House speaker index

Letter: A

  • Anand, D. (PC, Mississauga—Malton)

    • Anti-racism activities
      • government strategy, 957
    • Appreciation
      • Doobay, Dr. Budhendranauth, 1015
    • Assistive Devices Program (ADP)
      • diabetes
        • flash glucose monitors, 1250
    • Blood donation
      • general remarks, 1308
    • Broadband infrastructure development
      • economic impact, 2318
      • impact on business environment, 2318
      • northern and rural Ontario, 2296
      • provincial-municipal partnerships, 2318
    • Broadband infrastructure development - government funding
    • Broadband services
    • Broadband services - access to
      • minimum level of service, 2318
    • Business
      • commercial deliveries
      • support programs
        • government funding, 601
    • Business - COVID-19, government response
      • general remarks, 1311
      • small- and medium-sized business
        • general remarks, 1310
    • Business investment
      • foreign direct investment, 2442
      • government strategy, 2265
    • Charities and non-profit organizations
      • economic impact, 1558
      • Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week, 1558
    • Community services
      • support programs, 1308
    • Construction industry
      • labour shortage, 1181
    • Court administration
    • COVID-19
      • public response to, 1308
    • COVID-19 - economic recovery
      • government strategy, 601
    • COVID-19 - government response
      • funding
        • general remarks, 2107
      • general remarks, 2107
    • COVID-19 - provincial reopening
      • public health measures, 2108
    • COVID-19 - vaccination
      • vaccination rates
        • general remarks, 2107
    • Dementia and other neurocognitive conditions
      • Alzheimer's Disease, 1308
    • Diabetes
    • Economic development
      • general remarks, 1182
    • Electric vehicle infrastructure
      • charging stations
        • general remarks, 1412
    • Electric vehicles
      • manufacturing strategy
        • general remarks, 1411
        • production targets, 1411
    • Employment
      • careers, economic impact, 603–604
      • non-compete agreements
        • ban on
          • labour mobility, 605
          • in other jurisdictions, 605
        • general remarks, 991
      • recruitment and retention
        • general remarks, 601
      • work-life balance, 991
      • workplace trends
        • general remarks, 991
    • Employment - COVID-19
      • infection disease emergency leave, 2107
      • remote work environments, 991
      • sick days
        • Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB)
        • COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit program
        • in other jurisdictions, 1116
    • Employment - COVID-19, sick days
      • COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit, 2107
      • provincial program, 2107
    • Employment services
      • Second Career program, 1184, 2565
        • government funding, 1182
      • training and education
        • Ontario Jobs Training Tax Credit
        • Second Career program
          • general remarks, 1140
          • government funding, 1140
    • Employment standards
      • app-based gig workers
        • bill of rights, 2396
        • general remarks, 2339
        • government strategy, 2414
      • disconnecting from work
        • regulations, 604
      • "employee," definition of
        • general remarks, 991
      • employee privacy, protection of
      • enforcement
        • general remarks, 991
      • general remarks, 991
      • government strategy, 1116
      • reform
      • worker misclassification
        • general remarks, 991
    • Employment standards - annual leave days
      • sick days
        • in other jurisdictions, 1116
    • Employment standards - minimum wage
      • $15/hour
      • app-based gig workers
      • tiered classification
        • liquor servers, 992
    • Fire safety
    • Food security
      • Community food organizations
        • support programs, 1308
      • food banks
        • seasonal food donation drives, 815
        • usage rates, 815
    • Government debt
      • general remarks, 2441
    • Government finances
      • gross domestic product (GDP), 2565
    • Health care workers
      • recruitment and retention
        • government funding, 604
    • Hindu community
      • public education
        • Hindu Heritage Month, 1528
    • Hospitals - capacity
    • Housing
      • government strategy
        • general remarks, 1310
    • Immigrants
      • employment rates, 2565
    • Immigrants - access to professions and trades, 602
    • Immigration
      • economic impact, 2564
    • Immigration policy
    • Infrastructure Ontario (IO)
      • broadband infrastructure development
        • procurement processes
          • operating contracts, 2443
          • reverse auctions, 2442
    • Long-term care - funding
      • general remarks, 1309
    • Manufacturing industry
      • decline and recovery, 2265
      • labour shortage, 2330
    • Members'/ministers' personal narrative, 602, 1307, 2317
    • Military
