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Abattoirs
- cost of pig slaughter
- regulatory compliance
Aboriginal athletes.
see also Pan/Parapan American Games 2015
Aboriginal burial grounds
Aboriginal children.
see also Aboriginal peoples—jurisdiction over child protection; Aboriginal youth
Aboriginal communities.
see also Aboriginal-provincial relations; Electricity transmission facilities—line to Pickle Lake; Mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows First Nation
- consultation, government funding
- economic development
- fire prevention
- library services
- mercury poisoning
- quality of life
- suicide prevention funding
- support in urban settings
- water quality
Aboriginal communities, energy
- renewable energy projects
- transmission line, Lac La Croix reserve
Aboriginal communities, health care
- general remarks
- health and wellness
- state of emergency for NAN
Aboriginal Economic Development Fund (AEDF)
Aboriginal education
- framework agreement
- general remarks
- post-secondary education and training
- through provincially-funded school boards
Aboriginal entrepreneurs
Aboriginal land dispute, Caledonia
Aboriginal peoples.
see also Reconciliation with aboriginal peoples
- government programs and services
- government relations
- jurisdiction over child protection
Aboriginal-provincial relations
- general remarks
- northern communities
- political accords
Aboriginal treaty rights.
see also Treaties with aboriginal peoples
Aboriginal women.
see also Missing and murdered aboriginal women; Status of Women Canada; Violence against aboriginal women
- sexual violence against
- summit
Aboriginal youth.
see also Aboriginal children
- fatalities, coroner inquests
- mental health care
- Ontario Indigenous Children and Youth Strategy
- sport and recreation programs
- suicide
Accessibility for disabled persons.
see also Assistive devices program (ADP); Camps for persons with disabilities; Persons with disabilities
- audits of retail companies
- compliance
- enforcement
- general remarks
- guides and resources
- provincial strategy
- role of technology
- special adviser
Accessible parking permits.
see also Parking spaces for disabled persons
- abuse or fraud
- counterfeiting
- municipal by-laws
An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right (Bill 1)
Addiction, stigma
Addiction treatment services
- government funding
- reduction
- for urine tests
Administrative courts.
see also Consent and Capacity Board (CCB); Licence Appeal Tribunal (LAT); Strategic lawsuits
- applications for costs
- stay of proceedings
Adopted children
Adoption.
see also Aboriginal children
- AdoptOntario program
- of children in government care
- interprovincial
- process
- subsidies for youth 18 to 21 years
Adult education, funding
Aerospace industry
- business development cluster
Aerospace manufacturing industry
- parts manufacturer Héroux-Devtek Inc.
Affirming Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Act, 2015 (Bill 77)
- first reading
- second reading, 3344–3351
- referred to Standing Committee on Justice Policy, 3366–3367
- third reading (carried), 4947
- Royal assent, 4976
Affordable housing.
see also Development charges; Municipal planning—inclusionary zoning; Rental housing; Social housing
- consultation and review
- general remarks
- Armstrong, 5094–5095
- Bisson, 5319–5320
- DiNovo, 106
- Forster, 1324–1325
- French, 5010
- Hatfield, 7618
- Martins, 6527
- McMeekin, 1364, 6527, 7618–7619
- in Hamilton
- portable benefit
- state of
- wait-list
Affordable housing, funding
- by government
- long-term program
Agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
see also Appointments to agencies/boards/commissions/etc.; Broader public sector organizations; Integrity Commissioner
- annual reporting
- privatization
- Barrett, 246
- Bisson, 62
- DiNovo, 2275
- Fife, 264, 301
- Horwath, 47–49, 127–129, 175, 249–252
- Sousa, 15–16, 210
- Tabuns, 15–16, 82, 161, 163, 2272
- Wynne, 82, 127–129
- review of expenses
Aggregate extraction
Aggregate sites
Aggregate transportation.
see also Dump truck industry
Agricorp.
see also Production insurance
- overpayments
- program delivery
Agricultural colleges.
see Ontario Agricultural College
Agricultural education.
see also Ontario Agricultural College
- general remarks
- government support
- programs
- for youth
Agricultural fairs
- Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Agricultural labourers
Agricultural land.
see also Land use planning
- northern Ontario
- protection
Agricultural research.
see also New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station
Agricultural safety.
see Farm safety
Agriculture
- International Plowing Match
- standing committee (proposed)
Agriculture industry.
