42e législature, 1re session

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario


Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 124

No 124

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Wednesday
November 6, 2019

Mercredi

6 novembre 2019

9:00 A.M.
9 H
PRAYERS
PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 136, An Act to enact the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019 and make consequential amendments with respect to animal protection.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 136, Loi édictant la Loi de 2019 sur les services provinciaux visant le bien-être des animaux et apportant des modifications corrélatives concernant la protection des animaux.

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

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Schreiner,

Sur la motion de M. Schreiner,

Ordered, That notwithstanding Standing Order 35(e), the Green Independent Member and the Liberal Independent Member for Ottawa South split the time allocated for responses for Independent Members on today’s Ministerial Statement by the Minister of Finance.

The House recessed at 11:49 a.m.

À 11 h 49, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.
15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Standing Committee on General Government:-

Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales :-

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

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

Reported as amended.

Rapport est fait du projet de loi modifié.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

Pursuant to the Order of the House dated October 31, 2019,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée du 31 octobre 2019,

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d’intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr18, An Act to revive 1191650 Ontario Limited.

Reported without amendment.

Rapport est fait sans propositions d’amendement.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

Ordered for Second Reading.

Ordonné pour la deuxième lecture.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bills were introduced and read the first time:-

Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois :-

Bill 138, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes. Hon. Mr. Phillips.

Projet de loi 138, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à édicter, à modifier ou à abroger diverses lois. L’hon. M. Phillips.

Bill 139, An Act to proclaim the month of August in each year as Caribbean Heritage Month. Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre).

Projet de loi 139, Loi proclamant le mois d’août de chaque année Mois du patrimoine caribéen. Mme Singh (Brampton-Centre).

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d’intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr19, An Act to revive 1549408 Ontario Inc. Mr. Pang.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Poet Laureate (Sessional Paper No. P-57) Mr. Hatfield.

Hunting and trapping of the eastern hybrid wolf (Sessional Paper No. P-71) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

Social and economic rights for women and marginalized people (Sessional Paper No. P-107) Mr. Harden.

Highway of Heroes tree campaign (Sessional Paper No. P-110) Mr. Mantha.

Government priorities (Sessional Paper No. P-152) Mrs. Martow and Mr. McDonell.

Public service funding and withdrawal of Bill 124 (Sessional Paper No. P-160) Mr. Burch and Mr. Kernaghan.

Amending Ontario Regulation 493/17 for pet-friendly spaces in small businesses (Sessional Paper No. P-161) Mr. Pang.

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

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Fedeli moved,

M. Fedeli propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 132, An Act to reduce burdens on people and businesses by enacting, amending and repealing various Acts and revoking various Regulations, 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 from Tuesday, November 19, 2019 until Friday, November 29, 2019 for public hearings; and

That the Committee shall meet in London, Peterborough, Sault Ste. Marie, Kenora, and Toronto; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 132:

• Notice of public hearings; and

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 15, 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 15, 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 15, 2019; and

• 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; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 29, 2019; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 9:00 a.m. on Monday, December 2, 2019; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Tuesday, December 3, 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 Wednesday, December 4, 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 5 hours and 20 minutes shall be allotted to Third Reading debate: 2 hours and 30 minutes allotted to the Government, 2 hours and 30 minutes allotted to the Official Opposition, and 20 minutes allotted to the Independents; 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 5 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 vote shall be permitted.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Vote deferred on request of the Chief Government Whip.

Le vote est différé par requête du Whip en chef du gouvernement.

At 5:57 p.m., the following matter was considered in an adjournment debate.

À 17 h 57, la question suivante a été examinée dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Kitchener Centre (Ms. Lindo) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Solicitor General (Correctional Services) – Food insecurity disproportionately impacting black communities.

The House adjourned at 6:07 p.m.

À 18 h 07, 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

Autism (Sessional Paper No. P-87) (Tabled November 6, 2019) Miss Taylor.

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT

COMPENDIA:

Bill 138, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes / Projet de loi 138, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à édicter, à modifier ou à abroger diverses lois (No. 373) (Tabled November 6, 2019).

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 126 and 127.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

The price of gasoline (Sessional Paper No. P-34):

(Tabled April 18, 2019) Mrs. Martow.

Open access to registered service dogs and owners (Sessional Paper No. P-45):

(Tabled May 2, 2019) Mrs. Martow.

Health Sciences North (Sessional Paper No. P-46):

(Tabled May 6, 2019) Mr. West.

Waiting lists for Passport Funding (Sessional Paper No. P-51):

(Tabled May 6, 28, 2019) Mr. Hatfield.

911 Emergency response coverage (Sessional Paper No. P-72):

(Tabled May 6, 7, 2019) Mme Gélinas.

Uploading of Toronto Transit Commission services (Sessional Paper No. P-73):

(Tabled May 16, 29, 2019) Ms. Bell.

(Tabled May 2, 30, 2019) Ms. Berns-McGown.

(Tabled May 2; June 3, 2019) Ms. Karpoche.

(Tabled June 5, 2019) Ms. Stiles.

Changes to OSAP funding (Sessional Paper No. P-97):

(Tabled May 2, 2019) Mr. Tabuns.

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

(Tabled May 6, 2019) Ms. Morrison.

Aggregate mining and water protection (Sessional Paper No. P-132):

(Tabled April 30, 2019) Mr. Schreiner.

Legal Aid Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-133):

(Tabled May 16, 2019) Ms. Andrew.

(Tabled May 2, 2019) Ms. Begum.

(Tabled May 2, 2019) Ms. Berns-McGown.

(Tabled May 1, 2019) Mr. Hassan.

(Tabled May 1, 2, 6, 30, 2019) Ms. Karpoche.

(Tabled May 1, 2019) Mr. Mantha.

(Tabled May 2, 2019) Mr. Rakocevic.

(Tabled May 1, 16, 2019) Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre).

(Tabled May 1, 2019) Ms. Stiles.

(Tabled May 16, 2019) Mr. Yarde.

Library funding (Sessional Paper No. P-134):

(Tabled May 15, 2019) Ms. Andrew.

(Tabled May 30, 2019) Ms. Begum.

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

(Tabled May 28, 2019) Mr. Bouma.

(Tabled June 6, 2019) Mr. Downey.

(Tabled May 16, 2019) Ms. Dunlop.

(Tabled June 6, 2019) Mr. Glover.

(Tabled May 15, 28, 2019) Mr. Harden.

(Tabled May 14, 2019) Mr. Hillier.

(Tabled May 15, 2019) Ms. Karpoche.

(Tabled May 6, 8, 15, 29; June 3, 2019) Mr. Mantha.

(Tabled May 16, 29, 30; June 6, 2019) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

(Tabled May 15, 2019) Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre).

(Tabled June 6, 2019) Ms. Stiles.

(Tabled May 13; June 5, 2019) Mr. Vanthof.