House speaker index

Letter: V

  • Vanthof, J. (NDP, Timiskaming—Cochrane)

    • Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021 (Bill 245)
    • Access to Natural Gas Act, 2018 (Bill 32)
    • Advancing Oversight and Planning in Ontario's Health System Act, 2021 (Bill 283)
    • Agricultural events
    • Agricultural land
    • Agricultural workers - temporary foreign workers
    • Agriculture industry
    • Agriculture industry - COVID-19
    • Agriculture industry - COVID-19, temporary foreign workers
    • Agriculture industry - support programs
    • Agri-food facilities
    • Agri-food facilities - security from trespass
    • Agri-food industry
    • Agri-food premises - animal protection zones
    • Agri-food premises - security from trespass
    • Agri-food premises - security from trespass, enforcement
    • Agri-food premises - security from trespass, owners/occupiers
    • Agri-food premises - trespass offences
    • Alcohol retail - buck-a-beer
      • incentives, 677, 729
      • via minimum price floor, 729
    • Alcohol retail - expansion
    • Ambulance services
    • Animal protection system
      • government funding, 6641
    • Animal protection system - reform
      • application
        • agricultural animals, 8140
      • consultation process, 5457
    • Animal protection system - reform, interim period
      • ministerial authority
        • appointment of chief inspector, 5456
      • resource allocation, 5456
    • Animal welfare inspectors - training
    • Animal welfare - livestock
      • farmers
      • general remarks, 6640
      • role of farm organizations, 5456
    • Animal welfare offences
      • "distress," definition of, 6642
      • reporting process
    • Animal welfare offences - penalties
      • major offences, 6641
    • Anti-Racism Directorate
      • advisory committees, 7268
      • government funding, 7268
    • Assistive Devices Program (ADP)
      • eligible devices
        • mental health apps and devices, 13591
      • wait times, 1793
    • Automated external defibrillators (AEDs)
      • public registry, 6241
    • Automobile insurance rates
      • commercial vehicles, 7539
    • Beer Store, The - master framework agreement cancellation
      • and business environment, 5491
      • consultation, 5574
      • general remarks, 5573
    • Bees Act, RSO 1990, c B.6
      • general remarks, 5831
    • Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 (Bill 132)
    • Better Local Government Act, 2018 (Bill 5)
      • time allocation motion
    • Blair, Brad
      • termination of, 3468
    • Bringing Choice and Fairness to the People Act (Beverage Alcohol Retail Sales), 2019 (Bill 115)
    • Broadband infrastructure
    • Broadband infrastructure development
    • Broadband is an Essential Service Act, 2020 (Bill 226)
    • Broadband services
    • Broadband services - access to
    • Budget 2021
    • Building construction, truss and lightweight (TLC)
    • Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 (Bill 171)
    • Business
      • capital cost depreciation rate, 4538
      • insurance rates
    • Business - COVID-19
    • Business - COVID-19, insurance
    • Campgrounds and cabins
    • Canada Christian College
    • Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
      • duty to protect, 2954
    • Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - s.33: notwithstanding clause
      • threshold for use, 989
      • use of
        • general remarks, 989
        • historically, 989
    • Cap and Trade Cancellation Act, 2018 (Bill 4)
    • Cap-and-trade cancellation - economic impact
    • Carbon tax (federal)
      • cost of, disclosure
    • Certificates of birth, marriage, and death
      • marriage licences
        • expiration timeline, 8768
    • Chief Medical Officer of Health
      • Dr. David Williams
    • Child care - COVID-19
    • Child care - COVID-19, reopening of
      • as economic policy, 8767
    • Civil liability - COVID-19
    • Class sizes - adjustment
    • Climate change
      • general remarks, 3141
    • Climate change impact
      • agriculture industry, 1290
      • extreme weather due to, 4920
      • extreme weather due to, northern Ontario, 852
      • in northern Ontario, 5001
    • Combating Human Trafficking Act, 2021 (Bill 251)
    • Commercial tenancies - Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA)
      • general remarks, 8773
    • Committee procedure
      • vice-chairs
