Speaker letter p House Hansard index Parliament 42 Session 2

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Pang, B. (PC, Markham—Unionville)
- Anti-racism activities
  - in education, 1526
  - government funding
    - Anti-Racism and Anti-Hate Grant, 1526
- Broadband infrastructure development
  - government strategy
    - and municipalities, 2303
- Build Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2021 (Bill 43)
  - second reading, 923–924, 926–927
- Canadian Pacific Railroad
  - Chinese workers, 1526
- Community events
  - by region
    - Markham–Unionville, 1463–1464
- COVID-19
  - public response to, 1105
- COVID-19 - government response
  - new variants
    - general remarks, 1106
  - public health measures
    - consultation, 1106
- COVID-19 - provincial reopening
  - general remarks, 1106
- COVID-19 - provincial states of emergency
  - 2020 March
    - declaration of, 1105
- COVID-19 - testing
  - government strategy, 1106
- COVID-19 - vaccination
  - effectiveness
    - impact on hospitalization rates, 1105
  - mobile and pop-up clinics, 1105–1106
  - third dose
    - eligibility expansion
      - age-based, 1577
  - vaccination rates
    - general remarks, 1105, 1577
- COVID-19 - vaccination passports and certificates
  - verification app, 1577
- COVID-19 - vaccines
  - Pfizer
    - age-based approval, 1106
- Education
  - equity programming, 2048
- Employment
  - training programs
    - general remarks, 1211
- Freedom of religion
  - public education campaign, 1389
- Getting Ontario Connected Act, 2022 (Bill 93)
  - second reading, 2303
- Government orders
  - Extension of emergency orders
    - responded to, 1105–1107
- Hate and hate-related activities
  - against places of worship, 1081
- Housing development
  - consumer protections, 2810
- Long-term care - funding
  - general remarks, 884
  - staffing, 2505
- Long-term care - sector capacity
  - bed development and redevelopment
    - regional allocations, 1342, 2505
- Members' statements
  - COVID-19 immunization, 1577–1578
  - Education funding, 2879
  - Green energy initiatives, 3032
  - Long-term care, 1342, 2505
  - Lunar new year, 2060
  - Places of religious worship, 1081
  - Student achievement, 1463–1464
  - World Vision 2021 Global 6K, 886
- More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022 (Bill 109)
  - second reading, 2810
- Polish community
  - notable members, 1563
  - public education campaign - cultural
    - Polish Heritage Month, 1563
- Polish Heritage Month Act, 2021 (Bill 18)
  - third reading, 1563
- Private members' public business
  - Anti-Asian Racism Education Month Act, 2021 (Bill 34)
    - second reading, 1526
  - Change of Name Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 39)
    - second reading, 933–934
  - Ontario Religious Freedom Day Act, 2021 (Bill 42)
    - second reading, 1389
  - Racial Equity in the Education System Act, 2022 (Bill 67)
    - second reading, 2047–2048
- Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 (Bill 37)
  - second reading, 984
  - third reading, 1494, 1514
- Public education campaigns - racism and discrimination
  - Anti-Asian Racism Education Month, 1526
- Racism
  - anti-Asian racism
    - impact of COVID-19, 1526
- Renewable energy projects
  - general remarks, 3032
- Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, SO 2020, c 17
  - general remarks, 1105
- School facilities
  - new by riding
    - Markham-Unionville, 2789
- Sex offenders
  - legal name change, 933
    - in other jurisdictions, 933
- Sexual violence and harassment
  - offenders
    - general remarks, 933
    - recidivism rate, 933
- Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Bill 27)
  - stakeholder consultation, 1230
- Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Bill 27)
  - third reading, 1211, 1230
- Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Bill 88)
  - second reading, 2434, 2439
  - third reading, 2905, 2910
Park, L. (Independent, Durham)
- Child care
  - Ontario Child Care Tax Credit, 2847
- Child care - federal-provincial cost agreement
  - public vs. private delivery models, 2847
- Connected Communities Act, 2022 (Bill 104)
  - first reading, 2416
  - statements by stakeholders, 2992
- Energy policy
  - clean energy, 1698
- GO Transit - service expansion
  - Bowmanville, 2223
- Government orders
  - Extension of emergency orders
    - responded to, 1104–1105
- Home ownership
  - Co-owning a Home guide, 2677
- Hospitals - capacity
  - capital projects by site
    - Bownmanville Hospital, 1470
- Hospitals - services
  - emergency transfers
    - helipad locations, 1470
- Housing market
  - prices
    - general remarks, 2677
- Intimate partner violence
  - public education campaigns
    - Women Abuse Prevention Month, 1139–1140
- Legislative process
  - during COVID-19
    - regulatory amendment
      - consultation, 1104
- Long-term care
  - government strategy, 984
- Long-term-care facilities
  - wait lists, 974
- Members' statements
  - Loneliness and social isolation, 2452
  - Violence against women, 1139–1140
- Members/ministers quoting
  - news media
    - mental health, 2992
  - reports
    - Chief Medical Officer of Health
      - Connected Communities: Healthier Together (2017), 2992
- Mental health and addictions
  - loneliness and social isolation, 2452
  - "loneliness," definition of, 2991
  - social isolation, 2893
