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Wage gap.
see Pay equity
Walker Towne Centre Inc. Act, 2014 (Bill Pr13)
- first reading
- second reading, 2007
- third reading, 2007
- Royal assent, 2080
Waste disposal
Waste diversion
- general remarks
- impact on municipalities
- market driven
- rates and targets
- reform
- in rural and northern Ontario
Waste Diversion Ontario
Waste diversion, producer responsibility model
- economic impact
- general remarks
- Bradley, 7549–7550
- Delaney, 8023
- Forster, 7599, 8023
- Fraser, 8346
- Gates, 8228–8229
- Gravelle, 7547–7548
- Hatfield, 7685–7686
- Lalonde, 7548–7549
- Mangat, 7267–7268
- Milczyn, 7735
- Murray, 7263, 7271–7272
- Sattler, 7603
- Thibeault, 7606
- Thompson, 7363–7364
- implementation
- international manufacturers, compliance
- in other jurisdictions
- oversight and dispute resolution
- product stewardship system
- public consultation
- role of municipalities
Waste diversion programs
- Blue Box program
- existing programs, phase out
Waste gasification plant
Waste management
- general remarks
- incineration
- post-consumer materials
Waste-Free Ontario Act, 2016 (Bill 151)
- first reading
- second reading, 7263–7272, 7362–7368, 7418–7433, 7489–7499, 7543–7553, 7597–7607, 7727–7736, 8021–8026, 8228–8231, 8345–8347
- Albanese, 7496–7497
- Anderson, 7432
- Armstrong, 7431, 7492–7493, 7550–7551, 7598–7602, 7604
- Ballard, 7432–7433, 7733, 8025–8026
- Bisson, 8021–8024
- Bradley, 7549–7551, 7727
- Campbell, 8230
- Clark, 7271, 7727–7728
- Coe, 7732
- Colle, 7493–7495, 7497
- Delaney, 8023
- Fedeli, 8230
- Forster, 7599, 7730, 8023, 8026
- Fraser, 8346
- French, 7489–7493, 7735
- Gates, 8228–8229, 8231
- Gélinas, 7732–7733, 8025
- Gravelle, 7546–7548
- Gretzky, 7270, 7496, 7736
- Jones, 7497–7499, 7551
- Kiwala, 7271
- Lalonde, 7548–7549
- MacLeod, 7733–7736
- Mangat, 7267–7270, 7421, 7492, 7547, 7551, 7599, 7603, 7732, 8231
- Mantha, 7543–7545, 7547
- Martow, 7421–7422, 8022–8023
- Matthews, 7495–7496
- McDonell, 7551–7553, 7597–7600, 7730
- McMahon, 7605–7606
- Milczyn, 7735
- Miller, N., 8024–8026
- Munro, 7728–7731, 8026
- Murray, 7263–7267, 7271–7272, 7602–7603, 8022
- Naidoo-Harris, 7493
- Natyshak, 7546
- Nicholls, 7550
- Qaadri, 7430–7431
- Rinaldi, 7604–7605, 7728
- Sattler, 7603, 7727, 7729–7733
- Singh, 7421
- Smith, 7546
- Tabuns, 7422–7432
- Thibeault, 7606–7607
- Thompson, 7362–7368, 7419–7422, 7431, 7492, 7497, 7599, 7603, 7727, 7735–7736
- Vanthof, 7422
- Vernile, 8229–8230
- Wong, 7730
- Yakabuski, 7270, 7496
- division (carried), 8359–8360
- third reading, 9469–9479, 9545–9563, 9565–9575, 9683–9693, 9737–9746
- Albanese, 9740
- Armstrong, 9683–9687
- Bailey, 9569, 9574
- Bisson, 9477–9478
- Bradley, 9690
- Campbell, 9573–9574
- Clark, 9478
- Colle, 9478, 9566, 9745–9746
- Fraser, 9568–9570
- French, 9690
- Gates, 9554–9555, 9574–9575
- Gélinas, 9565–9566
- Gretzky, 9691
- Harris, 9570–9572, 9575
- Hatfield, 9739–9745
- Jones, 9744
- Kiwala, 9567–9568
- Lalonde, 9566–9567
- Mangat, 9469–9471, 9565, 9687, 9744
- Mantha, 9686–9687, 9744–9745
- Martow, 9565, 9572–9573
- Mauro, 9686
- McDonell, 9737–9739, 9741
- Milczyn, 9554
- Miller, N., 9740
- Munro, 9570
- Murray, 9471–9479, 9574
- Natyshak, 9740–9741
- Sandals, 9569–9570
- Sattler, 9569
- Singh, 9554, 9691–9693
- Smith, 9554
- Tabuns, 9555–9563, 9566
- Thompson, 9477, 9545–9555, 9686, 9690–9691
- Yakabuski, 9687–9691
- Zimmer, 9745
- division (carried), 9763
- Royal assent, 10032
Water and sewer infrastructure
- frozen pipes and broken watermains
- municipal drains
- in specific areas/regions
Water conservation.
see Water resources management
Water fluoridation
- general remarks
- health benefits
- levels
- public concern
Water heaters, door-to-door sale
Water quality
- general remarks
- Great Lakes
- silt in Magnetawan River
Water resources management
- documentary series "The Water Brothers"
Water supply.
see also Great Lakes—water withdrawals
- pharmaceutical contamination
- presence of microbeads
- source water protection
Water technology.
see also Clean technology
Waterloo (regional municipality)
- classification as construction employer
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
- flaws in building construction
Weather.
