Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 224

No 224

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Monday

February 22, 2021

Lundi

22 février 2021

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

O Canada

Ô Canada

Royal Anthem

Hymne royale

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D’INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉES ET DÉPUTÉS

Mrs. Tangri moved,

Mme Tangri propose,

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 138:-

Avis de motion émanant des députées et députés no 138 :-

That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should take action to keep our roads and communities safe by increasing penalties for stunt driving and other dangerous offences under the Highway Traffic Act.

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.

Resolved, That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should take action to keep our roads and communities safe by increasing penalties for stunt driving and other dangerous offences under the Highway Traffic Act.

At 9:51 a.m., pursuant to Standing Order 9(e), the Deputy Government House Leader indicated that no business would be called and therefore the House recessed.

À 9 h 51, conformément à l’article 9 e) du Règlement, la leader parlementaire adjointe du gouvernement a indiqué qu’aucune affaire ne serait à l’ordre du jour et par conséquent, l’Assemblée suspendait ses travaux.

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

QUESTION PERIOD

PÉRIODE DE QUESTIONS

The House recessed at 11:33 a.m.

À 11 h 33, 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 :-

Special Audit of the Tarion Warranty Corporation (2019 Special Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario) (Sessional Paper No. 681).

Audit spécial de Tarion Warranty Corporation (Rapport spécial 2019 de la vérificatrice générale de l’Ontario) (Document parlementaire no 681).

Report presented and adoption of recommendations moved.

Rapport présenté et adoption des recommandations proposée.

Mme Gélinas moved adjournment of the debate.

Mme Gélinas propose l’ajournement du débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight:-

Comité spécial de la surveillance de la gestion des situations d’urgence :-

Fifth Interim Report (Sessional Paper No. 682).

Cinquième rapport provisoire (Document parlementaire no 682).

Report presented.

Rapport présenté.

Standing Committee on Public Accounts:-

Comité permanent des comptes publics :-

Food Safety Inspection Program (Section 3.06, 2019 Annual Report of the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario) (Sessional Paper No. 683).

Programme d’inspection de la salubrité des aliments (Rapport annuel 2019 de la vérificatrice générale de l’Ontario, Section 3.06) (Document parlementaire no 683).

Report presented and adoption of recommendations moved.

Rapport présenté et adoption des recommandations proposée.

Mme Gélinas moved adjournment of the debate.

Mme Gélinas propose l’ajournement du débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight:-

Comité spécial de la surveillance de la gestion des situations d’urgence :-

Sixth Interim Report (Sessional Paper No. 684).

Sixième rapport provisoire (Document parlementaire no 684).

Report presented.

Rapport présenté.

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 251, An Act to enact, amend and repeal various Acts in respect of human trafficking matters. Hon. Ms. Jones.

Projet de loi 251, Loi édictant, modifiant et abrogeant diverses lois en ce qui concerne les questions de traite des personnes. L’hon. Mme Jones.

Bill 252, An Act to recognize housing as a human right. Mr. Hassan and Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre).

Projet de loi 252, Loi visant à reconnaître le logement en tant que droit de la personne. M. Hassan et Mme Singh (Brampton-Centre).

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Northern Health Travel Grant (Sessional Paper No. P-209) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

Personal Support Workers (Sessional Paper No. P-291) Mme Gélinas.

Northern Ontario supervised consumption site (Sessional Paper No. P-300) Mr. West.

E-commerce and package theft (Sessional Paper No. P-304) Ms. Ghamari, Mr. Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka) and Ms. Park.

Life insurance policies and seniors (Sessional Paper No. P-305) Ms. Skelly.

Ontario Small Business Support Grant Program (Sessional Paper No. P-306) Mr. McDonell.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l’opposition

Ms. Horwath moved,

Mme Horwath propose,

Whereas COVID-19 has had a devastating impact in Ontario’s long-term care facilities, accounting for more than half of all COVID-19 related deaths in the province since March 2020; and

Whereas statistics show that there have been more COVID-19 related deaths in long-term care facilities in the second wave than in the first wave, despite the Ford government’s promise of an iron-ring; and

Whereas Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission has publicly shared significant concerns about the Ford government’s slow response in providing requested documents and records and the impact these delays have had on their investigation, to the point where the Commission felt it necessary to request more time to complete their study; and

Whereas the Minister of Long-Term Care has rejected the Commission’s request for an extension despite the delays and missing documents; and

Whereas numerous questions still remain about the effectiveness of the Ford government’s response to COVID-19 in long-term care and steps taken to protect some of Ontario’s most vulnerable residents;

Therefore, the Legislative Assembly calls on the Ford government to grant the request of Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission for an extension of their mandate to December 31, 2021 and to immediately release all government documents requested by the Commission.

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.

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 25

Armstrong

Burch

Collard

Fife

Fraser

French

Gates

Gélinas

Hassan

Hatfield

Horwath

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Stevens

Stiles

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

West

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 43

Anand

Babikian

Bailey

Bouma

Cho (Willowdale)

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Harris

Jones

Kanapathi

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mitas

Nicholls

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Roberts

Sabawy

Sandhu

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

Second Reading of Bill 245, An Act to amend and repeal various statutes, to revoke various regulations and to enact the Ontario Land Tribunal Act, 2021.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 245, Loi modifiant et abrogeant diverses lois, abrogeant divers règlements et édictant la Loi de 2021 sur le Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire.

Debate arose and after some time the House adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 18 h, 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 251, An Act to enact, amend and repeal various Acts in respect of human trafficking matters / Projet de loi 251, Loi édictant, modifiant et abrogeant diverses lois en ce qui concerne les questions de traite des personnes (No. 685) (Tabled February 22, 2021).

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 111(f)(1) re intended appointments dated February 19, 2021 (No. 680) (Tabled February 19, 2021).

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

The price of gasoline (Sessional Paper No. P-34):

(Tabled October 28, 2020) Mme Gélinas.

Hunting and trapping of the eastern hybrid wolf (Sessional Paper No. P-71):

(Tabled October 28; November 30, 2020) Mr. Harris.

(Tabled November 3, 2020) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

Transit infrastructure projects (Sessional Paper No. P-213):

(Tabled October 29, 2020) Mrs. Martin.

(Tabled October 28, 2020) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

Condominiums and insurance company regulation (Sessional Paper No. P-280):

(Tabled October 27, 2020) Mr. Wilson.

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

(Tabled October 27; November 26, 2020) Mr. Kernaghan.

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

(Tabled October 28; November 3, 2020) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).