Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 116

No 116

2nd Session
41st Parliament

2e session
41e législature

Tuesday
November 14, 2017

Mardi

14 novembre 2017

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Chan moved,

M. Chan propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 166, An Act to amend or repeal various Acts and to enact three new Acts with respect to the construction of new homes and ticket sales for events, the Standing Committee on Social Policy be authorized to meet on Monday, November 20, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 from 4:00 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 notice of public hearings; and

That witnesses be scheduled to appear before the Committee on a first-come first-served basis; and

That the Clerk of the Committee distribute a draft copy of the agenda with the Committee members by Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.; 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 Tuesday, November 21, 2017; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 23, 2017, and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, November 27, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday November 28, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 4:30 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, November 29, 2017. 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 Social Policy, 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, 2 hours of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill, apportioned equally among the recognized parties. 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

The vote on 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

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

The House recessed at 11:43 a.m.

À 11 h 43, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

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 176, An Act to proclaim Walk to Work Day. Mr. Tabuns.

Projet de loi 176, Loi proclamant le Jour de promotion de la marche pour se rendre au travail. M. Tabuns.

Bill 177, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes. Hon. Mr. Sousa.

Projet de loi 177, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à édicter et à modifier diverses lois. L’hon. M. Sousa.

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 affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députés :-

Ms. Kiwala assumes ballot item number 22

Mr. Crack assumes ballot item number 21

Mr. Berardinetti assumes ballot item number 64; and

That the requirement for notice be waived for ballot item numbers 18, 21 and 22.

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Naqvi,

Sur la motion de M. Naqvi,

Ordered, That the Late Show standing in the name of the Member from Windsor West (Mrs. Gretzky) be moved to Wednesday, November 15, 2017 and;

That the Late Show standing in the name of the Member from Huron Bruce (Ms. Thompson) be moved to Tuesday, November 21, 2017 and be addressed to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Stevenson Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-5) Mr. Wilson.

The Long-Term Care Homes Act (Sessional Paper No. P-23) Mrs. Martow.

Ontario Dementia Plan (Sessional Paper No. P-56) Mrs. Martow.

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

Elevator repair (Sessional Paper No. P-138) Mr. Potts.

Wasaga Beach maintenance (Sessional Paper No. P-228) Mr. Wilson.

Public inquiry into long-term care for seniors (Sessional Paper No. P-229) Ms. Fife.

Highway 661 winter maintenance (Sessional Paper No. P-231) Mme Gélinas.

Injured workers (Sessional Paper No. P-253) Ms. DiNovo.

Protect workers in the Arts and Entertainment sector (Sessional Paper No. P-264) Mr. Hatfield.

Nuclear emergency response plans (Sessional Paper No. P-265) Mr. Tabuns.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l’opposition

Ms. Horwath moved,

Mme Horwath propose,

Whereas years of Liberal and Conservative cuts have driven Ontario’s hospitals into an overcrowding and hallway medicine crisis that now demands urgent action across Ontario;

Whereas New Democrats have revealed the extent of overcrowding and underfunding of health care in Brampton and call for immediate action to fix this crisis in this rapidly-growing community;

Whereas Brampton Civic Hospital was forced to treat 4,352 patients in hallways between April 2016 and April 2017 with significant lengths of stay ranging from 40 to nearly 70 hours;

Whereas patients forced to spend days in hallways endure excessive noise and reduced privacy, which negatively affects their overall patient experience and quality of care, and may extend their overall length of stay;

Whereas the hospital has opened at least 30 unfunded beds;

Whereas the Emergency Department at Brampton Civic Hospital was built to serve 90,000 visits annually but experienced more than 138,000 visits last year, and regularly has more than 32 admitted patients for whom there are no beds;

Whereas the crisis of overcrowding has grown so serious that Brampton Civic Hospital has been operating at over 114 percent capacity and was forced to declare Code Gridlock eight times between January to April 2017, for a total of 65 days in just four months;

Whereas current funding from the provincial government is not meeting the needs of Brampton’s families and seniors;

Whereas Brampton Civic Hospital was designed with 18 Operating Rooms but, to date, two Operating Rooms still have not been outfitted and opened for surgical use;

Whereas William Osler Health System requested $50.4 million in post-construction operating plan funding for the Peel Memorial Centre, but was awarded just $31.2 million, creating a funding shortfall of $19.2 million in just its first year of operation; and

Whereas William Osler Health System, which operates Brampton Civic Hospital and Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness, has requested immediate investments to address the capacity pressures and funding shortfalls in Brampton;

Therefore the Legislative Assembly of Ontario calls on the government to immediately provide at least $30.2 million, as requested, to William Osler Health System to meet the following needs of families in Brampton:

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

The Acting Speaker (Mr. Nicholls) informed the House that, in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor had been pleased to assent to the following Bill in her office on November 14, 2017.

Le président suppléant (M. Nicholls) a informé l’Assemblée qu’au nom de Sa Majesté la Reine, Son Honneur la Lieutenante-gouverneure a eu le plaisir de sanctionner le projet de loi suivant dans son bureau le 14 novembre 2017.

Bill 154, An Act to cut unnecessary red tape by enacting one new Act and making various amendments and repeals.

Projet de loi 154, Loi visant à réduire les formalités administratives inutiles, à édicter une nouvelle loi et à modifier et abroger d’autres lois.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

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 - 71

Albanese

Anderson

Armstrong

Arnott

Bailey

Baker

Berardinetti

Bisson

Bradley

Chan

Chiarelli

Clark

Coe

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Des Rosiers

Dhillon

DiNovo

Dong

Duguid

Fedeli

Fife

Flynn

Forster

Fraser

French

Gates

Gélinas

Horwath

Hoskins

Hunter

Jaczek

Kiwala

Lalonde

Leal

MacLeod

Malhi

Mantha

Martins

Matthews

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

Milczyn

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Moridi

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Natyshak

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Romano

Sandals

Sattler

Smith

Tabuns

Taylor

Thibeault

Vanthof

Vernile

Walker

Wilson

Wong

Wynne

Yakabuski

Yurek

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 0

At 6:06 p.m., the following matter was considered in an adjournment debate.

À 18 h 06, la question suivante a été examinée dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Whitby––Oshawa (Mr. Coe) to the Deputy Premier – The college strike.

The House adjourned at 6:16 p.m.

À 18 h 16, 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

Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-165) (Tabled November 14, 2017) Mr. Wilson.

Acquired brain injury services and housing (Sessional Paper No. P-266) (Tabled November 14, 2017) Mr. Fraser.

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT

COMPENDIA

Bill 177, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes (No. 356) (Tabled November 14, 2017).

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 108(f)(1) re intended appointments dated November 3, 2017 (No. 353) (Tabled November 3, 2017).

Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (TFO), 2016-2017 Annual Report/L’Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l’Ontario, Rapport annuel 2016-2017 (No. 354) (Tabled November 6, 2017).

Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation, 2016-2017 Annual Report/Société ontarienne des infrastructures et de l’immobilier, Rapport annuel 2016-2017 (No. 355) (Tabled November 8, 2017).

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 515, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 530, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535 and 536.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

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

(Tabled September 21, 26; October 2, 2017) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled September 20, 2017) Mr. McMeekin.

(Tabled September 14, 2017) Ms. Sattler.

(Tabled September 14, 21, 2017) Mr. Walker.

Organic products regulation (Sessional Paper No. P-233):

(Tabled September 14, 20; October 2, 2017) Mr. McDonell.