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Naqvi, Y. (LIB, Ottawa Centre)
Accepting Schools Act, 2012 (Bill 13)
Aging population, 2241
Anti-Bullying Act, 2012 (Bill 14)
Anti-bullying initiatives, 1384–1385 , 1483–1485 , 1839 , 2314 , 2711–2712
Appreciation
Budget, 775 , 2149–2150 , 2241
Budget deficit, 1177–1178 , 1681
Child care
Child care centres
Childbirth
Children's mental health care
government initiatives, 745
Collective bargaining process
public sector wages
good-faith bargaining, 2641
Community services
Co-operative housing
Corporate tax credits
Corporate tax rates
Corporate tax reduction
freeze on further reductions, 2150
increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) and, 495
Cultural industry
Currency exchange rates
Domestic violence, 423
Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EODF)
expansion to include Ottawa, 3673
Economic conditions, 86 , 152 , 194 , 774 , 2149 , 2153
Economic decline
Education funding, 1683
Emergency rooms
Enhancing Red Light Camera System Enforcement Act, 2012 (Bill 131)
Escaping Domestic Violence Act, 2011 (Bill 22)
Federal-provincial agreements/programs
immigrant services in Ontario, 98
Financial services industry
Financial Advisors Association of Canada (Advocis), 1809
Gasoline tax rebate
used for transportation infrastructure in rural communities, 1573–1574
Government record
Liberal (2003–2012), 152
government debt/deficit, 2153
harmonized sales tax (HST), 775
hospitals, 86
tax reduction, 775
Government spending
Harmonized sales tax (HST)
removal of provincial portion from home heating, 86 , 462
Health care
Health care funding
Health promotion
Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, 2012 (Bill 2)
Highway maintenance
Home care funding, 558 , 1682
Home renovation tax credit, 86 , 192 , 971–972 , 2237–2246 , 3551
Hospital funding
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 2150
Housing, affordable
Housing maintenance, 2242
Human rights
Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.19
Immigration/settlement services
Income tax
tax bracket for incomes over $500,000, 2150
Interim supply motions
International investment
Job creation, 152 , 192 , 1681–1682 , 2202–2203 , 2243
Jobs and Prosperity Council, 2202–2203
Judicial system
Kindergarten, full-day, 192 , 2151
Legislative procedure
Legislative process, 194 , 1384 , 1485 , 1839
LGBTQ youth/students, 1483–1484
Long-term care facilities
Members' statements
Aboriginal Family Festival, 1369
Advocis, 1809
Canada World Youth, 221
Carleton University Relay for Life, 963
Co-op housing, 428
Events in Ottawa, 2512
The Hospice at May Court, 2122–2123
John Howard Society of Ottawa, 2633
Kindness Week, 532
Mayfair Theatre, 3571
National Brain Awareness Month, 753
Ottawa Little Theatre, 3676
Ottawa Muslim Association, 1335
Ottawa St. Patrick's Parade, 1163
Somerset West Community Health Centre, 2560
Suicide prevention, 625
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, 2998
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 153–154 , 3703
Members'/ministers' remarks
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
aging-at-home strategy, 155–156
assistive devices program (ADP), 2240
Ontario budget speech (27 March 2012)
Ontario drug benefit program (ODB)
reduction in coverage for high-income seniors, 2150
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG), 3275
Opposition day motions
Corporate tax reduction to 10 per cent
Job creation
Taxation
Oral questions
Affordable housing
Anti-bullying initiatives
Arts and cultural funding
Child care
Eastern Ontario development
Health care
Immigrant services
Justice system
Non–profit housing
Post-secondary education
Research and innovation
Violence against women
Pension plan reform, 2241
Petitions
Anti-bullying initiatives, 1815 , 2186 , 2276–2278
Child custody, 227
Climate change, 2604–2605
Domestic violence, 1769–1770 , 2277 , 2606–2607 , 4153
Wireless service agreements, 4151
Post-secondary education
tuition grant for undergraduates, 972 , 2151
Private members' public business
Anti-Bullying Act, 2012 (Bill 14)
Comprehensive Public Sector Compensation Freeze Act, 2012 (Bill 92)
Gasoline Tax Fairness for All Act, 2012 (Bill 27)
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)
Pesticides Amendment Act (Licence for Cosmetic Purposes), 2012 (Bill 88)
Retail Sales Tax Amendment Act (HST Rebate For Home Heating), 2011 (Bill 4)
Taxation
Toby’s Act (Right to be Free from Discrimination and Harassment Because of Gender Identity or Gender Expression), 2012 (Bill 33)
Protection of Public Participation Act, 2012 (Bill 132)
Public education campaigns
