Assemblée législative de l'Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 91

No 91

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Wednesday
April 10, 2019

Mercredi

10 avril 2019

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 87, An Act to amend various statutes related to energy.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Mr. Rickford moved,

M. Rickford propose,

That the motion be amended as follows:

That the fourth bullet of the fourth paragraph be struck out and the following substituted:

“That each witness will receive up to six minutes for their presentation followed by fourteen minutes for questions from Committee members with two minutes allotted to the Independent Member of the Committee for questioning and twelve minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and”

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

The question was then put on the amendment.

La question sur l’amendement a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Carried.

Adoptée.

The question on the motion, as amended, was then put, as follows:-

La question sur la motion, telle que modifiée, a ensuite été mise aux voix, comme suite :-

Mr. Clark moved,

M. Clark propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 87, An Act to amend various statutes related to energy, 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, 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 Monday, April 15, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 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 87:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 11, 2019; 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 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2019; 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 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2019; and

• That each witness will receive up to six minutes for their presentation followed by fourteen minutes for questions from Committee members with two minutes allotted to the Independent Member of the Committee for questioning and twelve minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2019; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2019; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Monday, April 29, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, May 1, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 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 Thursday, May 2, 2019. 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 notwithstanding Standing Order 71(d), the Bill may be considered in any Standing or Select Committee while any matter, including a procedural motion, relating to the same policy field is being considered in the House; and

That in the event of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 20 minutes.

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

At 9:55 a.m., the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing indicated that no further morning business would be called and therefore the House recessed.

À 9 h 55, le ministre des Affaires municipales et du Logement 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

Motion, as amended, for allocation of time on Bill 87, An Act to amend various statutes related to energy.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 62

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Bailey

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fee

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Hardeman

Harris

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

MacLeod

Martin

Martow

McDonell

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Rickford

Roberts

Romano

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 35

Armstrong

Arthur

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Burch

Fife

Fraser

French

Gates

Gélinas

Glover

Gravelle

Gretzky

Hassan

Hatfield

Horwath

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Lindo

Mamakwa

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Rakocevic

Sattler

Shaw

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Stevens

Stiles

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

West

Yarde

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 87, An Act to amend various statutes related to energy, 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, 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 Monday, April 15, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 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 87:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 12:00 noon on Thursday, April 11, 2019; 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 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2019; 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 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2019; and

• That each witness will receive up to six minutes for their presentation followed by fourteen minutes for questions from Committee members with two minutes allotted to the Independent Member of the Committee for questioning and twelve minutes divided equally amongst the recognized parties for questioning; and

That the deadline for filing written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2019; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2019; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Monday, April 29, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, May 1, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 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 Thursday, May 2, 2019. 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 notwithstanding Standing Order 71(d), the Bill may be considered in any Standing or Select Committee while any matter, including a procedural motion, relating to the same policy field is being considered in the House; and

That in the event of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to 20 minutes.

The House recessed at 11:58 p.m.

À 11 h 58, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Social Policy:-

Comité permanent de la politique sociale :-

Bill 74, An Act concerning the provision of health care, continuing Ontario Health and making consequential and related amendments and repeals.

Projet de loi 74, Loi concernant la prestation de soins de santé, la prorogation de Santé Ontario, l’ajout de modifications corrélatives et connexes et des abrogations.

Reported as amended.

Rapport est fait du projet de loi modifié.

Report adopted and carried on the following division:-

Rapport adopté par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 58

Anand

Baber

Babikian

Barrett

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Elliott

Fee

Ford

Fullerton

Ghamari

Hardeman

Hogarth

Jones

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Kusendova

Lecce

MacLeod

Martin

McDonell

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Park

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Rickford

Roberts

Romano

Sabawy

Sarkaria

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 41

Armstrong

Arthur

Berns-McGown

Bisson

Burch

Des Rosiers

Fife

Fraser

French

Gélinas

Glover

Gravelle

Harden

Hassan

Hatfield

Horwath

Hunter

Karpoche

Kernaghan

Lalonde

Lindo

Mamakwa

Mantha

Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Natyshak

Rakocevic

Sattler

Schreiner

Shaw

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Singh (Brampton East)

Stevens

Stiles

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

West

Wynne

Yarde

Pursuant to the Order of the House dated March 27, 2019,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée du 27 mars 2019,

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d’intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr7, An Act to revive 665395 Ontario Limited.