see also Farm safety; Fruit farming; Ketchup manufacturing
- awards for innovation
- economic impact
- education and training
- employment creation
- environmental sustainability
- general remarks
- Arnott, 2819–2820
- Colle, 2581
- Crack, 2572
- Dunlop, 2567
- Fraser, 2573, 2576
- Gates, 2567–2568
- Leal, 544–545, 2804–2805, 5562–5563
- MacCharles, 2578
- McDonell, 1720
- McMahon, 2581–2582
- Moridi, 2353
- Murray, 2570
- Potts, 518
- Rinaldi, 2573
- Thompson, 2566–2567
- Vanthof, 514, 547–548
- government funding
- growth strategy
- in northern Ontario
- provincial strategy
- regulatory requirements
- urban and rural communities
Agriculture insurance.
see Production insurance
Agriculture Insurance Act (Amending the Crop Insurance Act, 1996), 2015 (Bill 40)
- first reading
- ministerial statement
- second reading, 1717–1726, 1823–1834, 2305–2309, 2349–2359, 2459–2470, 2563–2594, 2682–2697, 2761–2772, 2813–2823
- Albanese, 2584
- Anderson, 2585
- Armstrong, 1826, 2308, 2590–2591, 2764–2765
- Arnott, 2691–2692, 2819–2822
- Baker, 1720–1721, 2355–2356
- Ballard, 2353–2354, 2357–2358
- Barrett, 1721–1726, 1824–1828
- Berardinetti, 2571
- Bisson, 2685–2689, 2692, 2695, 2817–2818, 2821
- Bradley, 2591, 2816–2819, 2821
- Chan, 2354
- Clark, 1720, 2464–2468, 2585, 2761–2762, 2817
- Colle, 2305–2306, 2309, 2818
- Coteau, 2580–2581
- Crack, 2572–2573
- Damerla, 2687–2688
- Delaney, 2566, 2761, 2822
- Dickson, 2691
- DiNovo, 2579–2580, 2582
- Dong, 2467
- Dunlop, 2563–2567, 2588
- Fedeli, 2356, 2586, 2588–2589
- Forster, 2468–2470
- Fraser, 2573, 2576
- French, 1827, 2459–2464, 2770
- Gates, 2567–2572
- Gélinas, 2352–2353, 2571, 2575, 2761–2763, 2765
- Gravelle, 2762
- Gretzky, 2771
- Hardeman, 2684–2685, 2688, 2695, 2768
- Harris, 2696–2697, 2762
- Hatfield, 2356–2357, 2567, 2578, 2589–2590, 2815
- Hillier, 2352, 2767
- Hoggarth, 2574
- Hunter, 2357
- Jaczek, 2684
- Jones, 2818
- Kiwala, 2306–2307
- Kwinter, 2688
- Lalonde, 2770–2771
- Leal, 1717–1718
- MacCharles, 2578
- MacLaren, 2590, 2821
- MacLeod, 2575
- Mangat, 2462
- Mantha, 2589
- Martins, 2587–2588
- Martow, 2693–2696
- Mauro, 2767–2768
- McDonell, 1721, 2358–2359
- McGarry, 2575
- McMahon, 2581–2582
- Meilleur, 2765
- Milczyn, 2573–2574
- Moridi, 2353
- Munro, 2463, 2771
- Murray, 2570
- Naidoo-Harris, 2694–2695
- Naqvi, 2765–2768
- Natyshak, 2349–2351, 2353, 2566, 2579, 2581
- Nicholls, 2357, 2584–2585, 2813–2814, 2816
- Orazietti, 2590
- Potts, 1718–1721, 1826–1827, 2308–2309, 2351–2352, 2764
- Rinaldi, 2573
- Scott, 1827, 2308, 2467, 2689–2693
- Sergio, 2307–2308
- Singh, 2691, 2767, 2814–2815
- Smith, 2309, 2768–2772
- Tabuns, 2467–2468
- Taylor, 2463
- Thibeault, 2584, 2815–2816
- Thompson, 2566–2567, 2570–2571, 2581
- Vanthof, 1720, 1828–1834, 2467, 2585, 2587, 2684, 2688, 2694, 2820–2821
- Walker, 2575–2576, 2682–2685
- Wilson, 2576–2578
- Wong, 2354–2355
- Yakabuski, 2578–2579, 2764, 2815
- Yurek, 2591–2593
- Zimmer, 2583, 2585–2586
- division (carried), 2837–2838
- third reading, 4492–4511, 4563–4567, 4645
- Arnott, 4566
- Barrett, 4495, 4497–4502, 4505
- Clark, 4502–4504
- Dong, 4566
- Forster, 4505
- French, 4566–4567
- Hatfield, 4496
- Leal, 4492–4494, 4497, 4504–4505
- McGarry, 4496
- Miller, N., 4505
- Miller, P., 4504
- Naidoo-Harris, 4567
- Potts, 4494–4495
- Vanthof, 4505–4511, 4563–4567
- Walker, 4496–4497
- division (carried), 4669–4670
- Royal assent, 4769
Agri-food industry.
