42e législature, 1re session

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

 

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

 

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 41

No 41

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Thursday
October 25, 2018

Jeudi
25 octobre 2018

 

           
9:00 A.M.
9 H
PRAYERS
PRIÈRES

The Speaker addressed the House:-

Le Président s’adresse à la Chambre :-

I beg to inform the House that, pursuant to Standing Order 71(c), the Member for Waterloo (Ms. Fife) has filed with the Clerk a reasoned amendment to the motion for Second Reading of Bill 47, An Act to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000, the Labour Relations Act, 1995 and the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 and make complementary amendments to other Acts.

The Order for Second Reading of Bill 47 may therefore not be called today.

 

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 34, An Act to repeal the Green Energy Act, 2009 and to amend the Electricity Act, 1998, the Environmental Protection Act, the Planning Act and various other statutes.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 34, Loi abrogeant la Loi de 2009 sur l’énergie verte et modifiant la Loi de 1998 sur l’électricité, la Loi sur la protection de l’environnement, la Loi sur l’aménagement du territoire et diverses autres lois.

Pursuant to the Order of the House dated October 24, 2018,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée du 24 octobre 2018,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

 

Mr. Smith (Bay of Quinte) moved,

M. Smith (Baie de Quinte) propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 32, An Act to amend the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, when the Bill is next called as a Government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That, the vote on Second Reading may not be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

That, at such time the Bill shall be ordered referred to the Standing Committee on General Government; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 and Monday, November 12, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for public hearings on the Bill; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 32:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018; and

• That, the Clerk of the Committee provide a list of all interested presenters to each member of the Sub-committee and their designate following the deadline for requests to appear by 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018; and

• That, each member of the Sub-committee or their designate provide the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of presenters to be scheduled, chosen from the list of all interested presenters received by the Clerk by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 30, 2018; and

• That each witness will receive up to ten minutes for their presentation followed by ten minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 12, 2018; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Monday, November 19, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 5:30 p.m., those amendments which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto. At this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Tuesday, November 20, 2018. In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed to be passed by the Committee and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House; and

That, upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on General Government, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called that same day; and

That, notwithstanding Standing Order 81(c), the Bill may be called for Third Reading more than once in the same sessional day; and

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 10 minutes.

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.

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

 

At 10:11 a.m., the Deputy Government House Leader indicated that no further morning business would be called and therefore the House recessed.

À 10 h 11, le leader parlementaire adjoint du gouvernement a indiqué que l’ordre du jour de la séance du matin étant épuisé, la Chambre suspendait ses travaux.

 
10:30 A.M.
10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

 

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Second Reading of Bill 34, An Act to repeal the Green Energy Act, 2009 and to amend the Electricity Act, 1998, the Environmental Protection Act, the Planning Act and various other statutes.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 34, Loi abrogeant la Loi de 2009 sur l’énergie verte et modifiant la Loi de 1998 sur l’électricité, la Loi sur la protection de l’environnement, la Loi sur l’aménagement du territoire et diverses autres lois.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 60

 

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Mitas

Mulroney

Nicholls

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Roberts

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Scott

Simard

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 25

Armstrong

Arthur

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Burch

Coteau

Fraser

Gélinas

Harden

Hassan

Hunter

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Lindo

Mamakwa

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Rakocevic

Schreiner

Singh (Brampton East)

Stiles

Tabuns

West

Pursuant to the Order of the House dated October 24, 2018,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée du 24 octobre 2018,

Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de la politique sociale.

 

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 32, An Act to amend the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998.

 

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 60

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Mitas

Mulroney

Nicholls

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Roberts

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Scott

Simard

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 25

Armstrong

Arthur

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Burch

Coteau

Fraser

Gélinas

Harden

Hassan

Hunter

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Lindo

Mamakwa

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Rakocevic

Schreiner

Singh (Brampton East)

Stiles

Tabuns

West

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 32, An Act to amend the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, when the Bill is next called as a Government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That, the vote on Second Reading may not be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

That, at such time the Bill shall be ordered referred to the Standing Committee on General Government; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 and Monday, November 12, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for public hearings on the Bill; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 32:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 4:00 p.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018; and

• That, the Clerk of the Committee provide a list of all interested presenters to each member of the Sub-committee and their designate following the deadline for requests to appear by 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 29, 2018; and

• That, each member of the Sub-committee or their designate provide the Clerk of the Committee with a prioritized list of presenters to be scheduled, chosen from the list of all interested presenters received by the Clerk by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 30, 2018; and

• That each witness will receive up to ten minutes for their presentation followed by ten minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 12, 2018; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Monday, November 19, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Monday, November 19, 2018 at 5:30 p.m., those amendments which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto. At this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Tuesday, November 20, 2018. In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed to be passed by the Committee and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House; and

That, upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on General Government, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called that same day; and

That, notwithstanding Standing Order 81(c), the Bill may be called for Third Reading more than once in the same sessional day; and

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 10 minutes.