see Severe weather events
Weiche Estates Inc Act, 2015 (Bill Pr21)
- first reading
- second reading, 4923
- third reading, 4923
- Royal assent, 4976
Wetlands conservation.
see also Land use planning
Wild animals in captivity.
see also Marine mammals in captivity
Wildlife management.
see also Biodiversity; Hunting and trapping
- double-breasted cormorants
- moose population
Wildlife protection
- Blanding's turtle
- Great Lakes region
- from illegal killing
Wilfrid Laurier University
Wind farms.
see Wind turbines
Wind turbine siting
- community input/opposition
- general remarks
- on Great Lakes
- local decision-making
- local support
- near airports
Wind turbines
- cost
- development
- energy production
- general remarks
- noise
- projects
- public safety concerns
- surplus power
Wind turbines and the environment
- construction on Oak Ridges Moraine
- environmental assessments
- environmental impact
- impact on species at risk
Wind turbines near Collingwood airport
- evaluation by Nav Canada
- general remarks
- Chiarelli, 452
- Jones, 8933
- Miller, N., 8934
- Murray, 452–453, 1213, 7445–7446, 8902
- Nicholls, 1942
- Wilson, 452, 1213, 7445–7446, 7513, 8902
- safety concerns
Wind turbines, offshore
- cancellation of Trillium Power Wind 1 project
- development
- research
Windsor Jail.
see also South West Detention Centre
Windsor, Ontario
Wine industry
- economic impact
- general remarks
- taxation
- VQA wine, sale at farmers' markets
Winter highway maintenance.
see Highway maintenance in winter
Wireless services
- personal information protection
- in rural Ontario
Women.
see also Aboriginal women; Ontario history; Pay equity; Status of Women Canada; Violence against women
- abuse and online harassment
- Advancing Women Conference
- in corporate leadership
- economic empowerment/disempowerment
- in engineering and skilled trades
- gendered experiences of homelessness, immigration, poverty
- government programs
- in politics
- retirement security
Women parliamentarians
- Agnes Macphail and Rae Luckock
Women's emergency shelters
- general remarks
- in rural and northern Ontario
Wood frame mid-rise buildings
Work-integrated learning (WIL)
- advisory council
- complaints
- general remarks
Workers.
see also Baggage handlers; Employers, suppression of workplace injury claims; Labour and employment law, review; Temporary foreign workers; Workers' rights
- contract workers
- injured workers
- rate receiving minimum wage
- Ballard, 506
- Gates, 560
- Hillier, 493–495
- Munro, 675, 677
- Natyshak, 498
- Nicholls, 1062
- Sattler, 563
- Scott, 677
- Yakabuski, 557
- right to report workplace injury
Workers' compensation
Workers' compensation benefits.
see also Permanent partial disability (PPD)
- indexed to inflation
- loss of earnings benefits
- occupational diseases diagnosed after retirement
- mandatory coverage for contractors
- survivor benefits, calculation
- Albanese, 6419
- Dong, 5308–5309
- Flynn, 5708, 6693, 7190–7191
- Forster, 6072–6073
- French, 6417
- Gretzky, 6418
- Hillier, 6083
- Hunter, 6288
- Kiwala, 6092
- Mauro, 6289, 6295
- McMahon, 6234
- Sandals, 6233
Workers' compensation claims
- disallowed for psychological injuries
Workers Day of Mourning
- flags at half-mast
- Arnott, 8484
- Bradley, 8485
- Coe, 8486
- Dong, 9969–9970
- Fife, 8486
- French, 8484–8485
- Hatfield, 8479–8480, 8487, 9963
- Potts, 8486–8487
Workers Day of Mourning Act, 2016 (Bill 180)
- first reading
- second reading, 8479–8487
- referred to Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly, 8487
- third reading, 9963–9972
- Royal assent, 10032
Workers' right to be informed
- in chosen language
- of employment standards
- small businesses and
Workers' rights.
see also Minimum wage; Temporary foreign workers' rights
- awareness campaign
- fair wage policy
- general remarks
- Ballard, 507, 510
- Flynn, 484, 486, 489, 493, 676–677
- Gates, 562–563
- Hoggarth, 489
- McMahon, 567–568
- Miller, N., 510
- Naidoo-Harris, 559
- Sattler, 1058
- Vanthof, 515
- Wong, 567
- severance payments
Workers' rights re: wage recovery
- elimination of $10K cap
- Ballard, 507–508
- Flynn, 484, 486, 1053–1054
- Forster, 677
- Fraser, 505, 552–553
- Natyshak, 498, 1055
- Wong, 565
- employment agencies and
- general remarks
- two-year time limit
Workplace accidents/fatalities.
see also Ontario history—Italian Fallen Workers Memorial; Workers Day of Mourning
- commemoration
- construction workers from Eglinton–Lawrence
- general remarks
- Lalonde, Nick
- prevention
Workplace mental health
- roundtable, Burlington, Ontario
- traumatic mental stress and PTSD
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Firefighter Benefits), 2015 (Bill 147)
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Permanent Partial Disability Supplements), 2015 (Bill 133)
- first reading
- second reading, 6129–6136
- referred to Standing Committee on General Government, 6137
Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder), 2014 (Bill 2)
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
see also Employers, suppression of workplace injury claims; Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL)
- assessment of treating physician's opinions
- benefits policy, review
- experience rating policy
- investigations of. see Fair Practices Commissioner
- no-lost-time claims
- unfunded liability
Workplace sexual harassment.
see Sexual harassment in the workplace
World War II.
see also Military service pin; Tributes—Côté, Ernest
- aircraft recovery in Muskoka
- D-Day anniversary
- fighter plane replicas
