Assemblée législative de l'Ontario

Letter: W

• Wai, D. (PC, Richmond Hill)

  • Agriculture industry - COVID-19, temporary foreign workers
    • government response, F2539
  • Agriculture industry - support programs
    • Risk Management Program (RMP), F2539
      • funding, F2539
  • Appointments to agencies/boards/commissions/etc.
    • Ontario Parole Board, A465
  • Arts and culture - COVID-19
    • sector partnerships, F2594
  • Arts and culture - COVID-19, government supports
    • general remarks, F2539
  • Arts and culture - funding
    • general remarks, F2594
  • Automobile accidents/fatalities
    • victim impact statements, G338
  • Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020 (Bill 213), G951–G952, G1028–G1029
  • Broadband infrastructure - expansion
    • as economic policy, G1167
    • rural and remote communities, G1151
  • Budget 2021
    • business, F3239
    • COVID-19, F3239
  • Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 (Bill 171)
    • amendments, SP640, SP648, SP662, SP668–SP669
  • Business - COVID-19
    • financial supports
      • small business, F2667
  • Business - COVID-19, government response
    • municipal level, F2555
  • Business - COVID-19, health and safety
    • personal protective equipment
      • grading and quality, F3239
  • Business - small and medium-sized
    • regulatory environment, G951, G1029
  • Chronic disease prevention
    • through policy development, P66
  • Committee process
    • schedules and agendas
      • closed session discussion of, T155–T156
  • Compassionate Care Act, 2020 (Bill 3), G836, G879, G910–G911
    • stakeholder consultation, G836
  • COVID-19 - economic recovery
    • regulatory reform, G1386
  • COVID-19 - government response
    • second-wave planning
      • municipal level, F2555
  • COVID-19 study - small and medium enterprises, F2539, F2555, F2594, F2660, F2666–F2667, F2667, F2682, F2699
  • COVID-19 - testing
    • rapid testing, F3239
  • Driving - distracted/careless
    • regulation and enforcement, G299, G348
  • Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019 (Bill 87), G242–G243, G252
    • amendments, G267
  • Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act, 2019 (Bill 116)
    • amendments, SP439
  • Getting Ontario Moving Act (Transportation Statute Law Amendment), 2019 (Bill 107), G296, G299–G300, G312, G317–G318
    • amendments, G338, G341, G348, G359
  • Government buildings - maintenance and repair
    • contracts
      • expiration and renewal, P39–P40, P107–P108
    • work approvals, P39
  • Greenbelt expansion
    • consultation process, G1151
  • Hawke-Lea Holdings Ltd. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr42), T229
  • Hospitality industry - COVID-19
    • government supports
      • general remarks, F3239
  • Housing market
    • impact of COVID-19
      • recovery strategy, F2555
  • Immigration and refugee services
    • settlement programs
      • government funding, federal vs. provincial, P8
  • Infrastructure Ontario
    • guiding principles, P39
  • Innovation and technology industry
    • intellectual property, protection of, F2682
  • Keeping Polystyrene Out of Ontario's Lakes and Rivers Act, 2021 (Bill 228), T184, T188, T195, T202
  • Land use planning - ministerial zoning orders
    • municipal consultation, G1167
    • restrictions on
      • Greenbelt development, G1151, G1167
  • Marinas and docks
    • docks and buoys
      • construction materials
        • polystyrene alternatives, T195
  • Mental health
    • during COVID-19
      • general remarks, F2682
  • Metrolinx
    • stakeholder communication and engagement, SP640
  • Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility
    • 2020 Auditor General annual report
      • response to, P492
  • New home construction industry
    • consumer protection, G749, G767
  • New home construction industry - reform
    • general remarks, G749
    • warranty administration
      • single- vs. multi-provider model, G767
  • Northern Ontario School of Medicine - as independent institution
    • consultation, G1386
  • Office of the Worker Adviser
    • government funding, G1099
    • role and responsibilities, G1096, G1099
  • Ontario Day Act, 2021 (Bill 173), T164, T169, T171, T174–T175
  • Ontario Energy Board - reform
    • accountability and transparency measures, G243, G253