see Agriculture industry
Agri-food products.
see also Egg production industry; International trade with China; Maple syrup; Production insurance
- fruit
- general remarks
- quality of
- trade mission to China
Agri-insurance.
see Production insurance
Air ambulance services.
see also Ornge
- oversight of
- reform
- safety
- refusal to land at "black hole" sites
Air pollution.
see also Greenhouse gas emissions
- air standards
- producer responsibility
Air quality.
see also Environmental illnesses
- general remarks
- monitoring in southwestern Ontario
Aircraft for search and rescue.
see Search and rescue services
Airports
- Pembroke and Area Airport
Air-rail link (Toronto).
see Union Pearson Express
Albanian community
- appreciation
- heritage month
Albanian Heritage Month Act, 2016 (Bill 145)
Alcoholic beverage industry
Alcoholic beverage manufacturers.
see also Craft brewers
- on-site sale of beverages from other manufacturers
Alcoholic beverages.
see also Beer, sale in grocery stores
- spirits, tax rate
- transport and delivery
- warehousing
Alcoholic beverages, sale
- in grocery stores
- at private stores
Algo Centre Mall collapse.
see also Elliott Lake inquiry
Allergy Friendly Schoolyard Act, 2016 (Bill 197)
All-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
see also Off-road vehicles (ORVs); Utility task vehicles (UTVs)
Alternative financial services
- consumer protection
- fee regulation
- to fill service gap for low-income groups
- Ballard, 8662–8664, 8752–8753, 9170
- French, 8754, 9170–9171
- MacCharles, 9298
- McGarry, 8770–8771
- McMahon, 8740
- Munro, 9161
- Orazietti, 8661
- Singh, 8878, 8880
- Smith, 9295–9297
- relation to poverty and/or precarious work
- Barrett, 8775–8776
- Delaney, 8770
- French, 8755–8756, 9173
- Gates, 8881–8882
- Gretzky, 9044–9046
- Hardeman, 9036–9037
- Hatfield, 8766–8768
- MacLaren, 9891–9892
- McNaughton, 8757, 8764
- Meilleur, 8771–8772
- Munro, 9160
- Sattler, 9042
- Singh, 8879, 8882
- Smith, 9295–9296
- Vanthof, 8761–8762
Alternative Financial Services Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 156)
- first reading
- second reading, 8659–8665, 8738–8776, 8872–8882, 9032–9051, 9160–9175, 9291–9300, 9890–9892
- Albanese, 9171, 9292
- Armstrong, 9168, 9174–9175, 9291, 9293, 9295
- Arnott, 9165–9168
- Bailey, 8743, 9168, 9170
- Baker, 8742–8743, 8772
- Ballard, 8662–8663, 8752–8753, 8881, 9044, 9050, 9161, 9170
- Barrett, 8753, 8775–8776
- Berardinetti, 9164
- Bradley, 9041
- Clark, 9041–9042, 9048
- Colle, 9167–9168
- Coteau, 9033–9034
- Crack, 9045
- Damerla, 9034–9035
- Delaney, 8770, 8772–8775
- DiNovo, 9162–9163, 9165, 9174
- Dong, 8741, 8743
- Fedeli, 9298
- Forster, 8663–8664
- French, 8753–8756, 8758, 9164, 9170–9171, 9173
- Gates, 8881–8882
- Gélinas, 9041, 9045, 9048–9049, 9051
- Gravelle, 9036
- Gretzky, 9042–9046
- Hardeman, 9036–9037
- Harris, 8770
- Hatfield, 8757, 8766–8771
- Hoggarth, 8882
- Hudak, 9165
- Lalonde, 9295
- MacCharles, 9298
- MacLaren, 9890–9892
- MacLeod, 9044–9045
- Mantha, 9292, 9297–9298
- Martow, 9171–9174
- Mauro, 8759–8760
- McDonell, 8743–8753, 9292
- McGarry, 8756–8757, 8762, 8770–8771
- McMahon, 8740–8741
- McNaughton, 8757, 8762–8765, 8767
- Meilleur, 8771–8772
- Milczyn, 8739–8740
- Miller, N., 8766
- Miller, P., 8765–8766, 8770, 8774
- Munro, 9160–9162
- Murray, 9035, 9037
- Naidoo-Harris, 9034
- Naqvi, 9293–9294, 9296
- Natyshak, 8753
- Nicholls, 8881
- Orazietti, 8659–8662, 8766, 9891
- Potts, 9164–9165, 9292–9293
- Qaadri, 8760–8762, 9173
- Sandals, 8758–8759, 8774–8775
- Sattler, 8742, 8752, 9036, 9042
- Sergio, 9047–9048, 9051
- Singh, 8872–8882
- Smith, 8775, 9295–9297, 9299
- Tabuns, 9298–9299
- Taylor, 9299–9300
- Thibeault, 8757–8758
- Vanthof, 8761–8762, 9047, 9161, 9167–9171
- Walker, 8741–8742, 8761, 9037–9042, 9161–9162, 9173–9174
- Wong, 8739
- Yakabuski, 9035–9036, 9046–9048, 9294–9295
- Yurek, 8774, 9050
- division (carried), 9904–9905
Alternative financing and procurement (AFP).
