Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 107

No 107

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Wednesday
May 15, 2019

Mercredi

15 mai 2019

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Amendment to the motion for allocation of time on Bill 107, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act and various other statutes in respect of transportation-related matters.

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.

At 9:47 a.m., the Government House Leader indicated that no further morning business would be called and therefore the House recessed.

À 9 h 47, le leader parlementaire du gouvernement 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

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Smith (Bay of Quinte),

Sur la motion de M. Smith (Baie de Quinte),

Ordered, That the Late Show standing in the name of the Member for Kitchener Centre (Ms. Lindo) be rescheduled to Tuesday, May 28, 2019.

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Amendment to the motion for allocation of time on Bill 107, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act and various other statutes in respect of transportation-related matters, as follows:

Mr. Harris moved:-

M. Harris propose :-

That the motion be amended as follows:

That the following be inserted after the tenth paragraph:

“That, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, three hours of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill with one hour and fifteen minutes allotted to the Government; one hour and fifteen minutes allotted to Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition; 20 minutes to the Independent Liberal Members, and 10 minutes allotted to the Independent Green Member; and”.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 68

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Fedeli

Fee

Ford

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

MacLeod

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Roberts

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

AYES / POUR - Continued

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Hardeman

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Lecce

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Rickford

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 43

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Burch

Fife

Fraser

French

Gates

Gélinas

Glover

Harden

Hassan

Hatfield

Hillier

Horwath

Hunter

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Lalonde

Lindo

Mamakwa

Mantha

Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Natyshak

Rakocevic

Sattler

Shaw

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Stevens

Stiles

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

West

Wynne

Yarde

Motion, as amended, for allocation of time on Bill 107, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act and various other statutes in respect of transportation-related matters, as follows:

Mr. Hardeman moved,

M. Hardeman propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 107, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act and various other statutes in respect of transportation-related matters, 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

That 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 21, 2019 and Wednesday, May 22, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 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 107:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 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 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 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 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019; and

• That each witness will receive up to six minutes for their presentation followed by fourteen minutes for questioning with two minutes allotted to the Independent Green Member and twelve minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2019; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Monday, May 27, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, May 28, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 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 Wednesday, May 29, 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 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, three hours of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill with one hour and fifteen minutes allotted to the Government; one hour and fifteen minutes allotted to Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition; 20 minutes to the Independent Liberal Members, and 10 minutes allotted to the Independent Green Member; 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 in the event of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 20 minutes.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 68

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Fedeli

Fee

Ford

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

MacLeod

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Roberts

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

AYES / POUR - Continued

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Lecce

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Rickford

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 44

Andrew

Armstrong

Arthur

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Burch

Fife

Fraser

French

Gates

Gélinas

Glover

Harden

Hassan

Hatfield

Hillier

Horwath

Hunter

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Lalonde

Lindo

Mamakwa

Mantha

Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Natyshak

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Shaw

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Stevens

Stiles

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

West

Wynne

Yarde

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 107, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act and various other statutes in respect of transportation-related matters, 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

That 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 21, 2019 and Wednesday, May 22, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 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 107:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 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 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 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 9:00 a.m. on Friday, May 17, 2019; and

• That each witness will receive up to six minutes for their presentation followed by fourteen minutes for questioning with two minutes allotted to the Independent Green Member and twelve minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2019; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Monday, May 27, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday, May 28, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Tuesday, May 28, 2019 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 Wednesday, May 29, 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 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, three hours of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill with one hour and fifteen minutes allotted to the Government; one hour and fifteen minutes allotted to Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition; 20 minutes to the Independent Liberal Members, and 10 minutes allotted to the Independent Green Member; 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 in the event of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 20 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

Mr. Tabuns from the Standing Committee on Estimates presents the Committee’s report as follows:-

Pursuant to Standing Order 60, your Committee has selected the Estimates (2019-2020) of the following ministries for consideration:-

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

7 hrs. 30 mins.

Ministry of Education

7 hrs. 30 mins.

Ministry of Transportation

7 hrs. 30 mins.

Ministry of Infrastructure

7 hrs. 30 mins.

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

7 hrs. 30 mins.

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

7 hrs. 30 mins.

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

15 hrs. 00 mins.

Pursuant to Standing Order 61(a), the Estimates (2019-2020) of the following ministries and offices not selected for consideration are deemed to be passed by the Committee and are reported back to the House:-

MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

301

Ministry Administration

$

320,507,400

302

Prosecuting Crime

277,076,500

303

Policy, Justice Programs and Agencies

552,425,200

304

Legal Services

30,675,600

305

Court Services

623,727,400

306

Victims and Vulnerable Persons

183,814,400

307

Political Contribution Tax Credit

7,940,600

CABINET OFFICE

401

Cabinet Office

$

35,917,200

MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION AND TRADE

901

Ministry Administration

$

22,170,600

902

Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

833,715,300

MINISTRY OF ENERGY, NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT AND MINES

