Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 165

No 165

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Tuesday
June 2, 2020

Mardi

2 juin 2020

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

The Speaker informed the House,

Le Président a informé l’Assemblée,

That the following document was tabled:-

Que le document suivant a été déposé :-

The 2019 Annual Report entitled, Looking Back, Moving Forward, and Statistical Report from the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. 488) (Tabled May 28, 2020).

Le Rapport annuel 2019 intitulé, Bilan de l’année et perspectives d’avenir, et Rapport statistique du Bureau du Commissaire à l’information et à la protection de la vie privée de l’Ontario (Document parlementaire no 488) (Déposé le 28 mai 2020).

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Amendment to the motion regarding the programming of certain House proceedings and Committee business.

L’amendement à la motion concernant la programmation de certains travaux de l’Assemblée et des affaires des comités.

Debate resumed, during which the Speaker interrupted the proceedings and announced that there had been six and one-half hours of debate and that the debate would be deemed adjourned.

Le débat a repris. Le Président a interrompu les travaux et a annoncé qu’il y avait eu six heures et demie de débat et que le débat serait réputé ajourné.

The Deputy Government House Leader directed that the debate should continue.

La leader parlementaire adjointe du gouvernement a indiqué que le débat devrait se poursuivre.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Mr. Thanigasalam moved, under Standing Order 51 “That this question be now put”.

M. Thanigasalam propose, conformément à l’article 51 du Règlement « Que cette question soit maintenant mise aux voix ».

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

At 10:10 a.m., the Government House Leader indicated that no further business would be called and therefore the House recessed.

À 10 h 10, le leader parlementaire du gouvernement a indiqué qu’aucune autre affaire ne serait à l’ordre du jour et par conséquent, l’Assemblée suspendait ses travaux.

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That for any recorded division today and tomorrow Members may rise and be counted from the public galleries.

QUESTION PERIOD

PÉRIODE DE QUESTIONS

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Motion for closure on the amendment to the motion regarding the programming of certain House proceedings and Committee business.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 54

Anand

Babikian

Bailey

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Fullerton

Gill

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka)

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Parsa

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 19

Arthur

Bisson

Blais

Burch

Coteau

Fraser

French

Glover

Gretzky

Hillier

Horwath

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Natyshak

Rakocevic

Schreiner

Taylor

Vanthof

Yarde

The question was then put on the motion, as follows:-

La question sur la motion a ensuite été mise aux voix, comme suite :-

Ms. Khanjin moved:-

Mme Khanjin propose :-

That notwithstanding Standing Order 7(a)(i) or any special Order of the House, when the House adjourns on June 3, 2020 it shall stand adjourned until Tuesday, June 16, 2020, and the House shall then continue to meet during an extension of the Spring Meeting Period in accordance with the following schedule:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the weeks of June 15, 2020 and June 22, 2020; and

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays during the weeks of July 6, 2020; July 13, 2020; July 20, 2020; and

That during these meetings, Members be permitted to speak and vote from any Member’s desk in the Chamber in order to observe recommended physical distancing; the proceeding “Introduction of Visitors” shall be suspended and the “Afternoon Routine” shall commence at 1:00 p.m.; and

That in order to practice appropriate physical distancing during recorded divisions, Standing Orders 30(c), 32(b) and 37 shall be suspended until Monday, September 14, 2020, and the following substituted:

30(c) When a recorded division is required, members shall proceed to the Members’ lobbies to register their vote with the clerks. The Ayes shall be recorded in the East Members’ lobby and the Nays shall be recorded in the West Members’ lobby. Subject to Standing Order 13, every member shall have their vote recorded in this manner.

(c.1) 30 minutes shall be allotted to the conduct of each vote, during which time the division bell shall ring, and after which time no further votes shall be recorded.

(c.2) The Whips of the recognized parties, or their designates, may attend the Members’ lobbies to observe the taking of the vote.

(c.3) For each vote held under this proceeding during the Afternoon Routine, 30 minutes shall be added to the end of the sitting day, and the House may continue to meet after 6:00 p.m. accordingly, if requested by the Government House Leader.

32(b) Excluding the time taken to conduct recorded votes as determined by Standing Order 30(c.3), the time allotted for the Afternoon Routine each day shall not exceed 90 minutes. At the end of that time the Speaker shall interrupt and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the proceeding currently occupying the House, and thereafter immediately call Orders of the Day.

