Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 201

No 201

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Wednesday
October 28, 2020

Mercredi

28 octobre 2020

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 215, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to the economic recovery of Ontario and to make other amendments.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 215, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne la reprise économique de l’Ontario et apportant d’autres modifications.

Debate resumed, during which the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings and announced that there had been six and one-half hours of debate.

Le débat a repris. Le vice-président a interrompu les travaux et a annoncé qu’il y avait eu six heures et demie de débat.

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

QUESTION PERIOD

PÉRIODE DE QUESTIONS

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 218, An Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain proceedings relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and to revoke a regulation.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 34

Baber

Bailey

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Crawford

Cuzzetto

Downey

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Fullerton

Ghamari

Gill

Harris

Jones

Kanapathi

Ke

Khanjin

Kramp

Lecce

Martin

Martow

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Nicholls

Parsa

Sabawy

Skelly

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Thanigasalam

Tibollo

Walker

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 20

Armstrong

Bell

Bisson

Blais

Bourgouin

Collard

Fraser

Glover

Hillier

Horwath

Karahalios

Lindo

Mamakwa

Mantha

Morrison

Schreiner

Shaw

Simard

Stiles

Taylor

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or special Order of the House relating to Bill 218, An Act to enact the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery Act, 2020 respecting certain proceedings relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19), to amend the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and to revoke a regulation;

That the Standing Committee on Justice Policy be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to receive a 15-minute opening statement on the Bill by the Attorney General, followed by 45 minutes of question and answer divided into three rounds of 6 minutes for the Government Members, three rounds of 6 minutes for the Official Opposition Members, and two rounds of 4.5 minutes for the independent Member; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings; and

That the Clerk of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to the Bill:

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 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, by 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2020; and

• That witnesses shall be scheduled in groups of three for each one-hour time slot, with each presenter allotted 7 minutes for an opening statement followed by 39 minutes of questioning for all three witnesses, divided into two rounds of 7.5 minutes for the Government Members, two rounds of 7.5 minutes for the Official Opposition Members, and two rounds of 4.5 minutes for the independent Member; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2020; and

• That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2020; and

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

That on Monday, November 9, 2020 at 3:30 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; and at this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period, if requested by a member of the Committee, pursuant to Standing Order 132(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Monday, November 16, 2020 and if the Committee fails to report the Bill on that day, the Bill shall be deemed passed by the Committee and shall be deemed 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 the same day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 218 is called, two hours and thirty minutes of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill, with 60 minutes allotted to the Government Members, 60 minutes allotted to the Official Opposition Members, and 30 minutes allotted to the independent Members as a group; and at the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

That except in the case of a recorded division arising from morning Orders of the Day, pursuant to Standing Order 10(c), no deferral of the Third Reading vote on the Bill shall be permitted.

The House recessed at 12:05 p.m.

À 12 h 05, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That the following changes be made in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

Il est ordonné que les changements suivants soient effectués dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députées et députés :-

Ms. Wynne assumes Ballot Item number 30;

Mr. Coteau assumes Ballot Item number 45; and

That the requirement for notice be waived for Ballot Item numbers 30, 34 and 40.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

The Long-Term Care Homes Act (Sessional Paper No. P-13) Ms. Armstrong, Mr. Burch, Mr. Kernaghan and Mr. Rakocevic.

The price of gasoline (Sessional Paper No. P-34) Mme Gélinas.

La Loi sur les foyers de soins de longue durée (Document parlementaire no P-42) Mme Gélinas.

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

Transit infrastructure projects (Sessional Paper No. P-213) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

Vaping and youth (Sessional Paper No. P-255) Mme Gélinas and Mr. Harris.

Family law (Sessional Paper No. P-275) Ms. Ghamari.

COVID-19 and small business (Sessional Paper No. P-282) Mr. Smith (Peterborough—Kawartha).

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 215, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to the economic recovery of Ontario and to make other amendments.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 215, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne la reprise économique de l’Ontario et apportant d’autres modifications.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

That notwithstanding Standing Order 9(a), the House agreed to commence Private Members’ Public Business before 6:00 p.m. today.

Que nonobstant l’article 9 a) du Règlement, l’Assemblée a accepté de commencer les affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députées et députés avant 18 h aujourd’hui.

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D’INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉES ET DÉPUTÉS

Ms. Armstrong moved,

Mme Armstrong propose,

Second Reading of Bill 13, An Act to amend the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 to establish a minimum standard of daily care.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 13, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2007 sur les foyers de soins de longue durée afin d’établir une norme minimale en matière de soins quotidiens.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

The House adjourned at 5:57 p.m.

À 17 h 57, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Family caregivers (Sessional Paper No. P-251):

(Tabled July 21; September 24, 2020) Ms. Andrew.

(Tabled September 14, 2020) Mrs. Gretzky.

Public education and directors of school boards (Sessional Paper No. P-252):

(Tabled July 21, 2020) Ms. Lindo.

Safe plan to re-open schools and childcare centres (Sessional Paper No. P-253):

(Tabled September 24, 2020) Ms. Andrew.

(Tabled September 24, 2020) Mr. Hatfield.

(Tabled October 19, 2020) Mr. Kanapathi.

(Tabled July 21; September 24, 2020) Ms. Karpoche.

(Tabled October 19, 2020) Mr. Ke.

(Tabled September 14, 2020) Ms. Morrison.