Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Letter: G

• Gates, W. (NDP, Niagara Falls)

  • Access to Consumer Credit Reports and Elevator Availability Act, 2018 (Bill 8)
    • second reading, 620, 622–629, 631
    • third reading, 1163–1167
  • Arts and culture industry
    • general remarks, 110
    • government funding, 113
  • Automobile insurance
    • company profits/overpayments, 1091
    • rates, 602–603
  • Community Museum Operating Grant
    • Niagara-on-the-Lake, 110
  • Dental care
    • access to, 269
  • Development projects
    • Niagara-on-the-Lake, Randwood Estate, 110
  • Duma, Dan, 567
  • Electricity affordability, 111
  • Elevators
    • availability, 622, 624–626, 628
    • breakdowns, 623, 631
    • maintenance and repair, 626–629
  • Executive compensation
    • cap on, 1123
  • Fair wage policy
    • rate schedules, review, 974
  • Gasoline prices
    • increase in, 111
    • regulation of, 611
  • GO Transit
    • Niagara, 110
  • Government Contract Wages Act, 2018 (Bill 53)
    • second reading, 971, 974–975
  • Government record
    • Liberal (2003-present)
      • energy, 1122
      • mental health, 113
    • PC (1995-2003)
      • health care, 109
      • labour relations, 971
      • mental health, 113
  • Greenbelt
    • development on, 1123
  • Health care
    • universality of, 567
  • Hospitals
    • new, public-private partnerships (P3s), 269
    • Niagara Falls, 109
  • Humboldt, Saskatchewan accident, 383–384
  • Hydro One
    • executive compensation, 776, 829–830, 987
      • comparison, 1123
  • Long-term care
    • wait-lists, 109
  • Long-term care beds
    • shortage, 731
  • Members' statements
    • Accident in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, 383–384
    • Executive compensation, 829–830
    • Gasoline prices, 611
  • Members/ministers quoting
    • constituents
      • Ontario wine industry, 791
    • stakeholders
      • Ontario wine industry, 797
  • Members'/ministers' remarks
    • withdrawn, 620
  • Members'/ministers' remarks on debate
    • order, decorum, and conduct of members in the house, 918
  • Mental health and addictions services
    • general remarks, 109–110
  • Mental health care
    • wait lists, 731
  • NDP Party staff
    • unionized, 974–975
  • Opposition day motions
    • Executive compensation
      • responded to, 1122–1123
    • Health care
      • responded to, 268–269
  • Oral questions
    • Automobile insurance
      • presented, 602–603, 1091
    • Consumer protection
      • presented, 381–382
    • Executive compensation
      • presented, 987
    • Health care
      • presented, 731
    • Privatization of public assets
      • presented, 776–777
  • Payday loans and lenders
    • consumer protection, 381–382
  • PC Party
    • energy, 1122–1123
  • Petitions
    • Casinos, 559, 615
  • Private members' public business
    • Home Care and Community Services Amendment Act (Dan's Law), 2018 (Bill 5)
      • second reading, 567–568
    • Supporting Wine Jobs and Growth in the Niagara Region Act, 2018 (Bill 50)
      • second reading, 790–791, 797
  • Racetracks (horse racing)
    • Fort Erie
      • government support, 109
  • Supporting Wine Jobs and Growth in the Niagara Region Act, 2018 (Bill 50)
    • first reading, 614
  • Tarion
    • reform, 111
  • Throne speech debate
    • participation, 109–111, 113
  • Ticket sales and purchase
    • accessible tickets, 629
  • Wine and wineries, VQA and Ontario
    • market share, 790–791
    • taxation
      • international Canadian blended (ICB), 790
      • on-site retail, 790
    • and tourism, 790
  • Wine industry
    • economic impact, 790–791, 797
    • and youth, 791

• Gélinas, F. (NDP, Nickel Belt)