  - "social isolation," definition of, 2991
- Mental health and addictions - COVID-19
  - social isolation, 2991
- Nuclear industry
  - small modular reactors (SMRs)
    - partnership agreements, 1698–1699
- Ontario Drug Benefit Program
  - take-home cancer drugs
    - general remarks, 2463
- Private members' public business
  - Connected Communities Act, 2022 (Bill 104)
    - second reading, 2991–2992, 2996
- Question period
  - Cancer treatment
    - presented, 2463
  - Child care
    - presented, 2847
  - Education funding
    - presented, 1146–1147
  - Electric supply
    - presented, 1698–1699
  - GO Transit
    - presented, 2223
  - Hospital funding
    - presented, 1470
  - Housing
    - presented, 2677
  - Mental health services
    - presented, 2893
- Rental housing
  - annual increase rates
    - general remarks, 2677
  - cost of, 2677
- Reopening Ontario (A Flexible Response to COVID-19) Act, 2020, SO 2020, c 17
  - government authority under
    - general remarks, 1104
- School facilities - capital projects
  - new school construction
    - regional projects, 1146–1147
- Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight
  - appearances before committee
    - by role
      - Minister of Health, 1104
      - Solicitor General, 1104
  - transparency and accountability, 1104
Parsa, M. (PC, Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill)
- Agriculture industry - food processing
  - government funding
    - Strategic Agri-Food Processing Fund, 1571
- Anti-racism activities
  - community consultations, 1093
- Appreciation
  - Barrow, Dave, 2266
  - Harakh, Pamela and Harry, 2113
- Auto insurance - rates
  - rebates, 255
- Black community
  - community organizations, 1825–1826
- Bradford Bypass
  - commute times, impact on, 872
  - general remarks, 841
  - stakeholder response, 841
- Broadband infrastructure
  - business environment, impact on, 2262
- Broadband infrastructure development
  - impact on business environment, 2446, 2488
  - provincial-municipal partnerships, 2491
- Broadband infrastructure development - government funding
  - provincial, 2315, 2484, 3175
- Broadband services
  - and COVID-19, 2491
- Build Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2021 (Bill 43)
  - second reading, 846–848, 860, 872, 878
  - third reading, 1569–1572, 1574–1575, 1604–1605, 1616
- Business
  - taxation
    - education tax rate, 2965
    - employer health tax
      - exemption rate, 2965
    - general remarks, 3128
- Business - COVID-19, government response
  - general remarks, 573, 1309, 1378
- Business investment
  - government strategy, 3128
- Business - small- and medium-sized
  - and broadband services, 2488
  - corporate tax rate, 2964–2965, 3128
- Cap-and-trade program
  - cancellation
    - fuel prices, impact on, 3125
- Carbon tax
  - government response to, 2273, 3020
- Child care
  - Ontario Child Care Tax Credit, 2964, 3126–3127
- Child care - federal-provincial cost agreement
  - contents
    - general remarks, 3125
- Committee procedure - standing committees of the Legislature
  - business, consideration of
    - order of precedence, 2078
  - chairs and vice-chairs
    - party affiliation, 2078
    - second vice-chairs, 2078
  - legislative authority
    - production of documents, 1704–1705
  - reform, 2078
- Congregate care facilities - COVID-19
  - government response
    - funding, 1570
- Cost of living
  - general remarks, 3125
  - government strategy, 2962–2965, 3125
- Court administration
  - reform, 538
- COVID-19 - economic recovery
  - government funding, 298
  - government strategy, 846
- COVID-19 - government response
  - general remarks, 186
  - public consultation, 188
- COVID-19 - testing
  - wastewater surveillance program, 227
- COVID-19 - vaccination
  - mobile and pop-up clinics, 187
  - vaccination rates
    - general remarks, 187, 1570
- Debates re answers to question period
  - Land use planning
    - responded to, 446
  - Northern highway improvement
    - responded to, 726
- Digital and Data Strategy
  - consultation process, 1006
  - provincial data authority, 1006
- Electric vehicles
  - manufacturing agreements
    - general remarks, 1571, 2963–2964
  - manufacturing strategy
    - general remarks, 2963–2964, 3127
- Employment
  - job creation/loss, 2963
- Employment - COVID-19
  - pandemic pay
    - general remarks, 337
  - training and retraining
    - general remarks, 298
    - Skills Development Fund
      - funding rounds, 186
      - general remarks, 186
- Employment services
  - training and education
    - Ontario Jobs Training Tax Credit
      - extension, 1571
      - general remarks, 2964, 3127
- Employment standards
  - employee privacy, protection of
    - electronic device monitoring, 2171, 2915
    - general remarks, 2171
    - government strategy, 2171
- Employment standards - minimum wage
  - $15/hour
    - general remarks, 847, 1570, 1897, 2273
    - impact on earnings, 2937–2938
    - implementation timeline
      - general remarks, 3125
  - annual increase
    - October implementation, 2938
- Energy policy
  - clean energy, 1693, 3126
- Energy transmission
  - source mix
    - nuclear, 1693
- Expenditure estimates
  - committee referred to
    - general remarks, 2077–2078
  - review of
    - selection process, 2078
- Fewer Fees, Better Services Act, 2022 (Bill 84)
  - second reading, 1823, 1856, 1863
  - third reading, 1977
- Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA)
