal Party campaigns/conventions
automated telephone calls, 1668
Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)
alcoholic beverage prices, 366
Members'/ministers' correction of record, 1632 , 3043
Members'/ministers' record
PC (2007–2012)
Hudak, Tim (Niagara West–Glanbrook)
as Leader of the Opposition, 52
Members'/ministers' remarks
Members'/ministers' salaries
Members'/ministers' votes/voting
free vote on Retail Sales Tax Amendment Act, 2011, 56
Mental health treatment centres
Regional Mental Health Care London
unallocated government funds, 1471
Mineral exploration, 2550
Mineral resources
processing within northern Ontario, 2219–2220
Mining industry
capital investment, Cliffs Natural Resources, 2218
job creation, 2218–2220
Ministerial statements
Economic outlook and fiscal review
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
aging-at-home strategy, 1155
air ambulance service, oversight of, 1152–1154 , 1157 , 1663–1664 , 1666 , 1696–1697 , 2429–2430 , 2461 , 3363
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Municipal Property Assessment Corp. (MPAC)
Office of the Premier
Ontario budget speech (27 March 2012)
Ontario College of Trades
Ontario drug benefit program (ODB)
reduction in coverage for high-income seniors, 1313
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)
casino development, 1044–1045 , 1407 , 2311–2312 , 2431
closure of slot machines at racetracks, 1046 , 1049 , 1113 , 1160 , 1937 , 2222 , 2377
public consultations, 1159
Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC)
government subsidy, cancellation of, 1314
privatization
Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
employee dismissal, 99
freedom of information, 99
Open for Business Act, 2010 (Bill 68), 2467 Opposition parties
Leader of the Opposition, 1835
Oral questions
Agency spending
Air ambulance service
responded to, 1152–1154 , 1157 , 1534 , 1537–1538 , 1663–1667 , 1696–1700 , 1885 , 2060 , 2064 , 2461
Apprenticeship training
Automobile insurance
Casinos
Children's health services
Economic outlook and fiscal review
Executive compensation
Fiscal responsibility
Generic drug industry
Government accountability
Government appointments
Government record
Government spending
responded to, 21 , 50–52 , 54 , 93–97 , 300–301 , 1041–1042 , 1327–1328 , 1626 , 1660 , 1668
Health care
Healthy schools
Home care
Horse racing industry
responded to, 1046 , 1049 , 1113 , 1159–1161 , 1886 , 1937 , 2222 , 2225 , 2377 , 2735 , 2787
Hospital funding
Hydro transmission
Job creation
Liquor Control Board of Ontario
Lobbyists
Manufacturing jobs
Members' privileges
Mental health services
Mining industry
Municipal taxation
Municipalities
Ontario budget
responded to, 1467 , 1495–1496 , 1582–1583 , 1629–1630 , 1661 , 1695–1698 , 1750–1752 , 1796–1798 , 1800 , 1834–1835 , 2499–2500 , 2550–2552 , 2589–2590 , 2834–2835 , 3066–3068
Ontario economy
Ontario Place
Ontario public service
responded to, 1401 , 1533–1534 , 2169–2171 , 2216–2217 , 2261–2262 , 2500–2501 , 2548–2549 , 2625 , 2627 , 3079–3080 , 3317 , 3363–3364
Ontario Public Service
Ontario savings bonds
Ontario's credit rating
Pension funds
Pension plans
Power plant
Power plants
Privatization of public services
Red tape reduction
Rural Ontario
Securities industry
Seniors' tax credit
Taxation
responded to, 53 , 56 , 690–691 , 741–742 , 744–745 , 908–909 , 954–955 , 1661–1663 , 1667 , 1752–1753 , 3037
Teachers' contracts
Youth employment
Ornge
board of directors, 1663 , 1665 , 1667 , 1696 , 1698–1700
conflict of interest, 2064
criminal investigation, 838 , 1152–1153 , 1664
for-profit entities, 1664
investigation by select committee, 3481
investigation by Standing Committee on Public Accounts, 1153
stocks/bonds, 1663
Pension plan reform, 1314 , 2596
Public sector employees
annual wage increase, 301
executive salaries
pay-for-performance programs, 3079 , 3251 , 3404
pensions
salaries, 2170–2171 , 2625
unionized vs. non-unionized workers, 51–52 , 97
wage freeze, 21 , 50 , 300 , 1312 , 2261–2262 , 2500 , 2627 , 4202
Public Services for Ontarians: A Path to Sustainability and Excellence, 2012, 33 , 1660–1661 Renewable energy industry
Reports
Special Report on Ornge Air Ambulance and Related Services, 2012 (Auditor General of Ontario), 1696
Rural Ontario, 1160 , 1437
School cafeterias
healthy food options, 2464
ServiceOntario
Small business
Social services
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, 2466–2467
Statements by stakeholders
Stocks/bonds
Strong Action for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2012 (Bill 55)
Strong action for Ontario plan (economic development), 1311–1315
Subsidies
Tax rebates
Tax reforms, 1662 , 1753
Teacher collective bargaining, 3083
Teacher salaries
TMX Group Inc.
takeover bid by Maple Group consortium, 215–216
Working Families Coalition, 54
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
appointments
Elizabeth Witmer, chair, 1934
Youth/students
Dunlop, G. (PC, Simcoe North)
Ambulance Amendment Act (Air Ambulances), 2012 (Bill 50)
Apprenticeship training programs
Emergency preparedness, 2184
Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, 2012 (Bill 2)
Helping Ontarians Enter the Skilled Trades Act, 2012 (Bill 91)
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Roadside Assistance Vehicles), 2012 (Bill 38)
Horse racing industry, 1161
Job losses, 213
Members' statements
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 4157
Members'/ministers' remarks
Ministerial statements
Emergency preparedness and animal protection
Ontario College of Trades
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)
closure of slot machines at racetracks, 1160
Oral questions
Apprenticeship training
Horse racing industry
Skilled trades
Ornge
criminal investigation, 3811
investigation by select committee, 1604–1605
Petitions
Private members' public business
First Responders Day Act, 2012 (Bill 123)
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rent Increase Guideline), 2012 (Bill 19)
Security for Courts, Electricity Generating Facilities and Nuclear Facilities Act, 2012 (Bill 34)
Skilled trades industry
Skilled trades workers
Wireless Services Agreements Act, 2012 (Bill 82)
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