  • Appreciation
    • Levac, Dave, 1298
  • Autism treatment
    • wait times, 1179–1180
  • Broadband networks
    • in northern and rural Ontario, 1095, 1231
  • Budget 2018
    • health care, 1270
  • Budget speech 2018 (March 28, 2018)
    • responded to, 842
  • Cancer treatment, 947–948
  • Cancer treatment drugs
    • coverage for medication taken at home, 771, 1025–1026
    • government funding, 1026
  • Child and youth mental health care
    • access, 1173
    • wait-lists, 771
  • Correctional officers
    • working conditions (facilities), 314
  • Correctional services, health care
    • access to, 314, 1174
    • clinical independence, 1174
    • ministry responsible, 1172–1174
    • quality of care, 314
    • service teams, 1174
  • Correctional services, programs
    • addictions, 1174
  • Correctional Services Transformation Act, 2018 (Bill 6)
    • second reading, 314, 464
    • third reading, 1172–1174
  • Dental care
    • access to, 286
    • coverage under social programs, 770–771
  • Diagnostic imaging
    • PET scanner in northern Ontario, 322–323
  • Energy affordability
    • in northern Ontario, 785
  • Fair wage legislation
    • history of, 1042
  • Fair wage policy
    • Gunderson report (2008), 1042–1043
    • and labour competition, 1043
    • in municipalities, 1044
    • scope, 1041, 1043–1044
  • Fair wage policy, enforcement
    • complaint-based, 1041, 1043
    • reprisals, 1043–1044
  • Family Caregiver Day Act, 2018 (Bill 60)
    • first reading, 832
  • French Language Services in MPP Constituency Offices Act, 2018 (Bill 61)
    • first reading, 832
  • French-language debates
    • Déclarations ministérielles et réponses
      • Mois de la sensibilisation au cancer, 948
      • Semaine des soins infirmiers, 1237
    • Dépôt des projets de loi
      • Loi de 2018 sur les services en français dans les bureaux de circonscription des députés, projet de loi 61
        • première lecture, 832
    • Loi de 2018 sur les salaires pour les marchés publics, projet de loi 53
      • deuxième lecture, 1050
    • Pétitions
      • Politiques énergétiques, 455–456, 788, 1149
      • Prévention du tabagisme chez les jeunes, 1151
      • Prix de l'essence, 191
      • Services gouvernementaux, 190
    • Questions orales
      • Éducation en français, 186
      • Services en français, 499–500
  • Government Contract Wages Act, 2018 (Bill 53)
    • second reading, 1041–1044, 1046, 1054
  • Government record
    • Liberal (2003-present)
      • government tenders, 1046
  • Health care
    • privatization, 116
  • Home and community care
    • general remarks, 1269–1270
  • Hospital beds
    • shortage, 112, 1136
  • Hospital funding, 934
    • general remarks, 79–80
  • Hospital funding by hospital
    • Health Sciences North, 674
    • Lake of the Woods District Hospital, 727
  • Hospital services
    • capacity and overcrowding, 376, 600–601
  • Hospitals
    • overcrowding, 1269
    • staff attrition practices
      • nurses, 1269
  • Incarceration
    • role of, 1172
  • Information and communication technology
    • infrastructure, rural and northern Ontario, 1054
  • Inmates, health and well-being
    • diabetes and, 1173
    • general remarks, 1173–1174
    • vision care, 1174
  • Inmates, racialized and indigenous persons
    • medical needs, 1173
  • Justice system
    • and persons with mental illness or addictions, 1173
  • Labour relations
    • replacement workers, 1044
  • Labour Relations Amendment Act (Replacement Workers), 2018 (Bill 34)
    • first reading, 331
  • Legislative procedure
    • bills and regulations
      • drafting of, 1042
  • Legislative process
    • time allocation, 769–770
  • Long-term care
    • wait-lists, 842, 1269
  • Long-term care beds
    • license proposals, 842
  • Long-term care patients
    • minimum hours of care, 772
  • Medicare, 770
  • Members' statements
    • Hydro rates, 785
    • Injured workers, 450
    • Privatization of public services, 1231
  • Members'/ministers' appreciation
    • Forster, Cindy (Welland), 1267–1269
  • Members'/ministers' privileges
    • wearing of paraphernalia
      • pins, 438
  • Members'/ministers' record
    • NDP (2011-2018)
      • Forster, Cindy (Welland), 1269
  • Mental health and addictions
    • ministry of, 772, 810
  • Mental health and addictions services
    • access, 771–772, 810
    • coordination of care, 810
    • intersection with corrections, 1173
  • Ministerial statements
    • Cancer Awareness Month
      • responded to, 947–948
    • Nursing Week
      • responded to, 1237
  • NDP Party election platform
    • dental care, 771
    • health care, 1269
    • mental health care, 810
    • pharmacare, 770–771
  • Northern Health Travel Grant
    • eligibility, 770–771
  • Nurses, 1227, 1237
  • Old Age Security (OAS)
    • supplemental benefits, 770
  • Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
    • dental coverage, 770
  • Ontario Drug and Dental Program, 771
  • Ontario Works program
    • dental coverage, 771
  • Ontera
    • sale of, 1054
  • Oral questions
    • Affordable housing
      • presented, 781–782
    • Autism treatment
      • presented, 1179–1180
    • Broadband infrastructure
      • presented, 1095
    • Cancer treatment
      • presented, 1025–1026
    • Diagnostic services
      • presented, 322–323
    • Health care
      • presented, 285–286
    • Hospital funding
      • presented, 79–80, 376, 600–602, 674, 727, 1136
    • Nurses
      • presented, 1227
    • Personal support workers
      • presented, 1293
    • Taxation
      • presented, 934–935
  • Pay transparency
    • in not-for-profit organizations, 393
  • Pay Transparency Act, 2018 (Bill 3)
    • second reading, 393
  • Personal support workers
    • shortage, 1293
  • Peter Kormos Memorial Act (Trillium Gift of Life Network Amendment), 2018 (Bill 32)
    • first reading, 330
  • Petitions
    • Accident benefits, 332
    • Bombardier lands, 386–387
    • Celiac disease, 838, 1040
    • Dental care, 86–87
    • Disaster relief, 1238
    • Doctor shortage, 836
    • Energy policies, 900–901, 1038, 1240
    • Government services, 388, 899
    • Hospital funding, 191–192, 455, 740
    • Long-term care, 191–192, 333–334
    • Mental health and addiction services, 331–332
    • Mental health services, 189
  • Pharmacare
    • general remarks, 112, 770
  • Plan for Care and Opportunity Act (Budget Measures), 2018 (Bill 31)
    • time allocation motion
      • responded to, 769–772
    • third reading, 1267–1270
  • Prescription drugs
    • access to, 286
  • Private members' public business
    • Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions Act, 2018 (Bill 52)
      • second reading, 810
  • Public education campaigns—Health
    • Cancer Awareness Month, 947–948
  • Public education campaigns—Professional associations and occupations
    • Nursing Week, 1237
  • Rental housing
    • rent-geared-to-income, 781–782
  • Sudbury Jail
    • indigenous inmates, medical needs, 1173
    • inmates, mental health, 464, 1173
    • working/living conditions, 464
  • Taxation
    • corporate tax rates, 934–935
    • income tax, 934–935
  • Throne speech debate
    • participation, 112, 116
  • Time allocation motions
    • Plan for Care and Opportunity Act (Budget Measures), 2018 (Bill 31)
      • responded to, 769–772
  • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
    • deeming policy, 450