Community development
Women
White Ribbon Campaign, 423
Public sector employees
Public Services for Ontarians: A Path to Sustainability and Excellence, 2012, 971 Registered retirement savings plan (RRSP)
Retirement Homes Act, S.O. 2010, c. 11, 2241 Rural Ontario
Senior citizens
Speaker
election (21 November 2011), 151
Statements by stakeholders
Pesticide use, restrictions
professional associations, 2651
Strong Action for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2012 (Bill 55)
Supply Act, 2012 (Bill 46)
Tax credits, 2202
Ontario energy and property tax credit, 2241
Tax evasion, 2242
Tax grants
Throne speech debate
Transfer payments
equalization program, 1177
Transgender persons, 2289–2290
Tuition fees
Unemployment, 2202
Universities/colleges
Wireless phones, smart phones and data services
Wireless Services Agreements Act, 2012 (Bill 82)
Women
Youth/students
Natyshak, T. (NDP, Essex)
Accepting Schools Act, 2012 (Bill 13)
Aging population, 2766
Agriculture industry, 827
Air ambulance services
audit, 1154
patient safety
transparency and accountability, 839 , 3483
Ambulance Amendment Act (Air Ambulances), 2012 (Bill 50)
Appreciation
Police Association of Ontario, 2437
Apprenticeship training programs
journeyman-to-apprentice ratios, 2338
Attracting Investment and Creating Jobs Act, 2012 (Bill 11)
Automobile safety
aftermarket brake pads standards and specifications, 1566
Budget, 1754
Budget process, 3059
Buy Ontario policy, 2759–2760 , 2765–2766
Casino gambling
Children
physical activity and fitness, 638
Committee procedure
appointment process, 2328
Committee witnesses, 1626
Community care access centres (CCACs)
Consumer prices
Corporate tax credits
Corporate tax reduction, 189 , 548
Correctional centres
closure
in Owen Sound, Sarnia and Walkerton, 961
Economic conditions, 827
Elections/by-elections, 3482
Emergency preparedness, 2185
Employment standards
Employment Standards Act, S.O. 2000, c. 41
Energy industry, 3015
Energy rates
Excavation safety
Ontario One Call Ltd., 281
Family caregiver leave, 481 , 676
affordability of unpaid leave by employees, 677–678
employment insurance benefits (EI), 2612
Family Caregiver Leave Act (Employment Standards Amendment), 2012 (Bill 30)
Feed-in tariff (FIT) program, 3596
Ferry services
French-language debates
Loi de 2012 sur le crédit d'impôt pour l'aménagement du logement axé sur le bien-être, projet de loi 12
Loi de 2012 visant à attirer les investissements et à créer des emplois, projet de loi 11
Frenchman's Bay harbour entrance project (Pickering), 488–489
G20 summit
Gas-fired power plants, cancellation in Oakville and Mississauga
Gasoline price regulation, 3706
Gasoline prices
federal government oversight by the Competition Bureau, 2403
Gasoline tax rebate
used for transportation infrastructure in rural communities, 1574–1575
Government consultants
Don Drummond (former chief economist, TD Bank), 185
Government debt, 1734
Government record
Government services
Green Energy Act, S.O. 2009, c. 12, Sched. A, 3013 Harmonized sales tax (HST), 1437 , 1530
impact on hydro and home heating costs, 2765
removal of provincial portion from home heating, 1449 , 1523–1524
Hazardous products
Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, 2012 (Bill 2)
Heritage conservation
Home care funding, 547
Home renovation tax credit, 2759–2760 , 2764–2765
Horse racing industry, 2330 , 2377
Hospital services
neonatal intensive care, 3721
Housing, affordable
Human rights, 778–779
Hydro electric power, 3010–3011
Income tax
Job creation, 827
Job losses
Navistar International Corporation, 827
Job security, 677
Labour Relations Act, S.O. 1995, c. 1, Sched. A, 2083 Labour Relations Amendment Act (Binding Arbitration), 2012 (Bill 113)
Labour Relations Amendment Act (Equal Rights for Employees in Ontario), 2012 (Bill 79)
Labour Relations Amendment Act (Fairness For Employees), 2012 (Bill 77)
Legislative process, 547 , 739 , 1524
Long-term care facilities
fire safety, 2185
former Grace Hospital site (Windsor), 2629
Members' statements
Bellevue House, 477
Crozier, Bruce; Pat Hayes, 270
Essex 73's, 1408
Gibb, Brad, 1761
Horse racing industry, 1998 , 2180
National Farmers Union, 845–846
Wedding anniversary celebration, 3675–3676
Members'/ministers' appreciation
Crozier, Bruce (former member from Essex), 270
Hayes, Patrick M. (former member from Essex–Kent), 270
Members'/ministers' conduct
Matthews, Deb (London North Centre), 1202
Members'/ministers' inaugural speeches, 79–80 , 185–187
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 676
Members'/ministers' remarks
Ministerial statements
Community safety
Emergency preparedness and animal protection
