Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 213

No 213

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Wednesday
November 25, 2020

Mercredi

25 novembre 2020

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion that this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

The Deputy Speaker informed the House,

Le Vice-Président a informé l’Assemblée,

That the following document was tabled:-

Que le document suivant a été déposé :-

Special Report entitled COVID-19 Preparedness and Management from the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. 627).

Rapport spécial intitulé Préparation et gestion en lien avec la COVID-19 du Bureau de la vérificatrice générale de l’Ontario (Document parlementaire no 627).

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

Le débat a repris 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 allocation of time on Bill 213, An Act to reduce burdens on people and businesses by enacting, amending and repealing various Acts and revoking a regulation.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 44

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Elliott

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hogarth

Jones

Khanjin

Kusendova

Lecce

Martin

McDonell

McKenna

Mitas

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Rasheed

Roberts

Romano

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 24

Armstrong

Begum

Bisson

Blais

Collard

Fife

Fraser

Gates

Gélinas

Hassan

Hatfield

Hillier

Hunter

Karahalios

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Sattler

Schreiner

Shaw

Simard

Stevens

Stiles

Taylor

West

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or special Order of the House relating to Bill 213, An Act to reduce burdens on people and businesses by enacting, amending and repealing various Acts and revoking a regulation;

That the Standing Committee on General Government be authorized to meet on Friday, November 27, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. to receive a 15-minute opening statement on the Bill by the Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, 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 of the Committee; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet at the following times, for the purpose of public hearings:

• on Friday, November 27, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and

• on Monday, November 30, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.; and

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

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 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, by 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 26, 2020; and

• That witnesses shall be scheduled in groups of three for each one-hour time slot, with each presenter allotted 7 minutes for an opening statement followed by 39 minutes of questioning for all three witnesses, divided into two rounds of 7.5 minutes for the Government Members, two rounds of 7.5 minutes for the Official Opposition Members, and two rounds of 4.5 minutes for the Independent Member of the Committee; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 30, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2020; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Wednesday, December 2, 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; 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 Thursday, December 3, 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 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 the same day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 213 is called, two hours of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill with 50 minutes allotted to the Government Members, 50 minutes allotted to the Official Opposition Members, and 20 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.

The House recessed at 12:06 p.m.

À 12 h 06, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 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 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 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, 25 November 2020.

Toronto, le 25 novembre 2020.

(Sessional Paper No. 628, Office of the Assembly, Office of the Auditor General, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Ombudsman Ontario).

(Document parlementaire no 628, Bureau de l’Assemblée législative, Bureau de la vérificatrice générale, Bureau du directeur général des élections, Ombudsman Ontario).

Ordered, That the message of the Lieutenant Governor together with the Estimates accompanying same be deemed to be referred to the Standing Committee on Estimates pursuant to Standing Order 62.

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DE COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs:-

Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques :-

Bill 215, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to the economic recovery of Ontario and to make other amendments.

Projet de loi 215, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne la reprise économique de l’Ontario et apportant d’autres modifications.

Reported as amended.

Rapport est fait du projet de loi modifié.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d’intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr20, An Act respecting Hot Docs.

Bill Pr31, An Act to revive 1040062 Ontario Incorporated.

Bill Pr32, An Act to revive Skypride Travel & Tours Ltd.

Bill Pr33, An Act to revive 704176 Ontario Limited.

Reported without amendment.

Rapport est fait sans propositions d’amendement.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

Ordered for Second Reading.

Ordonnés pour la deuxième lecture.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bills were introduced and read the first time:-

Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois :-

Bill 234, An Act to amend the Payday Loans Act, 2008 to increase accountability of lenders and protections for borrowers. Ms. Shaw.

Projet de loi 234, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2008 concernant les prêts sur salaire afin d’accroître la responsabilisation des prêteurs et la protection des emprunteurs. Mme Shaw.

Bill 235, An Act to amend the Cannabis Licence Act, 2018. Ms. Stiles.

Projet de loi 235, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2018 sur les licences liées au cannabis. Mme Stiles.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That the following changes be made in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

Il est ordonné que les changements suivants soient effectués dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députées et députés :-

Mr. Fraser assumes Ballot Item number 45;

Mr. Coteau assumes Ballot Item number 76; and

That the requirement for notice be waived for Ballot Item numbers 45 and 47.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

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

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

La Loi sur les foyers de soins de longue durée (Document parlementaire no P-42) Mme Gélinas.

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

Les accents de la langue française sur les documents et cartes émis par le gouvernement de l’Ontario (Document parlementaire no P-174) Mme Gélinas.

Neurological movement disorder clinic (Sessional Paper No. P-243) Mme Gélinas.

Optometry (Sessional Paper No. P-249) Ms. Fife and Mlle Simard.

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

Cannabis retail store location (Sessional Paper No. P-287) Mr. Babikian.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion that this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government.

Debate resumed and after some time the debate adjourned.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, le débat était ajourné.

6:00 P.M.

18 H

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D’INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉES ET DÉPUTÉS

Ballot Item Number 38 was not moved.

Billet de député numéro 38 n’était pas proposé.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion that this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Pursuant to Standing Order 61(d), the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings and announced that there had been eight hours of debate on the motion.

Conformément à l’article 61 d) du Règlement, le Vice-Président a interrompu les travaux et a annoncé qu’il y avait eu huit heures de débat sur la motion.

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.

Amendment to the motion regarding the reappointment of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.

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. Cho (Willowdale) moved, under Standing Order 51 “That this question be now put”.

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

Vote deferred on request of the Chief Government Whip.

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

Third Reading of Bill 214, An Act to amend the Time Act and various other Acts.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 214, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’heure légale et diverses autres lois.

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.

Carried.

Adoptée.

The Bill passed.

Le projet de loi est adopté.

At 9:58 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 21 h 58, 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

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 42(a)

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

Health and physical education curriculum (Sessional Paper No. P-2) (Tabled November 25, 2020) Mr. West.

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 245, 248, 249 and 250.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

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

(Tabled October 1, 5, 2020) Ms. Armstrong.

(Tabled October 1, 2020) Ms. Berns-McGown.

(Tabled October 7, 2020) Ms. Fife.

(Tabled October 6, 2020) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled October 5, 2020) Mr. Hatfield.

(Tabled October 1, 2020) Ms. Karpoche.

(Tabled October 1, 2020) Ms. Lindo.

(Tabled October 1, 2020) Mr. Rakocevic.

(Tabled October 7, 2020) Ms. Sattler.

(Tabled September 30, 2020) Miss Taylor.

(Tabled September 30; October 5, 2020) Mr. West.

Mental health funding (Sessional Paper No. P-37):

(Tabled October 1, 2020) Ms. Karpoche.

Residents Bill of Rights (Sessional Paper No. P-207):

(Tabled October 21, 2020) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled September 30, 2020) Mr. Mantha.

50 Million Tree Program (Sessional Paper No. P-270):

(Tabled September 30, 2020) Mr. Mantha.