Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 75

No 75

2nd Session
41st Parliament

2e session
41e législature

Tuesday
May 2, 2017

Mardi

2 mai 2017

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mrs. Sandals moved,

Mme Sandals propose,

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 amend the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, 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 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 Tuesday, May 9, 2017, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of 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:

• Notice of public hearings on the Ontario Parliamentary Channel, the Legislative Assembly's website, and Canada NewsWire; and

• That, the deadline for requests to appear be 3:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2017; and

• That, should the hearings be oversubscribed, the Clerk of the Committee provide a list of all interested presenters to the Sub-committee by 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2017; and;

• That, each Sub-committee member, or their delegate, provide a prioritized list of witness selections based on the list of interested presenters received from the Clerk of the Committee by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2017; and;

• That, each witness will receive up to 5 minutes for their presentation followed by 9 minutes for questions from Committee members; and

• That, the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10, 2017; and

That, the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2017; and

That, the Committee be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, from 3:30 p.m. to midnight for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017, 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, one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a) being permitted; and

That, the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Wednesday, May 17, 2017; and

That, 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, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, one hour of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill, apportioned equally among the recognized parties and;

That, at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That, the votes on Second and Third Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 5 minutes.

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

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

Le Président s'adresse à la Chambre comme suit :-

I beg to inform the House that, pursuant to Standing Order 71(c), the Member for Nipissing has filed a reasoned amendment to the motion for Second Reading of Bill 127, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes.

The Order for Second Reading of Bill 127 may therefore not be called today.

The House expressed its condolence on the death of Stephen David Owens, Member for the Electoral District of Scarborough Centre from September 6, 1990 to June 7, 1995.

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

The House recessed at 12:04 p.m.

À 12 h 04, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

The Speaker informed the House,

Le Président a informé la Chambre,

That the Clerk received the Report on Intended Appointments dated May 2, 2017 of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(f)(9), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 215) (Tabled May 2, 2017).

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced and read the first time:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté et lu une première fois :-

Bill 128, An Act to proclaim Lawren Harris Day. Mr. Bradley.

Projet de loi 128, Loi proclamant le Jour de Lawren Harris. M. Bradley.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Naqvi,

Sur la motion de M. Naqvi,

Ordered, That the following changes be made in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

Il est ordonné que les changements suivants soient effectués dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députés :-

Mr. Vanthof assumes ballot item number 54

Ms. Armstrong assumes ballot item number 65.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Cuts to physician services (Sessional Paper No. P-3) Mr. Nicholls.

Minimum Wage of $15 an hour (Sessional Paper No. P-21) Ms. DiNovo.

Lyme disease (Sessional Paper No. P-34) Mr. Mantha.

Fluoridation legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-40) Mr. Delaney.

Apraxia Awareness Day (Sessional Paper No. P-80) Ms. Thompson.

Film Classification Act (Sessional Paper No. P-120) Mr. Hardeman.

Fair treatment of the elderly seeking long-term care placement (Sessional Paper No. P-123) Mme Gélinas.

Support the Ontario Fair Hydro Plan and provide relief for Ontario electricity consumers (Sessional Paper No. P-142) Mr. Dong and Mr. Milczyn.

Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-165) Mr. Wilson.

Belle River ServiceOntario (Sessional Paper No. P-179) Mr. Natyshak.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l'opposition

Ms. Horwath moved,

Mme Horwath xx propose,

Whereas medications can play an essential role in keeping people healthy at every stage of their lives;

Whereas 2.2 million people in Ontario have no drug insurance;

Whereas jobs with benefits are harder than ever to find;

Whereas 1 in 4 Ontarians can’t afford to take the medication they’re prescribed;

Whereas Canada’s National Medicare system was built because Premier Tommy Douglas boldly created Universal Hospital Insurance in Saskatchewan, which was built into universal medical insurance in Saskatchewan and finally national Medicare;

Whereas it is our end goal that all Canadians have access to public, universal, and comprehensive national Pharmacare;

Whereas inaction by current governments cannot continue;

Therefore the Legislative Assembly expresses its support for universal Ontario Pharmacare, which will cover essential medicines for all Ontarians without charging premiums or deductibles, and, based on evidence supported by numerous international studies, help save lives and improve Ontarians’ health.

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.

Carried.

Adoptée.

The House adjourned at 5:48 p.m.

À 17 h 48, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 39(a)

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

Stevenson Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-5) (Tabled May 2, 2017) Mr. Wilson.

Natural gas (Sessional Paper No. P-10) (Tabled May 2, 2017) Mr. Wilson.

Continuous Glucose Monitors (Sessional Paper No. P-62) (Tabled May 2, 2017) Mr. Clark.

Investing in interprofessional primary health care (Sessional Paper No. P-132) (Tabled May 2, 2017) Mr. Delaney.

Bill 71, Lung Health Act 2016 which establishes a Lung Health Advisory Council (Sessional Paper No. P-143) (Tabled May 2, 2017) Mr. Clark.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Rural public schools (Sessional Paper No. P-58):

(Tabled March 9, 2017) Mr. Clark.

(Tabled March 8, 21, 23, 2017) Mr. McDonell.

Fair treatment of the elderly seeking long-term care placement (Sessional Paper No. P-123):

(Tabled March 8, 20; April 5, 6, 10, 2017) Mme Gélinas.

Investing in interprofessional primary health care (Sessional Paper No. P-132):

(Tabled April 6, 2017) Mr. Arnott.

(Tabled March 22; April 5, 2017) Mr. Bradley.

(Tabled March 8, 2017) Ms. Campbell.

(Tabled March 27, 2017) Mr. Dong.

(Tabled March 29, 2017) Mr. Fedeli.

(Tabled March 28, 2017) Ms. Forster.

(Tabled March 9, 2017) Mr. Fraser.

(Tabled March 20, 2017) Ms. Kiwala.

(Tabled March 9, 27, 2017) Mr. Potts.

(Tabled March 29, 2017) Mr. Smith.

(Tabled March 8, 2017) Mr. Tabuns.

(Tabled April 3, 2017) Ms. Vernile.

(Tabled April 10, 2017) Mr. Wilson.

(Tabled March 20, 2017) Ms. Wong.

Protect the conscience rights of Ontario's health care professionals (Sessional Paper No. P-146):

(Tabled April 5, 2017) Mr. Bailey.

(Tabled March 8, 22, 2017) Mr. McNaughton.

Support the concept behind the Anti-Racism Directorate, and recognize work needs to be done to build an inclusive Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-147):

(Tabled March 8, 2017) Ms. Vernile.

Allow the Lake Nipissing Stakeholders Association to restock Lake Nipissing with walleye (Sessional Paper No. P-148):

(Tabled March 8, 2017) Mr. Fedeli.

Review and amend Section 27 of the EPA immediately to prohibit the establishment of new or expanded landfills (Sessional Paper No. P-149):

(Tabled March 8, 2017) Mr. Hardeman.