Letter: V
Vanthof, J. (NDP, Timiskaming–Cochrane)
- Abattoirs
- small-scale operations, regulation, E213–E214
- Accountants
- Accounting, rate-regulated
- general remarks, P295–P296
- Addiction treatment services
- TryCycle, effectiveness of, F1623
- Aggregate industry reform
- public consultation, JP48
- Agricultural land use planning
- Agriculture industry
- Alcoholic beverages
- contract production, F387
- Alternate-level-of-care (ALC) beds
- supply, F1531
- Alzheimer's disease, treatment
- in other jurisdictions, F369
- Apprenticeships
- employer tax credit
- reduction in, F402
- employer tax credit
- Auditor General of Ontario, P294–P295, P304
- Automobile accident victims
- medical assessment, F1729
- Automobile insurance
- fraud, F1457
- Broadband networks, access to
- Budget 2017
- Budget 2017, pre-budget consultations, F136–F137, F305–F306, F312–F313, F319–F320, F335–F338, F340, F348, F354–F355, F361, F368–F369, F375–F376, F381–F382, F387–F388, F395, F402, F408–F409, F414–F415, F421–F422, F426, F428, F463–F464, F470, F477–F478, F484, F491–F492
- Budget 2018, pre-budget consultations, F1505, F1511–F1512, F1524–F1525, F1531, F1538, F1546–F1547, F1553, F1560, F1566–F1567, F1573–F1574, F1579–F1580, F1586, F1592–F1593, F1616, F1622–F1623, F1630, F1637–F1638, F1646–F1649, F1654, F1661, F1668–F1669, F1675–F1676, F1723, F1729–F1730, F1734, F1736–F1737
- Building inspectors
- recruitment, F1460
- Business environment
- corporate tax rates, F366
- Cap-and-trade
- revenue, F1647–F1648
- Chemical industry
- tax credits, F1616
- Child care
- Child support
- for transgender children, F1491
- Committee business
- committee schedules/agendas, E345
- Committee procedure
- Community care access centres (CCACs)
- quality of service, F306
- Community health centres (CHCs)
- government funding, F1579
- Co-operative housing
- barriers to development, F354
- Craft brewers
- subsidies, F388
- Crop consultants
- certification, E212–E213
- Crown corporations
- accounting standards, P303
- Dairy industry, E150
- Developmental services
- privatization, F408–F409
- Domestic violence
- survivor support programs, F421–F422
- Economic growth
- geographic distribution, F335–F336
- Education
- grants, F1546–F1547
- Education, French-language
- Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 45)
- Electoral boundaries in northern Ontario, reform
- redistribution, G150–G151
- Electricity affordability
- Electricity rates
- time-of-use (TOU), F319
- Electricity rates, additional charges
- global adjustment fee, F319
- Employment
- barriers to, F1485
- Employment insurance (EI)
- for family caregivers, F369
- Employment, leaves of absence
- Employment, precarious
- and income disparity, F338
- Employment, scheduling
- advance notice, F776
- Endangered Species Act, S.O. 2007, c. 6
- impact on forest industry, F1553
- Engineers and engineering
- unemployment rates, F1736–F1737
- Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148), F726, F733, F735, F756–F757, F768, F776
- Family caregivers
- Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO)
- superintendent, powers of, F643
- Financial services industry
- regulation, F638
- Food prices
- northern Ontario, F1573
- Food processing industry
- advanced technologies initiative, F484
- Fracking
- ban, F668
- Gasoline prices, F1668–F1669
- Government advertising
- Government advertising by topic
- Ontario Energy Support Program (OESP), P237–P238
- Government data
- Open Government Partnership, E313–E314
- Government expenditures, E341
- Government finances
- Government information technology
- Government programs
- Government services
- in northern Ontario, E222
- Government tenders
- Greenhouse gas reduction
- credits, impact on agriculture industry, E228
- Hospital beds, unfunded
- general remarks, F1566
- Hospital boards
- appointment of supervisors, F470
- Hospital funding
- Hydro One privatization, economic impact
- Immigration and refugee services
- Immunization
- safety, M242
- Income inequality