        • independent members, 12067
    • Committee process
    • Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 (Bill 68)
    • Condominiums
      • consumer protection, 12525
    • Convenience Store Week Act, 2021 (Bill 262)
    • Convenience stores
    • Court administration
    • COVID-19
    • COVID-19 - community impact
    • COVID-19 - economic impact
    • COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 (Bill 197)
    • COVID-19 - emergency orders
    • COVID-19 - essential service workers
      • health and safety, 8023
    • COVID-19 - essential service workers, compensation
      • pandemic pay
    • COVID-19 - financial supports
      • tax deferrals, 8773
    • COVID-19 - government response
    • COVID-19 - government response, third wave
      • third-wave planning, 12532
    • COVID-19 - Health Command Table
    • COVID-19 - provincial reopening, first wave
    • COVID-19 - provincial state of emergency (March 2020)
    • COVID-19 - public response to, 8766
    • COVID-19 - testing
    • COVID-19 - transmission
    • COVID-19 - vaccination
    • COVID-19 - vaccination, data collection
      • disclosure to ministry
        • and vaccine hesitancy, 13142
    • Crown liability
      • scope of liability
        • legal challenge, 6463
    • Crystal-Kirkland Mines, Limited Act, 2018 (Bill Pr1)
      • first reading, 1282
      • second reading, 2871
      • third reading, 2871
    • Curriculum
    • Cycling safety
      • dooring collisions, 13047
    • Dairy industry
      • processing plant regulations, 3161
      • supply management, 63
    • Debates re answers to question period
    • Development industry
    • Disaster relief
    • Driver education
    • Driving - stunt driving and street racing
    • Education
      • staff-to-student ratio, 4583
    • Education - COVID-19, in-school learning
      • and child care availability, 8767
      • government funding, 8768
    • Education - online learning
    • Education reform
      • student walkout (April 4, 2019), 4135
    • Efficient Local Government Act, 2018 (Bill 31)
    • Election offences
    • Electoral process
      • voting technology
        • advisory committee, 11840
    • Electoral process - polling stations
    • Electricity generation
      • percentage supplied by OPG, 2954
    • Electricity rates
      • government strategy, 3141
      • reduction, financing for, 3141
    • Electricity rates - time-of-use (TOU) pricing
      • general remarks, 3141
    • Electricity supply - surplus
      • sale to other jurisdictions, 3141
    • Emergency first responders
      • Public Safety Radio Network (PSRN), 4936
    • Emergency management - emergency orders
      • extension of
        • general remarks, 8604
    • Employment
      • job vacancies, 4538
    • Employment - COVID-19
      • workplace transmission and outbreaks
    • Employment - COVID-19, sick days
    • Environmental assessments
    • Executive Council Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 265)
    • Farm organizations
      • registration with, 3162
    • Farmers
    • Farms
      • drainage regulations
      • electronic registration, 3161
      • health and safety, 13104
      • manure management
      • mycotoxin contamination
        • impact on crop viability, 2205
        • production insurance, 2205
      • public tours, 6804–6805
      • trespass on
        • general remarks, 5457, 8136
        • impact on mental health, 8137
        • trespassing incidents, 6804
      • trespass vs. harassment, 8139
    • Farms - security from trespass
    • Fiera Foods Company
      • Toronto Star investigation, 8143
    • Flood management
    • Food Day Canada in Ontario (in Honour of Anita Stewart) Act, 2021 (Bill 163)
    • Food processing facilities
      • regulatory environment, 8023
    • Food security
      • affordability, 9822
    • Franco-Ontarian Emblem Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 182)
      • third reading, 9186
    • Francophone community
    • Freedom of expression, 7268
    • French, Dean, 2200
    • French-language debates
      • Déclarations des députées et députés
        • Affaires francophones, 2523
        • Subventions destinées à l'éducation, 4135
      • Jour de l'opposition
      • Loi de 2020 modifiant la Loi sur l'emblème franco-ontarien, projet de loi 182
        • troisième lecture, 9186
      • Période de questions
        • Services en français, 2730
      • Pétitions
        • Sécurité routière, 5525
