Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 159

No 159

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Tuesday
April 14, 2020

Mardi

14 avril 2020

1:00 P.M.

13 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

The Speaker informed the House that, in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor had been pleased to assent to the following Bill in her office on March 25, 2020.

Le Président a informé l’Assemblée qu’au nom de Sa Majesté la Reine, Son Honneur la lieutenante-gouverneure a eu le plaisir de sanctionner le projet de loi suivant dans son bureau le 25 mars 2020.

Bill 188, An Act to enact and amend various statutes.

Projet de loi 188, Loi édictant et modifiant diverses lois.

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That Members present for today’s proceedings be permitted to speak and vote from any Member’s desk in the Chamber in order to observe recommended social and physical distancing between people at the present time.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DE 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 189, An Act to amend various Acts to address the coronavirus (COVID-19). Hon. Mr. Lecce.

Projet de loi 189, Loi modifiant diverses lois pour lutter contre le coronavirus (COVID-19). L’hon. M. Lecce.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or special Order of the House,

That the Order for Second Reading of Bill 189, An Act to amend various Acts to address the coronavirus (COVID-19), may be called today, and when that Order is called, 80 minutes shall be allotted to the debate on the motion for Second Reading of the Bill, with 30 minutes allotted to the Government, 30 minutes allotted to the Official Opposition and 20 minutes allotted to the Independent Members as a group, at the end of which time the Speaker shall interrupt and put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment, and at such time the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading; and

That the Order for Third Reading of Bill 189 shall then immediately be called and the question shall immediately be put on the motion for Third Reading of the Bill without debate or amendment; and

That the motion to extend the period of emergency, as recommended to the Speaker by the Premier in his letter dated April 10, 2020 be immediately called and moved without notice; and

That the Speaker shall immediately put the question on the motion without debate or amendment; and

That in the case of any division on any proceeding provided for in this motion, the division bells be limited to five minutes; and

That the House shall continue to meet beyond the normal hour of adjournment today if necessary; and

That when the House adjourns today it shall stand adjourned until Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That, in accordance with subsection 4 (2) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.31, Patricia Kosseim be appointed Information and Privacy Commissioner for a term of five years, as set out in subsection 5 (1) of the Act, commencing on July 1, 2020.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 189, An Act to amend various Acts to address the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 189, Loi modifiant diverses lois pour lutter contre le coronavirus (COVID-19).

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

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

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

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

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

Third Reading of Bill 189, An Act to amend various Acts to address the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 189, Loi modifiant diverses lois pour lutter contre le coronavirus (COVID-19).

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

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

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Carried.

Adoptée.

The Bill passed.

Le projet de loi est adopté.

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Resolved, Whereas an emergency was declared by Order in Council 518/2020 (Ontario Regulation 50/20) on March 17, 2020 pursuant to section 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended past the end of March 31, 2020 for a further period of 14 days by Ontario Regulation 84/20 on March 30, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (2) of the Act; and

Whereas the period of an emergency may be further extended only by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the Premier has recommended that the period of the emergency be extended for 28 days;

Therefore, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario hereby declares that the period of the emergency is extended past the end of April 14, 2020 for a further period of 28 days.

At 2:50 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 9(e), the Government House Leader indicated that no further business would be called and therefore the House adjourned.

À 14 h 50, conformément à l’article 9 e) du Règlement le leader parlementaire du gouvernement a indiqué qu’aucune autre affaire ne serait à l’ordre du jour et par conséquent, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 43

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 43 DU RÈGLEMENT

COMPENDIA:

Bill 189, An Act to amend various Acts to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) / Projet de loi 189, Loi modifiant diverses lois pour lutter contre le coronavirus (COVID-19) (No. 478) (Tabled April 14, 2020).

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 111(f)(1) re intended appointments dated April 3, 2020 (No. 475) (Tabled April 3, 2020).

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 111(f)(1) re intended appointments dated April 9, 2020 (No. 476) (Tabled April 9, 2020).

Letter to the Premier and the Minister of Finance from the Leader of the New Democratic Party regarding Bill 188, An Act to enact and amend various statutes (No. 472) (Tabled March 26, 2020).

Letter to the Speaker from the Premier regarding the recommendation that the Legislative Assembly extend the period of the emergency declared on March 17, 2020 for a further 28 days pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (No. 477) (Tabled April 13, 2020).

Letter to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs from the Member for Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston regarding Bill 188, An Act to enact and amend various statutes (No. 473) (Tabled March 30, 2020).

Order in Council 518/2020, dated March 17, 2020, for a Declaration of Emergency pursuant to section 7.0.1 of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act in the whole of the Province of Ontario / Décret 518/2020, daté le 17 mars 2020, pour une Déclaration de la situation d’urgence en vertu de l’article 7.0.1 de la Loi sur la protection civile et la gestion des situations d’urgence pour l’ensemble de l’Ontario (No. 474) (Tabled April 1, 2020).

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 187, 188, 189 and 190.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

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

(Tabled December 5, 2019) Ms. Armstrong.

Public service funding and withdrawal of Bill 124 (Sessional Paper No. P-160):

(Tabled December 4, 2019) Ms. Begum.

(Tabled December 4, 2019) Ms. Stiles.

(Tabled December 11, 2019) Mr. West.

(Tabled December 4, 2019) Mr. Yarde.

Regulatory environment (Sessional Paper No. P-177):

(Tabled December 9, 2019) Mr. Bouma.

Animal welfare (Sessional Paper No. P-178):

(Tabled December 2, 2019) Ms. Hogarth.

Housing and shelter support in London (Sessional Paper No. P-179):

(Tabled December 2, 5, 2019) Ms. Armstrong.

Student tenants (Sessional Paper No. P-184):

(Tabled December 2, 2019) Ms. Fife.

Anti-Black racism (Sessional Paper No. P-186):

(Tabled December 3, 2019) Ms. Berns-McGown.

Assistive Devices Program (Sessional Paper No. P-187):

(Tabled December 3, 2019) Ms. Andrew.

(Tabled December 3, 2019) Mr. Harden.

(Tabled December 3, 2019) Mr. Rakocevic.

(Tabled December 3, 2019) Mr. Singh (Brampton East).

(Tabled December 3, 2019) Miss Taylor.

Organ and tissue donation (Sessional Paper No. P-188):

(Tabled December 3, 2019) Mr. Crawford.

STEM curriculum and job market preparedness (Sessional Paper No. P-190):

(Tabled December 4, 2019) Mr. Pang.

Clinique spécialisée en sclérose en plaques à Sudbury (Document parlementaire no P-191):

(Déposée le 4 décembre 2019) M. Mantha.

Psychotherapy funding (Sessional Paper No. P-194):

(Tabled December 9, 2019; March 3, 2020) Ms. Bell.

(Tabled December 12, 2019) Mr. Fraser.

Justice system reform (Sessional Paper No. P-208):

(Tabled February 26, 2020) Mr. Roberts.

(Tabled February 18, 20, 2020) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).