• Gravelle, Hon. M. (LIB, Thunder Bay–Superior North)

  • Broadband networks, access to
    • in rural and northern Ontario, 68
  • Budget 2018
    • deficit, 67
  • Economic development, northern Ontario
    • highway expansion, 68–69
    • Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp., 68, 89
  • Government record
    • Liberal (2003-present)
      • northern Ontario, 67–69, 89–90
    • PC (1995-2003)
      • infrastructure, 89
  • Health care, northern Ontario
    • front-line staff, 67–68
    • Northern Health Travel Grant Program, 68
  • Highway development
    • northern Ontario, 69, 89
  • Indigenous communities
    • revenue sharing, 1224
  • Long-term care
    • government funding, 90
  • Long-term care beds
    • new/redeveloped, 90
  • Mining industry
    • and employment, 90
    • Mining Lands Administration System, digitization, 90
  • OHIP+
    • expansion, 67, 90
    • general remarks, 90
  • Ontario Northland Transportation Commission, 68, 89
  • Oral questions
    • First Nations revenue sharing
      • responded to, 1224
  • Ring of Fire development
    • consultation with indigenous communities, 68–69, 90, 92
    • government funding, 68, 90, 92
  • Throne speech debate
    • participation, 67–69, 89–90, 92
  • Transportation
    • northern Ontario, 68, 89