      • reservists
        • job-protected leave, 2326
    • Non-profit organizations
      • appreciation of, 1558
    • Occupational health and safety
      • workplace violations
        • pentalites, fines
    • Occupational health and safety - COVID-19
      • safety plans
        • development supports, 1116
    • Personal support workers (PSWs)
      • compensation
      • recruitment and retention
        • general remarks, 865
    • Poverty reduction
      • government strategy
        • general remarks, 1310
    • Pre-apprenticeship programs
      • Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
        • government funding, 2565
    • Provincial parks
      • general remarks, 1024
    • Regulations - business
    • Skilled trades
      • foreign-trained workers
      • recruitment and retention
      • training programs
        • general remarks, 1180
    • Skilled Trades Ontario
      • training standardization, 2068
    • Skills training
      • Skills Development Fund, 2565
    • Temporary employment agencies
      • licensing
        • general remarks, 992
    • Temporary workers
      • protection of, 992
    • Tourism industry - COVID-19
      • economic recovery
    • Tributes
      • Apostolopoulos, Andreas, 2331
    • Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Bill 27)
      • stakeholder consultation, 1229
    • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
      • Workplace eligibility
  • Andrew, J. (NDP, Toronto—St. Paul's)

    • Accessibility standards
      • consultation, 1540
      • legislated targets
        • implementation timeline, 1540
    • Arts and culture industry
      • in the Black community
    • Black community
    • Broadband infrastructure development - government funding
      • planned vs. actual, 2306
      • provincial
        • FAO report (2021), 2305
    • Business
      • commercial deliveries
        • washroom facility access
    • Business - COVID-19
    • Business - COVID-19, financial assistance
      • administration of, 2122
    • Business - COVID-19, government response
      • small- and medium-sized business
    • Charities and non-profit organizations
      • Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week, 1554
    • Child care
    • Child care - federal-provincial cost agreement
      • negotiation, 1090
      • public vs. private delivery models, 1090
    • College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario (CTCMPAO)
      • dissolution of
    • COVID-19 - essential service workers, compensation
      • pandemic pay
    • COVID-19 - public health protests
    • Curriculum
    • Developmental services - adult
      • government funding, 199
      • supportive housing, 199
    • Eating disorders
      • support services
    • École Polytechnique
    • Education - COVID-19, in-school learning
      • testing
        • rapid antigen testing
          • implementation timeline, 1692
      • transmission and outbreaks
        • school closures, 1692
    • Employment
      • gig workers
        • classification of, 1215
        • equity-seeking groups, 1215
    • Employment - COVID-19
      • government response
      • health care workers
        • isolation days, 1115
      • sick days
        • COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit program
    • Employment standards
      • disconnecting from work, 1214
      • sick days, paid
    • Employment standards - annual leave days
    • Employment standards - minimum wage
      • and cost of living, 1217
    • Endometriosis
      • awareness of
        • public education campaign, 1685
      • diagnosis and treatment
    • Expenditure estimates
      • review of
        • time allotment, 2199
    • Gender Affirming Health Care Advisory Commitee
      • creation of, 276
    • Gender-based violence
      • fatalities, 1530
      • government strategy
        • general remarks, 1530
      • prevalence of, 1200–1201, 1530
      • prevention
        • general remarks, 1530
      • public education campaigns
        • International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 1200–1201
        • National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, 1529–1530
        • White Ribbon campaign, 1530
      • support services
        • general remarks, 1200
    • Government expenditures
      • planned vs. actual
        • FAO report: Expenditure Monitor 2021-22: Q3, 2139
    • Government record
      • Liberal (2003-2018)
      • PC (2018-present)
        • employment policy
    • Health care - gender-affirming
      • access to, 276
    • Health care workers
      • mental health supports
        • for equity-seeking groups, 2167
        • OHIP coverage, expansion of, 2167
      • recruitment and retention
        • foreign-trained
      • violence against, 2198
      • whistle-blowers
        • protection of, 2167
    • Home and community care
      • public vs. private delivery models
        • general remarks, 2139
    • Home and community care - government funding
      • school-based supports, 193
    • Home ownership
      • affordability, 2802
    • Homelessness
      • housing supports
        • general remarks, 2830
