Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 117

No 117

2nd Session
41st Parliament

2e session
41e législature

Wednesday
November 15, 2017

Mercredi

15 novembre 2017

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion for allocation of time on 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.

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.

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

Second Reading of Bill 175, An Act to implement measures with respect to policing, coroners and forensic laboratories and to enact, amend or repeal certain other statutes and revoke a regulation.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 175, Loi mettant en oeuvre des mesures concernant les services policiers, les coroners et les laboratoires médico-légaux et édictant, modifiant ou abrogeant certaines autres lois et abrogeant un règlement.

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 Speaker informed the House,

Le Président a informé la Chambre,

The Member for Timiskaming—Cochrane has notified the Clerk of his intention to file notice of a reasoned amendment to the motion for Second Reading of Bill 177, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes (Sessional Paper No. 358).

The Order for Second Reading of Bill 177 may therefore not be called today.

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Motion for allocation of time on 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.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 47

Albanese

Anderson

Baker

Berardinetti

Bradley

Chan

Chiarelli

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Delaney

Des Rosiers

Dhillon

Dickson

Dong

Duguid

Flynn

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hunter

Lalonde

Leal

MacCharles

Malhi

Martins

Matthews

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sousa

Vernile

Wong

Wynne

AYES / POUR - Continued

Damerla

Del Duca

Jaczek

Kiwala

Milczyn

Moridi

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 36

Armstrong

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Bisson

Campbell

Fedeli

Fife

Forster

French

Gates

Gélinas

MacLeod

Mantha

Martow

McNaughton

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Sattler

Smith

Tabuns

Taylor

Thompson

Vanthof

Cho

Clark

Coe

Hardeman

Harris

Jones

Munro

Oosterhoff

Romano

Walker

Wilson

Yakabuski

Ordered, 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.

The House recessed at 11:59 a.m.

À 11 h 59, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Social Policy:-

Comité permanent de la politique sociale :-

Bill 139, An Act to enact the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act, 2017 and the Local Planning Appeal Support Centre Act, 2017 and to amend the Planning Act, the Conservation Authorities Act and various other Acts.

Projet de loi 139, Loi édictant la Loi de 2017 sur le Tribunal d’appel de l’aménagement local et la Loi de 2017 sur le Centre d’assistance pour les appels en matière d’aménagement local et modifiant la Loi sur l’aménagement du territoire, la Loi sur les offices de protection de la nature et diverses autres lois.

Reported as amended.

Rapport est fait du projet de loi modifié.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

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 Pr70, An Act to revive Dr. Marchand Optometry Professional Corporation.

Bill Pr72, An Act respecting the Beechwood Cemetery Company.

Bill Pr73, An Act to revive 1701423 Ontario Inc.

Bill Pr74, An Act to revive 1729293 Ontario Inc.

Reported without amendment.

Rapport est fait sans propositions d’amendement.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

Ordered for Second Reading.

Ordonné pour la deuxième lecture.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Ms. Jaczek,

Sur la motion de Mme Jaczek,

Ordered, That, the Order of the House dated November 14, 2017 concerning the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business be amended as follows:

That “Mr. Berardinetti assumes Ballot Item Number 64” be deleted and replaced with “Mr. Berardinetti assumes Ballot Item Number 46”.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

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

Halting the construction of North Kent 1 and Otter Creek Wind Farms (Sessional Paper No. P-126) Mr. McNaughton.

Place an immediate moratorium on all school closures (Sessional Paper No. P-135) Mr. Smith.

Elevator repair (Sessional Paper No. P-138) Ms. Wong.

Universal Pharmacare (Sessional Paper No. P-200) Miss Taylor.

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

Widen Highway 401 (Sessional Paper No. P-237) Mr. Nicholls.

Metastatic breast cancer (Sessional Paper No. P-254) Mme Gélinas.

Training of service animals (Sessional Paper No. P-255) Mr. Fedeli.

Endangered species (Sessional Paper No. P-268) Mr. Tabuns.

Allocating policing costs (Sessional Paper No. P-269) Mr. Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka).

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Ms. Jaczek moved,

Mme Jaczek propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 148, An Act to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and the Labour Relations Act, 1995 and to make related amendments to other Acts, the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs of the Committee shall be 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 16, 2017; and

On Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 4:00 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 Monday, November 20, 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 Finance and Economic Affairs, 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, 30 minutes 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,

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.

Second Reading of Bill 174, An Act to enact the Cannabis Act, 2017, the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act, 2017 and the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, to repeal two Acts and to make amendments to the Highway Traffic Act respecting alcohol, drugs and other matters.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 174, Loi édictant la Loi de 2017 sur le cannabis, la Loi de 2017 sur la Société ontarienne de vente du cannabis et la Loi de 2017 favorisant un Ontario sans fumée, abrogeant deux lois et modifiant le Code de la route en ce qui concerne l’alcool, les drogues et d’autres questions.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

On a Point of Order being raised, at 5:20 p.m. the Acting Speaker (Mr. Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)) recessed the House for 5 minutes.

Upon his return, the Acting Speaker delivered the following ruling:-

In my opinion the Member has been using inflammatory language which should not be necessary as a good debater to get his point across. Temperance of language is the hallmark of good debate. I ask the Member to withdraw and continue his remarks with this in mind.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

At 6:00 p.m., the following matter was considered in an adjournment debate.

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

Member for Windsor West (Mrs. Gretzky) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier – Unlicensed group homes.

The House adjourned at 6:10 p.m.

À 18 h 10, 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

Global adjustment (Sessional Paper No. P-8) (Tabled November 15, 2017) Mr. Nicholls.

Natural gas (Sessional Paper No. P-10) (Tabled November 15, 2017) Mr. Nicholls.

Privatization of Hydro One (Sessional Paper No. P-15) (Tabled November 15, 2017) Mr. Tabuns.

The Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers (Sessional Paper No. P-20) (Tabled November 15, 2017) Mr. Nicholls.

Injunction regarding use of anti-abortion images (Sessional Paper No. P-267) (Tabled November 15, 2017) Mr. Tabuns.

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT

Ontario Energy Board, 2016-2017 Annual Report/Commission de l’énergie de l’Ontario, Rapport annuel 2016-2017 (No. 357) (Tabled November 15, 2017).

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 516, 517, 518, 519, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541, 542, 543, 544, 545 and 546.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

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

(Tabled September 20, 2017) Mr. Wilson.

Untainted drinking water (Sessional Paper No. P-234):

(Tabled September 20, 2017) Mr. McMeekin.

Academic Senates (Sessional Paper No. P-235):

(Tabled September 20, 2017) Ms. Sattler.

Residential Treatment Facilities (Sessional Paper No. P-236):

(Tabled September 20, 28; October 31, 2017) Ms. Jones.

Widen Highway 401 (Sessional Paper No. P-237):

(Tabled September 27; October 4, 2017) Mr. Nicholls.

(Tabled September 20, 2017) Mr. Smith.

Le traitement équitable des personnes âgées qui cherchent un placement dans une maison des soins de longue durée (document parlementaire no P-238):

(Déposée le 20 septembre 2017) Mme Gélinas.