37. Any divisions deferred under Standing Orders 10(c) or 30(h) shall be disposed of consecutively.

37.1 If “Deferred Votes” continues past 1:00 p.m. on any day, the Speaker shall immediately call “Reports by Committees” once all deferred votes have been taken; and

That, notwithstanding the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Monday, June 8, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 156, An Act to protect Ontario’s farms and farm animals from trespassers and other forms of interference and to prevent contamination of Ontario’s food supply; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 156:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020; 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; 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 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Friday, June 12, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Monday June 15, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Monday, June 15, 2020 at 7:00 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Monday, June 15, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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, notwithstanding the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on Social Policy shall be authorized to meet on Monday, June 8, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 171, An Act to enact the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 and make related amendments to other Acts; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 171:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020; 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 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, June 15, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Tuesday, June 16, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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 the Order of the House dated Tuesday, March 10, 2020, referring Bill 175, An Act to amend and repeal various Acts respecting home care and community services, to the Standing Committee on Social Policy, be discharged and the Bill be instead referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly; and

That, notwithstanding the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly shall be authorized to meet on Monday, June 15, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 175; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 175:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020; 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; 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 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, June 22, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Tuesday, June 23, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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 the Legislative Assembly 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 the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on Justice Policy shall be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 11, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Friday, June 12, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 161, An Act to enact the Legal Aid Services Act, 2019 and to make various amendments to other Acts dealing with the courts and other justice matters; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 161:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020; 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; 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 noon on Monday, June 8, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Thursday, June 18, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Thursday, June 18, 2020 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Thursday, June 18, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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 Justice 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.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 54

Anand

Babikian

Bailey

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Fullerton

Gill

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka)

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Parsa

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 19

Arthur

Bisson

Blais

Burch

Coteau

Fraser

French

Glover

Gretzky

Hillier

Horwath

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Natyshak

Rakocevic

Schreiner

Taylor

Vanthof

Yarde

Ordered, That notwithstanding Standing Order 7(a)(i) or any special Order of the House, when the House adjourns on June 3, 2020 it shall stand adjourned until Tuesday, June 16, 2020, and the House shall then continue to meet during an extension of the Spring Meeting Period in accordance with the following schedule:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the weeks of June 15, 2020 and June 22, 2020; and

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays during the weeks of July 6, 2020; July 13, 2020; July 20, 2020; and

That during these meetings, Members be permitted to speak and vote from any Member’s desk in the Chamber in order to observe recommended physical distancing; the proceeding “Introduction of Visitors” shall be suspended and the “Afternoon Routine” shall commence at 1:00 p.m.; and

That in order to practice appropriate physical distancing during recorded divisions, Standing Orders 30(c), 32(b) and 37 shall be suspended until Monday, September 14, 2020, and the following substituted:

30(c) When a recorded division is required, members shall proceed to the Members’ lobbies to register their vote with the clerks. The Ayes shall be recorded in the East Members’ lobby and the Nays shall be recorded in the West Members’ lobby. Subject to Standing Order 13, every member shall have their vote recorded in this manner.

(c.1) 30 minutes shall be allotted to the conduct of each vote, during which time the division bell shall ring, and after which time no further votes shall be recorded.

(c.2) The Whips of the recognized parties, or their designates, may attend the Members’ lobbies to observe the taking of the vote.

(c.3) For each vote held under this proceeding during the Afternoon Routine, 30 minutes shall be added to the end of the sitting day, and the House may continue to meet after 6:00 p.m. accordingly, if requested by the Government House Leader.

32(b) Excluding the time taken to conduct recorded votes as determined by Standing Order 30(c.3), the time allotted for the Afternoon Routine each day shall not exceed 90 minutes. At the end of that time the Speaker shall interrupt and shall put every question necessary to dispose of the proceeding currently occupying the House, and thereafter immediately call Orders of the Day.