Bill Pr8, An Act to revive Good Fortune Corporation.

Bill Pr9, An Act to revive All Trade Quantities Inc.

Reported without amendment.

Rapport est fait sans propositions d’amendement.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

Ordered for Second Reading.

Ordonnés pour la deuxième lecture.

Mr. Thanigasalam from the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly presented the Committee’s Report.

M. Thanigasalam du Comité permanent de l’Assemblée législative a présenté le rapport du comité.

It is recommended that the ministries and offices of the government be assigned to the Standing Committees as follows:-

Standing Committee on General Government

Management Board of Cabinet

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines

Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Infrastructure

Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs

Ministry of Labour

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport

Ministry of Transportation

Office of the Premier and Cabinet Office

Treasury Board Secretariat

Standing Committee on Justice Policy

Ministry of the Attorney General

Ministry of Francophone Affairs

Ministry of Government and Consumer Services

Ministry of Indigenous Affairs

Ministry of the Solicitor General

Ministry Responsible for Women’s Issues

Standing Committee on Social Policy

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services

Ministry of Education

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

Pursuant to Standing Order 111(b), the Report was deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 202).

Conformément à l’article 111 b) du Règlement, le rapport est réputé adopté par la Chambre (Document parlementaire no 202).

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bills were introduced and read the first time:-

Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois :-

Bill 98, An Act to amend the Time Act. Mme Lalonde.

Projet de loi 98, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’heure légale. Mme Lalonde.

Bill 99, An Act to amend the Election Finances Act with respect to charges for fund-raising events. Mr. Schreiner.

Projet de loi 99, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le financement des élections en ce qui concerne les droits exigés pour les activités de financement. M. Schreiner.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Affordable housing (Sessional Paper No. P-32) Ms. Sattler.

Temperature regulation in Ontario's long-term care homes (Sessional Paper No. P-63) Mr. Burch.

911 Emergency response coverage (Sessional Paper No. P-72) Mme Gélinas.

Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Sessional Paper No. P-79) Mr. Bouma, Mrs. Fee, Mr. Ke and Mrs. Tangri.

Changes to the Ontario Autism Program (Sessional Paper No. P-94) Mr. Mantha.

Campus radio stations (Sessional Paper No. P-117) Mr. Gravelle.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Third Reading of Bill 74, An Act concerning the provision of health care, continuing Ontario Health and making consequential and related amendments and repeals.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 74, Loi concernant la prestation de soins de santé, la prorogation de Santé Ontario, l’ajout de modifications corrélatives et connexes et des abrogations.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

At 6:00 p.m., the following matters were considered in an adjournment debate.

À 18 h, les questions suivantes ont été examinées dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Ottawa Centre (Mr. Harden) to the Minister for Seniors and Accessibility – Onley Report.

Member for London North Centre (Mr. Kernaghan) to the Minister of Education – Day of pink.

The House adjourned at 6:23 p.m.

À 18 h 23, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (Sessional Paper No. P-1):

(Tabled February 25, 2019) Mr. Mantha.

Transit fare integration (Sessional Paper No. P-16):

(Tabled February 21, 2019) Mrs. Martow.

Affordable housing (Sessional Paper No. P-32):

(Tabled February 25, 2019) Ms. Fife.

(Tabled February 25, 2019) Ms. Karpoche.

(Tabled February 25, 2019) Ms. Shaw.

Memorial honouring war veterans (Sessional Paper No. P-68):

(Tabled February 21, 2019) Mrs. Martow.

Hunting and trapping of the eastern hybrid wolf (Sessional Paper No. P-71):

(Tabled February 25, 2019) Mr. Crawford.

(Tabled February 21, 2019) Mr. Miller (Parry Sound—Muskoka).

(Tabled February 21, 2019) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

Ontario Arts Council and Indigenous Culture Fund (Sessional Paper No. P-93):

(Tabled February 20, 2019) Ms. Andrew.

Work-integrated learning (Sessional Paper No. P-99):

(Tabled February 21, 2019) Mr. Hassan.

Hospital funding (Sessional Paper No. P-100):

(Tabled February 21; March 5, 2019) Mr. Anand.

Seat belt installation on school buses (Sessional Paper No. P-101):

(Tabled February 25, 2019) Ms. Karpoche.

(Tabled March 5, 2019) Ms. Wynne.

Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry service standards (Sessional Paper No. P-102):

(Tabled February 25, 2019) Mr. Bouma.