    • code and rule-making powers, G266
  • Palliative care
    • capacity expansion planning, G910
    • and Ontario Health teams, G911
  • Palliative care - provincial framework
    • general remarks, G879, G911
  • Palliative care - training
    • family, G910–G911
    • general remarks, G911
  • Protecting the People of Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2021 (Bill 260), F3239
  • Public education campaigns - community development
    • Ontario Day, T164, T171, T174–T175
  • Public health
    • education campaigns, P66
  • Real estate industry
    • and COVID-19
      • virtual showings, F2555
    • regulatory reform
      • general remarks, G581
  • Real estate transactions
    • technological tools, G574–G575
  • Realtors
    • self-incorporation, G574
  • Rebuilding Consumer Confidence Act, 2020 (Bill 159), G749, G767
    • amendments, G816
  • Regulations - reduction
    • as COVID-recovery strategy, G1028
    • government strategy, G951
    • stakeholder consultation, G952
  • Reports referred to committee
    • 2017 Annual Report: Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (Auditor General of Ontario), P8
    • 2017 Annual Report: Ministry of Government and Consumer Services; Infrastructure Ontario (Auditor General of Ontario), P107–P109
    • 2017 Annual Report: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Cancer Care Ontario (Auditor General of Ontario), P78–P79
    • 2017 Annual Report: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; Cancer Care Ontario (Auditor General of Ontario), P78–P79
    • 2017 Annual Report: Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Public Health Ontario (Auditor General of Ontario), P66
    • 2017 Annual Report: Ministry of Infrastructure (Auditor General of Ontario), P39–P40
    • 2020 Annual Report: Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (Auditor General of Ontario), P492–P493
  • Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA)
    • 2020 Auditor General annual report
      • response to, P492
    • ministerial oversight
      • reporting schedule, P493
  • Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2020 (Bill 161), JP448–JP449, JP467
  • Snowmobile industry
    • trail maintenance, G317
  • Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 (Bill 257), G1151, G1167
  • Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021 (Bill 276), G1261, G1386–G1387
  • Surgical procedures
    • wait times
      • York Region, P78–P79, P82
  • Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) expansion - construction process
    • compensation for damages due to, SP653
    • costs, disclosure of, SP668
  • Tourism industry - COVID-19
    • sector partnerships, F2594
  • Tourism industry - COVID-19, government supports
    • general remarks, F3239
  • Trust in Real Estate Services Act, 2020 (Bill 145), G568, G574–G575, G581
    • general remarks, G568, G581
  • 2271767 Ontario Inc. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr43), T230
  • 2404907 Ontario Ltd. Act, 2020 (Bill Pr24), T48
  • Water protection - polystyrene foam
    • environmental impact, T188
    • mandatory encapsulation
      • consultation process, T184
      • cost, T195
  • Woodex Inc. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr49), T232
  • Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 238), G1082, G1087, G1096, G1099
    • general remarks, G1087
  • Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) - COVID-19
    • maximum insurable earnings
      • for worker benefits, G1082

• Walker, Hon. B. (PC, Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound)

  • Broadband infrastructure - expansion
    • designated projects
      • designation process, G1135
    • general remarks, G1151
    • government funding, G1145
    • government strategy, G1135, G1145–G1146
    • underground infrastructure
      • identification of, G1151
    • utility poles
      • asset sharing, G1145
      • rental fees, G1135–G1136
  • Business - COVID-19
    • financial supports
      • small business, F2719
  • COVID-19 study - small and medium enterprises, F2718–F2719
  • Duffins Creek development, G1145, G1154–G1155
  • Energy policy
    • and climate change mitigation, E1176
  • Land use planning - ministerial zoning orders
    • municipal consultation, G1145, G1154–G1155
  • Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