 

The House recessed at 11:53 a.m.

À 11 h 53, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

 
1:00 P.M.
13 H

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced and read the first time:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté et lu une première fois :-

 

Bill 48, An Act to amend various Acts in relation to education and child care. Hon. Ms. Thompson.

Projet de loi 48, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne l’éducation et la garde d’enfants. L’hon. Mme Thompson.

 

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Implementing minimum wage (Sessional Paper No. P-4) Mr. Harden, Mr. Hassan and Ms. Karpoche.

Basic Income Pilot Project (Sessional Paper No. P-22) Mr. Schreiner.

Animal welfare standards (Sessional Paper No. P-43) Ms. Hogarth.

Climate action plan and carbon pricing mechanisms (Sessional Paper No. P-59) Ms. Bell and Mme Des Rosiers.

Sanctions for any person convicted under any of sections 83.18 to 83.221 of the Criminal Code of Canada (Sessional Paper No. P-62) Mr. Babikian, Ms. Dunlop and Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

 

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D’INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS

Mr. Tabuns moved,

M. Tabuns propose,

 

Second Reading of Bill 37, An Act respecting civil liability for climate-related harms.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 37, Loi concernant la responsabilité civile à l’égard des dommages liés au climat.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

 

AYES / POUR - 18

Andrew

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Coteau

Des Rosiers

Fraser

Hassan

Hunter

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Mamakwa

Morrison

Rakocevic

Schreiner

Singh (Brampton East)

Tabuns

NAYS / CONTRE - 53

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Fedeli

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Khanjin

Kramp

MacLeod

Martin

Martow

McKenna

Mitas

Mulroney

Pang

Park

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Roberts

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Scott

Simard

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Triantafilopoulos

Walker

Yakabuski

 

Mrs. Martow moved,

Mme Martow propose,

Second Reading of Bill 39, An Act to require the establishment of an Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 39, Loi exigeant la constitution d’un comité d’examen du stationnement accessible et du secteur de remorquage.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Carried.

Adoptée.

 

Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de la politique sociale.

   

Mr. Fraser moved,

M. Fraser propose,

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 22:-

Avis de motion émanant des députés no 22 :-

That, in the opinion of this House, a Select Committee of all parties represented in the House should be struck to establish parameters to prevent the routine use of the Notwithstanding Clause in Ontario’s governance, and to study the impacts of the use of the Notwithstanding Clause on the rights and freedoms that protect all Ontarians.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

 

AYES / POUR - 5

 

Coteau

Des Rosiers

Fraser

Hunter

Schreiner

NAYS / CONTRE - 63

Anand

Andrew

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Begum

Bell

Berns-McGown

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Fedeli

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Mamakwa

Martin

Martow

McKenna

Mitas

Morrison

Mulroney

Pang

Sabawy

Sandhu

Scott

Simard

Singh (Brampton East)

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

NAYS / CONTRE - Continued

Bisson

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Harris

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Kernaghan

Khanjin

Kramp

MacLeod

Park

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rakocevic

Rasheed

Roberts

Romano

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Triantafilopoulos

Walker

Yakabuski

 
 

Mr. Smith (Bay of Quinte) moved that the House do now adjourn.

M. Smith (Baie de Quinte), propose que la Chambre ajourne ses travaux.

Carried on division.

Adoptée au vote.

The House adjourned at 3:53 p.m.

À 15 h 53, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

 
 

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

   

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT

COMPENDIA:

Bill 48, An Act to amend various Acts in relation to education and child care (No. 87) (Tabled October 25, 2018).

Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO), 2017-2018 Annual Report / Office de la télécommunication éducative de l’Ontario, Rapport annuel 2017-2018 (No. 88) (Tabled October 25, 2018).

 

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.

 

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Social assistance policies (Sessional Paper No. P-28):

(Tabled August 13; September 13, 2018) Ms. Lindo.

(Tabled September 17, 2018) Ms. Monteith-Farrell.

(Tabled October 1, 2018) Ms. Morrison.

(Tabled September 17, 2018) Miss Taylor.

Increasing funding for Ontario’s Corrections system (Sessional Paper No. P-29):

(Tabled August 13, 2018) Ms. French.