- immigrants and, F1505
- Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
- Indigenous communities
- self-governance, F1479
- Indigenous communities, education
- general remarks, F1479
- Information and communication technology
- in northern Ontario, E357
- Infrastructure
- government funding, F361
- Insecticides
- neonicotinoid use, E219–E220
- Interest rates, F340
- Land use planning
- Land use planning, inclusionary zoning
- general remarks, F354
- Legislative process
- government bills
- omnibus bills, F1464–F1465, F1475, F1487, F1490–F1491, F1495
- time allocation motions, F1496, F1498
- government bills
- LGBTQ communities
- government support, F1478
- Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)
- oversight of, E340
- Local food
- farmers'/community markets
- regulation, E201
- farmers'/community markets
- Long-term-care facilities
- for-profit vs. not-for-profit, F1675
- Mental health care
- in the workplace, E340
- Minimum wage
- and gratuities, F776
- Minimum wage increase, government assistance, F735
- Minimum wage increase, impact on employment
- creation/loss, F1646
- Minimum wage increase, implementation period, F726, F733, F735, F776
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- Motions
- Municipal infrastructure, development and maintenance
- northern Ontario, E226–E227
- Municipal infrastructure funding
- Municipal services
- funding source, E227
- Municipalities
- Natural gas
- Nurses
- Indigenous, training, F1623
- Occupational health and safety
- regulations, effect on small business, F320
- Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
- Ontario Drug Benefit Program (ODBP)
- payments to pharmacists, F656
- Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA)
- enforcement powers, E212
- Ontario Works
- benefits, F1538
- Ontario's Fair Hydro Plan
- cost, F1649
- Ontario's Fair Hydro Plan, economic impact
- on long-term energy costs, F1723
- Pension plans
- Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund
- maximum benefit, F1496
- solvency ratio, F1483, F1496–F1497
- Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund
- Pharmacies
- dispensing fees, E331
- Prescription drugs
- access to, F1637
- Propane
- as vehicle fuel, F477–F478
- Protecting Patients Act, 2017 (Bill 87), M240, M242
- Public health units
- restructuring of, F1593
- Public sector compensation
- for executives, E331–E333
- Public sector employment
- Public-private partnerships
- cost, F414–F415
- Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. Act, 2016 (Bill Pr55), T68
- Reports referred to committee
- School boards
- autonomy of, F1654
- School closures
- in northern and rural Ontario, F1593
- Schools
- Senior citizens
- housing for, F1560
- Social assistance
- Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (Bill 177), F1457–F1458, F1460–F1465, F1471, F1473, F1475, F1478–F1479, F1481, F1483, F1485
- amendments, F1487, F1490–F1491, F1494–F1498
- Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (Bill 127), F623, F625, F628, F630–F631, F635–F638, F641, F643–F645, F648, F650, F652, F656, F658
- Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- support services, F395
- Technology industry
- government support, F137
- Tobacco, contraband
- government response, F376, F625, F1511–F1512
- statistics, F1630
- Tobacco control
- flavoured, ban on, F375
- Transit
- in northern and rural Ontario, E221–E222
- Treasury Board Secretariat
- Vehicles
- propane, as fuel for, F477–F478
- Waste management
- Wetland and watershed conservation, F482
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
- Abattoirs
Vernile, Hon. D. (LIB, Kitchener Centre)
- Adoption
- promotion of, JP280
- Adoption agencies
- centralized provincial agency, JP280
- Aggregate industry
- consultation with Indigenous communities, JP69
- Aggregate industry reform
- Aggregate Resources and Mining Modernization Act, 2017 (Bill 39), JP62, JP69, JP77–JP78, JP88, JP90–JP91, JP93
- amendments, JP115, JP127–JP128
