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House subject index

Letter: W

Walkerton E. coli outbreak (2000)
- water safety regulations
  - Karpoche, 4620
Waste diversion - recycling programs
- battery recycling
  - Piccini, 2728
  - Smith, L., 2728
Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project
- general remarks
  - Rickford, 1676, 1870
  - Smith, Dave, 1870
- government funding
  - Rickford, 1870
Water protection
- government strategy
  - Martin, 2956
  - Shaw, 2964
- Great Lakes
  - partnership programs
    - Piccini, 3788–3789
- operators
  - Indigenous communities, training
    - Piccini, 2963
Water protection - water quality
- government strategy
  - by region
    - Kitchen-Waterloo
      - Fife, 4385
Water - recreational
- fatalities due to drowning
  - Gélinas, 3889
  - statistics
    - Ghamari, 3888
    - Pierre, 3891
    - Smith, Dave, 3891
- swimming lessons
  - impact of
    - Gélinas, 3889–3890
Waterloo, Region of
- funding allocations
  - housing strategy, unhoused persons
    - Fife, 921
- official plan
  - ministerial amendments
    - Fife, 3545
    - statements by stakeholders
      - Clark, 3545
- urban boundary expansion
  - conflict of interest
    - Fife, 5287, 5347
    - Stiles, 5270
  - Indigenous consultation
    - Fife, 5287–5288
Watersheds and wetlands
- development on
  - Kernaghan, 1986
  - Stevens, 1584
  - and flooding
    - Wong-Tam, 966
  - impact on property value, legal challenge
    - McMahon, 957–958
  - in other jurisdictions
    - Gates, 962, 1493–1494
- development on, outcomes
  - in other jurisdictions
    - Gates, 1496
- government strategy
  - Smith, G., 1824
- Ontario Wetland Evaluation System
  - amendments
    - Hsu, 1449
- protection of
  - Tabuns, 1823–1824
  - requirements for
    - McMahon, 958
Weather events
- derecho (Ottawa 2022)
  - Blais, 289
  - Fraser, 506
  - Harden, 2561
  - Pasma, 2561
- general remarks
  - Tabuns, 445
- government response
  - Smith, Dave, 3144
  - relief funding
    - Blais, 289
    - Clark, 289
  - relief funding, distribution
    - Harden, 1484
- remediation funding
  - Smith, G., 3144
Welberne Holding Corp. Act, 2022 (Bill Pr7)
- first reading
  - Kernaghan, 824
- second reading
  - Kernaghan, 2140
- third reading
  - Kernaghan, 2140
- Royal assent, 2170–2171
Wellington county
- urban boundary expansion
  - internal communications
    - Shaw, 5272
Western University
- sexual violence and harassment
  - Sattler, 1188
  - Smith, Dave, 1202
  - institutional response
    - Glover, 1298
    - Pasma, 1192
    - Sattler, 1192, 1286
    - Thanigasalam, 1291
  - reports and recommendations
    - Sattler, 1912
  - student protests
    - Glover, 1297
- sexual violence and harassment, prevention
  - institutional programs
    - Sattler, 1912
Wetlands
- environmental impact
  - Bresee, 3229
Wildfire management
- domestic and international partnerships
  - Smith, Dave, 5113
  - Smith, G., 5113–5114
- government funding
  - Smith, G., 5113, 5408–5409
- government strategy
  - Ford, D., 4918
  - Ghamari, 4262
  - Pierre, 5408
  - Smith, Dave, 5113
  - Smith, G., 4262–4263
  - statements by stakeholders
    - Vaugeois, 5070
Wildfires
- Alberta (2023). see Alberta
- climate change, role in
  - Stiles, 4917–4918
  - Vaugeois, 5069
- impact of
  - health and safety
    - Stiles, 4918
  - regionally
    - Ford, D., 4917–4918
- Ontario and Quebec (June 2023)
  - and climate change
    - Stiles, 4857
  - government response
    - Smith, G., 4857
Wildfires (Ontario and Quebec, June 2023)
- and climate change
  - Stiles, 4857