    • estimates (2021-2022), E1142–E1144, E1151–E1154, E1162–E1164, E1176–E1177, E1184–E1186, E1190–E1192, E1207–E1209
  • Natural gas
    • conservation programs, E1143
      • general remarks, E1184–E1185
  • Natural gas expansion
    • general remarks, E1142–E1143, E1152
    • northern Ontario, E1154
    • target communities, E1163, E1185
  • Nuclear energy industry
    • skilled labour shortage in, E1209
  • Nuclear generating stations
    • refurbishment
      • general remarks, E1207–E1208
    • small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs), E1190–E1192
  • Pipelines
    • Line 5 project, E1187
  • Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 (Bill 257), G1135–G1136, G1145–G1146, G1151, G1154–G1155
    • general remarks, G1135

• West, J. (NDP, Sudbury)

  • Agriculture industry
    • innovation and technology
      • broadband requirements, E890
  • Alcohol retail
    • market expansion
      • impact on government revenue, F851
      • impact on retail price, F851
      • societal impact, F851
    • verification process, F852
  • Alternate Land Use and Services Program for Agricultural Land Act, 2018 (Bill 28)
    • public consultation, T10
  • Apprenticeships
    • compensation, F18
    • journeyperson-to-apprentice ratio
      • based on industry, F10, F39
      • general remarks, F39, F41
      • impact on apprenticeship availability, F18
      • impact on health and safety, F10, F41
  • Arts and culture - COVID-19, government supports
    • live performance, F1990
  • Breweries and brew pubs
    • buck-a-beer
      • impact on business operations, F25
  • Broadband infrastructure
    • broadband towers
      • with cellular capabilities, E940
    • technological change, E940–E941
  • Broadband infrastructure - expansion
    • designated projects
      • target communities, E891–E892
    • government funding, E897
    • government funding, disbursement, E896–E897
    • implementation timeline, E896–E897
    • north and Far North communities, E891–E892
    • rural and remote communities, F2217
    • through private sector
      • in rural and remote areas, E898
    • tower selection process, E940–E941
  • Broadband service
    • access to
      • geographic variation, E890
    • affordability of, E941
    • download speeds, E890
    • as essential service, E890
    • and farming, E890, E930
  • Business - COVID-19
    • tax credits, F2181
  • Business environment
    • competition with other business
      • impact of employee standards compliance, F57–F58
      • impact of employee wages, F36
    • competition with other jurisdictions, F40–F41
  • Business - small and medium-sized
    • market competition, F19
  • Cabinet ministers
    • compensation, G371
    • number of, G371
  • Changing Workplaces Review (2015-2016)
    • consultation process, F4, F13–F14, F25
  • Charities and non-profits - COVID-19
    • stabilization fund, F2675
  • Class sizes - adjustment
    • public response to, G399
  • Colleges and universities
    • faculty employment models, F71
  • Committee procedure
    • private bills
      • background research, T24–T25
    • reports by research officers
      • deputation summaries, T51–T52
    • schedules and agendas, T25–T26
    • subcommittee meetings, T5
  • Committee process
    • debating regulation, T42
    • schedules and agendas
      • closed session discussion of, T179, T225
  • Construction industry
    • applications and permits
      • digital process, F2091
    • as seasonal industry
      • impact on project timelines, F2015, F2123–F2124
  • Construction industry - COVID-19
    • health and safety, F2843
  • Convenience stores
    • community impact, F23
  • Cost of living
    • affordability of, F25, F31
  • COVID-19 - economic impact
    • on vulnerable populations, F1438
  • COVID-19 - provincial reopening
    • occupational health and safety, F1439
  • COVID-19 study - heritage, tourism, sport and culture industries, F1438–F1439, F1934–F1935, F1964
  • COVID-19 study - municipalities, construction and building sector, F2015, F2081, F2091, F2123–F2124, F2181–F2182, F2204, F2206, F2211, F2216–F2217, F2258, F2276
  • COVID-19 study - small and medium enterprises, F2320–F2321, F2675, F2843
  • Deputy ministers
    • compensation, G371, G376, G402
  • Education - online learning
    • broadband requirements, E896