    • Gaming industry - charitable
      • regulatory reform, 9703
    • Gas plant cancellations
    • Government advertising
      • oversight by Auditor General, 4940
    • Government contracts - limited liability provisions
    • Government downsizing
      • municipal level
    • Government finances
      • pre-budget consultations, 2954
    • Government finances - line-by-line review
    • Government notices of motion
    • Government orders
      • Legislative reform (as amended)
      • Select Committee on Financial Transparency
      • Standing orders
    • Government record
      • Liberal (2003-2018)
        • fiscal policies, 1221
      • PC (2018-present)
    • Government services
      • front-line staff
        • loss through attrition, 2560
    • Government services - digital delivery
      • northern and rural Ontario, 3940
    • Green Energy Act, 2009, SO 2009, c 12, Sched. A
      • legislative precedence, 220
    • Green Energy Repeal Act, 2018 (Bill 34)
      • time allocation motion
    • Green Ontario Program (GreenON) cancellation
      • retrofit rebates
        • impact on consumers, 56
    • Greenbelt
      • protection of, 3162
    • Gun violence
    • Gun violence by region
    • Harassment
      • legislation governing, 8139
    • Hate crimes
    • Health care funding
      • general remarks, 2089
    • Health care - Northern Health Travel Grant, 6685
    • Health care - northern Ontario
      • physician recruitment, 14032
    • Health care services - delivery
    • Health care system - reform
    • Highway accidents/fatalities
    • Highway construction and expansion
      • Highway 413
        • environmental impact, 13084
    • Highway maintenance
    • Highway safety
    • Home and community care
      • service availability
    • Hospitals
      • closures and mergers, 2089
      • patient transfers
        • critical situations, guaranteed care, 6654–6655
        • in northern Ontario, 3864
    • Hospitals - capacity and overcrowding
      • general remarks, 2089
    • Human trafficking
    • Human trafficking - hotels
    • Hydro One leadership - compensation reform
      • limited liability provision, 220
    • Hydro One privatization
      • FAO review of, 292
    • Indigenous communities - education
    • Indigenous communities - health care
      • government strategy, 3251
      • mental health and addictions services, 3146
    • Indigenous communities - youth
      • residential centres
    • Infrastructure - roads and highways
    • Innovation and technology
    • Journalism
      • investigative journalism
        • standards and practices, 8141
    • Judges
    • Judicial appointments
    • Justice - administration of
      • proceedings
      • sentencing
        • mandatory minimums, 9644
    • Kamloops Indian Residential School
    • Keeping Polystyrene Out of Ontario's Lakes and Rivers Act, 2021 (Bill 228)
    • Labour relations
      • collective bargaining, 2954
    • Labour Relations Amendment Act (Protecting Ontario's Power Supply), 2018 (Bill 67)
    • Land use planning - ministerial zoning orders
    • Landfills
      • site approval
        • municipal authority, 8770
    • Legislation
      • of previous governments, 5574
    • Legislative drafting
      • regulations, deferred drafting, 13051
      • specificity in, 2675
    • Legislative procedure
    • Legislative procedure - COVID-19
    • Legislative procedure - Standing Orders
    • Legislative procedure - voting
    • Legislative process
    • Legislative process - COVID-19
      • general remarks, 8251
      • and government accountability, 12710
    • Legislative staff
    • Licence plates - redesign
    • Light rail transit (LRT) - Hamilton
    • Livestock transportation
    • Local health integration networks (LHINs)
      • centralization under Ontario Health, 3251
    • Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT)
    • Long-term care - COVID-19 review commission
    • Long-term care - reform
    • Long-term care - standards of care
      • minimum hours of care, 10229
    • Long-term-care facilities
    • Long-term-care facilities - COVID-19, fatalities
    • Long-term-care facilities - COVID-19, government response
      • second-wave planning, 10947
    • Long-term-care facilities - COVID-19, infection control
    • Long-term-care facilities - COVID-19, staff
    • Managing Transformation: A Modernization Action Plan for Ontario (2018)
      • recommendations
