42e législature, 1re session

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario


Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 121

No 121

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Thursday
October 31, 2019

Jeudi
31 octobre 2019

9:00 A.M.
9 H
PRAYERS
PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 116, An Act to enact the Mental Health and Addictions Centre of Excellence Act, 2019 and the Opioid Damages and Health Costs Recovery Act, 2019.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 116, Loi édictant la Loi de 2019 sur le Centre d’excellence pour la santé mentale et la lutte contre les dépendances et la Loi de 2019 sur le recouvrement des dommages-intérêts et du coût des soins de santé imputables aux opioïdes.

Debate arose and after some time the House recessed at 10:15 a.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 10 h 15, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

10:30 A.M.
10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 124, An Act to implement moderation measures in respect of compensation in Ontario’s public sector.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 65

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Ford

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka)

Mitas

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 42

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

French

Gates

Gélinas

Glover

Gravelle

Gretzky

Harden

Kernaghan

Mamakwa

Mantha

Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Natyshak

Shaw

Simard

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Stevens

Stiles

Tabuns

NAYS / CONTRE - Continued

Burch

Coteau

Fife

Fraser

Hassan

Hatfield

Hillier

Horwath

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Vanthof

West

Yarde

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 124, An Act to implement moderation measures in respect of compensation in Ontario’s public sector, when the Bill is next called as a Government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That at such time the Bill shall be ordered referred to the Standing Committee on General Government; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government be authorized to meet on Monday, November 4, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for public hearings on the Bill; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 124:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019; and

• That the Clerk of the Committee provide a list of all interested presenters to each member of the Sub-committee and their designate following the deadline for requests to appear by 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019; and

• That each member of the Sub-committee or their designate provide the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of presenters to be scheduled, chosen from the list of all interested presenters received by the Clerk, by 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019; and

• That each witness will receive up to 10 minutes for their presentation followed by 20 minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2019; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2019; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 5:00 p.m., those amendments which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto. At this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Thursday, November 7, 2019. In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed to be passed by the Committee and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on General Government, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called that same day; and

That Third Reading debate shall be limited to one hour, with 25 minutes allotted to the Government, 25 minutes allotted to the Official Opposition, and 10 minutes allotted to the Independent Members; and

That notwithstanding Standing Order 81(c), the Bill may be called for Third Reading more than once in the same sessional day; and

That in the event of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 20 minutes; and

That except in the case of a recorded division arising from morning Orders of the Day, pursuant to Standing Order 9(c), no deferral of the Second Reading or Third Reading, vote shall be permitted.

The House recessed at 11:50 a.m.

À 11 h 50, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.
13 H

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That the following changes be made to membership of the following Committees:

On the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly, Miss Mitas replaces Mr. Bailey; and

On the Standing Committee on Estimates, Mr. Parsa replaces Mr. Crawford; and

On the Standing Committee on Social Policy, Mr. Gravelle replaces Mr. Fraser; and

On the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Mr. Fraser replaces Mr. Gravelle.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

The Long-Term Care Homes Act (Sessional Paper No. P-13) Mme Gélinas.

Public service funding and withdrawal of Bill 124 (Sessional Paper No. P-160) Ms. Begum, Ms. Berns-McGown, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Vanthof and Mr. West.

Amending Ontario Regulation 493/17 for pet-friendly spaces in small businesses (Sessional Paper No. P-161) Mr. Cho (Willowdale), Ms. Hogarth, Mrs. Karahalios and Ms. Park.

Drug consumption and treatment services site in Peterborough (Sessional Paper No. P-164) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

Carbon tax (Sessional Paper No. P-167) Mr. Bouma.

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D’INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS

Mr. Gravelle moved,

M. Gravelle propose,

Second Reading of Bill 133, An Act to promote the purchase of mass transit vehicles that meet certain conditions in respect of Canadian content and assembly.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 133, Loi favorisant l’achat de véhicules de transport collectif satisfaisant à certaines conditions relatives au contenu canadien et à l’assemblage au Canada.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 33

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Coteau

Fife

Fraser

Glover

Gravelle

Hassan

Hatfield

Hunter

Kernaghan

Mamakwa

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Shaw

Simard

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Stiles

Tabuns

Vanthof

West

Wynne

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 54

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Dunlop

Ford

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kusendova

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

Mitas

Mulroney

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Mr. West moved,

M. West propose,

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 76:-

Avis de motion émanant des députés no 76 :-

That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should declare the opioid overdose crisis in Northern Ontario a public health emergency and commit funding for comprehensive, evidence-based local health and community initiatives such as harm reduction strategies, awareness programs, anti-stigma training, residential treatment, and overdose prevention services, that will address persistent health inequities in the region.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 33