  - consumer COVID-relief funding, 255
- Food prices
  - general remarks, 3125
- Freedom of religion
  - public education campaign, 1389
- Fuel prices
  - cost of, 841
  - regulation of
    - gasoline, 2963
- Fuel prices - taxation
  - collection process, 2963
  - gas tax program
    - revenue allocation
      - municipal transit, 3128
  - provincial, 2894
  - rate reduction
    - adjustment implementation process, 2963, 3126
    - application period, 2963
    - as economic policy, 2964, 3128
    - effective date, 3126
    - general remarks, 2943, 2970, 3124–3125, 3128
    - goods and services, impact on cost, 2963, 2971, 2981
    - projected savings, 2963, 2965, 2989–2990
- General Motors (GM)
  - manufacturing agreements, 3127–3128
- Getting Ontario Connected Act, 2022 (Bill 93)
  - second reading, 2262, 2315, 2446, 2484, 2488, 2491, 2493
  - third reading, 3175
- Government finances
  - transparency and accountability
    - general remarks, 2222
- Government notices of motion
  - Legislative reform
    - presented, 329
- Government orders
  - Legislative reform
    - amendment to the amendment
      - responded to, 2059–2060, 2077–2079
  - Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight
    - amendment
      - responded to, 185–188
- Government record
  - Liberal (2003-2018)
    - general remarks, 742, 1823, 2891
    - infrastructure policy, 2315, 2484
  - PC (2018-present)
    - economic policy
      - general remarks, 3127–3128
    - general remarks, 1575, 1823
- Government services
  - digital delivery
    - business services
      - single-window access point, 1856
  - service standards
    - development of, 1977
- Great Lakes
  - conservation
    - consultation, 227
    - government funding, 228
    - government strategy, 227–228
  - general remarks, 227
  - pollution
    - plastics contamination, 228
- Green Shirt Day Act, 2022 (Bill 112)
  - first reading, 2895
  - second reading, 3021–3022
  - third reading, 3074
- Greenbelt
  - expansion of
    - general remarks, 227
  - public consultation, 227
- Health care workers
  - recruitment and retention
    - government funding, 367
- Highway 413
  - general remarks, 841
- Home and community care
  - government funding, 1570
- Hospitals - beds
  - development, 2699–2700
- Hospitals - COVID-19
  - occupancy overflow supports
    - Cortellucci Vaghan Hospital, 187
- Hospitals - funding
  - fall economic statement (2021), 1570
- Hospitals - funding by site
  - Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, 187
- Housing - affordable
  - general remarks, 3125
- Housing development
  - general remarks, 2577
  - government strategy
    - general remarks, 840–841, 2964
  - regulations
    - general remarks, 2834
- Housing market
  - housing speculation
    - Non-Resident Speculation Tax (NRST)
      - geographic application, 2964
      - rate, 2964
- Housing supply
  - impact on housing costs, 2579, 2964
- Human rights
  - public education and awareness
    - International Human Rights Day, 1687
- Humboldt, Saskatchewan
  - bus accident (April 2018)
    - general remarks, 3021
- Immigration policy
  - foreign credentials
    - recognition of
      - general remarks, 727, 2905–2906
- Infrastructure development - funding
  - highways and roads
    - statements by stakeholders, 841
- Infrastructure - highways and roads
  - Highway 69 four-laning
    - tendering timeline, 725
  - Highway 413
    - general remarks, 446
- Innovation and technology industry
  - government consultations, 1006–1007
- International border crossings - protest restrictions
  - as economic policy, 2557
- Islamophobia
  - government response to
    - general remarks, 1093
- Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022 (Bill 100)
  - second reading, 2540, 2549, 2557
- Land use planning - environmental assessments
  - general remarks, 226
- Legislative procedure
  - background materials
    - digital distribution, 2059
  - parliamentary calendar
    - election year, 2078
- Legislative procedure - COVID-19
  - general remarks, 188
- Legislative procedure - daily routine
  - night sittings, 2078
- Legislative procedure - debate
  - speeches
    - question-and-answer period, 2079
- Legislative procedure - private bills
  - reform, 2078
- Legislative procedure - private members' public business
  - ballot items
    - selection of business, 2078
  - ballot order
    - exchanging of
      - notice timelines, 2078
  - scheduling
    - from session start, 2078
- Legislative procedure - question period
  - answers
    - referring of, 2059
- Legislative procedure - Standing Orders
  - general remarks, 2079
  - reform (2019), 2059
  - reform (2020), 2060
  - reform (2021), 2060
  - reform (2022), 2078–2079
- Licence plates
  - validation stickers
    - annual renewal fees, 1836
      - refund, 1836
    - annual renewal fees exemption
      - general remarks, 2943, 2963, 3125
- Long-term care - funding
  - general remarks, 1605
- Long-term care - reform
  - government strategy, 847
- Long-term care - staff
  - recruitment and retention
    - government funding, 1570
- Long-term care - standards of care
  - average hours of care, 1306
  - government funding, 1570
- Manufacturing industry
  - Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Competiveness (AMIC) Stream, 1571
  - economic impact, 227
- Manufacturing industry - automotive sector
  - goverment strategy