        • re public assets, sale/lease of, 1222
    • Meat processing facilities
    • Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP)
      • investment restrictions
    • Members' statements
    • Members'/ministers' conduct
    • Members'/ministers' constituencies
      • TimiskamingCochrane, 6803
    • Members'/ministers' personal narrative, 218, 12991
    • Members/ministers quoting
      • Auditor General
        • trucking industry, 13049
      • committee presentations
      • news media
        • farm security, 6804
      • open letters
        • Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020 (Bill 156), 8141
      • other members
    • Members'/ministers' remarks
      • withdrawn, 852
    • Mental health and addictions services
    • Mental health and addictions services - children and youth
      • service capacity, 3146
      • wait times, 934
    • Mining industry
    • Mining sites
    • Ministerial statements
    • Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
    • More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (Bill 108)
    • Motions
      • Committee sittings (carried), 13090
      • His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (carried), 12527
    • Moving Ontarians More Safely Act, 2021 (Bill 282)
    • Municipal and regional governments
    • Municipal planning
      • "open-for-business" by-law
        • municipal response, 3162
    • Municipalities
      • government services, transfer of
        • energy contract cancellation costs, 288
      • provincial transfer payments
    • Natural gas - access to
      • in northern and rural Ontario, 1860
    • Natural gas expansion
    • Natural gas expansion - cost of
    • Natural gas expansion - project approval
      • return on investment
    • Natural gas expansion - rate protection program
    • Natural Gas Grant Program (NGGP)
    • Neonicotinoid use
      • regulatory reform, 5831
    • New home industry
      • consumer protection, 8601
    • News media
    • Newspapers
      • community and local
    • 911 services
    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
      • legal challenges under
        • Adams mine landfill site, 288
    • Northern Ontario, 12488–12489
    • Northern Ontario School of Medicine - as independent institution
      • impact on student recruitment, 14032
    • Not-for-profit organizations - COVID-19
    • Occupational health and safety
    • Occupational Safety and Health Day Act, 2021 (Bill 152)
    • Office of French Language Services Commissioner
      • transfer of role, 2730
    • Officers of the Legislature
      • resources for, 1222
    • OHIP+: Children and Youth Pharmacare Program
    • Ontario Drug Benefit Program (ODBP)
    • Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)
      • service coverage review, 4158
    • Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT)
      • consolidation of tribunals
      • membership
    • Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC)
      • refurbishment shop, 5806
    • Ontario Power Generation (OPG)
      • operations shutdown/start-up
        • timelines for, 2954
      • staff
        • recruitment and termination, 2200
    • Ontario Power Generation (OPG) - collective bargaining (2018)
      • history of negotiations
        • government response to, 2954
      • strike, prohibition of
        • impact on collective bargaining process, 2954
        • as response to strike notice, 2954
    • Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) - commissioner
      • appointment of Ron Taverner
        • investigation by Ombudsman, 2932
        • process independence, 3755–3756
        • process independence, disclosure by Brad Blair, 3468–3469
        • request for public inquiry, 3468–3469
        • request for review by justice committee, 3756
    • Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act (Interim Period), 2019 (Bill 117)
    • Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA)
      • enforcement of animal protection legislation
        • general remarks, 5456
        • geographic coverage, 5456
      • staff
    • Ontario's Fair Hydro Plan
    • Ontario's Fair Hydro Plan - refinancing
    • Opioid addiction
      • treatment services
    • Opposition day motions
      • Climate change
      • College standards and accreditation
      • COVID-19 response
      • Education funding
      • French-language services
      • Long-term care
    • Opposition parties