- government response
  - Smith, G., 4857
Wildlife protection
- boreal caribou populations
  - Holland, 3037–3038
  - Piccini, 3037–3038, 3788
Winchester Design Build Inc. Act, 2023 (Bill Pr35)
- first reading
  - Bell, 6013
Wine industry
- local wines
  - in-store shelf space
    - Gates, 5986–5987
Wineries and wine industry
- taxation
  - Gates, 4513, 4615, 4621
Women
- awards
  - Leading Women, Leading Girls, Building Communities Recognition Program
    - Fife, 2369
- community support centres
  - by region
    - Durham
      - Coe, 4255
- community support programs
  - by region
    - Norfolk county
      - Brady, 3245–3246
- and COVID-19, impact of
  - government funding
    - Williams, 225
  - government strategy
    - Kusendova-Bashta, 225
- economic development
  - Williams, 2620–2621
  - support programs
    - Williams, 4070, 4392, 4598
- employment programs and services
  - program funding
    - Williams, 5527
- employment, support programs
  - Investing in Women's Futures
    - Barnes, 879
    - Hogarth, 3257
    - Pierre, 1455
    - Williams, 879, 3257
    - expansion, service sites
      - Williams, 1455
- gender-based budgeting
  - Stevens, 2594
- health care. see Health care
- Investing in Women's Futures program
  - government funding
    - Gallagher Murphy, 3188, 6430
- labour market participation
  - Hunter, 2734
- in leadership roles
  - Williams, 3375
- public education campaign
  - International Women's Day
    - Andrew, 2732
    - Hunter, 2733
    - MacLeod, 2717
    - Schreiner, 2733
    - Williams, 2731
    - Wong-Tam, 2716
- representation in society
  - Hunter, 2733–2734
- in the workforce
  - Pierre, 5001
  - Williams, 5001
  - FAO report: Women in Ontario’s Labour Market (2023)
    - Williams, 5527
  - government funding
    - Williams, 224
  - government strategy
    - Kusendova-Bashta, 224
- In the workforce
  - community events
    - Women as Career Coaches mentorship
      - Pierre, 3901
Women and girls
- community support programs
  - funding
    - Gallagher Murphy, 4643
Women in politics
- harassment of
  - Hsu, 485
- Macphail, Agnes
  - Byers, 2153
- municipale councils
  - Williams, 4598
Woodstock Moose Lodge No. 1141 (Holdings) Limited Act, 2023 (Bill Pr13)
- first reading
  - Hardeman, 1465
- second reading
  - Hardeman, 2474
- third reading
  - Hardeman, 2474
- Royal assent, 2565
Working Families Coalition (Canada) Inc. v. Ontario (Attorney General),
2023 ONCA 139
- government response
  - Glover, 2801
  - Kerzner, 2801
Working for Workers Act, 2023 (Bill 79)
- amendments, consideration of
  - Hogarth, 5044–5045
  - West, 5021–5023
- first reading
  - McNaughton, 2863
- second reading, 2947–2956, 2973–3012, 3019–3029, 3212–3225, 3235–3244, 3260
  - Anand, 2950–2952, 2981, 2999, 3001
  - Begum, 2973–2983
  - Blais, 2999–3002
  - Bouma, 2983–2987
  - Bresee, 3026–3027
  - Coe, 2986
  - Crawford, 3023–3028
  - Cuzzetto, 2991–2995
  - Dowie, 3027
  - Fife, 2994–2995, 3001, 3005–3006
  - Fraser, 3225
  - French, 2995–2999, 3005, 3026
  - Gallagher Murphy, 2956, 2994, 2998, 3217, 3220
  - Gates, 2955, 3019–3023, 3027, 3235
  - Gélinas, 2990, 3007–3010, 3022, 3027, 3214, 3216, 3236
  - Glover, 2985
  - Harden, 2986
  - Harris, 3213–3214
  - Jordan, 3022
  - Kanapathi, 3023
  - Karpoche, 2982
  - Kernaghan, 2994, 2998, 3001, 3009, 3213, 3220
  - Khanjin, 2955, 2986, 2990–2991, 3010–3012
  - Leardi, 2954, 2994, 3002–3006, 3214, 3217, 3223
  - Mamakwa, 2990, 2998
  - Martin, 2987, 3005, 3010, 3219
  - McCarthy, 3235
  - McNaughton, 2947–2950, 2954–2956
  - Pasma, 2982
  - Pierre, 2990, 3222