    - general remarks, 2514
  - investment agreements
    - general remarks, 3127–3128
- Members' statements
  - Barrow, Dave, 2266
  - Black History Month, 1825–1826
  - Canadian men's soccer team, 2879
  - Harakh, Pamela and Harry, 2113
  - Holi, 2452
  - International Human Rights Day, 1687
  - Nowruz, 2452
  - Persian Heritage Month, 2062
  - Retiring members of provincial Parliament, 3310
  - Shoshinkan Martial Arts, 1082
- Members/ministers quoting
  - parliamentary procedural manuals, 1705
- Mental health and addictions - COVID-19
  - general remarks, 187
- Mental health and addictions services
  - government strategy
    - general remarks, 188
- Mental health and addictions services - funding
  - by population
    - children and youth, 187
- Mental health and addictions services - providers
  - York Hills Centre for Children, Youth and Families, 187
- Mental health and addictions services - Roadmap to Wellness
  - general remarks, 1291
- More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022 (Bill 109)
  - second reading, 2801–2802, 2834
- Municipal finances
  - Ontario Municial Partnership Fund
    - general remarks, 364
- Municipal finances - COVID-19
  - Safe Restart Agreement
    - program allocation, 364
- Nuclear industry
  - small modular reactors (SMRs)
    - partnership agreements, 1693
- Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
  - emergency response team
    - heavy tow truck operators and equipment, 2557
- Opposition day motions
  - Government policies
    - responded to, 840–841
- Organ and tissue donation
  - public education campaigns
    - Green Shirt Day, 3021–3022, 3074
  - registration process, 3021
  - registration rates, 3021, 3074
- Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act, 2022 (Bill 106)
  - second reading, 2691, 2699–2700, 2711, 2743
- Parliamentary privilege
  - jurisdiction of courts, 1704–1705
- Persian community
  - public education campaigns
    - Persian Heritage Month, 2062
- Police services
  - autonomy and independence of, 2549
- Population
  - growth projections by region
    - York region, 226
- Private members' public business
  - Ontario Religious Freedom Day Act, 2021 (Bill 42)
    - second reading, 1389
  - Police Services Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 78)
    - second reading, 1884
- Protest convoys
  - police response, 1884
- Protest convoys - Ambassador Bridge
  - economic impact, 2540
- Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 (Bill 37)
  - second reading, 974, 984
  - third reading, 1462
- Public sector compensation - increase cap
  - exemptions, 337
  - general remarks, 337, 367, 573
- Question period
  - Affordable housing
    - responded to, 2577, 2579
  - Anti-racism activities
    - presented, 1093
  - Automobile insurance
    - responded to, 255–256, 2273
  - Automotive industry
    - presented, 2514
  - Cost of living
    - responded to, 2937–2938
  - Economic reopening and recovery
    - responded to, 298
  - Electronic service delivery
    - responded to, 1006–1007
  - Employment standards
    - responded to, 573
  - Fiscal accountability
    - responded to, 2891
  - Front-line workers
    - responded to, 367
  - Government accountability
    - responded to, 2222
  - Housing
    - responded to, 2270
  - Municipal funding
    - responded to, 364
  - Nuclear energy
    - presented, 1693
  - Personal support workers
    - responded to, 337
  - Protection of privacy
    - presented, 2171
  - Service fees
    - presented, 1836
  - Tax rebates
    - responded to, 1896–1897
  - Taxation
    - responded to, 2894, 2943
- Regulations - business
  - reduction
    - as economic policy, 436, 3128
- Reports by committees
  - Standing Committee on Public Accounts
    - Request for a Speaker's Warrant to Produce Documents from Laurentian University, 1704–1705
- Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight
  - general remarks, 188
  - resumption of business, 186
- Senior citizens
  - government strategy, 1318
  - housing
    - Seniors' Home Safety Tax Credit, 2964, 3127
  - Seniors' Home Safety Tax Credit, 1570
- Sewer and wastewater infrastructure - York region
  - proposal assessment process
    - advisory panel, 226–227
    - consultation, 227
    - environmental considerations, 228
    - general remarks, 228
  - Upper York Sewage Solutions project
    - general remarks, 226
    - water reclamation plant
      - general remarks, 226
- Skilled trades
  - foreign-trained workers
    - credentialling, 2398
  - government funding
    - Skilled Trades Strategy, 1571
  - training and education
    - simulation-training systems, 186–187
- Sporting events
  - 2022 World Cup, 2879
- Standing Committee on Public Accounts
  - proceedings re Laurentian University
    - appearance before committee, 1705
    - production of documents
      - resolution proposal (November 2021), 1705
      - Speaker's warrant, request for, 1704–1705
    - timeline of events, 1704–1705
    - use of closed sessions, 1704
- Stellantis
  - battery manufacturing plant (Windsor)
    - economic impact, 2540
    - general remarks, 2577
- Supporting People and Businesses Act, 2021 (Bill 13)
  - second reading, 428, 436, 494, 538, 557
  - third reading, 1378
  - stakeholder engagement, 428
- Tax Relief at the Pumps Act, 2022 (Bill 111)
  - second reading, 2962–2965, 2970–2971, 2981, 2989–2990, 3020
  - third reading, 3124–3128, 3133