    • Organic products
    • Palliative care
      • access to
        • northern Ontario, 397
    • The People's Health Care Act, 2019 (Bill 74)
      • time allocation motion
      • legislative timeline, 3864
    • Personal documentation
      • licence extensions
        • due to COVID-19, 8768
    • Personal support workers (PSWs) - compensation
    • Personal support workers (PSWs) - recruitment and retention
    • Petitions
    • Police services
    • Political advertising - third-party
      • defining of, 11839
      • regulation of
    • Political fundraising
    • Political fundraising - personal donations
    • Political fundraising - per-vote subsidy
    • Premier's Office
    • Private members' public business
      • Alternate Land Use and Services Program for Agricultural Land Act, 2018 (Bill 28)
      • Broadband is an Essential Service Act, 2020 (Bill 226)
      • Broadband service
      • Brunt and Kendall Act (Ensuring Safe Firefighter and Trainee Rescue Training), 2018 (Bill 10)
      • Buy in Canada for Mass Transit Vehicles Act, 2019 (Bill 133)
        • second reading, 5806
      • Change of Name Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 206)
        • second reading, 9325
      • Charitable gaming
      • Christopher's Law (Sex Offender Registry) Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 281)
      • Combating Antisemitism Act, 2020 (Bill 168)
      • Compassionate Care Act, 2020 (Bill 3)
      • Condominium legislation
      • Convenience Store Week Act, 2021 (Bill 262)
      • Defibrillator Registration and Public Access Act, 2020 (Bill 141)
      • End the Public Funding of Partisan Government Advertising Act, 2019 (Bill 101)
        • second reading, 4940
      • Firearms control
      • Food Literacy for Students Act, 2020 (Bill 216)
      • Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Genetic Characteristics), 2018 (Bill 40)
      • Human trafficking
      • Hydro rates
      • Internet access
      • Magna Carta Day Act (In Memory of Julia Munro, MPP), 2020 (Bill 201)
        • second reading, 9142
      • Making Northern Ontario Highways Safer Act, 2019 (Bill 125)
        • second reading, 6020
      • Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Amendment Act (Supporting Individuals in their Homes and Communities with Assistive Devices for Mental Health), 2021 (Bill 277)
      • 9-1-1 Everywhere in Ontario Act, 2019 (Bill 75)
        • second reading, 4936
      • Northern Health Travel Grant Advisory Committee Act, 2019 (Bill 144)
        • second reading, 6685
      • Organic Products Act, 2018 (Bill 54)
      • Owner-operator truck drivers
      • Rea and Walter Act (Truss and Lightweight Construction Identification), 2018 (Bill 33)
      • Registered Professional Planners Act, 2019 (Bill 70)
        • second reading, 3360
      • Right to Timely Mental Health and Addiction Care for Children and Youth Act, 2019 (Bill 63)
        • second reading, 3146
      • Safeguarding our Information Act, 2018 (Bill 55)
      • Supporting Ontario's Community, Rural and Agricultural Newspapers Act, 2019 (Bill 78)
        • second reading, 3940
    • Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), 2020 (Bill 229)
    • Protecting Elections and Defending Democracy Act, 2021 (Bill 307)
    • Protecting Ontario Elections Act, 2021 (Bill 254)
    • Protecting the People of Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2021 (Bill 269)
    • Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019 (Bill 100)
      • second reading, 4538
    • Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth
      • transfer of oversight role, 2344
    • Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019 (Bill 136)
    • Public accounts 2017-2018
      • review by Auditor General, 1221
    • Public education campaigns - agriculture
      • Food Day Ontario, 14085
      • Ontario Agriculture Week, 1444
    • Public education campaigns - community development
    • Public education campaigns - historical/national
      • Magna Carta Day, 9142
    • Public education campaigns - occupations
    • Public education campaigns - safety
    • Question period
    • Questions of privilege
      • Speaker's discretion
        • unanimous consent process
    • Racism
    • Rail service
    • Rebuilding Consumer Confidence Act, 2020 (Bill 159)
      • third reading, 8601
    • Registered Professional Planners (RPPs)
      • general remarks, 3360
      • regulation of