Family caregiver leave
Police Association of Ontario
Police services
Police Week
Public works and infrastructure
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Municipal infrastructure
Natural disasters
floods
emergency measures/assistance, 370
Nuclear energy, 3011
Occupational health and safety
repetitive stress injury (RSI) prevention, 749
Ontario Association of Police Service Boards, 1053
Ontario budget speech (27 March 2012)
Ontario Electricity System Operator Act, 2012 (Bill 75)
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG), 3273–3274
Ontario Power Authority (OPA)
merger with Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), 3012–3013
removal of independent planning and review, 3012
Opposition day motions
Air ambulance service
Gasoline price regulation
Gasoline prices
Job creation
Oral questions
Air ambulance service
presented, 618–619 , 659–660 , 693 , 791–792 , 839 , 1154 , 1202 , 1302–1303 , 1328 , 1361 , 1500 , 1626–1627 , 1882 , 2836–2837
Assistance to flood victims
Community care access centres
Correctional facilities
Employment standards
Ferry service
Government appointments
Health care funding
Horse racing industry
Infrastructure program funding
Job creation
Obstetrical care
Occupational health and safety
Ornge
criminal investigation, 693
executive management
for-profit entities, 1627 , 1882
freedom of information (FOI) requests, 576 , 839 , 3766
fundraising, 1128
investigation by select committee, 1154 , 1302–1303
legal counsel, 1958
operational decisions, 1882
whistle-blower protection, 3761
Petitions
Health care funding, 3004
Horse racing industry, 1214–1215 , 1413–1414 , 1676 , 1711
Injured workers, 1338
Pelee Island ferry service, 2127 , 2606
Radiation safety, 4207
Regulation of health professionals, 2514–2515
Replacement workers, 228
School closure, 670 , 1598 , 1641 , 2686
School closures, 670 , 1598 , 1641 , 2605 , 2686
Sewage infrastructure, 1597
Poverty
Private members' public business
Childhood obesity
First Responders Day Act, 2012 (Bill 123)
Gasoline Tax Fairness for All Act, 2012 (Bill 27)
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Brake Pad Standards), 2012 (Bill 51)
Infrastructure program spending
Labour Relations Amendment Act (Fairness For Employees), 2012 (Bill 77)
Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG)
Ontario One Call Act, 2011 (Bill 8)
Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012 (Bill 8)
Provincial debt
York Region Transit Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2011 (Bill 7)
Public education campaigns
Community development
National Public Works Week, 2386
Professional associations/occupations
Public safety
National Day of Mourning (Workers' Mourning Day), 1897
Public sector employees
salaries over $100,000
wage freeze, 1530
Public Services for Ontarians: A Path to Sustainability and Excellence, 2012, 547 , 563 Public transportation, 1575
Public Works Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.55
amendments (proposed), 588
enacting regulation 233/10
repeal (proposed), 779–780 , 782
temporary regulatory changes during G20 protests, 777 , 779–782
Putting Students First Act, 2012 (Bill 115)
Renewable energy projects, 3596
Rent control
exemptions
for units constructed/first occupied after November 1991, 1523
Rent increases
capped at 2.5 per cent annually, 1523 , 1530
Replacement workers, 2084
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), 778
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rent Increase Guideline), 2012 (Bill 19)
Rural Ontario
transportation infrastructure, 1574
Security for Courts, Electricity Generating Facilities and Nuclear Facilities Act, 2012 (Bill 34)
Security measures
in courthouses, 780–781
in nuclear power plants
in public buildings, 781–782
Senior citizens
accessibility and mobility in the home, 543 , 3796
poverty, 2766
programs in Quebec, 544 , 548
ServiceOntario
Small business, 2203
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, 827
accountability and oversight, 828
amendments, proposed, 3109
Strong Action for Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2012 (Bill 55)
Subsidies, 3108–3109
Teacher salaries
wage freeze, legislated, 3299
Throne speech debate
Unemployment, 1754
Union certification
Wealth distribution, 394
Wireless phones, smart phones and data services
transparency in billing/advertising, 3706
Wireless Services Agreements Act, 2012 (Bill 82)
Workers' rights, 2083–2084 , 2089
early disclosure of employee lists, 2083
right to unionize, 2083
wages, 678 , 680
Workplace accidents/fatalities, 1897
Prajapati, Jayesh (gas station attendant), 3670 , 4138