- Aggregate sites
- environmental protection, JP78
- Aggregate sites, administration
- Appointments to agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
- Animal Care Review Board/Fire Safety Commission/Licence Appeal Tribunal, A42–A43
- Centennial Centre of Science and Technology (Ontario Science Centre), A35–A36
- Child and Family Services Review Board/Custody Review Board, A53
- Council of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, A2–A3
- Grant Review Team—Champlain—Ontario Trillium Foundation, A128
- Grant Review Team—Durham, Haliburton, Kawartha and Pine Ridge—Ontario Trillium Foundation, A58
- Grant Review Team—Essex, Kent and Lambton—Ontario Trillium Foundation, A157
- Grant Review Team—Niagara—Ontario Trillium Foundation, A277
- Licence Appeal Tribunal, A40–A41, A300, A304
- Metrolinx, A140
- Ontario Climate Change Solutions Deployment Corp., A194, A197–A198
- Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO), A113
- Ontario Energy Board, A116, A160, A164
- Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority, A64
- Ontario Labour Relations Board, A25–A26
- Safety, Licensing Appeals and Standards Tribunals Ontario, A286
- Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network, A71
- Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Committee, A51
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, A30
- Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, A23
- Assistive Devices Program (ADP)
- valved holding chambers (inhaled medications), G585
- Automated speed enforcement
- Automated speed enforcement, implementation
- Budget 2017, pre-budget consultations, F438–F439, F452, F487
- Burden Reduction Act, 2017 (Bill 27)
- amendments, G190
- Cannabis
- second-hand exposure to, JP576
- Cannabis and youth
- penalties for possession, JP564
- Cannabis, Smoke-Free Ontario and Road Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 174), JP531, JP539, JP546–JP547, JP553, JP560, JP564–JP565, JP573, JP576, JP583–JP584, JP589–JP590, JP595–JP596
- Child custody
- Child protection system, accountability
- complaints procedure, JP253
- Child protection system, residential facilities
- licences, JP354
- Child protection workers
- complaints against, JP253
- Children and youth in care, age of protection, JP163, JP230
- Children and youth in care, privacy
- protection of, JP253
- Children and youth in care, rights of
- to be heard, JP194
- Children's Law Reform Amendment Act (Relationship with Grandparents), 2016 (Bill 34), T52–T53, T57
- Climate change
- initiatives, cost of, A197
- Coal-fired electricity generation
- general remarks, A160
- Committee business
- Community safety zones
- definition of, G231
- Computers Mean Business Inc. Act, 2016 (Bill Pr54), T67–T68
- Door-to-door sales, SP273–SP275
- Driving, alcohol-impaired
- public education, JP546–JP547
- Driving, distracted/careless
- penalties, JP596
- Economy, low-carbon
- general remarks, A194
- Election Finances Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 2)
- amendments, G96–G97
- Electrical grids
- smart grids, E188
- Employment, leaves of absence
- Employment, scheduling
- advance notice, F1366
- End Age Discrimination Against Stroke Recovery Patients Act, 2016 (Bill 9), T63
- Fair Hydro Act, 2017 (Bill 132), JP431–JP432
- amendments, JP482–JP483, JP492–JP493, JP495–JP497
- Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148), F1022, F1024, F1036, F1044–F1045, F1048–F1049, F1051, F1053, F1059–F1060, F1062, F1068–F1069, F1071, F1327, F1339, F1343, F1350, F1360, F1366, F1378–F1379, F1385–F1386
- Firefighter-paramedic pilot project
- general remarks, G617
- 564539 Ontario Limited Act, 2017 (Bill Pr59), T83–T84
- Home inspections
- Home inspectors
- licensing, SP201–SP202, SP269–SP270
- Hospital funding
- general remarks, F653
- Hydro One privatization
- general remarks, G190
- J. Van Elsen Holdings Limited Act, 2017 (Bill Pr76), T128
- James Guy Limited Act, 2017 (Bill Pr68), T111
- Legal aid services
- eligibility, F438–F439