- Taxation
  - government strategy, 1896, 2962–2963, 3126–3128
  - personal
    - Low-Income Workers Tax Credit (LIFT), 1896, 2964, 3127
    - Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit, 1896
- Temporary employment agencies
  - inspections, 1571
- Throne speech debate
  - participation, 1291, 1306, 1309, 1318
- Time allocation motions
  - York Region Wastewater Act, 2021 (Bill 5)
    - presented, 226–228
- Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) expansion - Yonge North extension
  - general remarks, 494
- Tourism industry - COVID-19
  - economic recovery
    - Ontario Staycation Tax Credit, 1571
    - staycation tax credit, 2964, 3127
- Transit development
  - government strategy
    - general remarks, 841
- Water protection
  - general remarks, 228
- Water protection - water quality
  - and public health surveillance, 227
- Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Bill 27)
  - second reading, 727, 742
  - third reading, 1239–1240, 1268–1269
- Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Bill 88)
  - second reading, 2398
  - third reading, 2905–2906, 2915
- York Region Wastewater Act, 2021 (Bill 5)
  - time allocation motion
    - presented, 226–228
  - general remarks, 226
Pettapiece, R. (PC, Perth—Wellington)
- Agricultural events
  - Ontario Agriculture Week, 18
- Agriculture industry
  - general remarks, 18, 2331–2332
  - government funding, 3187
- Animal welfare
  - livestock transportation
    - across international borders, 2613
- Broadband infrastructure development
  - and agriculture industry
    - general remarks, 3172
  - general remarks, 3168
- Building construction - truss and lightweight (TLC)
  - identification, in case of fire, 2838
- Canadian Agricultural Partnership
  - provincial funding, 3187
- Community safety
  - government strategy, 771
- Conservation reserves
  - adverse possession, 551
- COVID-19 - economic recovery
  - Northern Ontario Recovery Program, 523
- COVID-19 - government response
  - general remarks, 554–555
- Developmental services - adult
  - sector reform
    - service navigation, 635
  - supportive housing, 635
- Fuel prices
  - regional variation, 3134
  - regulation of
    - gasoline, 3134, 3141
- Fuel prices - taxation
  - rate reduction
    - goods and services, impact on cost, 2990
- Getting Ontario Connected Act, 2022 (Bill 93)
  - third reading, 3101, 3168, 3172
- Government notices of motion
  - Report on Ontario's provincial emergency
    - responded to, 2866–2867
  - Retiring members of provincial Parliament
    - responded to, 3058–3059
- Groves Memorial Community Hospital Act, 2022 (Bill Pr62)
  - first reading, 2022–2023
  - second reading, 2648
  - third reading, 2648
- Hospitals - capacity
  - capital projects by site
    - Louise Marshal Hospital (Mount Forest), 626–627
- Infrastructure - highways and roads
  - Highway 6
    - daily traffic volumes, 2220
  - Morriston Bypass
    - general remarks, 2220–2221
- International border crossings
  - general remarks, 2604
  - livestock transportation
    - process, 2613
- International border crossings - protest restrictions
  - as economic policy, 2613–2614
- Keeping Ontario Open for Business Act, 2022 (Bill 100)
  - second reading, 2604, 2613–2615
  - third reading, 3281, 3283
  - scope of, 3283
  - stakeholder response, 2614
- Legislative procedure
  - regulations
    - consultation, 541
- Life sciences industry
  - government strategy, 3038
- Manufacturing industry
  - labour shortage, 2329
- Members' statements
  - 2022 New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships, 3233
  - Adsett, Bill, 402–403
  - Agriculture industry, 18
  - Fire safety, 2838
  - Hospital funding, 626–627
  - Perth County Federation of Agriculture federal-provincial forum, 2331–2332
  - Schneider, Meredith "Mert," 249
- Members'/ministers' farewell speeches, 3058–3059
- Northern Ontario
  - government strategy, 2678
- Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.
  - funding allocations, 2678
- Occupational health and safety
  - naloxone kits
    - mandatory businesses, 2390
- 1833025 Ontario Inc. Act, 2022 (Bill Pr72)
  - first reading, 3247
  - second reading, 3352–3353
  - third reading, 3353
- Ontario Building Code
  - lightweight construction systems
    - notification and documentation requirements, 2838
- Ontario Food Terminal
  - operation of, 2704
- Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act, 2022 (Bill 106)
  - second reading, 2704, 2750
  - third reading, 3256, 3265–3266
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  - domestic procurement, 2116
  - production in Ontario, 2117
- Persons with disabilities
  - housing
    - general remarks, 635
- Police services
  - Crime Prevention Week, 771
  - criminal and judicial matters checks
    - processing fees
      - volunteers, 433
- Protest convoys
  - general remarks, 2866
  - participant motivations, 2866
  - police response
    - general remarks, 2614
    - speed of, 2866
  - post-event analysis, 2866, 3281
  - provincial state of emergency
    - emergency orders, critical infrastructure and highways
      - authority granted under, 2866–2867
- Protest convoys - Ambassador Bridge
  - businesses impacted by
    - agriculture, 2613–2614, 2867
    - trucking industry, 2613–2614
  - economic impact, 2613
  - secondary impacts
    - Bluewater Bridge (Sarnia), 2867
  - supply chains, impact on
