Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 17

No 17

2nd Session
42nd Parliament

2e session
42e législature

Monday

November 15, 2021

Lundi

15 novembre 2021

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

The Speaker informed the House that, in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor had been pleased to assent to the following Bill in her office on November 9, 2021.

Le Président a informé l’Assemblée qu’au nom de Sa Majesté la Reine, Son Honneur la lieutenante-gouverneure a eu le plaisir de sanctionner le projet de loi suivant dans son bureau le 9 novembre 2021.

Bill 38, An Act to amend the Remembrance Week Act, 2016.

Projet de loi 38, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2016 sur la semaine du Souvenir.

QUESTION PERIOD

PÉRIODE DE QUESTIONS

The House recessed at 11:35 a.m.

À 11 h 35, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.

13 H

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DE 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 46, An Act to enact the Northern Health Travel Grant Advisory Committee Act, 2021. Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

Projet de loi 46, Loi édictant la Loi de 2021 sur le Comité consultatif des subventions aux résidents du Nord de l’Ontario pour frais de transport à des fins médicales. Mme Monteith-Farrell.

Bill 47, An Act to amend the Poet Laureate of Ontario Act (In Memory of Gord Downie), 2019 with respect to the establishment of a French-language Poet Laureate. Mme Collard.

Projet de loi 47, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2019 sur le poète officiel de l’Ontario (à la mémoire de Gord Downie) concernant la création de la charge de poète officiel de langue française. Mme Collard.

Bill 48, An Act respecting minimum pay for support workers. Mr. West.

Projet de loi 48, Loi concernant la rémunération minimale des préposés aux services de soutien. M. West.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Optometry (Sessional Paper No. P-2) Mr. Glover, Mr. Harden, Ms. Monteith-Farrell, Ms. Sattler, Ms. Singh (Brampton Centre) and Ms. Stiles.

Affordable housing (Sessional Paper No. P-15) Mr. Glover.

Abuse awareness and prevention (Sessional Paper No. P-21) Mr. Mantha.

Overdose prevention and support services in Northern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-23) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

Cadets (Sessional Paper No. P-38) Mr. Bouma.

Cannabis retail licensing (Sessional Paper No. P-39) Ms. Bell.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l’opposition

Ms. Horwath moved,

Mme Horwath propose,

Whereas the cost of living is the number one concern for many Ontarians, and many are worse off than they were in 2018; and

Whereas hydro rates have increased every year since the Ford government took office despite the Premier’s promise of a 12% rate cut, and skyrocketing costs for food, housing, transportation, auto insurance and gasoline are higher than ever while wages remain flat; and

Whereas the Ford Government’s three-year, ongoing low-wage policies are among the leading reasons for low and stagnant wages across Ontario; and

Whereas the previous Liberal government’s inaction on the minimum wage from 2014 to 2017 added to the challenges faced by Ontario’s lowest paid workers and increased the gap between the very wealthy and working Ontarians; and

Whereas Premier Ford’s 2018 cancellation of the minimum wage increase hit frontline and essential workers hardest, resulting in at least $5300 in lost earnings since January 1, 2019 for full-time minimum wage workers, and the proposed $15 minimum wage fails to keep up with inflation; and

Whereas government inaction on the housing crisis, affordable childcare, paid sick days and meaningful supports for struggling small businesses have caused more and more everyday Ontarians to fall behind;

Therefore, the Legislative Assembly calls on the Ford government to end its low-wage policies and develop a meaningful plan to tackle Ontario’s cost-of-living crisis by restoring the lost earnings of workers affected by the Premier’s minimum wage freeze; taking real action on unaffordable rent and soaring home prices; working with the federal government to implement $10-a-day childcare; providing financial assistance for small businesses affected by the pandemic; and keeping its promises to lower the cost of hydro, auto insurance and gasoline.

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 - 24

Andrew

Bell

Blais

Bourgouin

Collard

Fife

Fraser

French

Glover

Harden

Hassan

Hatfield

Horwath

Mantha

Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Shaw

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Stiles

Tabuns

NAYS / CONTRE - 46

Anand

Babikian

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Dunlop

Elliott

Fullerton

Gill

Hogarth

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Martin

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka)

Mulroney

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Romano

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

NAYS / CONTRE - Continued

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Kusendova

Lecce

MacLeod

Piccini

Roberts

Tibollo

Yakabuski

Second Reading of Bill 43, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 43, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à édicter et à modifier diverses lois.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Gretzky) informed the House of the following changes in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

La Présidente suppléante (Mme Gretzky) a informé l’Assemblée des changements suivants dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députées et députés :-

Mr. Coe assumes Ballot Item number 20;

Mr. Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka) assumes Ballot Item number 21.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Mr. Coe moved adjournment of the debate.

M. Coe propose l’ajournement du débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

At 7:01 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 9(e), the Deputy Government House Leader (Mr. Parsa) indicated that no further business would be called and therefore the House adjourned.

À 19 h 01, conformément à l’article 9 e) du Règlement, le leader parlementaire adjoint du gouvernement (M. Parsa) 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

Optometry (Sessional Paper No. P-2) (Tabled November 15, 2021) Mr. Bouma and Ms. Khanjin.

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 November 8, 2021 (No. 52) (Tabled November 8, 2021).

English and Wabigoon Rivers Remediation Panel, 2020-2021 Annual Report / Comité pour l’assainissement des rivières English et Wabigoon, Rapport annuel 2020-2021 (No. 54) (Tabled November 8, 2021).

English and Wabigoon Rivers Remediation Trust, 2020-2021 Trustee Annual Report / Fiducie pour l’assainissement des rivières English et Wabigoon, Rapport annuel au fiduciaire 2020-2021 (No. 53) (Tabled November 8, 2021).

Provincial Judges Pension Board, Annual Report for the period January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021 / Commission de retraite des juges provinciaux, Rapport annuel pour la période du 1er janvier 2020 au 31 mars 2021 (No. 55) (Tabled November 10, 2021).