Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The committee met at 1001 in committee room 1.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Isaiah Thorning): Good morning, honourable members. In the absence of the Chair and Vice-Chair, it is my duty to call upon you to elect an Acting Chair. Are there any nominations? MPP McGregor.

Mr. Graham McGregor: I would like to nominate Mr. Coe to be the Chair.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Isaiah Thorning): Does the member accept the nomination?

Mr. Lorne Coe: I do.

The Clerk of the Committee (Mr. Isaiah Thorning): Are there any further nominations? Okay.

There being no further nominations, I declare nominations closed and MPP Coe elected Acting Chair of the committee.

Reducing Inefficiencies Act (Infrastructure Statute Law Amendments), 2023 Loi de 2023 sur la réduction des inefficacités (modifiant des lois sur les infrastructures)

Consideration of the following bill:

Bill 69, An Act to amend various Acts with respect to infrastructure / Projet de loi 69, Loi modifiant diverses lois sur les infrastructures.

The Acting Chair (Mr. Lorne Coe): Good morning, committee members. Thank you for the nomination.

We’re here to conduct clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 69, An Act to amend various Acts with respect to infrastructure. We are joined this morning by staff from legislative counsel, Hansard, and broadcast and recording. Please wait until I recognize you before starting to speak. And as always, all comments should go through the Chair.

Are there any questions, committee members, before we begin?

Are there any comments or questions to any section or schedule of the bill, and if so, to which section? Seeing none, we’ll now begin clause-by-clause consideration of the bill.

Bill 69 is comprised of three sections which enact two schedules. In order to deal with the bill in an orderly fashion, I suggest we postpone those three sections in order to dispose of the schedules first. Committee members, is there agreement on this? We’re all good? All right.

Moving then, committee members, please, to schedule 1, Environmental Assessment Act: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 4 of schedule 1. I propose we bundle them. Agreed? Thank you. Is there any debate? I see none. Are the members ready to vote? On sections 1 to 4: All those in favour? Opposed? Duly noted. Sections 1 to 4 are carried.

Schedule 1: Is there any debate on schedule 1? I don’t see any. Are members ready to vote on schedule 1? All those in favour? Opposed? Schedule 1 is carried.

Schedule 2: There are no amendments to sections 1 to 12 of schedule 2. I propose that we bundle them. Agreed? Thank you. Is there any debate? I don’t see any debate. Are members ready to vote? On sections 1 to 12 of schedule 2: All those in favour? Opposed? Sections 1 to 12 of schedule 2 are carried.

We are now on schedule 2, Ministry of Infrastructure Act, 2011. Is there any debate? I don’t see any. Are members ready to vote? All those in favour of schedule 2, Ministry of Infrastructure Act, 2011? Opposed? Schedule 2, Ministry of Infrastructure Act, 2011, is carried.

We’re now on sections 1 to 3 of the bill.

Section 1: Is there any debate? Seeing none, are the members ready to vote? All those in favour? All those opposed? Section 1 is therefore carried.

Section 2: Is there any debate? Seeing none, are members ready to vote? All those in favour of section 2? Opposed? That section is accordingly carried.

Section 3: Is there any debate? Are members ready to vote? All those in favour? All those opposed? That section is accordingly carried.

Shall the title of the bill carry? All those in favour? Opposed? The section is accordingly carried.

Shall Bill 69 carry? All those in favour? Opposed? The bill is accordingly carried.

Shall I report the bill to the House? All those in favour? Opposed? That is carried.

There being no further business, the committee now is adjourned. Thank you, committee members, for your attention. Have a great afternoon.

The committee adjourned at 1011.

STANDING COMMITTEE ON HERITAGE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CULTURAL POLICY

Chair / Présidente

Ms. Laurie Scott (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock PC)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente

MPP Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre / Kitchener-Centre ND)

MPP Jill Andrew (Toronto–St. Paul’s ND)

Mr. Hardeep Singh Grewal (Brampton East / Brampton-Est PC)

Mr. Joel Harden (Ottawa Centre / Ottawa-Centre ND)

Mr. Kevin Holland (Thunder Bay–Atikokan PC)

MPP Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre / Kitchener-Centre ND)

Mr. Graham McGregor (Brampton North / Brampton-Nord PC)

Ms. Mary-Margaret McMahon (Beaches–East York L)

Mr. Billy Pang (Markham–Unionville PC)

Mr. Sheref Sabawy (Mississauga–Erin Mills PC)

Ms. Laurie Scott (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock PC)

Ms. Laura Smith (Thornhill PC)

Mr. Vijay Thanigasalam (Scarborough–Rouge Park PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Lorne Coe (Whitby PC)

Ms. Jennifer K. French (Oshawa ND)

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Isaiah Thorning

Staff / Personnel

Ms. Pauline Rosenbaum, legislative counsel