Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 17

No 17

3rd Session
41st Parliament

3e session
41e législature

Monday

April 23, 2018

Lundi

23 avril 2018

10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Second Reading of Bill 8, An Act to amend the Consumer Reporting Act and the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 8, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les renseignements concernant le consommateur et la Loi de 2000 sur les normes techniques et la sécurité.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 79

Albanese

Anderson

Arnott

Bailey

Baker

Ballard

Berardinetti

Bisson

Bradley

Chan

Chiarelli

Cho

Clark

Coe

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Del Duca

Delaney

Des Rosiers

Dhillon

Dong

Duguid

Fedeli

Fife

Flynn

Forster

Fraser

Gates

Gretzky

Hardeman

Hatfield

Hoggarth

Hunter

Jaczek

Jones

Kiwala

Lalonde

Leal

MacCharles

Malhi

Mangat

Mantha

Martins

Martow

Matthews

Mauro

McDonell

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

McNaughton

Milczyn

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Moridi

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pettapiece

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sattler

Scott

Smith

Sousa

Tabuns

Takhar

Taylor

Thibeault

Thompson

Vanthof

Wilson

Wong

Yakabuski

Yurek

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 0

Pursuant to the Order of the House dated April 19, 2018,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée du 19 avril 2018,

Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales.

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 31, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 48

Albanese

Anderson

Baker

Ballard

Delaney

Des Rosiers

Dhillon

Dong

Leal

MacCharles

Malhi

Mangat

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Potts

Qaadri

AYES / POUR - Continued

Berardinetti

Bradley

Chan

Chiarelli

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Del Duca

Duguid

Flynn

Fraser

Hoggarth

Hunter

Jaczek

Kiwala

Lalonde

Martins

Matthews

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Milczyn

Moridi

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sousa

Takhar

Thibeault

Vernile

Wong

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 32

Arnott

Bailey

Bisson

Cho

Clark

Coe

Fedeli

Fife

Forster

Gates

Gretzky

Hardeman

Hatfield

Jones

Mantha

Martow

McDonell

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pettapiece

Sattler

Scott

Smith

Tabuns

Taylor

Thompson

Vanthof

Wilson

Yakabuski

Yurek

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 31, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes, 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 Finance and Economic Affairs; and

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, April 26, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 2:00 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 the notice of public hearings; and

That the deadline for requests to appear be 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2018; and

That witnesses be scheduled on a first-come first-served basis; and

That the Clerk of the Committee distribute a draft copy of the agenda to the Committee members and their designates by Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 5:00 p.m.; and

That each witness will receive up to 5 minutes for their presentation followed by 9 minutes for questions from Committee members divided equally among the recognized parties; and

That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2018; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2018; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Thursday, May 3, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On May 3, 2018, at 3:30 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 Monday, May 7, 2018. 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 immediately, and at such time the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called that same day; and

That, notwithstanding Standing Order 81(c), the Bill may be called more than once in the same sessional day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, 3 hours of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill, apportioned equally among the recognized parties; and

That during this time, there shall be no motion for either adjournment of the debate or adjournment of the House permitted. 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 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.

The House recessed at 11:52 a.m.

À 11 h 52, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.

13 H

Ms. McMahon delivered to the Speaker a message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor signed by her own hand, and the said message was read by the Speaker and is as follows:-

V. ELIZABETH DOWDESWELL

The Lieutenant Governor transmits Estimates of certain sums required for the services of the Province for the year ending 31 March 2019 and recommends them to the Legislative Assembly.

La lieutenante-gouverneure transmet les prévisions des dépenses visant les montants nécessaires au fonctionnement de la province pour l’exercice se terminant le 31 mars 2019 et les recommande à l’Assemblée législative.

Toronto, 20 April, 2018.

Toronto, le 20 avril 2018.