• Gretzky, L. (NDP, Windsor West)

  • Budget 2018
    • deficit, 51
  • Budget speech 2018 (March 28, 2018)
    • responded to, 866, 870–871
  • Caesars Windsor
    • strike, 1085
  • Correctional facilities
    • overcrowding, 468
  • Correctional Services Transformation Act, 2018 (Bill 6)
    • second reading, 468
  • Dental care
    • access to, 497–498
    • access to/emergency room, 125
    • affordability, 271
    • visits to hospital/physician's office, 271
    • wait-lists, 271–272
  • Dentists
    • role of, 272
  • Developmental services, 48, 1085
  • Duma, Dan, 561–562
  • Employment
    • public sector executive salaries, 1086
  • Energy contracts
    • general remarks, 1086
  • Food banks
    • increase in use, 47
  • Government Contract Wages Act, 2018 (Bill 53)
    • time allocation motion
      • responded to, 1084–1087
  • Government record
    • Liberal (2003-present)
      • correctional services, 468
      • developmental services, 708
      • general remarks, 51, 1086–1087
      • labour relations, 1084–1085
      • long-term care, 49
    • PC (1995-2003)
      • employment, 51
      • general remarks, 48, 1086–1086
      • government service transfer, 1086
      • health care, 49
      • social assistance, 272
  • Greenbelt
    • development on, 1086
  • Group homes, unlicensed
    • general remarks, 48
  • Health and allied health professionals
    • compensation through social programs, 271
  • Health care
    • general remarks, 707
  • Home Care and Community Services Amendment Act (Dan's Law), 2018 (Bill 5)
    • first reading, 35
  • Hospital funding
    • general remarks, 125
  • Hospital services
    • capacity and overcrowding, 125
  • Hospitals, emergency rooms
    • dental visits, 271
  • Hydro One
    • executive compensation, 870
  • Hydro One privatization
    • general remarks, 1085–1086
  • Leaves of absence
    • auto industry, 49–50
    • automobile industry, 326
  • Legislative process
    • time allocation, 1084, 1087
  • Long-term care patients
    • minimum hours of care, 49
  • Members' statements
    • Labour dispute, 554, 896
  • Members/ministers quoting
    • stakeholders
      • palliative care, 562
  • OHIP
    • eligibility, residency, 49, 562
    • interprovincial billing agreement
      • exclusions, 562
      • general remarks, 49
  • OHIP+
    • general remarks, 708
  • Ontario Drug and Dental Program, 708–709
    • dental coverage, 498
  • Opposition day motions
    • Health care
      • responded to, 271–272
  • Oral questions
    • Dental care
      • presented, 497–498
    • Employment standards
      • presented, 326
    • Health care
      • presented, 124–125
    • Labour dispute
      • presented, 890–891
  • Palliative care
    • at home, 562
  • Passport funding
    • wait-list, 48, 707
  • Pay equity
    • and unionization, 431
  • Pay Transparency Act, 2018 (Bill 3)
    • time allocation motion
      • responded to, 431
  • PC Party
    • correctional services, 468
    • economic policies, 48–49
    • fiscal policies, 707
    • privatization, 1086
    • taxation, 870–871
  • Persons with developmental disabilities
    • services for
      • government funding, 431
  • Petitions
    • Employment standards, 739
  • Plan for Care and Opportunity Act (Budget Measures), 2018 (Bill 31)
    • second reading, 691–692, 706–709
  • Private members' public business
    • Home Care and Community Services Amendment Act (Dan's Law), 2018 (Bill 5)
      • second reading, 561–563, 568
    • Waste reduction
      • responded to, 803–804
  • Recycling
    • general remarks, 803
  • Strikes
    • Caesars Windsor Casino (Unifor Local 444), 554, 890–891, 896
  • Supportive housing
    • wait-list, 48, 708
  • Throne speech debate
    • participation, 47–51
  • Time allocation motions
    • Government Contract Wages Act, 2018 (Bill 53)
      • responded to, 1084–1087
    • Pay Transparency Act, 2018 (Bill 3)
      • responded to, 431
  • Tributes
    • Stockwell, Chris, 666–667
  • Unions, 431
  • Universities and colleges
    • faculty employment, temporary/part-time, 1085
    • government funding, 1085