    - food, 2613–2614
    - livestock feed, 2867
- Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 (Bill 37)
  - second reading, 785, 798, 805–806
- Provincial parks
  - adverse possession, 551
- Question period
  - Agri-food industry
    - responded to, 3187
  - Crime Prevention Week
    - presented, 771
  - Life sciences sector
    - presented, 3038–3039
  - Northern economy
    - presented, 523
  - Northern Ontario development
    - presented, 2678
  - Personal protective equipment
    - presented, 2116–2117
  - Red tape reduction
    - presented, 342–343
  - Services for persons with disabilities
    - presented, 635
  - Transportation infrastructure
    - presented, 2220–2221
- Regulations - business
  - government strategy
    - general remarks, 342–343
- Sewer and wastewater infrastructure - York region
  - proposal assessment process
    - advisory panel, 117
- Sporting events
  - New Holland Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships (2022), 3233
- Supporting People and Businesses Act, 2021 (Bill 13)
  - second reading, 433, 541, 551, 554–555
- Tax Relief at the Pumps Act, 2022 (Bill 111)
  - second reading, 2990, 3005
  - third reading, 3134, 3141
- Throne speech debate
  - participation, 237, 514
- Tributes
  - Adsett, Bill, 402–403
  - Schneider, Meredith "Mert," 249
- Tributes - Members of Provincial Parliament
  - Edighoffer, Hugh (Perth), 889–890
- Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Bill 27)
  - second reading, 654
- Working for Workers Act, 2022 (Bill 88)
  - second reading, 2329, 2366, 2380, 2390, 2399
- York Region Wastewater Act, 2021 (Bill 5)
  - second reading, 117
Phillips, R. (PC, Ajax)
- Business - COVID-19
  - impact on, 171–172
- Construction industry
  - COVID-19
    - hours of construction, 170
    - operations during, 170
- COVID-19
  - essential workers
    - general remarks, 169–170
  - public response to, 170
- COVID-19 - emergency orders
  - general remarks, 171
- COVID-19 - government response
  - general remarks, 169–171
- COVID-19 - transmission
  - infection rates
    - general remarks, 153
- COVID-19 - vaccination
  - effectiveness
    - general remarks, 297–298
  - vaccination rates
    - general remarks, 153, 171
- Government orders
  - Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight
    - amendment
      - responded to, 169–172
- Government record
  - PC (2018-present)
    - health policy
      - long-term care, 23, 1457
- Long-term care
  - culturally-appropriate, 215
  - government strategy, 214–215
  - palliative care
    - general remarks, 1456
  - Residents' Bill of Rights, 699, 1455–1456
- Long-term care - accountability and oversight
  - facility inspections
    - proactive inspection program, 527, 1456
    - unannounced, 527
  - inspectors
    - number of, 461–462, 521, 527, 700, 1456
    - qualifications, 1456–1457
    - training and education, 527, 1456
  - investigations
    - hours of operation, 1456
  - stakeholder response, 527
  - supervisors, appointment of, 1456
  - violations
    - penalties
      - fines, 699–700, 1456
- Long-term care - administration
  - annual residents' survey, 1457
  - integration of care
    - digital information sharing, 1457
    - with other sectors, 1456–1457
  - licensing
    - amendment process, 1457
    - renewal contracts
      - evaluation of, 522
    - suspension without closure, 1456
- Long-term care - beds
  - redevelopment, 701
- Long-term care - COVID-19
  - resident vaccinations
    - third dose, 297
  - staff
    - mandatory vaccination, 297
    - randomised testing, 297
- Long-term care - COVID-19 review commission
  - recommendations
    - general remarks, 461
- Long-term care - facilities by site
  - Mon Sheong Long-Term Care, 25
- Long-term care - facility construction
  - regional allocation, 1457–1458
- Long-term care - funding
  - capacity expansion
    - general remarks, 1457
    - non-profit loan guarantee program, 1457, 1461
  - community paramedicine program, 406–407, 1458
  - facility upgrades, 1458
  - general remarks, 574
  - geographic allocation, 255
  - operational allocation
    - staffing, 705
  - regulatory enforcement, 1456
  - staffing, 255, 462, 521, 631, 1454
  - statements by stakeholders, 149–150, 521–522
- Long-term care - public vs. private
  - general remarks, 522
  - relative market share, 520–521
- Long-term care - reform
  - consultation, 1462
  - general remarks, 23, 462, 520, 522–523, 1458–1459
- Long-term care - sector capacity
  - bed development and redevelopment
    - cultural and faith-based allocations, 27
    - general remarks, 360, 520, 1457, 1462
    - public vs. private allocation, 360, 461, 520–521, 575, 706
    - regional allocations, 27, 169, 360, 462, 521–522, 574–575, 1457–1458, 1461
  - interim supports
    - community paramedicine program, 406–407, 1458
- Long-term care - staff
  - hiring restrictions
    - criminal record, 1456
    - professional misconduct, 1456
  - mental health supports, 1454
  - occupational mix, 255
  - recruitment and retention
    - general remarks, 26, 1454
    - nurses, 1454, 1461
    - from other sectors, 1455
- Long-term care - standards of care
  - care plans
    - culturally-appropriate care, 27
  - hours of care
    - allied health professionals, 1454
    - definition of, 1453
    - general remarks, 26, 575, 631, 1453–1454
    - implementation timeline, 575, 1455
    - nurse practitioners, 1454
