Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 200

No 200

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Tuesday
October 27, 2020

Mardi

27 octobre 2020

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 222, An Act to amend various Acts in respect of transportation-related matters.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 222, Loi modifiant diverses lois à l’égard de questions relatives au transport.

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

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Motion for closure on Second Reading of Bill 218, An Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain proceedings relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and to revoke a regulation.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 52

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mitas

Mulroney

Nicholls

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Rasheed

Roberts

Skelly

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 34

Andrew

Armstrong

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Blais

Bourgouin

Collard

Fraser

Gates

Gélinas

Gretzky

Harden

Hassan

Hatfield

Horwath

Hunter

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Lindo

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Shaw

Simard

Singh (Brampton East)

Stiles

Taylor

West

Wynne

Yarde

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Second Reading of Bill 218, An Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain proceedings relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and to revoke a regulation.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 218, Loi édictant la Loi de 2020 visant à soutenir la relance en Ontario concernant certaines instances liées au coronavirus (COVID-19), modifiant la Loi de 1996 sur les municipalités et abrogeant un règlement.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 51

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Fedeli

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mitas

Mulroney

Nicholls

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Rasheed

Roberts

Sabawy

Skelly

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 33

Andrew

Armstrong

Begum

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Blais

Bourgouin

Collard

Fraser

Gates

Gélinas

Gretzky

Harden

Hassan

Hatfield

Hillier

Horwath

Hunter

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Lindo

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Rakocevic

Schreiner

Shaw

Simard

Singh (Brampton East)

Stiles

Tabuns

Taylor

West

Yarde

Referred to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de la justice.

The House recessed at 12:26 p.m.

À 12 h 26, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DE COMITÉS

The Speaker informed the House,

Le Président a informé l’Assemblée,

That the Clerk received the Report on Intended Appointments dated October 27, 2020 of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 111(f)(9), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 609).

Que le greffier a reçu le rapport sur les nominations prévues daté le 27 octobre 2020 du Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux. Conformément à l’article 111 f) 9) du Règlement, le rapport est réputé adopté par l’Assemblée (Document parlementaire no 609).

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 224, An Act to enact the Climate Crisis Health Action Plan Act, 2020, the Ontario Climate Crisis Strategy for the Public Sector Act, 2020 and the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis Act, 2020. Mr. Tabuns and Ms. Karpoche.

Projet de loi 224, Loi édictant la Loi de 2020 sur le Plan d’action sur la crise climatique et la santé, la Loi de 2020 sur la Stratégie du secteur public de l’Ontario relative à la crise climatique et la Loi de 2020 sur le Comité spécial de l’action relative à la crise climatique. M. Tabuns et Mme Karpoche.

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 Pr30, An Act to revive 2372830 Ontario Inc. Mr. Thanigasalam.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

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

Injured workers (Sessional Paper No. P-36) Mr. West.

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

Human Papilloma Virus (Sessional Paper No. P-124) Mrs. Martow.

Vaping and youth (Sessional Paper No. P-255) Mme Gélinas.

Assistance for veterans (Sessional Paper No. P-272) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

Family law (Sessional Paper No. P-275) Ms. Ghamari.

Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight and the COVID-19 Command Table (Sessional Paper No. P-279) Mr. Fraser.

Anti-abortion images (Sessional Paper No. P-281) Mr. Kernaghan.

COVID-19 and small business (Sessional Paper No. P-282) Mrs. Martin.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Ms. Khanjin moved,

Ms. Khanjin propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or special Order of the House relating to Bill 218, An Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain proceedings relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and to revoke a regulation;

That the Standing Committee on Justice Policy be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to receive a 15-minute opening statement on the Bill by the Attorney General, followed by 45 minutes of question and answer divided into three rounds of 6 minutes for the Government Members, three rounds of 6 minutes for the Official Opposition Members, and two rounds of 4.5 minutes for the independent Member; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings; and

That the Clerk of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to the Bill:

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

That on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 3:30 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; and at this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period, if requested by a member of the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Monday, November 16, 2020 and if the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed passed by the Committee and shall be deemed 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 the same day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 218 is called, two hours and thirty minutes of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill, with 60 minutes allotted to the Government Members, 60 minutes allotted to the Official Opposition Members, and 30 minutes allotted to the independent Members as a group; and at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That except in the case of a recorded division arising from morning Orders of the Day, pursuant to Standing Order 10(c), no deferral of the Third Reading vote on the Bill shall be permitted.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat 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.

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

That notwithstanding Standing Order 9(a), the House agreed to commence Private Members’ Public Business before 6:00 p.m. today.

Que nonobstant l’article 9 a) du Règlement, l’Assemblée a accepté de commencer les affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députées et députés avant 18 h aujourd’hui.

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D’INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉES ET DÉPUTÉS

Mr. Thanigasalam moved,

M. Thanigasalam propose,

Second Reading of Bill 223, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 223, Loi modifiant le Code de la route.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Carried.

Adoptée.

Referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de l’Assemblée législative.

At 5:30 p.m., the following matter was considered in an adjournment debate.

À 17 h 30, la question suivante a été examinée dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Scarborough Southwest (Ms. Begum) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health – Abuse in Long-Term Care Homes.

The House adjourned at 5:42 p.m.

À 17 h 42, 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

Optometry (Sessional Paper No. P-249) (Tabled October 27, 2020) Mr. Wilson.

Condominiums and insurance company regulation (Sessional Paper No. P-280) (Tabled October 27, 2020) Mr. Wilson.

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 October 27, 2020 (No. 608) (Tabled October 27, 2020).

Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation, 2019-2020 Annual Report and Financial Statements / Société du palais des congrès de la communauté urbaine de Toronto, Rapport annuel 2019-2020 et États financiers (No. 610) (Tabled October 27, 2020).

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Autism (Sessional Paper No. P-87):

(Tabled September 22, 28, 2020) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled July 20, 2020) Mr. Hassan.

(Tabled October 1, 2020) Mr. Hatfield.

(Tabled September 28, 2020) Ms. Sattler.

(Tabled September 29, 2020) Miss Taylor.

Proposed changes to the Environmental Assessment Act (Sessional Paper No. P-250):

(Tabled July 20, 2020) Ms. Khanjin.

(Tabled July 20, 2020) Mr. Parsa.