2201

Ministry Administration

$

27,902,300

2202

Northern Development

992,235,400

2203

Mines and Minerals

71,591,600

2205

Energy Development and Management

25,418,000

2206

Electricity Price Mitigation

4,012,672,000

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

1201

Ministry Administration

$

41,624,400

1202

Regulatory Policy and Agency Relations

23,252,600

1203

Economic, Fiscal, and Financial Policy

344,860,300

1204

Financial Services Industry Regulation

2,879,600

1209

Tax, Benefits and Local Finance

959,126,600

MINISTRY OF FRANCOPHONE AFFAIRS

1301

Francophone Affairs

$

5,822,400

MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER SERVICES

1801

Ministry Administration

$

32,370,800

1809

Information, Privacy and Archives

20,132,900

1811

Ontario Shared Services

181,847,100

1812

Advertising Review Board

1,085,900

1814

ServiceOntario

230,832,000

1816

Consumer Services

28,489,500

1817

Government Services Integration Cluster

73,923,200

1820

Government Infrastructure Projects

342,668,600

1821

Enterprise Information Technology Services

95,271,400

MINISTRY OF INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS

2001

Indigenous Affairs

$

72,942,700

MINISTRY OF LABOUR

1601

Ministry Administration

$

21,495,500

1602

Pay Equity Commission

3,539,300

1603

Labour Relations

24,257,800

1604

Occupational Health and Safety

211,508,000

1605

Employment Rights and Responsibilities

51,123,200

OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

1701

Office of the Lieutenant Governor

$

1,903,500

MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING

1901

Ministry Administration

$

23,922,200

1902

Municipal Services and Building Regulation

58,608,300

1903

Local Government and Planning Policy

16,638,600

1904

Housing

1,085,661,700

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND FORESTRY

2101

Ministry Administration

$

37,816,400

2103

Natural Resource Management

349,921,600

2104

Public Protection

123,641,500

2105

Land and Resources Information and Information Technology Cluster

30,710,500

OFFICE OF THE PREMIER

2401

Office of the Premier

$

2,326,800

MINISTRY FOR SENIORS AND ACCESSIBILITY

3501

Ministry Administration

$

4,394,800

3502

Seniors Affairs

27,214,300

3503

Accessibility

19,451,100

MINISTRY OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL

2601

Ministry Administration

$

144,514,100

2603

Public Safety Division

335,761,200

2604

Ontario Provincial Police

1,272,432,200

2605

Correctional Services

1,032,255,500

2606

Justice Technology Services

333,981,300

2607

Agencies, Boards and Commissions

907,800

2609

Emergency Planning and Management

90,033,100

2610

Strategic Policy Research and Innovation

4,554,800

2611

Public Safety Training

26,727,100

2612

Inspectorate

3,000

2613

Anti-Racism Directorate

4,922,000

MINISTRY OF TOURISM, CULTURE AND SPORT

3801

Ministry Administration

$

25,822,700

3802

Tourism

119,796,200

3803

Sport, Recreation and Community

59,116,400

3804

Tourism and Culture Capital

68,870,300

3805

Culture

235,297,600

3806

Ontario Trillium Foundation

103,497,000

3808

Ontario Cultural Media Tax Credits

614,141,200

MINISTRY OF TRAINING, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

3001

Ministry Administration

$

16,992,100

3002

Postsecondary Education

7,212,537,300

3003

Employment Ontario

1,285,226,200

TREASURY BOARD SECRETARIAT

3401

Ministry Administration

$

26,391,500

3402

Labour Relations and Compensation

59,514,700

3403

Employee and Pensioner Benefits (Employer Share)

1,150,998,000

3404

Treasury Board Support

1,164,181,500

3405

Office of the Public Service Commission

34,546,900

3406

Audit

4,299,200

3409

Central Agencies Cluster

45,997,900

3410

Agencies, Boards and Commissions

857,500

3411

Bulk Media Buy

51,013,300

Pursuant to Standing Order 61(b), the Report of the Committee was deemed to be received and the Estimates of the ministries and offices named therein were deemed to be concurred in.

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 114, An Act to provide for the development of a provincial paediatric hospice palliative care strategy. Ms. Shaw.

Projet de loi 114, Loi prévoyant l’élaboration d’une stratégie provinciale des soins palliatifs pédiatriques. Mme Shaw.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Injured workers (Sessional Paper No. P-36) Ms. Begum.

Autism (Sessional Paper No. P-87) Ms. Armstrong.

Changes to the Ontario Autism Program (Sessional Paper No. P-94) Mme Gélinas.

Intervention d’urgence 911 (Document parlementaire no P-103) Mme Gélinas.

Full-day kindergarten (Sessional Paper No. P-112) Ms. Stiles.

Town of Oakville (Sessional Paper No. P-115) Ms. Triantafilopoulos.

Library funding (Sessional Paper No. P-134) Ms. Andrew, Mr. Harden, Ms. Karpoche, Mr. Mantha and Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre).

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Third Reading of Bill 100, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact, amend and repeal various statutes.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 100, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à édicter, à modifier ou à abroger diverses lois.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

At 6:04 p.m., the following matter was considered in an adjournment debate.

À 18 h 04, la question suivante a été examinée dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Essex (Mr. Natyshak) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (Mrs. Martin) – Police intervention from library members from Niagara West.

The House adjourned at 6:14 p.m.

À 18 h 14, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 39(a)

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

Changes to the Ontario Autism Program (Sessional Paper No. P-94) (Tabled May 15, 2019) Mr. Wilson.

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78 and 79.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Injured workers (Sessional Paper No. P-36):

(Tabled March 28, 2019) Mr. Mantha.

Banning unattended tethering of dogs (Sessional Paper No. P-47):

(Tabled March 28, 2019) Ms. Berns-McGown.

Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Sessional Paper No. P-79):

(Tabled March 28, 2019) Mr. Rakocevic.

Campus radio stations (Sessional Paper No. P-117):

(Tabled March 28, 2019) Mr. Schreiner.