    - staffing requirements, 254, 520, 575, 631, 1455
- Long-term-care facilities
  - annual residents' survey, 700
  - facility inspections
    - general remarks, 215–216
- Long-term-care facilities - construction
  - design standards
    - ventilation, 701
  - new, 701
- Nurses
  - recruitment and retention
    - by classification
      - nurse practitioners, 1461
  - training and education
    - BEGIN initiative: Bridging Educational Grant in Nursing, 631–632, 1455
    - government funding, 1454
- Opposition day motions
  - Long-term care
    - responded to, 214–216
- Personal support workers (PSWs)
  - compensation
    - wage enhancement
      - general remarks, 1462
    - wages, 23
  - education and training
    - BEGIN initiative: Bridging Educational Grant in Nursing, 631–632
    - government funding, 26, 254–255, 631, 699, 1454
    - institutions, 1454–1455
  - recruitment and retention
    - general remarks, 698–699, 1462
    - promotion campaigns, 1455
  - as second career, 1455
- Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 (Bill 37)
  - first reading, 531
  - second reading, 697–703, 705–706
  - third reading, 1453–1459, 1461–1462
- Question period
  - COVID-19 immunization
    - responded to, 153, 297–298
  - COVID-19 response
    - responded to, 23
  - Long-term care
    - responded to, 25–27, 254–255, 360, 406–407, 461–462, 520–523, 527, 574–575, 631–632
  - Personal support workers
    - responded to, 149–150
- Select Committee on Emergency Management Oversight
  - resumption of business, 171
- Time to Care Act (Long-Term Care Homes Amendment, Minimum Standard of Daily Care), 2021 (Bill 14)
  - legislative history, 575
- Tributes
  - Hayes, Patrick Albert, 697
Piccini, Hon. D. (PC, Northumberland—Peterborough South)
- Aamjiwnaang First Nation
  - air quality
    - benzene pollution, 1144
    - monitoring units, 1144
- Aggregate extraction
  - and infrastructure development, 2515–2516
- Air quality
  - sulfur dioxide emissions, 1144
- Algoma Steel
  - electric arc furnace, 2015
- Appreciation
  - Wiggins, Paige, 1701
- Bradford Bypass
  - general remarks, 1604
- Broadband infrastructure
  - business environment, impact on, 2490
- Broadband infrastructure development
  - economic impact, 2450
  - government strategy, 2491
  - operating contracts, 2492
  - provincial-municipal partnerships, 2489
- Broadband infrastructure development - government funding
  - provincial, 1223, 2489
- Broadband services
  - as essential service, 2487, 2491
- Broadband services - access to
  - northern and rural Ontario, 2489
- Build Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2021 (Bill 43)
  - second reading, 882, 907
  - third reading, 1574, 1604
- Business
  - commercial deliveries
    - washroom facility access
      - general remarks, 1224
- Climate change
  - climate impact assessments, 267, 1584
  - UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), 898
- Climate change mitigation
  - government strategy
    - adaptation and resiliency, 1414
    - advisory panel, 1585
    - Auditor General's report (2021), 1414
    - general remarks, 1585, 1962, 3321–3322
- Coal-fired gas plants
  - closure of, 1009
- Conservation authorities
  - government funding, 265
- Conservation Halton
  - Kelso Conservation Area, 265–266
- COVID-19 - testing
  - wastewater surveillance program, 266
- Dofasco Steel
  - electric arc furnace, 2015
- Electric vehicles
  - government funding, 1225
  - manufacturing agreements
    - general remarks, 1092
  - sale rates
    - general remarks, 1092
- Employment
  - non-compete agreements
    - ban on, 1223, 1225
- Employment policy
  - general remarks, 2846–2847
- Employment standards
  - disconnecting from work, 1224
    - general remarks, 1223
- Energy generation - government strategy
  - hydrogen strategy
    - general remarks, 80
    - sector applications, 80
- Environmental Bill of Rights
  - public notifications, 1023
- Environmental hazards
  - toxic spills
    - government strategy, 1150
    - incident rate, 1150
- Environmental policy
  - government strategy, 1192, 2946–2947
- Environmental protection
  - community engagement
    - Environmental Compliance Hub Ontario (ECHO), 1150, 1261
- Flood management
  - innovation and technology, 266
- Gasoline
  - fuel additives
    - environmental impact, 1003, 2015
- Getting Ontario Connected Act, 2022 (Bill 93)
  - second reading, 2450, 2487, 2489–2492
- Government record
  - Liberal (2003-2018)
    - environmental policy, 898
  - PC (2018-present)
    - environmental policy
      - general remarks, 139–141, 267, 1414
    - general remarks, 1382
- Great Lakes
  - conservation
    - Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health, 142, 1587–1588
    - government funding, 1587–1588
    - government strategy, 141–142
- Greenbelt
  - expansion of
    - general remarks, 828
- Greenhouse gas emissions
  - government strategy, 2894
  - industry contributions
    - transporation, 80
  - regional contributions
    - Ontario, 1022
- Greenhouse gas emissions - reduction
  - government strategy
    - general remarks, 80, 1022–1023, 1092–1093
    - reduction targets, 1004
- Health care system
  - government strategy
    - general remarks, 1221
- Immigrants - access to professions and trades
  - Canadian experience, 1222
- Immigration policy
  - foreign credentials
    - recognition of, 1226
      - stakeholder consultation, 1226