  • Electric vehicles - charging stations
    • offences, use by non-electric vehicles
      • sign requirement, T42
  • Employment
    • career vs. job, G372
    • employer-worker relations, F56
  • Employment - contract
    • prevalence of, F59
  • Employment standards
    • scheduling
      • notice, F76–F77
  • Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41
    • as baseline for contract negotiation, F61
  • Employment standards - bereavement leave
    • entire-day provision, F62
    • supporting documentation, F74–F75
  • Employment standards - enforcement
    • penalties, F29
    • workplace inspections, F29
  • Employment standards reform (2018)
    • annual leave days, F20
    • annual leave days, classification of, F62
    • implementation timeline, F31
  • Employment standards - sick days
    • and employee absenteeism, F41
    • in other jurisdictions, F2321
    • and public health, F44
    • supporting documentation
      • process of obtaining, F14, F41, F62
      • refusal to provide, F5
      • validity of, F62
  • Engineers and engineering
    • promotion, BIPOC communities, F2311
  • Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act, 2019 (Bill 116)
    • amendments, SP434
  • Francophone community
    • general remarks, T163
  • Government credit ratings, G376
  • Hawke-Lea Holdings Ltd. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr42), T229
  • Highways - development and maintenance
    • construction projects
      • Highway 69 four-laning, E890
  • Hot Docs Act (Tax Relief), 2019 (Bill Pr20), T140
  • Huron University College Act, 2020 (Bill Pr28), T67
  • Infrastructure development
    • economic impact, F2124, F2181
  • Innovation and technology industry
    • human capital
      • recruitment and retention, F2204
  • Keeping Polystyrene Out of Ontario's Lakes and Rivers Act, 2021 (Bill 228), T185, T187–T188, T192–T193, T202–T203, T206–T207
  • Labour relations
    • collective agreements
      • contract flipping and successor rights, F34, F81–F82
    • collective bargaining
      • first agreement arbitration, F87–F88
    • reform (2018)
      • general remarks, F34, F89
    • strikes and lockouts
      • back-to-work legislation, F83
      • general remarks, F82–F83
      • return to work provisions, F83
  • Legislation
    • purpose of, F56
  • Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)
    • staff training, F852
  • Making Ontario Open for Business Act, 2018 (Bill 47), F4–F5, F8, F10, F13–F14, F18–F20, F23–F25, F29, F31, F34, F36, F39–F41, F44, F49
    • amendments, F56–F59, F61–F62, F67–F68, F71, F74–F83, F85, F87–F89, F91
    • consultation process, F13–F14, F25, F29, F34
  • Manufacturing industry
    • competition with other jurisdictions, F40–F41
    • decline and recovery, F40–F41
  • Marinas and docks
    • docks and buoys
      • abandoned, T187–T188
      • repair and disposal, T192, T202
  • Minimum wage
    • $15/hour
      • economic impact, F34
      • time to reach, F23
    • and cost of living, F23, F25, F49–F50, F68
    • and employer size, F19–F20, F24–F25, F36
    • freeze (1995)
      • business community response to, F8
      • impact on increase (2018), F23, F68
    • increases
      • indexed to inflation, F23, F41, F68
  • Minimum wage increase
    • as economic policy, F2320
    • historically, F2320
  • Minimum wage increase (2018)
    • implementation timeline, F23
    • maintenance of, F25
  • Ministry of Infrastructure
    • budget allocation
      • funding disbursement, E896
    • estimates (2021-2022), E890–E892, E896–E898, E940–E941
  • Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development
    • communication with
      • assumption of receipt, F85
  • Motions
    • Poet Laureate of Ontario Act (In Memory of Gord Downie), 2018 (Bill 6), re
      • responded to, T9
  • 911 services
    • availability, E891
  • Northern Ontario School of Medicine - as independent institution
    • academic freedom, G1385
    • collective bargaining rights, G1385
    • consultation, G1384
    • general remarks, G1387–G1388
  • Occupiers' Liability Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 118), T77, T81, T87, T89–T90, T96–T97, T103–T106, T109, T112–T113, T117–T118, T120, T125, T128–T129, T132–T133
    • amendments, T136
  • 1191650 Ontario Limited Act, 2019 (Bill Pr18), T24–T25
  • Ontario College of Trades (OCOT)
