Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 182

No 182

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Thursday
September 17, 2020

Jeudi
17 septembre 2020

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Ms. Thompson moved,

Mme Thompson propose,

That, pursuant to clause 10.1(2)(b) of the Legislation Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, the Assembly resolve that the provisions of the Act listed below, which have not come into force in the period since their adoption, not be repealed:

Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, c. 15:

Sections 1 to 104, sections 106 to 110, subsections 111(1), (2), (5) and (6), sections 112 to 115, subsections 116(1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10), section 117, subsections 118(1), (2), (3), (6) and (7), sections 119 to 210, 213, 218, 221, 223, 224, 225, 227, 228, 229, 230, subsections 231(1), (3) and (4), sections 232, 233, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 244, 245, 246, 247, subsections 248(2) and (3).

Debate arose and after some time the debate adjourned at 10:15 a.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 10 h 15, le débat était ajourné.

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

QUESTION PERIOD

PÉRIODE DE QUESTIONS

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

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

Mr. Kramp assumes Ballot Item number 19;

Mr. Babikian assumes Ballot Item number 62.

The House recessed at 11:37 a.m.

À 11 h 37, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.

13 H

Mr. Bethlenfalvy delivered to the Speaker a message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor signed by her own hand, and the said message was read by the Speaker and is as follows:-

V. ELIZABETH DOWDESWELL

The Lieutenant Governor transmits Supplementary Estimates of certain sums required for the services of the Province for the year ending 31 March 2021 and recommends them to the Legislative Assembly.

La lieutenante-gouverneure transmet les prévisions supplémentaires des dépenses visant les montants nécessaires au fonctionnement de la province pour l’exercice se terminant le 31 mars 2021 et les recommande à l’Assemblée législative.

Toronto, 16 September 2020.

Toronto, le 16 septembre 2020.

(Sessional Paper No. 562, Children, Community and Social Services; Finance; Health; Long-Term Care; Municipal Affairs and Housing; Seniors and Accessibility; Solicitor General; Transportation; Treasury Board Secretariat).

(Document parlementaire no 562, Services à l’enfance et Services sociaux et communautaires; Finances; Santé; Soins de longue durée; Affaires municipales et Logement; Services aux aînés et Accessibilité; Solliciteur général; Transports; Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor).

Ordered, That the message of the Lieutenant Governor together with the Supplementary Estimates accompanying same be deemed to be referred to the Standing Committee on Estimates pursuant to Standing Order 65(a).

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 204, An Act to amend various Acts respecting municipal elections, to amend the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 and to provide for a temporary residential rent freeze and specified temporary protections for certain commercial tenants. Hon. Mr. Clark.

Projet de loi 204, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui a trait aux élections municipales, modifiant la Loi de 2020 sur la réouverture de l’Ontario (mesures adaptables en réponse à la COVID-19) et prévoyant un gel des loyers d’habitations temporaire et des protections temporaires précisées pour certains locataires commerciaux. L’hon. M. Clark.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Affordable housing (Sessional Paper No. P-32) Ms. Karpoche.

Alzheimer’s disease (Sessional Paper No. P-44) Mr. Hatfield.

Waiting lists for Passport Funding (Sessional Paper No. P-51) Mr. Hatfield.

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

Northern Health Travel Grant (Sessional Paper No. P-209) Mr. Mantha.

Worker wages and benefit standards (Sessional Paper No. P-225) Ms. Karpoche.

Procurement of personal protective equipment (Sessional Paper No. P-235) Ms. Kusendova.

Magna Carta Day (Sessional Paper No. P-258) Mr. Anand, Ms. Hogarth and Mrs. Tangri.

Access to clean running water for Indigenous communities (Sessional Paper No. P-259) Mr. Mantha.

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D’INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉES ET DÉPUTÉS

Mr. Yarde moved,

M. Yarde propose,

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 105:-

Avis de motion émanant des députées et députés no 105 :-

That in the Opinion of this House, the Ford Government should provide immediate urgent assistance to the Peel Public Health Unit for increased staffing, testing, community outreach and pro-active workplace inspections to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Armstrong

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Begum

Berns-McGown

Bethlenfalvy

Bisson

Bourgouin

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Coteau

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Elliott

Fife

Fraser

Fullerton

Gates

Gill

Hardeman

Harden

Harris

Hassan

Hatfield

Hogarth

Horwath

Hunter

Jones

Kanapathi

Karpoche

Ke

Kusendova

Lecce

Mamakwa

Mantha

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mitas

Monteith-Farrell

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Parsa

Piccini

Rakocevic

Rasheed

Rickford

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Sattler

Schreiner

Scott

Simard

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Stiles

Surma

Tangri

Taylor

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Vanthof

Wai

Walker

Wynne

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 0

Ms. Horwath moved,

Mme Horwath propose,

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 106:-

Avis de motion émanant des députées et députés no 106 :-

That in the opinion of this House, the Ford Government should provide the funding necessary to establish the safest classroom environment possible and work with school boards, parents and educators to reduce class sizes to a maximum of fifteen students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 - 29

Armstrong

Begum

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Bourgouin

Coteau

Fife

Fraser

Gates

Harden

Hassan

Hatfield

Horwath

Hunter

Karpoche

Mamakwa

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Simard

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Stiles

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

Wynne

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 54

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Elliott

Fullerton

Gill

Hardeman

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Ke

Kusendova

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mitas

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Parsa

Piccini

Rasheed

Rickford

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Ms. McKenna moved,

Mme McKenna propose,

Second Reading of Bill 201, An Act to proclaim Magna Carta Day.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 201, Loi proclamant le Jour de la Grande Charte.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Carried.

Adoptée.

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

Amendment to the motion, as amended, regarding amendments to the Standing Orders.

Debate resumed, during which the Acting Speaker (Ms. French) 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. La présidente suppléante (Mme French) 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 the House adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 18 h, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 42(a)

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

Le bureau du Commissaire aux services en français et le financement de l’Université de l’Ontario français (Document parlementaire no P-75) (Déposée le 17 septembre 2020) M. Mantha.

Public service funding and withdrawal of Bill 124 (Sessional Paper No. P-160) (Tabled September 17, 2020) Mr. Mantha.

Proclaiming June 21 as a statutory holiday called the Provincial Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-260) (Tabled September 17, 2020) Mr. Mantha.

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 43

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 43 DU RÈGLEMENT

COMPENDIA:

Bill 204, An Act to amend various Acts respecting municipal elections, to amend the Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020 and to provide for a temporary residential rent freeze and specified temporary protections for certain commercial tenants / Projet de loi 204, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui a trait aux élections municipales, modifiant la Loi de 2020 sur la réouverture de l’Ontario (mesures adaptables en réponse à la COVID-19) et prévoyant un gel des loyers d’habitations temporaire et des protections temporaires précisées pour certains locataires commerciaux (No. 563) (Tabled September 17, 2020).

Order in Council 1242/2020, dated August 20, 2020 regarding Waiver of Hearings of Necessity for four Metrolinx transit projects, under the Expropriations Act (No. 564) (Tabled September 17, 2020).

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 219, 220 and 221.