- Indigenous communities - water and sewer infrastructure
  - boil-water advisories, 1538
  - government funding, 1538
- Infrastructure development
  - as environmental policy, 1584–1585
- Lake Ontario
  - conservation
    - Pollution Probe program, 140, 266
  - general remarks, 141
- Lake Simcoe
  - general remarks, 141
  - Lake Simcoe Protection Plan (2008)
    - general remarks, 141
  - water quality
    - general remarks, 141
    - phosphorus levels
      - general remarks, 141
- Land use planning - environmental assessments
  - reform
    - general remarks, 266–267
  - role of, 265
  - scientific consultation, 3243
- Long-term care - funding
  - general remarks, 1362
- Long-term care - sector capacity
  - bed development and redevelopment
    - public vs. private allocation, 1362, 1489–1490
    - regional allocations, 1489–1490
- Long-term care - staff
  - recruitment and retention
    - nurses, 1362
    - personal support workers (PSWs), 1362
- Members'/ministers' remarks
  - withdrawn, 3243
- Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
  - and revenue generation
    - Ontario Parks store, 2892
- Pandemic and Emergency Preparedness Act, 2022 (Bill 106)
  - second reading, 2692, 2718
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
  - production
    - in Ontario, 2715
- Personal support workers (PSWs)
  - recruitment and retention
    - general remarks, 1362
- Petro-chemical facilities
  - emissions
    - reduction targets, 1144
    - standards enforcement
      - administrative monetary penalities, 1144
      - monitoring units, 1144
- Population
  - growth projections by region
    - Lake Simcoe region, 141
    - York region, 139
- Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 (Bill 37)
  - third reading, 1489–1490
- Provincial parks
  - general remarks, 1024
  - revenue generation, 1024
- Public lands
  - land leases
    - sale of property
      - Rondeau Provincial Park, 1586–1587
- Question period
  - Aggregate extraction
    - responded to, 2515–2516
  - Air quality
    - responded to, 1144
  - Climate change
    - responded to, 898, 1003–1004, 1022–1023, 1414, 1584–1585, 1962, 2015, 2893–2894
  - Electric vehicles
    - responded to, 1092–1093
  - Environmental protection
    - responded to, 828, 1009, 1150, 1261
  - Environmental services
    - responded to, 1192
  - Flooding
    - responded to, 3321–3322
  - Great Lakes protection
    - responded to, 1587–1588
  - Green power generation
    - responded to, 80
  - Land use planning
    - responded to, 1095, 2946–2947
  - Municipal planning
    - responded to, 3243
  - Ontario Parks Store
    - responded to, 2892
  - Provincial parks
    - responded to, 1024
  - Recycling
    - responded to, 2846–2847
  - Rondeau Provincial Park
    - responded to, 1586–1587
  - Water quality
    - responded to, 1538
- Reports by committees
  - Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
    - Providing More Care, Protecting Seniors, and Building More Beds Act, 2021 (Bill 37), 1362
- Sewer and wastewater infrastructure
  - sewage spills
    - general remarks, 1261
    - public notification of, 265–266
  - water treatment facilities
    - capital projects funding, 1261
    - environmental compliance approvals (ECAs), 266
    - technological development, 265
- Sewer and wastewater infrastructure - York region
  - Indigenous consultation and consent, 140–141, 144
  - proposal assessment process
    - advisory panel, 141, 143–144, 264–265, 267
    - consultation, 143, 265, 267
    - environmental considerations, 142, 265
    - general remarks, 139, 142–143, 264
    - timeline, 142–143
  - Southeast Connector (SEC) Trunk expansion proposal
    - general remarks, 139–140, 264
  - Upper York Sewage Solutions project
    - environmental assessment
      - date of, 140
    - general remarks, 140, 264
    - phosphorus off-setting program
      - general remarks, 140
    - water reclamation plant
      - treatment capacity, 140
      - treatment technologies
        
        general remarks, 265
- Sewer and wastewater management
  - government funding
    - general remarks, 265
- Supporting People and Businesses Act, 2021 (Bill 13)
  - third reading, 1382
- Transit development
  - economic impact, 1192
  - as environmental policy, 1003, 1022–1023, 2946
- Waste diversion - recycling programs
  - diversion rates, 2846
  - producer responsibility model
    - general remarks, 1095, 2846
- Water protection
  - water-taking permits
    - general remarks, 2515–2516
- Water protection - water quality
  - monitoring programs, 140–143, 266
  - Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA)
    - service areas
      - Indigneous communities, 1538
  - and public health surveillance, 266
- Water quality - drinking water
  - Walkerton Clean Water Centre, 907
- Working for Workers Act, 2021 (Bill 27)
  - third reading, 1221–1226
- York region
  - general remarks, 139
- York Region Wastewater Act, 2021 (Bill 5)
  - first reading, 34
  - second reading, 139–144
  - third reading, 264–267
  - general remarks, 140, 265

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House speaker index

Letter: P

Pang, B. (PC, Markham—Unionville)

Park, L. (Independent, Durham)

Parsa, M. (PC, Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill)

Pettapiece, R. (PC, Perth—Wellington)

Phillips, R. (PC, Ajax)

Piccini, Hon. D. (PC, Northumberland—Peterborough South)