Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 164

No 164

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Wednesday
May 27, 2020

Mercredi

27 mai 2020

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Ms. Khanjin moved,

Mme Khanjin propose,

That notwithstanding Standing Order 7(a)(i) or any special Order of the House, when the House adjourns on June 3, 2020 it shall stand adjourned until Tuesday, June 16, 2020, and the House shall then continue to meet during an extension of the Spring Meeting Period in accordance with the following schedule:

Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the weeks of June 15, 2020 and June 22, 2020; and

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays during the weeks of July 6, 2020; July 13, 2020; July 20, 2020; and

That during these meetings, Members be permitted to speak and vote from any Member’s desk in the Chamber in order to observe recommended physical distancing; the proceeding “Introduction of Visitors” shall be suspended and the “Afternoon Routine” shall commence at 1:00 p.m.; and

That in order to practice appropriate physical distancing during recorded divisions, Standing Orders 30(c), 32(b) and 37 shall be suspended until Monday, September 14, 2020, and the following substituted:

That, notwithstanding the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet on Monday, June 8, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 156, An Act to protect Ontario’s farms and farm animals from trespassers and other forms of interference and to prevent contamination of Ontario’s food supply; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 156:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020; 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; 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, June 4, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Friday, June 12, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Monday June 15, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Monday, June 15, 2020 at 7:00 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Monday, June 15, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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 the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on Social Policy shall be authorized to meet on Monday, June 8, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 171, An Act to enact the Building Transit Faster Act, 2020 and make related amendments to other Acts; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 171:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2020; 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, June 4, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, June 15, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at 4:00 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Tuesday, June 16, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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 Social Policy, 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 the Order of the House dated Tuesday, March 10, 2020, referring Bill 175, An Act to amend and repeal various Acts respecting home care and community services, to the Standing Committee on Social Policy, be discharged and the Bill be instead referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly; and

That, notwithstanding the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly shall be authorized to meet on Monday, June 15, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 175; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 175:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020; 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; 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 Wednesday, June 10, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 19, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, June 22, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at 4:00 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Tuesday, June 23, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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 the Legislative Assembly 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 the Order of the House dated March 19, 2020, the Standing Committee on Justice Policy shall be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 10, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., on Thursday, June 11, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Friday, June 12, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 161, An Act to enact the Legal Aid Services Act, 2019 and to make various amendments to other Acts dealing with the courts and other justice matters; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 161:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 5, 2020; 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; 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 12:00 noon on Monday, June 8, 2020; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2020; and

• That, the Sub-committee on Committee Business shall be authorized to otherwise determine the method of proceeding on the Bill; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Thursday, June 18, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

On Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 4:00 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 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sitting day following Thursday, June 18, 2020; and

That should the Committee fail 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 Justice Policy 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.

Debate arose and after some time the debate adjourned at 10:15 a.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 10 h 15, le débat était ajourné.

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

QUESTION PERIOD

PÉRIODE DE QUESTIONS

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Second Reading of Bill 159, An Act to amend various statutes in respect of consumer protection.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 159, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne la protection du consommateur.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 56

Anand

Babikian

Bailey

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Collard

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fraser

Fullerton

Gill

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Parsa

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Roberts

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Simard

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 15

Armstrong

Berns-McGown

Bourgouin

Fife

Hatfield

Horwath

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Sattler

Schreiner

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Stevens

Stiles

West

Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales.

Second Reading of Bill 184, An Act to amend the Building Code Act, 1992, the Housing Services Act, 2011 and the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006 and to enact the Ontario Mortgage and Housing Corporation Repeal Act, 2020.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 184, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1992 sur le code du bâtiment, la Loi de 2011 sur les services de logement et la Loi de 2006 sur la location à usage d’habitation et édictant la Loi de 2020 abrogeant la Loi sur la Société ontarienne d’hypothèques et de logement.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 53

Anand

Babikian

Bailey

Bethlenfalvy

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Clark

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzeto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fullerton

Gill

Hogarth

Jones

Kanapathi

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Mulroney

Nicholls

Oosterhoff

Pang

Parsa

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Roberts

Sabawy

Sandhu

Sarkaria

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha)

Surma

Tangri

Thanigasalam

Thompson

Tibollo

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 18

Armstrong

Berns-McGown

Bourgouin

Collard

Fife

Fraser

Hatfield

Horwath

Mantha

Monteith-Farrell

Morrison

Sattler

Schreiner

Simard

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Stevens

Stiles

West

Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de la politique sociale.

The House recessed at 11:51 a.m.

À 11 h 51, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.

13 H

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Health care providers and the temporary pandemic pay program (Sessional Paper No. P-230) Mr. West.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion regarding the programming of certain House proceedings and Committee business.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Ms. Sattler moved,

Mme Sattler propose,

That the motion be amended by striking out “Tuesdays and Wednesdays” in the second paragraph and replacing it with “Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays”; and

By striking out “Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays” in the third paragraph and replacing it with “Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays”; and

By deleting everything following “once all deferred votes have been taken; and”.

Debate arose and after some time, the House adjourned at 5:58 p.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 17 h 58, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 43

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 43 DU RÈGLEMENT

Letter to the Speaker from the Premier regarding the recommendation that the Legislative Assembly extend the period of the emergency declared on March 17, 2020 for a further 28 days pursuant to subsection 7.0.7 (3) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (No. 487) (Tabled May 27, 2020).

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 194, 195 and 196.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Branson Ambulatory Care Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-203):

(Tabled December 12, 2019) Mr. Baber.

Ontario Line (Sessional Paper No. P-204):

(Tabled December 12, 2019) Mr. Tabuns.

Disability services (Sessional Paper No. P-205):

(Tabled December 12, 2019) Miss Taylor.

Inclusive schools (Sessional Paper No. P-206):

(Tabled December 12, 2019) Ms. Kusendova.

Residents Bill of Rights (Sessional Paper No. P-207):

(Tabled February 18, 2020) Ms. Begum.

(Tabled February 20, 2020) Ms. Berns-McGown.

(Tabled February 20, 2020) Mr. Bisson.

(Tabled December 12, 2019; February 18, 19, 2020) Ms. Fife.

(Tabled February 24, 2020) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled February 19, 2020) Mr. Mantha.