      • prevalence of, 1185
      • support services
        • community-based, 1185
    • Housing
      • affordability
        • government strategy, 2805
      • government funding, 2830
      • irregularly occupied or vacant, 2827–2828
    • Housing - affordable
      • access to, 590
    • Housing - co-operative
      • general remarks, 2829
    • Housing developers
      • approvals and permits, timelines
        • general remarks, 2829
    • Housing development
      • and population growth projections, 2829
      • use of ministerial zoning orders, 2828
    • Housing market
      • impact of speculation, 2827
    • Housing policy
      • general remarks, 2197
      • government strategy
        • general remarks, 2827
    • Housing supply
      • format diversity, 2827
    • Human trafficking
      • awareness and prevention, 1742
    • Human trafficking - government strategy
      • intersectional, 1742
    • Human trafficking - survivor services
      • legal services
    • Identity documents
      • renewal process
        • online requirements
          • accepted identification, 1540
    • Immigration policy
      • foreign credentials
        • recognition of
          • medical professionals, 1218
    • Intimate partner violence
      • government strategy
        • general remarks, 1201
      • prevention
        • general remarks, 1530
      • victim support services
        • community organizations, 1530
    • Justice system
      • systemic racism and, 1673
    • Land use planning
      • municipal approvals
        • application fees, refund of, 2828
    • Legislative procedure - Standing Orders
      • general remarks, 2198
    • Legislative process
    • Light Rail Transit (LRT) - Eglinton Crosstown
    • Long-term care
      • residents, advocacy for
        • by region
    • Long-term care - accountability and oversight
      • violations
        • penalties
    • Long-term care - administration
      • licensing
        • renewal contracts
          • for-profit providers, 1550
    • Long-term care - COVID-19
      • fatalities
        • private vs. public facilities, 1549
      • infection control
        • personal protective equipment (PPE)
      • staff
        • mandatory vaccination, 1550
    • Long-term care - public vs. private
      • general remarks, 1549
      • revenue, use of
        • general remarks, 1551
    • Long-term care - staff
      • recruitment and retention
    • Long-term care - standards of care
      • hours of care
        • implementation timeline, 1551
    • Members'/ministers' personal narrative, 1672
    • Members/ministers quoting
      • poetry
        • Hello Black Girl (Andrew), 1673
    • New Democratic Party (NDP)
      • housing policy, 2828
    • New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus
      • notable members, 1742
    • Non-profit organizations
      • appreciation of, 1554
      • and employment, 1554
      • government funding, 1554
    • Nurses
      • recruitment and retention
        • general remarks, 193
    • Ontario Drug Benefit Program
    • Optometry and optometrists
      • OHIP-covered services
        • reimbursement rate
        • service withdrawal
          • general remarks, 771
    • Our London Family Act (Working Together to Combat Islamophobia and Hatred), 2022 (Bill 86)
      • discharge to committee, 2199
      • general remarks, 2199
    • Pay equity
    • Personal protective equipment (PPE)
      • production
    • Personal support workers (PSWs)
      • working conditions, 805
    • Police services
    • Policy development
    • Public sector compensation - increase cap
    • Public sector compensation increase - cap on
      • general remarks, 1219
    • Racism
      • anti-Semitism, response to
        • Toronto District School Board, 1837
      • in education system, 1673
    • Rent control
    • Rental housing
      • general remarks, 2827
      • government strategy
        • general remarks, 2825
      • rent increases, above-guideline, 2828
    • Rental housing - evictions
      • due to renovations
        • general remarks, 2828
    • Senior citizens
      • housing, affordable, 2827
    • Small Business Relief Grant
      • administration of
      • application period, 2123, 2199
      • funding
        • disbursement timeline, 2198
    • Small Business Support Grant
      • appeals, 2198
      • funding disbursement, 2198
    • Speaking Out About Workplace Violence and Workplace Harassment Act, 2021 (Bill 68)
      • general remarks, 2198
    • Students - special needs
      • nursing and rehabilitation services
        • nursing shortage, 193
    • Supportive housing
      • government strategy, 2827
    • Temporary workers
      • protection of, 1217
    • Tourism and Travel Small Business Support Grant
    • Women
      • government strategy
        • general remarks, 2177
      • health and well-being
        • general remarks, 2177
      • public education campaigns
        • International Women's Day, 2177
    • Women in politics
      • diversity and representation, 2177
    • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
      • claim assessment process