see Public-private partnerships
Alternative medicine centres
- Centre for Integrative Medicine (Scarborough)
Alzheimer's disease.
see also Persons with dementia and other neurological conditions
- provincial strategy
- research
- treatment through art therapy
Amalgamation and de-amalgamation.
see Municipal governments
Amputation due to foot ulcer
- prevention/public education
Angelman Syndrome Day Act, 2015 (Bill 108)
Animal protection.
see Marine mammals in captivity; Pitbull terriers
Announcements.
see Government policy statements
Anti-Racism Directorate.
see also Racism and anti-racism
Anti-Sikh riots of 1984
- as act of genocide
- general remarks
Apartment buildings
- conversion to condominiums
Apologies by government.
see Algo Centre Mall collapse; Komagata Maru incident; Residential schools
Apple industry.
see Fruit farming
Appliances.
see Electrical appliances
Applied behaviour analysis (ABA)
- government funding
- in schools
- wait times
Appointments to agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
- Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
Appreciation
- Alam, Muhammad Masood
- Blair, Bill (former chief of the Toronto Police Service)
- Bradley, Mike (mayor of Sarnia)
- Brewer, Jane
- Bryden, Marion
- Carman, Dillon
- Charette-Poulin, Marie (former senator)
- Davis, Bill (former Premier of Ontario)
- Flinn, Hannah
- Gillies, James (former MP for Don Valley)
- Goulet, Bruce (former mayor of North Bay)
- Hall, Barbara
- hockey championship winners
- Keeso, Jared
- Khan, Sadiq (mayor of London)
- Kolb, Emil (former chair of Peel Region)
- Mann, Craig
- McCallion, Hazel (former mayor of Mississauga)
- McDonald, Arthur
- McKeough, Darcy (former member for Chatham–Kent)
- Millar, Claudette
- Nash, Peggy (former MP for Parkdale–High Park)
- Orrett, Laurie
- Ottawa Redblacks
- Paisley, Ted
- Pan/Para Pan American 2015 Games athletes
- Piche, Michael
- Samara Canada
- Schwartz, Stu
- Special Olympics Ontario athletes
- Taylor, Della
- Toronto Raptors
- Whippet Good (racehorse)
- Williams, Chris
Apprenticeship training programs.
see also Skilled trades
- government funding
- for immigrants
- journeyman-to-apprentice ratios
- ratio reviews
- tax credit
- tower crane operation
Apraxia Awareness Day Act, 2015 (Bill 102)
Armed forces.
see Canadian Armed Forces
Art Gallery of Guelph Act, 2014 (Bill Pr6)
Arts and culture.
see also Child performers
- government funding and strategy
- grants through Celebrate Ontario
- projects concerning sexual violence and harassment
Arts education
Asian carp.
see Invasive species
Asian community
Assistive devices program (ADP)
- government funding
- wait times
Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario Act, 2016 (Bill Pr32)
- first reading
- second reading, 9972
- third reading, 9972
- Royal assent, 10033
Asthma.
see also School boards
Athletes.
see Paralympic athletes
Attacks in Brussels
Attacks in Paris
Attawapiskat First Nation
- living conditions
- mental health services
- state of emergency
- suicide epidemic
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome medication (Soliris).
see Prescription drugs—funding
Auditor General Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 25)
Autism services.
