Assemblée législative de l'Ontario

 

The committee met at 0903 in committee room 1 and by video conference.

Ontario Day Act, 2021 Loi de 2021 sur le Jour de l’Ontario

Consideration of the following bill:

Bill 173, An Act to proclaim Ontario Day / Projet de loi 173, Loi proclamant le Jour de l’Ontario.

The Chair (Mr. Logan Kanapathi): Good morning, everyone. I’ll call this meeting to order. We are here today to conduct clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 173, An Act to proclaim Ontario Day. In the room is MPP Dave Smith. On Zoom, we have MPP Sam Oosterhoff, MPP Christine Hogarth, MPP Deepak Anand, MPP Michael Parsa, MPP Lorne Coe and MPP Laura Mae Lindo. Staff from Hansard, broadcast and recording, and legislative counsel join us remotely today.

To make sure everyone can understand what is going on, it is important that all participants speak slowly and clearly. Please wait until I recognize you before starting to speak. Since it could take a little time for your audio and video to come up after I recognize you, please take a brief pause before beginning.

As always, all comments should go through the Chair.

Are there any questions before we begin?

Bill 173, An Act to proclaim Ontario Day: Any comments, questions or amendments to any section of the bill, and, if so, to which section?

I see that MPP Jamie West has joined us. Please confirm that you’re an MPP and you are currently in Ontario.

Mr. Jamie West: I’m MPP West. I am currently upstairs from you at Queen’s Park.

The Chair (Mr. Logan Kanapathi): Thank you.

Bill 173, section 1: Shall section 1 carry? All those in favour, please raise your hand. Anyone opposed? Carried.

Section 2: Shall section 2 carry? All those in favour? Anyone opposed? Section 2 is carried.

We are moving on to section 3. Any debate? No. Ready to vote? Shall section 3 carry? All those in favour? Anyone opposed? It’s carried.

Shall the preamble carry? Is there any debate? If none, we’ll proceed. All those in favour? Anyone opposed? The preamble is carried.

Shall the title of the bill carry? Any debate? Ready to vote? All those in favour? Anyone opposed? The title is carried.

Shall Bill 173 carry? Any debate? No. Are we ready to vote? All those in favour? Anyone opposed? Bill 173 is carried.

Shall I report the bill to the House? Any debate? Ready to vote? All those in favour? Anyone opposed? Carried.

Thank you, everyone. That concludes our business for today. The committee is now adjourned.

The committee adjourned at 0909.

 

 

 

 

STANDING COMMITTEE ON REGULATIONS AND PRIVATE BILLS

Chair / Président

Mr. Logan Kanapathi (Markham–Thornhill PC)

 

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. John Fraser (Ottawa South / Ottawa-Sud L)

 

Mr. Will Bouma (Brantford–Brant PC)

Mr. John Fraser (Ottawa South / Ottawa-Sud L)

Mr. Logan Kanapathi (Markham–Thornhill PC)

Mr. Vincent Ke (Don Valley North / Don Valley-Nord PC)

Ms. Laura Mae Lindo (Kitchener Centre / Kitchener-Centre ND)

Mr. Paul Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek / Hamilton-Est–Stoney Creek ND)

Mr. Billy Pang (Markham–Unionville PC)

Mr. Jeremy Roberts (Ottawa West–Nepean / Ottawa-Ouest–Nepean PC)

Mr. Dave Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha PC)

Mrs. Daisy Wai (Richmond Hill PC)

Mr. Jamie West (Sudbury ND)

 

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Deepak Anand (Mississauga–Malton PC)

Ms. Christine Hogarth (Etobicoke–Lakeshore PC)

Mr. Sam Oosterhoff (Niagara West / Niagara-Ouest PC)

Mr. Michael Parsa (Aurora–Oak Ridges–Richmond Hill PC)

 

Clerk pro tem / Greffière par intérim

Ms. Thushitha Kobikrishna

 

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Bradley Warden, legislative counsel