42nd Parliament, 1st Session

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario


Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 120

No 120

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Wednesday
October 30, 2019

Mercredi

30 octobre 2019

9:00 A.M.
9 H
PRAYERS
PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Calandra moved,

M. Calandra propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 124, An Act to implement moderation measures in respect of compensation in Ontario’s public sector, 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 Monday, November 4, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 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 124:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 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 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 1, 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 1:00 p.m. on Friday, November 1, 2019; and

• That each witness will receive up to 10 minutes for their presentation followed by 20 minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 4, 2019; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2019; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 5:00 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 Thursday, November 7, 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 Third Reading debate shall be limited to one hour, with 25 minutes allotted to the Government, 25 minutes allotted to the Official Opposition, and 10 minutes allotted to the Independent Members; 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; and

That except in the case of a recorded division arising from morning Orders of the Day, pursuant to Standing Order 9(c), no deferral of the Second Reading or Third Reading, vote shall be permitted.

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

The Speaker informed the House,

Le Président a informé la Chambre,

That the following documents were tabled:-

Que les documents suivants ont été déposés :-

Report entitled, Long-Term Care Homes Program: A Review of the Plan to Create 15,000 New Long-Term Care Beds in Ontario from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. 367).

Rapport intitulé, Le programme des foyers de soins de longue durée : Examen du plan visant à créer 15 000 nouveaux lits de soins de longue durée en Ontario du Bureau de la Responsabilité Financière de l’Ontario (Document parlementaire no 367).

Special Report entitled, Special Audit of the Tarion Warranty Corporation from the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. 368).

Rapport spécial intitulé, Audit spécial de Tarion Warranty Corporation du Bureau de la vérificatrice générale de l’Ontario (Document parlementaire no 368).

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

The House recessed at 11:41 a.m.

À 11 h 41, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.
15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr. Rasheed from the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly presented the Committee’s Report.

M. Rasheed du Comité permanent de l’Assemblée législative a présenté le rapport du comité.

It is recommended that the ministries and offices of the government be assigned to the Standing Committees as follows:-

Standing Committee on General Government

Management Board of Cabinet

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries

Ministry of Infrastructure

Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs

Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Ministry of Transportation

Office of the Premier and Cabinet Office

Treasury Board Secretariat

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

Ministry of the Attorney General

Ministry of Francophone Affairs

Ministry of Government and Consumer Services

Ministry of Indigenous Affairs

Ministry of the Solicitor General

Standing Committee on Social Policy

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Ministry of Colleges and Universities

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Health

Ministry of Long-Term Care

Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

Office of Women’s Issues

Pursuant to Standing Order 111(b), the Report was deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 369).

Conformément à l’article 111 b) du Règlement, le rapport est réputé adopté par la Chambre (Document parlementaire no 369).

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d’intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr16, An Act respecting the Canadian Chinese School of Theology. Mrs. Wai.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Intervention d’urgence 911 (Document parlementaire no P-103) M. Mantha.

Ontario dairy farmers (Sessional Paper No. P-104) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

Social and economic rights for women and marginalized people (Sessional Paper No. P-107) Ms. Morrison.

Not for profit delivery of health care (Sessional Paper No. P-116) Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre).

Government priorities (Sessional Paper No. P-152) Mr. McDonell.

Public service funding and withdrawal of Bill 124 (Sessional Paper No. P-160) Mrs. Gretzky and Mr. Kernaghan.

Amending Ontario Regulation 493/17 for pet-friendly spaces in small businesses (Sessional Paper No. P-161) Mrs. Martin.

Drug consumption and treatment services site in Peterborough (Sessional Paper No. P-164) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

Remembrance Day (Sessional Paper No. P-165) Mr. Pang.

Regional transit (Sessional Paper No. P-166) Mr. Pang.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 124, An Act to implement moderation measures in respect of compensation in Ontario’s public sector.

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 on request of the Chief Government Whip.

Le vote est différé par requête du Whip en chef du gouvernement.

Motion for Interim Supply, as follows:

Motion de crédits provisoires, comme suit :-

That the Minister of Finance be authorized to pay the salaries of the civil servants and other necessary payments relating to the Legislative Offices pending the voting of Supply for the period commencing October 28, 2019 and ending on March 31, 2020, such payments to be charged to the proper appropriation for the 2019-20 fiscal year, following the voting of Supply.

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.

Adoptée.

Ordered, That the Minister of Finance be authorized to pay the salaries of the civil servants and other necessary payments relating to the Legislative Offices pending the voting of Supply for the period commencing October 28, 2019 and ending on March 31, 2020, such payments to be charged to the proper appropriation for the 2019-20 fiscal year, following the voting of Supply.

On motion by Mr. Calandra , it was Ordered that the House adjourn.

Sur la motion de M. Calandra, il est ordonné que la Chambre ajourne ses travaux.

The House adjourned at 4:36 p.m.

À 16 h 36, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Number: 106.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Health and physical education curriculum (Sessional Paper No. P-2):

(Tabled April 29, 2019) Ms. Armstrong.

(Tabled June 3, 2019) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled June 6, 2019) Mr. Harden.

(Tabled May 28, 2019) Mr. Hatfield.

(Tabled June 5, 2019) Mr. Kernaghan.

(Tabled June 6, 2019) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

(Tabled June 5, 2019) Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre).

(Tabled May 29; June 5, 6, 2019) Ms. Stiles.

Changes to OSAP funding (Sessional Paper No. P-97):

(Tabled April 18, 2019) Ms. Berns-McGown.

Highway of Heroes tree campaign (Sessional Paper No. P-110):

(Tabled April 29; May 13, 27, 2019) Mr. Hatfield.

(Tabled June 6, 2019) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

(Tabled May 6, 2019) Mrs. Stevens.

Changes to education funding (Sessional Paper No. P-123):

(Tabled April 29, 2019) Ms. Andrew.

Beer and wine sales (Sessional Paper No. P-128):

(Tabled June 3, 2019) Mr. Crawford.

(Tabled April 18, 2019) Mrs. Martow.

Aviation fuel tax (Sessional Paper No. P-129):

(Tabled April 18, 2019) Mrs. Martow.

Post secondary education (Sessional Paper No. P-130):

(Tabled April 29, 2019) Mr. Glover.

(Tabled April 18, 2019) Ms. Hunter.