  - Rae, 2982, 3214–3217
  - Romano, 3220–3223
  - Sandhu, 2995
  - Sattler, 2954, 2991, 3010, 3028–3029, 3212–3214, 3217, 3220
  - Saunderson, 3216
  - Shaw, 2987–2991
  - Smith, Dave, 3002, 3005
  - Smith, David, 2953–2954
  - Smith, L., 2998
  - Tabuns, 2986
  - Taylor, 3214, 3222
  - Vaugeois, 2993, 3004, 3216–3220, 3223
  - Wai, 2982–2983, 3225
  - West, 3022–3023, 3219, 3222–3225, 3235–3236
  - Yakabuski, 3000–3001, 3009, 3219
  - division (carried), 3260
- referred to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, 3260
- scheduling and agendas
  - Begum, 2974
- scope of
  - Gates, 3019
  - Sattler, 3028
  - West, 3223
- third reading, 5010–5037, 5039–5047, 5068–5084
  - Anand, 5015–5016, 5019
  - Andrew, 5018
  - Armstrong, 5029, 5039, 5043, 5072
  - Bailey, 5076–5077
  - Blais, 5040
  - Coe, 5019, 5033
  - Dowie, 5080–5081
  - Fraser, 5043
  - Gallagher Murphy, 5029, 5043–5044
  - Gates, 5035–5037, 5039–5040
  - Harden, 5033, 5042–5043
  - Hazell, 5040–5044
  - Hogarth, 5044–5047
  - Jama, 5071, 5081
  - Jones, T., 5082–5084
  - Kernaghan, 5018
  - Leardi, 5030, 5039, 5042
  - McGregor, 5030–5034
  - McMahon, 5043
  - Pasma, 5029, 5040
  - Piccini, 5010–5015, 5018–5019
  - Rae, 5039
  - Rakocevic, 5080–5081
  - Saunderson, 5028, 5034
  - Schreiner, 5072–5074
  - Shaw, 5034, 5047, 5072, 5077–5078, 5081–5082
  - Skelly, 5071, 5073–5078
  - Smith, David, 5016–5018
  - Smith, L., 5073, 5077
  - Smith, T., 5071–5072
  - Stevens, 5034
  - Taylor, 5073, 5076, 5078–5082
  - Vaugeois, 5068–5072
  - West, 5019–5030
  - Yakabuski, 5018
- Royal assent, 5782
Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (Bill 149)
- first reading
  - Piccini, 6013
- second reading, 6221–6227, 6255–6261, 6351–6354
  - Anand, 6226–6227, 6257
  - Bell, 6354
  - Bresee, 6257
  - Burch, 6354
  - Holland, 6354
  - Piccini, 6221–6226, 6256–6257
  - Sattler, 6351–6354
  - Shaw, 6256–6257
  - Smith, David, 6227
  - Smith, L., 6353
  - Thanigasalam, 6256
  - Vaugeois, 6353
  - West, 6255–6261
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997,
SO 1997, c 16, s A
- terminology
  - reform
    - Oosterhoff, 3421, 4465
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
- claims assessment process
  - Vaugeois, 235
- compensation claims
  - Harden, 1741
  - Kernaghan, 1741
  - Vaugeois, 2918, 3218
  - Wong-Tam, 2924
  - general remarks
    - Harden, 1741
    - Kernaghan, 1741
- cost-of-living allowance
  - Vaugeois, 1666
- coverage expansion
  - Kernaghan, 2994
  - retirement homes, private
    - Fraser, 1751
- decisions, appeal process
  - timeline
    - Vaugeois, 4653–4654
- deeming
  - Mantha, 621
- deeming policy
  - Begum, 1795–1796, 4027
  - Gates, 1813, 3021, 4027
  - Kernaghan, 2645–2646, 3220
  - Quinn, 1796
  - Shaw, 2988–2989
  - Stevens, 1745
  - Vaugeois, 1765–1766, 3004, 3220
  - West, 5023
  - Wong-Tam, 2922
- employer premiums
  - Vaugeois, 1666
- government funding
  - Taylor, 2923–2924
- government strategy
  - Cuzzetto, 1796
  - Flack, 1795
  - Gill, 2630
  - Kernaghan, 1736–1737
  - Oosterhoff, 1732
  - Quinn, 1795
- history of
  - Vaugeois, 235
- mandate
  - Vaugeois, 4697–4698
- occupational diseases. see also Members'/ministers' public apologies, McIntyre Powder project
  - compensation claims
    - Cuzzetto, 2993–2994
    - Kernaghan, 1737–1739, 2645
    - Vaugeois, 3792
    - Dryden mill
      - Vaugeois, 2993
  - coverage for
    - Kernaghan, 2645
- operational requirements
  - strategic planning
    - Sattler, 2895
    - Smith, L., 2918–2919
    - Tabuns, 2894
- presumptive coverage, expansion of