- Liberty Tire Recycling Canada I Ltd. Act, 2016 (Bill Pr48), T24
- Light rail transit (LRT)
- expansion, A140
- Living wage
- employee performance and retention, F1386
- general remarks, F1378–F1379
- Lottery and gaming
- retailer commissions, F1053
- Members'/ministers' remarks
- withdrawal requested, A121
- Mineral exploration
- tree removal, JP127
- Minimum wage
- and poverty, F1049
- Minimum wage increase
- enforcement of, F1350
- Minimum wage increase, impact by industry
- Mining claims
- Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- estimates (2016-2017), E231–E234
- Ministry of Energy
- estimates (2016-2017), E188–E189
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
- directive powers, aggregate resources management, JP62
- Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act, 2017 (Bill 68), SP317, SP321, SP335, SP350
- amendments, SP406–SP409, SP411
- Motions
- Municipal council meetings
- electronic, SP321
- Municipal councillors
- leaves of absence, chronic illness, SP411
- Municipal councils
- term commencement date, SP335
- Municipal integrity commissioners
- Municipalities
- investments by, SP317
- New homes sector
- illegal building, SP717–SP718
- Nurses
- subcontracting, F1068–F1069
- 1049491 Ontario Inc. Act, 2017 (Bill Pr58), T73
- 1428501 Ontario Limited Act, 2016 (Bill Pr71), T113
- 1701423 Ontario Inc. Act, 2017 (Bill Pr73), T122
- 1729293 Ontario Inc. Act, 2017 (Bill Pr74), T122
- Ontario Energy Board (OEB)
- customer service, A164
- Ontario Trillium Foundation
- grants, A277
- Ontario's Fair Hydro Plan
- clean energy adjustment, JP483
- failure to comply with, JP496
- general remarks, JP431–JP432
- Paramedics
- scope of practice, G570
- Parental leave
- for municipal councillors, SP321, SP335, SP406–SP407
- Payday loan industry
- consumer protection, SP277
- Payday loans
- repayment, in installments, SP280–SP281
- Payments to health care professionals/organizations
- impact on prescribing practices, G562
- Poverty reduction
- Putting Consumers First Act (Consumer Protection Statute Law Amendment), 2017 (Bill 59), SP200–SP201, SP205, SP207, SP252, SP256, SP265–SP266
- amendments, SP269–SP270, SP273–SP275, SP280–SP281, SP283–SP284
- Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. Act, 2016 (Bill Pr55), T69
- Rental Fairness Act, 2017 (Bill 124), G343
- Reports referred to committee
- Road safety
- speed bumps, G274
- Safer School Zones Act, 2017 (Bill 65), G229–G231, G240, G246, G251–G252, G259, G262–G263, G272, G274
- School buses
- stop-arm cameras, G325
- Sierra Cleaning Solutions Inc. Act, 2017 (Bill Pr64), T93
- Simple Stopwatch Inc. Act (Bill Pr50), T27
- 608524 Ontario Inc. Act, 2017 (Bill Pr78), T129
- Speed limits
- and safety, G252
- St. Pola Drugs Inc. Act, 2017 (Bill Pr65), T94
- Stoneridge Development Corporation Act, 2016 (Bill Pr49), T24–T25
- Streetwise Holdings Limited Act, 2017 (Bill Pr77), T128
- Strengthening Protection for Ontario Consumers Act, 2017 (Bill 166), SP717–SP718
- amendments, SP724
- Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act, 2017 (Bill 160), G563, G570–G571, G585, G598, G617
- Stroke rehabilitation
- for people age 20 to 64, T63
- Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (Bill 127), F626, F652–F653, F658
- Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017 (Bill 89), JP163, JP194, JP196, JP210, JP230, JP253, JP280, JP282
- Tenant evictions
- process, G343
- Tobacco
- use rates, F626
- Tow truck operators
- Tribunals
- public awareness of, A286
- 289619 Ontario Limited Act, 2016 (Bill Pr47), T23
- 2053266 Ontario Inc. Act, 2017 (Bill Pr56), T74
- Universities and colleges, contract faculty
- pay equity, F1044–F1045
- Vaping
- Vaping, regulation of
- general remarks, JP589–JP590
- and tobacco regulation, JP576
- Vapour products
- relative harm, JP576
- Volunteers and volunteering
- youth engagement, A128
- Wine industry
- growth and development, E233–E234
- Women
- in science and technology, A116
- Adoption