    • dissolution of, F91
  • Ontario Day Act, 2021 (Bill 173), T162–T163, T165, T170–T171
  • Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP)
    • benefit rates
      • general remarks, F2321
  • Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB)
    • communication with
      • assumption of receipt, F85
  • Ontario Works (OW)
    • benefit rates, F2321
  • Opioid addiction
    • government strategy
      • opioid emergency task force, SP434
  • Opioids
    • contaminated supply, SP434
    • user demographics, SP434
  • Parliamentary assistants
    • compensation, G371
    • number of, G371
  • Pay equity
    • and employment status
      • impact on employment models, F59
      • in post-secondary sector, F71
  • Personal injury - slip-and-fall lawsuits
    • delivery of notice, T80
    • statute of limitations, T78, T87, T95, T97, T103, T106, T109–T110, T121, T125
  • Personal support workers (PSWs) - compensation
    • general remarks, G390
  • Personal support workers (PSWs) - recruitment and retention
    • general remarks, G390
  • Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019 (Bill 138), F851–F852
  • Poet Laureate of Ontario Act (In Memory of Gord Downie), 2019 (Bill 6)
    • clause-by-clause, T32–T33
  • Post-secondary education
    • casual workers, G402
    • research
      • economic impact, G403
  • Post-secondary education - funding
    • and employment, G403
  • Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019 (Bill 124), G371–G372, G376–G377, G390, G393, G399, G402–G403, G407
  • Public education campaigns - community development
    • Ontario Day, T165, T170–T171
  • Public education campaigns - historical/national
    • Magna Carta Day, T58–T59
  • Public libraries
    • digital services
      • as source of broadband access, F2206
  • Public sector
    • management growth, G390
  • Public sector compensation
    • average increase
      • relative to rate of inflation, G393
    • average rate
      • support workers, G372, G393
  • Public sector compensation increase - cap on
    • consultation process, G372, G376–G377, G390, G399, G403
    • as fiscal policy, G377
    • general remarks, G377
    • impact on equity-seeking workers, G407
    • impact on recruitment, G390, G393, G402–G403
    • legal challenge, G377, G407
  • Regulatory environment
    • stability of, F34
  • Reserved Parking for Electric Vehicle Charging Act, 2019 (Bill 123)
    • amendments, T42
  • Science North
    • COVID-19, impact of, F1935
    • and STEM curriculum, F1934
  • Skilled trades - promotion of
    • general remarks, F2081, F2124
  • Skilled tradespeople
    • compensation, F18
  • Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2020 (Bill 161), JP453
  • Snow removal industry
    • contracts, T129, T132
    • liability insurance
      • cost of, T77, T87, T95, T106, T118, T121
      • and personal liability, T109
      • rate increase, T89, T96, T104, T126
    • pricing, T121
    • standard of care, T120
  • Snowmobile industry
    • trail maintenance, F2182
  • Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 (Bill 257)
    • general remarks, E891–E892
  • Supporting Recovery and Competitiveness Act, 2021 (Bill 276), G1384–G1385, G1387–G1388
  • Teachers
    • layoffs, G376
  • Telecommunications infrastructure
    • cellular towers
      • with broadband capabilities, E940
    • private contracts
      • Ontera, E898
  • Temporary employment agencies
    • workers, time spent with, F29
  • Tourism industry
    • and Ontario Day, T171
  • 2372830 Ontario Inc. Act, 2020 (Bill Pr30), T74
  • 2585303 Ontario Inc. Act, 2020 (Bill Pr26), T64
  • Union certification
    • campaigns
      • access to employee information, F4, F78–F79
    • card-check certification, F5, F80–F81
    • unit consolidation/composition, F80
  • Union representation
    • as constitutional right, F78
    • general remarks, F31
  • Water protection
    • general remarks, T192, T207
    • micro-plastics, T193
  • Water protection - polystyrene foam
    • encapsulation process, T185, T202–T203, T207
    • mandatory encapsulation
      • cost, T202
      • general remarks, T188
    • public education, T187
    • removal, T192
  • Wemax Real Estate Inc. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr47), T215–T217
  • Whittrick N D T Services Ltd. Act, 2021 (Bill Pr50), T212