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
York Region Transit
back-to-work legislation, 80
essential service designation, 79–80
Youth, 238
Nicholls, R. (PC, Chatham–Kent–Essex)
Air ambulance services
patient deaths, 2988
quality of care, 2221
Ambulance Amendment Act (Air Ambulances), 2012 (Bill 50)
Appreciation
Arbitration, 2086
Attracting Investment and Creating Jobs Act, 2012 (Bill 11)
Business
regulations, reduction in, 2911
Collective bargaining
limited to yearly agreements, 2855
Consumer protection
Corporate subsidies, 722 , 2911–2912 , 2914
Cottages
lease conditions in Rondeau Provincial Park, 3070–3071
Employer-employee relations, 611–612 , 674
Family caregiver leave, 611–612 , 674
Family Caregiver Leave Act (Employment Standards Amendment), 2012 (Bill 30)
Gas-fired power plants, cancellation in Oakville and Mississauga
Government debt, 720 , 2855
Government deficit, 673 , 2856
Government record
Liberal (2003–2012)
government debt/deficit, 2911
Government spending, 719 , 721 , 2910–2911
Grandparent access rights
right to apply for custody or access to grandchildren, 2654–2655
Healthy Homes Renovation Tax Credit Act, 2012 (Bill 2)
Home renovation tax credit
Housing, affordable
electricity rate increase contributing to rent increase, 1792
Hydro electric power
Leamington transmission line, cancellation, 100–101
Job losses, 156 , 719
Job security, 611
Labour relations, 2086
Landlord and tenant
landlord's ability to profit from rents, 1791
Legislative Oversight of Regulations Act, 2012 (Bill 62)
Legislative procedure
use of dilatory tactics, 1792
Legislative process, 673 , 676 , 3484
Manufacturing industry
Members' privileges, 3860–3863
Members' statements
Bradley, John, 1634
North Buxton Homecoming, 3412
RM Auto Restoration and RM Classic Cars, 62
Members'/ministers' conduct
Matthews, Deb (London North Centre), 3482–3483
Members'/ministers' inaugural speeches, 442–443
Members'/ministers' privileges
Members'/ministers' remarks
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
air ambulance service, oversight of, 3482–3483
Ontario Electricity System Operator Act, 2012 (Bill 75)
Ontario Electricity System Operator (OESO)
transparency and accountability, 4058
Ontario Power Authority (OPA), 304
merger with Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), 4058–4059
Oral questions
Air ambulance service
Hydro transmission
Members' privileges
Red tape reduction
Rondeau Provincial Park
Rural Ontario
Ornge
conflict of interest, 1993
investigation by Standing Committee on Public Accounts
committee witnesses, 3483
terms of reference, 2221
whistle-blower protection, 3482 , 3484
Pesticides
Petitions
Private members' public business
Addressing Ontario’s Debt Through Alternatives to Public Sector Layoffs and Program Cuts Act, 2012 (Bill 94)
Children’s Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2012 (Bill 67)
Comprehensive Public Sector Compensation Freeze Act, 2012 (Bill 92)
Labour Relations Amendment Act (Fairness For Employees), 2012 (Bill 77)
Legislative Oversight of Regulations Act, 2012 (Bill 62)
Local Municipality Democracy Act, 2011 (Bill 10)
Pesticides Amendment Act (Licence for Cosmetic Purposes), 2012 (Bill 88)
Property Owners’ Protection Act, 2012 (Bill 72)
Protection of Minors in Amateur Sports Act, 2012 (Bill 24)
Provincial debt
Rural Ontario
Provincial-municipal relations
Public education campaigns
Public safety
National Day of Mourning (Workers' Mourning Day), 1896–1897
Public sector employees
Public Services for Ontarians: A Path to Sustainability and Excellence, 2012, 673 , 719–720 Putting Students First Act, 2012 (Bill 115)
Regulations
Reports
Report of the Review of the Public Works Protection Act, 2011 (Hon. R. Roy McMurtry), 1101 , 1103
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Rent Increase Guideline), 2012 (Bill 19)
Salaries
public vs. private sector, 2856
Security for Courts, Electricity Generating Facilities and Nuclear Facilities Act, 2012 (Bill 34)
Security measures
Small business
Southwestern Ontario Development Fund, 2910–2911
accountability and oversight, 2912
Speaker's rulings
quoted
Speaker Milliken (House of Commons), 3104
Subsidies, 722 , 2911–2912 , 2914
Teachers
Tributes
Haggerty, Ray (former MPP for Niagara South), 1763–1764
Unemployment, 718 , 2466–2467
Union certification
Unions, 2085
Wind turbines
health effects, 297
municipal planning authority, 297
property values, impact on, 297
wildlife and the environment, impact on, 297
Workers' rights, 2085–2086
early disclosure of employee lists, 2085–2086
Workplace accidents/fatalities, 1896
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