(Sessional Paper No. 27, Accessibility Directorate of Ontario; Advanced Education and Skills Development; Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Children and Youth Services; Citizenship and Immigration; Community and Social Services;

(Document parlementaire no 27, Direction générale de l’accessibilité pour l’Ontario; Enseignement supérieur et Formation professionnelle; Agriculture, Alimentation et Affaires rurales; Procureur général; Bureau du Conseil des ministres; Services à l’enfance et à la jeunesse; Affaires civiques et Immigration; Services sociaux et communautaires;

Community Safety and Correctional Services; Economic Development and Growth / Research, Innovation and Science; Education; Energy; Environment and Climate Change; Finance; Francophone Affairs; Government and Consumer Services; Health and Long-Term Care; Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; Infrastructure; International Trade; Labour; Lieutenant Governor, Office of the; Municipal Affairs / Housing; Natural Resources and Forestry; Northern Development and Mines; Premier, Office of the; Seniors Affairs; Status of Women; Tourism, Culture and Sport; Transportation; Treasury Board Secretariat).

Sécurité communautaire et Services correctionnels; Développement économique et Croissance / Recherche, Innovation et Sciences; Éducation; Énergie; Environnement et Action en matière de changement climatique; Finances; Affaires francophones; Services gouvernementaux et Services aux consommateurs; Santé et Soins de longue durée; Relations avec les Autochtones et Réconciliation; Infrastructure; Commerce international; Travail; Bureau du lieutenant-gouverneur; Affaires municipales / Logement; Richesses naturelles et Forêts; Développement du Nord et Mines; Cabinet du Premier ministre; Affaires des personnes âgées; Condition féminine; Tourisme, Culture et Sport; Transports; Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor).

Ordered, That the message of the Lieutenant Governor together with the Estimates accompanying same be deemed to be referred to the Standing Committee on Estimates pursuant to Standing Order 59.

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 59, An Act to regulate the labelling and certification of organic products. Mr. Tabuns and Ms. Jones.

Projet de loi 59, Loi visant à réglementer l’étiquetage et la certification des produits biologiques. M. Tabuns et Mme Jones.

Bill 60, An Act to proclaim Family Caregiver Day. Mme Gélinas.

Projet de loi 60, Loi proclamant le Jour des aidants naturels. Mme Gélinas.

Bill 61, An Act to amend the French Language Services Act with respect to the provision of services in French. Mme Gélinas.

Projet de loi 61, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les services en français en ce qui concerne la prestation des services en français. Mme Gélinas.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Hospital funding (Sessional Paper No. P-9) Mr. Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka).

Fluoridation legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-10) Mrs. Sandals.

Eligible voter age (Sessional Paper No. P-15) Mrs. Sandals.

Flexible child care options (Sessional Paper No. P-35) Mr. Dong.

Lyme disease (Sessional Paper No. P-40) Ms. French.

Universal pharmacare (Sessional Paper No. P-54) Ms. French.

Functional Assessment services (Sessional Paper No. P-58) Mr. McDonell.

Medical student residency positions (Sessional Paper No. P-63) Mme Gélinas.

Otter Creek Wind Farm (Sessional Paper No. P-69) Mr. Bailey and Mr. McNaughton.

Celiac disease (Sessional Paper No. P-70) Mme Gélinas.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 31, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 31, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à édicter et à modifier diverses lois.

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée de plus tôt aujourd’hui,

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.

Motion that this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government.

Motion portant que la présente Assemblée adopte en générale la politique budgétaire du gouvernement.

Debate resumed and after some time the House adjourned at 6:01 p.m.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 18 h 01, 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

Public holiday pay (Sessional Paper No. P-60) (Tabled April 23, 2018) Mr. Fedeli.

Drive Test (Sessional Paper No. P-67) (Tabled April 23, 2018) Mr. Fedeli.

Mental health and addictions funding (Sessional Paper No. P-68) (Tabled April 23, 2018) Mr. Fedeli.

Privatization of Hydro One (Sessional Paper No. P-71) (Tabled April 23, 2018) Ms. French.

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, 2017 Annual Report / Loi de 2005 sur l’accessibilité pour les personnes handicapées de l’Ontario, Rapport annuel 2017 (No. 25) (Tabled April 20, 2018).

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 108(f)(1) re intended appointments dated April 20, 2018 (No. 26) (Tabled April 20, 2018).

Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario, 2016-2017 Annual Report / Conseil ontarien de la qualité de l’enseignement supérieur, Rapport annuel 2016-2017 (No. 28) (Tabled April 23, 2018).