        • disbursement timline
          • worker experience, 1216
        • general remarks, 569
        • medical evaluation
          • worker experience, 1216
      • deeming policy, 1211, 1217
      • surplus funds
        • employer return
          • general remarks, 569
          • statements by stakeholders, 1216
  • Armstrong, T.J. (NDP, London—Fanshawe)

    • Appreciation
      • Grannum, Tonia, 1326
    • Autism services
    • Autism services - government funding
    • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
    • Broadband infrastructure development
      • northern and rural Ontario, 2494
      • in rural Ontario, 2485
    • Broadband infrastructure development - government funding
    • Child welfare
      • education and awareness
    • Children and youth in care
      • foster homes
        • availability of, 472
      • transition out of care, 472
    • Community events
      • by region
        • LondonFanshawe, 458
    • Community housing
      • operational costs, 1328
      • wait-lists
        • general remarks, 1328
    • Community housing by region
    • Construction industry
      • occupational health and safety, 2381, 2384
    • COVID-19 - vaccination
      • medical exemptions
        • rate of, 152
        • validation of, 152
    • Education - COVID-19
      • mental health supports by region
    • Employment standards
      • app-based gig workers
        • bill of rights, 2394
        • classification of, 2383
    • Employment standards - minimum wage
      • app-based gig workers
        • application during engaged time, 2877
    • Financial Accountability Officer (FAO)
      • reports
        • Ministry of Health: Spending Plan Review (2021), 1910
    • Fuel prices - taxation
      • rate reduction
        • goods and services, impact on cost, 3015
        • projected savings, 3015
    • Health care services
      • wait times
        • statements by stakeholders
    • Health care system
    • Health care system - reform
    • Home and community care
      • delivery model
      • service eligibility
        • palliative care, 1497
    • Hospitals - COVID-19, medical procedures
      • backlog, funding for, 1909
    • Housing - affordable
    • Housing market
      • prices
        • rate of increase, 1432
    • Legislative process
      • legislative agenda, 432
    • Long-term care
      • residents
        • social isolation - impact on, 2994
          • public consultation, 2994
      • Residents' Bill of Rights, 1496
    • Long-term care - accountability and oversight
      • facility inspections
        • resident quality inspections, 1121, 1499
      • violations
        • penalties
      • whistleblower protections, 1497
    • Long-term care - administration
      • emergency preparedness
        • infection control, 1496
    • Long-term care - COVID-19
      • standards of care, 1122
    • Long-term care - COVID-19 review commission
    • Long-Term Care Homes Public Inquiry (Wettlaufer Inquiry)
      • government response to, 1495
    • Long-term care - reform
    • Long-term care - sector capacity
      • priority access
        • placement while on wait-list, 1499
    • Long-term care - staff
      • recruitment and retention
        • general remarks, 1121
        • implementation timeline, 1122
        • in other jurisdictions, 1121
        • personal support workers (PSWs), 1496
    • Long-term care - standards of care
      • general remarks, 1122
      • hours of care
      • and staffing levels, 2994
      • statements by stakeholders, 1122
    • Members' privileges
      • special items
    • Members/Ministers of Provincial Parliament (MPP)
      • COVID-19 vaccination
        • medical exemptions, 152
        • transparency, 152
    • Members/ministers quoting
      • 2021 Ontario Fall Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review, 1328
      • articles
        • homelessness, 1328
    • Mental health and addictions services - children and youth
      • service capacity
    • Mental health and addictions services - funding
      • by region
    • New Democratic Party (NDP)
      • education policy, 1314
      • election platform (2021-2022)
        • home and community care, 2879
        • mental health and addictions, 2994
      • health care, funding for, 1910
      • long-term care policy, 2994
    • Nurses
      • compensation
      • recruitment and retention
        • impact of compensation, 1497
    • Nurses - COVID-19
    • Occupational health and safety
      • injury incidents
        • app-based gig workers, 2380
    • Ontario Autism Program (2021)
      • enrolment rate, 1351
    • Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
      • benefit rates
        • general remarks, 412
    • Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)
      • health cards
        • renewal requirements
          • identification document eligibility, 1382
    • Optometry and optometrists
      • OHIP-covered services
        • reimbursement rate
    • Pet adoption
    • Protest convoys - Ambassador Bridge
      • government response to
    • Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 (Bill 37)