see also Applied behaviour analysis (ABA); Intensive behavioural intervention (IBI); Service dogs for autism
- for adults
- children 5+ years
- day programs
- general remarks
- Horwath, 8564–8565
- MacCharles, 3338–3339, 6474, 8565, 8898, 9120
- Taylor, 3340, 8672–8673
- Wynne, 8564–8565, 8898, 9120
- government funding
- Fife, 9314
- Fraser, 9517
- Gretzky, 6718
- Jaczek, 5726
- Jones, 8366
- MacCharles, 6210, 7860–7861, 8349–8350, 8854, 9121, 9306, 9484–9485, 9995
- Matthews, 8673, 9481–9482
- Milczyn, 8101
- Naidoo-Harris, 7771
- Sousa, 6263
- Thibeault, 9507–9508
- Wong, 9514
- Wynne, 7637, 8788–8789, 9013–9014, 9849–9850, 9852
- program reform
- Brown, 9632
- Hardeman, 9489
- Jones, 9483–9484, 9530
- MacCharles, 9482–9483, 9485–9489, 9528–9530, 9706, 9805–9806, 9851–9852
- Matthews, 9484
- Taylor, 9484
- Wynne, 9632, 9848–9849
- transition from child to adult services
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
see also Persons with autism
Automated vehicles.
see Vehicles—self-driving
Automobile accident fatalities
Automobile accident victims.
see also Automobile insurance claims
- access to courts
- medical assessment
- right to sue for denial of benefits
Automobile companies.
see also General Motors of Canada Ltd.
- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
- Ford Motor Co.
- Honda Canada Inc., Alliston plant
- Toyota Canada Inc., Cambridge plant
Automobile industry.
see also Consumer protection; Manufacturing industry; Trans-Pacific Partnership
- employment and decline
- government strategy
- government support
- Arnott, 4828
- Brown, 5104
- Duguid, 2994
- Gates, 2799
- Matthews, 690–691, 9417
- McNaughton, 9074
- Sousa, 5671, 9074–9075
- Wilson, 4827
- Wynne, 2993–2994
- investment in
- Duguid, 1142–1143, 1782, 1843–1844, 2548, 3165, 3498–3499, 6366
- McGarry, 3498–3499
- McMahon, 2548, 3016–3017
- Wynne, 6366
- winter tire discount
Automobile industry workers
Automobile insurance.
see also Automobile accident victims; Driver behaviour analysis
Automobile insurance agents/adjusters
- disciplinary procedures
- licensing
Automobile insurance benefits
Automobile insurance claims.
see also Automobile accident victims
- prejudgment interest
- Albanese, 522
- Bisson, 624
- Campbell, 627
- Cimino, 729–730
- Fedeli, 720
- Harris, 623
- Mantha, 718
- Singh, 613–614, 1284
- Wong, 620
- private mediation
Automobile insurance claims, dispute resolution.
see also Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO)
- by Licence Appeal Tribunal
- proceedings, court vs. tribunal
- for tort and no-fault claims
Automobile insurance companies
- closures
- for high-risk drivers
- managers, designation as health professionals
- profits
Automobile insurance fraud.
see also Health clinics—fraud prevention
- anti-fraud task force
- general remarks
- organized fraud
- staged collisions
- through incorrect cost coding
Automobile insurance rates
- estimation tool
- free market pricing
- general remarks
- rate-setting system
- reduction
- Albanese, 520–521
- Fedeli, 720
- Fife, 264
- Harris, 621
- Horwath, 1208–1209
- Singh, 275–276, 437, 618, 3673–3674, 6860, 6937–6939
- Sousa, 211, 275–276, 1209, 3673–3674
- Wynne, 274, 6938
- Yurek, 604
Automobile maintenance
Automobile safety inspection program
- cost
- general remarks
- government oversight
- third-party management
- Bisson, 1523
- Clark, 2268
- Del Duca, 1520
- DiNovo, 3639
- Gretzky, 1904
- Mantha, 1647–1648
- Natyshak, 1663
- Sattler, 2271, 3637–3638
- Singh, 2180, 2280–2281
- Tabuns, 2269–2270
- Taylor, 2110
Automobile safety technology
- affordability
- collision avoidance systems
- enforceability
- post-collision information
- use in other markets
Automobiles in collisions
Autonomous vehicles.
see Vehicles—self-driving
Avastin.
see Cancer treatment
Aviation fuel tax
- in British Columbia
- comparison to other regions
- economic impact
- effect on jobs
- effect on small airports
- general remarks
- price mitigation programs