        • general remarks, 3360
    • Regulations
    • Regulations - reduction
      • government strategy
    • Regulatory environment
    • Renewable energy contracts
      • in private sector, 220
    • Renewable energy contracts - cancellation
      • fiscal impact, 66–67
      • general remarks, 220
      • no litigation provision, 64
    • Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (Bill 195)
    • Restoring Ontario's Competitiveness Act, 2019 (Bill 66)
    • Restoring Trust, Transparency and Accountability Act, 2018 (Bill 57)
      • second reading, 2560
    • Road maintenance in winter
    • Road maintenance in winter - northern Ontario
    • Road safety
      • in school zones, 7027
    • Royal Canadian Legions
      • charitable gaming, 9703
    • Schools
      • Internet access, 4584
    • Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020 (Bill 156)
    • Select Committee on Financial Transparency
    • Select committees
      • general remarks, 1220
    • Sex Offender Registry
    • Sex offenders
    • Small Business Support Grant
    • Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2020 (Bill 161)
      • second reading, 7284
    • Snowmobiling
      • general remarks, 2052
    • Social services
      • government funding, 2344
    • Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
    • Statements by stakeholders
    • States of emergency
      • Black River-Matheson, 12529
    • Strikes
      • back-to-work legislation
        • impact on bargaining process, 2954
    • Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 (Bill 257)
    • Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021 (Bill 276)
    • Surgical procedures
    • Taxation
      • personal tax rate
        • high-income surtaxes, 2411
    • Taxi industry
      • and COVID-19
    • Throne speech debate
    • Time allocation motions
      • Better Local Government Act, 2018 (Bill 5)
      • Bringing Choice and Fairness to the People Act (Beverage Alcohol Retail Sales), 2019 (Bill 115)
      • COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020 (Bill 197)
      • Green Energy Repeal Act, 2018 (Bill 34)
      • The People's Health Care Act, 2019 (Bill 74)
      • Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 (Bill 195)
      • Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020 (Bill 156)
      • Select Committee on Financial Transparency
      • Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 (Bill 257)
      • Urgent Priorities Act, 2018 (Bill 2)
    • Toronto
      • infrastructure, 989
    • Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
      • streetcars
        • illegal passing, camera enforcement, 13047
    • Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) expansion - acceleration
      • general remarks, 7194
    • Tourism industry
      • land use permit fees, 8767
      • liability insurance rates, 8256, 8767
    • Tourism industry - COVID-19
      • economic impact
        • general remarks, 8256
      • general remarks, 10507
    • Towing industry
    • Trade with United States
    • Transit
    • Transportation infrastructure
    • Transportation services
      • in northern Ontario
    • Trespass to property
    • Tributes
      • Gadwa, Jerry, 416
      • Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, 12527
      • Stewart, Anita, 14085
    • Trucking industry
    • Trucks - commercial
      • insurance requirements, 5961
    • United Conservative Party of Alberta
    • United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) - impact on industry
      • dairy industry, 1379
    • Université de l'Ontario français
      • cancellation of, 2730
    • Urgent Priorities Act, 2018 (Bill 2)
    • Water protection
    • Weather events
      • drought
        • impact on farmers, 2205
    • Whistleblowers and whistleblowing
      • general remarks, 8142
      • and investigative journalism, 8143
    • White Pines Wind Project - cancellation
      • cost
        • general remarks, 330
        • responsibility for, 288
      • impact on business environment, 330
    • Wildfires in northern Ontario
      • containment strategies, 22
      • economic impact, 637
      • general remarks, 62, 636
      • government response to, 416
      • inter-provincial aid, 22
    • Wildlife management
    • Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 238)
    • Youth justice system
      • residential facilities
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