    • Public education campaigns - community
      • Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week, 440–441
    • Public sector compensation - increase cap
    • Rental housing
      • cost of, 412, 1342
      • landlord buyout aggreements
        • statements by stakeholders, 1327
      • rent increases
        • general remarks, 1326
    • Retirement homes
      • long-term-care patients, 1499
    • Senior citizens
      • health and well-being
        • loneliness and social isolation, 2994
      • housing
        • affordability of, 1889
    • Small Business Support Grant
    • Social assistance programs
      • benefit rates
      • eligibility, 412
    • Temporary workers
      • protection of, 2398
    • Tributes
      • Legault-Donkers, Kristin, 2331
      • Paul, Bill, 458
    • Ukraine
      • invasion of (February 2022)
        • government response
          • education supports, 1985
    • Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Bill 88)
      • Schedule 5
        • withdrawal of, 2380
    • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
      • surplus funds
        • general remarks, 2381
  • Arthur, I. (NDP, Kingston and the Islands)

    • Arts and culture - COVID-19
      • non-profit organizations, 1556
    • Business - COVID-19
      • essential businesses
        • market advantage, 1059
    • Charities and non-profit organizations
      • Non-Profit Sector Appreciation Week, 1555
    • Child care
    • Community housing
      • wait-lists
        • general remarks, 1138
    • COVID-19 - government response
      • general remarks, 1058
    • COVID-19 - vaccination
      • effectiveness
      • registration portal
        • general remarks, 1058
      • vaccination rates
        • general remarks, 1060
    • Driving - careless/distracted
      • causing death
        • penalties
          • driver re-education, 1173
          • impact statements, 1173
      • causing injury
        • penalties
          • general remarks, 1173
    • Education - COVID-19
      • government response
        • general remarks, 1060
    • Education - COVID-19, in-school learning
      • vaccination policies
        • staff
          • mandatory vaccination, 323
    • Employment - COVID-19
      • vaccination policies
        • mandatory vaccination, 1058
    • Employment standards
      • disconnecting from work, 738
        • enforcement, 743
        • regulations, 744
    • Fiera Foods Company
      • and temporary workers, 743
    • Government record
      • PC (2018-present)
        • general remarks, 744
    • Health care workers
      • vaccination policies
        • mandatory COVID-19 vaccination, 323
    • Homelessness
      • and hospitalization, 1138
    • Housing
      • as a human right, 589
    • Immigration policy
      • foreign credentials
        • recognition of
          • medical professionals, 743, 745
    • Intimate partner violence
      • and COVID-19, 626
      • prevalence of, 626
      • public education campaigns
        • Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 626
    • Long-term care - accountability and oversight
      • violations
        • penalties, 797
    • Long-term care - administration
      • licensing
        • renewal contracts
          • for-profit providers, 798
    • Long-term care - COVID-19
      • fatalities
        • private vs. public facilities, 794
      • government response, 795–796
        • general remarks, 1057
    • Long-term care - public vs. private
      • and COVID-19
        • fatalities, 221
    • Long-term care - reform
      • general remarks, 795
    • Long-term-care facilities - by site
      • Orchard Villa (Peterborough), 796
    • Members'/ministers' personal narrative, 743, 1757
    • Minimum wage
      • general remarks, 604
    • Non-profit organizations
      • appreciation of, 1555
      • support programs, 1556
    • Optometry and optometrists
      • OHIP-covered services
        • reimbursement rate
          • general remarks, 193
          • negotiations, 193
    • Polish community
      • immigration, 810–811
        • veterans, 810
      • public education campaign - cultural
        • Polish Heritage Month, 811
    • Rental housing - COVID-19
      • vaccination policies
        • in other jurisdictions, 1059
    • Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, SO 2020, c 17
      • government authority under
        • termination date, extension, 1057
    • Restaurants
      • patio service
        • general remarks, 1059
    • Restaurants - COVID-19
      • economic impact, 294–295
      • government response
        • general remarks, 294
    • Small Business Support Grant
    • Social assistance programs
      • benefit rates
        • general remarks, 1138
    • Water - recreational
      • fatalities due to drowning
      • swimming lessons
    • Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Bill 27)
      • stakeholder consultation, 745
    • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
      • reserve funds
        • general remarks, 728
      • workplace fatalities
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