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Coteau

Fife

Fraser

Glover

Gravelle

Hassan

Hatfield

Hunter

Kernaghan

Mamakwa

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Shaw

Simard

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Stiles

Tabuns

Vanthof

West

Wynne

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 56

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Ford

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

Mitas

Mulroney

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Ms. Khanjin moved,

Mme Khanjin propose,

Second Reading of Bill 130, An Act to proclaim the Provincial Day of Action on Litter.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 130, Loi proclamant la Journée provinciale d’action contre les détritus.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 89

Anand

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bethlenfalvy

Bisson

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Coteau

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Fife

Ford

Fraser

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Glover

Hardeman

Hassan

Hatfield

Hogarth

Hunter

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Kernaghan

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Mamakwa

Mantha

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

Mitas

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Mulroney

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rakocevic

Rasheed

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Sattler

Schreiner

Scott

Shaw

Simard

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Stiles

Surma

Tabuns

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Vanthof

Wai

Walker

West

Wynne

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 0

Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 124, An Act to implement moderation measures in respect of compensation in Ontario’s public sector.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 124, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre des mesures de modération concernant la rémunération dans le secteur public de l’Ontario.

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée adopté plus tôt aujourd’hui,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 59

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Ford

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka)

Mitas

Mulroney

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

NAYS / CONTRE - 32

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Coteau

Fife

Fraser

Gates

Glover

Hassan

Hatfield

Hunter

Kernaghan

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Shaw

Simard

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Stiles

Tabuns

Vanthof

West

Wynne

Yarde

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée adopté plus tôt aujourd’hui,

Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales.

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That the Order of the House dated October 31, 2019 relating to Bill 124, An Act to implement moderation measures in respect of compensation in Ontario’s public sector, be amended by replacing the fourth bullet point with the following:

“That each witness will receive up to ten minutes for their presentation followed by twenty minutes for questioning, with eight minutes allotted to the Government, ten minutes allotted to the Official Opposition and two minutes allotted to the Green Party Independent Member.”

Second Reading of Bill 132, An Act to reduce burdens on people and businesses by enacting, amending and repealing various Acts and revoking various Regulations.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 132, Loi visant à alléger le fardeau administratif qui pèse sur la population et les entreprises en édictant, modifiant ou abrogeant diverses lois et en abrogeant divers règlements.

Debate arose and after some time the House adjourned at 5:55 p.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 17 h 55, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 39(a)

PÉTITIONS DÉPOSÉES CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE
39 a) DU RÈGLEMENT

College Task Force (Sessional Paper No. P-76) (Tabled October 31, 2019) Ms. Hogarth.

Changes to the Ontario Autism Program (Sessional Paper No. P-94) (Tabled October 31, 2019) Mr. Wilson.

Library funding (Sessional Paper No. P-134) (Tabled October 31, 2019) Mr. Wilson.

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115 and 116.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Poppy symbol (Sessional Paper No. P-23):

(Tabled April 17, 2019) Mr. Mantha.

School repair funding (Sessional Paper No. P-24):

(Tabled May 7, 2019) Ms. Fife.

(Tabled April 30, 2019) Ms. French.

(Tabled May 16, 2019) Mr. Hassan.

(Tabled May 7, 2019) Mr. Kernaghan.

(Tabled May 9, 2019) Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre).

(Tabled June 5, 6, 2019) Ms. Stiles.

Affordable housing (Sessional Paper No. P-32):

(Tabled April 30, 2019) Ms. Bell.

(Tabled May 2, 6, 9, 2019) Mr. Hassan.

Highway 412 and 418 (Sessional Paper No. P-35):

(Tabled April 30, 2019) Ms. French.

Drinking water (Sessional Paper No. P-77):

(Tabled April 29, 2019) Ms. Lindo.

Ban on plastic bags and polystyrene packaging (Sessional Paper No. P-122):

(Tabled April 29; May 13; June 2, 5, 2019) Mme Des Rosiers.

Post secondary education (Sessional Paper No. P-130):

(Tabled April 30, 2019) Ms. Fife.

(Tabled April 18, 2019) Mr. Schreiner.

Regulated Health Professionals (Sessional Paper No. P-131):

(Tabled April 30; May 27; June 3, 2019) Mr. Barrett.