Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 68

No 68

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Thursday
February 21, 2019

Jeudi
21 février 2019

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 48, An Act to amend various Acts in relation to education and child care.

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.

The Acting Speaker (Ms. French) addressed the House:-

La présidente suppléante (Mme French) s’adresse à la Chambre :-

I beg to inform the House that, pursuant to Standing Order 71(c), the Member for Timmins (Mr. Bisson) has filed with the Clerk a reasoned amendment to the motion for Second Reading of Bill 68, An Act with respect to community safety and policing.

The Order for Second Reading of Bill 68 may therefore not be called today.

At 9:41 a.m., the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services indicated that no further morning business would be called and therefore the House recessed.

À 9 h 41, le ministre de la Sécurité communautaire et des Services correctionnels a indiqué que l’ordre du jour de la séance du matin étant épuisé, la Chambre suspendait ses travaux.

10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Schreiner,

Sur la motion de M. Schreiner,

Ordered, That the Member for Guelph (Mr. Schreiner) assumes the place of the Member for Glengarry—Prescott—Russell (Mlle Simard) in the Independent Members’ rotation for Oral Questions.

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

The Speaker informed the House of the following changes in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

Le Président a informé la Chambre des changements suivants dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députés :-

Mr. Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka) assumes ballot item number 85;

Mr. Babikian assumes ballot item number 67.

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 48, An Act to amend various Acts in relation to education and child care.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 66

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Fee

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Lecce

MacLeod

Martin

Martow

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Rickford

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 36

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Bourgouin

Burch

Coteau

Fife

Fraser

French

Gates

Glover

Gretzky

Harden

Hassan

Hatfield

Horwath

Karpoche

Lalonde

Lindo

Mamakwa

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Natyshak

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Stevens

Stiles

Vanthof

Yarde

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 48, An Act to amend various Acts in relation to education and child care, that the Standing Committee on Social Policy be authorized to meet on Monday, February 25, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, February 26, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for 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 48:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, 2019; and

• That, the Clerk of the Committee provide a list of all interested presenters to each member of the Sub-committee and their designate following the deadline for requests to appear by 6:00 p.m. on Thursday February 21, 2019; and

• That, each member of the Sub-committee or their designate provide the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of presenters to be scheduled, chosen from the list of all interested presenters received by the Clerk, by 12:00 p.m. on Friday, February 22, 2019; and

• That each witness will receive up to six minutes for their presentation followed by fourteen minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26, 2019; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 noon on Thursday, February 28, 2019; and

That the Standing Committee on Social Policy shall be authorized to meet on Monday, March 4, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 5:30 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, March 6, 2019. 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, notwithstanding Standing Order 81(c), the Bill may be called for Third Reading more than once in the same sessional day; and

That, except in the case of a division arising from Deferred Votes, any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 20 minutes.

The House recessed at 12:02 p.m.

À 12 h 02, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.

13 H

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 72, An Act to amend the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 respecting the repair of electronic products. Mr. Coteau.

Projet de loi 72, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2002 sur la protection du consommateur concernant la réparation des produits électroniques. M. Coteau.

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Bisson,

Sur la motion de M. Bisson,

Ordered, That the late show standing in the name of the Member for Kiiwetinoong (Mr. Mamakwa) be rescheduled to Wednesday, February 27, 2019.

The Speaker informed the House of the following changes in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

Le Président a informé la Chambre des changements suivants dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députés :-

Mr. Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka) assumes ballot item number 76;

Mr. Lecce assumes ballot item number 85.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Ontario Disability Support Program (Sessional Paper No. P-5) Ms. Stiles.

Transit fare integration (Sessional Paper No. P-16) Mrs. Martow.

Mental health funding (Sessional Paper No. P-37) Ms. Armstrong, Ms. Karpoche, Mr. Rakocevic and Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre).

Memorial honouring war veterans (Sessional Paper No. P-68) Mrs. Martow.

Hunting and trapping of the eastern hybrid wolf (Sessional Paper No. P-71) Mr. Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka) and Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

Autism (Sessional Paper No. P-87) Ms. Berns-McGown.

Provincial Wage Enhancement Grant (Sessional Paper No. P-96) Ms. Sattler.

Work-integrated learning (Sessional Paper No. P-99) Mr. Hassan.

Hospital funding (Sessional Paper No. P-100) Mr. Anand.

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D’INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS

Mr. Arthur moved,

M. Arthur propose,

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 32:-

Avis de motion émanant des députés no 32 :-

That, in the opinion of this House, the Government should end mandatory time-of-use pricing for residents, farmers and small business electricity consumers, and develop a fairer price structure that meets conservation goals while not punishing people for having farms, businesses and families.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 26

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Burch

Fife

Gates

Glover

Gretzky

Hassan

Hatfield

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Natyshak

Rakocevic

Sattler

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Stevens

Stiles

Vanthof

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 54

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Fee

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Hogarth

Jones

Martow

McKenna

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Kanapathi

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Lecce

Martin

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Rasheed

Rickford

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Ms. Karpoche moved,

Mme Karpoche propose,

Second Reading of Bill 63, An Act to enact the Right to Timely Mental Health and Addiction Care for Children and Youth Act, 2018.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 63, Loi édictant la Loi de 2018 sur le droit des enfants et des jeunes à des soins de santé mentale et au traitement de toxicomanies en temps opportun.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 81

Anand

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bethlenfalvy

Bisson

Bouma

Burch

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Fee

Fife

Fullerton

Gates

Ghamari

Gill

Glover

Gretzky

Hardeman

Hassan

Hatfield

Hogarth

Hunter

Jones

Kanapathi

Karpoche

Ke

Kernaghan

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Lecce

Mantha

Martin

Martow

McKenna

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Mulroney

Natyshak

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Rakocevic

Rasheed

Rickford

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Sattler

Scott

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Stevens

Stiles

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Triantafilopoulos

Vanthof

Wai

Walker

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 0

Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales.

Mrs. Gretzky moved,

Mme Gretzky propose,

Second Reading of Bill 64, An Act to amend the Services and Supports to Promote the Social Inclusion of Persons with Developmental Disabilities Act, 2008 respecting transition to adult developmental services and supports.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 64, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2008 sur les services et soutiens favorisant l'inclusion sociale des personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle en ce qui concerne la transition vers des services et soutiens à l'intention des adultes ayant une telle déficience.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 81

Anand

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bethlenfalvy

Bisson

Bouma

Burch

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Fee

Fife

Fullerton

Gates

Ghamari

Gill

Glover

Gretzky

Hardeman

Hassan

Hatfield

Hogarth

Hunter

Jones

Kanapathi

Karpoche

Ke

Kernaghan

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Lecce

Mantha

Martin

Martow

McKenna

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Mulroney

Natyshak

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Rakocevic

Rasheed

Rickford

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Sattler

Scott

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Stevens

Stiles

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Triantafilopoulos

Vanthof

Wai

Walker

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 0

Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d'intérêt privé.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 66, An Act to restore Ontario's competitiveness by amending or repealing certain Acts.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 66, Loi visant à rétablir la compétitivité de l'Ontario en modifiant ou en abrogeant certaines lois.

Debate resumed and after some time the House adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 18 h, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 26 and 29.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Animal welfare standards (Sessional Paper No. P-43):

(Tabled November 1, 2018) Ms. Hogarth.

Temperature regulation in Ontario's long-term care homes (Sessional Paper No. P-63):

(Tabled October 30; November 27; December 4, 6, 18, 2018) Ms. Armstrong.

West Lincoln Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-64):

(Tabled October 31; November 13, 20, 2018) Mr. Oosterhoff.