  - Kernaghan, 3001
- presumptive coverage, firefighters
  - cancers
    - Anand, 5019
    - Begum, 2978
    - Blais, 3001
    - Bouma, 2983–2986
    - Burch, 2894, 5388
    - Coe, 5019
    - Cuzzetto, 2993–2994
    - French, 2998
    - Gallagher Murphy, 3217
    - Gates, 3022, 3023
    - Gélinas, 3008, 3010
    - Harris, 3213–3214
    - Hogarth, 5046
    - Jones, T., 5082–5083
    - Kanapathi, 3023
    - Kerzner, 2893–2894
    - Mamakwa, 2990
    - Martin, 3010
    - McGregor, 5033
    - McNaughton, 2604, 2950
    - Piccini, 5014
    - Rae, 3217
    - Sattler, 3213–3214
    - Shaw, 2989–2990, 3297
    - Skelly, 5074, 5076
    - Smith, David, 2954, 5017–5018
    - Smith, L., 2998
    - West, 5020
    - statements by stakeholders
      - Gallagher Murphy, 3220
      - Khanjin, 3011
      - Vaugeois, 5070
- reform
  - Anand, 1754
  - Bourgouin, 1813
  - Kernaghan, 2644
  - Kerzner, 2893
  - Martin, 1813
  - Saunderson, 2894–2895
- relocation. see also Employment creation — government strategy — Community Jobs Initiative
  - Armstrong, 1790, 2333
  - Dowie, 2333
  - Kernaghan, 191, 195–196
  - consultation
    - Kernaghan, 198
  - impact of
    - Bailey, 5274
    - Piccini, 5274
- surplus funds
  - employer return
    - Vaugeois, 3472
- temporary foreign workers
  - Fife, 3001
  - Wong-Tam, 2922
  - statements by stakeholders
    - Fife, 2994
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) - claims
- appeals process
  - Vaugeois, 5071, 5088
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) - coverage
- residential care workers
  - Anand, 5089–5090
  - Fraser, 5087–5088, 5092
  - Hazell, 5089
  - Shamji, 5089
  - Taylor, 5091
  - Vaugeois, 5088–5089
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) - COVID-19
- coverage
  - Wong-Tam, 1758, 2922
World War I
- Battle of Vimy Ridge
  - Crawford, 3498
- Canadian contributions
  - Black community
    - Barnes, 2845
World War II
- veterans, appreciation for
  - Wai, 1448
WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2022 (Bill 54)
- first reading
  - Fraser, 2131
WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2023 (Bill 54)
- second reading, 5087–5092, 5116

Last updated Wednesday, December 06, 2023

House subject index

Letter: W

Walkerton E. coli outbreak (2000)

Waste diversion - recycling programs

Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Project

Water protection

Water protection - water quality

Water - recreational

Waterloo, Region of

Watersheds and wetlands

Weather events

Welberne Holding Corp. Act, 2022 (Bill Pr7)

Wellington county

Western University

Wetlands

Wildfire management

Wildfires

Wildfires (Ontario and Quebec, June 2023)

Wildlife protection

Winchester Design Build Inc. Act, 2023 (Bill Pr35)

Wine industry

Wineries and wine industry

Women

Women and girls

Women in politics

Woodstock Moose Lodge No. 1141 (Holdings) Limited Act, 2023 (Bill Pr13)

Working Families Coalition (Canada) Inc. v. Ontario (Attorney General),

2023 ONCA 139

Working for Workers Act, 2023 (Bill 79)

Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (Bill 149)

Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997,

SO 1997, c 16, s A

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) - claims

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) - coverage

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) - COVID-19

World War I

World War II

WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2022 (Bill 54)

WSIB Coverage for Workers in Residential Care Facilities and Group Homes Act, 2023 (Bill 54)