37. Any divisions deferred under Standing Orders 10(c) or 30(h) shall be disposed of consecutively.

37.1 If “Deferred Votes” continues past 1:00 p.m. on any day, the Speaker shall immediately call “Reports by Committees” once all deferred votes have been taken; and

That, notwithstanding the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Monday, June 8, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 156, An Act to protect Ontario’s farms and farm animals from trespassers and other forms of interference and to prevent contamination of Ontario’s food supply; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 156:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020; 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; 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 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Friday, June 12, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Monday June 15, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Monday, June 15, 2020 at 7:00 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Monday, June 15, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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, notwithstanding the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on Social Policy shall be authorized to meet on Monday, June 8, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 171, An Act to enact the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 and make related amendments to other Acts; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 171:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020; 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 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, June 15, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Tuesday, June 16, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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 the Order of the House dated Tuesday, March 10, 2020, referring Bill 175, An Act to amend and repeal various Acts respecting home care and community services, to the Standing Committee on Social Policy, be discharged and the Bill be instead referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly; and

That, notwithstanding the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly shall be authorized to meet on Monday, June 15, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 175; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 175:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020; 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; 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 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, June 22, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Tuesday, June 23, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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 the Legislative Assembly 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 the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on Justice Policy shall be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 11, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Friday, June 12, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 161, An Act to enact the Legal Aid Services Act, 2019 and to make various amendments to other Acts dealing with the courts and other justice matters; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 161:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020; 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; 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 noon on Monday, June 8, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Thursday, June 18, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Thursday, June 18, 2020 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Thursday, June 18, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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 Justice 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.

The House recessed at 11:56 a.m.

À 11 h 56, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.

13 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DE COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Public Accounts:-

Comité permanent des comptes publics :-

Report on The Fair Hydro Plan: Concerns About Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Value For Money (2017 Special Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario) (Sessional Paper No. 490).

Rapport sur le Plan ontarien pour des frais d’électricité équitables : Préoccupations concernant la transparence financière, la reddition de comptes et l’optimisation des ressources (Rapport spécial 2017 du Bureau de la vérificatrice générale de l’Ontario) (Document parlementaire no 490).

Report presented and adoption of recommendations moved.

Rapport présenté et adoption des recommandations proposée.

Ms. Fife moved adjournment of the debate.

Mme Fife propose l’ajournement du débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

Mr. Calandra moved,

M. Calandra propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 7(d)(iii) the House shall continue to meet past 6:00 p.m. until midnight on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 and on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 for the purpose of considering government business.

Carried on division.

Adoptée au vote.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Calandra moved,

M. Calandra propose,

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 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 emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 28 days on April 14, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 21 days on May 12, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the period of the emergency maybe 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 June 2, 2020 for a further period of 28 days.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Mr. Hillier moved,

M. Hillier propose,

That the motion be amended by adding the following to the end:

“and that during this extension, the work product of the Ontario COVID-19 Command Table, including agendas, minutes, and communications and excluding correspondence that is protected by Cabinet confidentiality, be made available to the public in a timely fashion with a compendium of this disclosure tabled with the House on a weekly basis; that the initial disclosure be of any and all existing work product, and that each Monday shall be tabled the compendium from the preceding week.”

Debate arose and after some time, the Speaker interrupted the proceedings and announced that there had been six and one-half hours of debate and that the debate would be deemed adjourned.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, le président a interrompu les travaux et a annoncé qu’il y avait eu six heures et demie de débat et que le débat serait réputé ajourné.

The Government House Leader directed that the debate should continue.

Le leader parlementaire du gouvernement a indiqué que le débat devrait se poursuivre.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Mr. Harris moved, under Standing Order 51 “That this question be now put”.

M. Harris propose, conformément à l’article 51 du Règlement « Que cette question soit maintenant mise aux voix ».

Carried on division.

Adoptée au vote.

The question was then put on the main motion.

La question sur la motion principale a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Carried.

Adoptée.

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 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 emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 28 days on April 14, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the emergency was extended by resolution of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for a period of 21 days on May 12, 2020 pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Act; and

Whereas the period of the emergency maybe 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 June 2, 2020 for a further period of 28 days.

At 7:55 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 19 h 55, 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

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 111(f)(1) re intended appointments dated May 29, 2020 (No. 489) (Tabled May 29, 2020).

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

The Long-Term Care Homes Act (Sessional Paper No. P-13):

(Tabled March 2, 4, 2020) Ms. Armstrong.

(Tabled February 18, 19; March 2, 2020) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled March 3, 2020) Mr. Rakocevic.

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

(Tabled February 18, 2020) Ms. Begum.

Autism (Sessional Paper No. P-87):

(Tabled February 18; March 11, 2020) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled March 11, 2020) Mr. Kernaghan.

(Tabled March 10, 2020) Ms. Lindo.

(Tabled February 19, 25; March 4, 2020) Miss Taylor.

Farm animal protection zones (Sessional Paper No. P-192):

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