Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 250

No 250

1st Session
42nd Parliament

1re session
42e législature

Wednesday
April 21, 2021

Mercredi

21 avril 2021

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Third Reading of Bill 269, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 269, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à édicter et à modifier diverses lois.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

The Deputy Speaker informed the House of the following changes in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

Le Vice-Président a informé l’Assemblée des changements suivants dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députées et députés :-

Mr. Phillips assumes Ballot Item number 77;

Ms. Fee assumes Ballot Item number 83.

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

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 10 h 15, le débat était ajourné.

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

QUESTION PERIOD

PÉRIODE DE QUESTIONS

The House recessed at 11:35 a.m.

À 11 h 35, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

Mr. Calandra delivered to the Speaker a message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor signed by her own hand, and the said message was read by the Speaker and is as follows:-

V. ELIZABETH DOWDESWELL

The Lieutenant Governor transmits Estimates of certain sums required for the services of the Province for the year ending 31 March 2022 and recommends them to the Legislative Assembly.

La lieutenante-gouverneure transmet les prévisions des dépenses visant les montants nécessaires au fonctionnement de la province pour l’exercice se terminant le 31 mars 2022 et les recommande à l’Assemblée législative.

Toronto, 16 April, 2021.

Toronto, le 16 avril 2020.

(Sessional Paper No. 732, Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Children, Community and Social Services; Colleges and Universities; Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade; Education; Energy, Northern Development and Mines; Environment, Conservation and Parks; Finance; Francophone Affairs; Government and Consumer Services; Health; Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries; Indigenous Affairs; Infrastructure; Labour, Training and Skills Development; Lieutenant Governor, Office of the; Long-Term Care; Municipal Affairs and Housing; Natural Resources and Forestry; Premier, Office of the; Seniors and Accessibility; Solicitor General; Transportation; Treasury Board Secretariat).

(Document parlementaire no 732, Agriculture, Alimentation et Affaires rurales; Procureur général; Bureau du Conseil des ministres; Services à l’enfance et Services sociaux et communautaires; Collèges et Universités; Développement économique, Création d’emplois et Commerce; Éducation; Énergie, Développement du Nord et Mines; Environnement, Protection de la nature et Parcs; Finances; Affaires francophones; Services gouvernementaux et Services aux consommateurs; Santé; Industries du patrimoine, du sport, du tourisme et de la culture; Affaires autochtones; Infrastructure; Travail, Formation et Développement des compétences; Bureau du lieutenant-gouverneur; Soins de longue durée; Affaires municipales et Logement; Richesses naturelles et Forêts; Cabinet du premier ministre; Services aux aînés et Accessibilité; Solliciteur général; Transports; Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor).

Ordered, That the message of the Lieutenant Governor together with the Estimates accompanying same be deemed to be referred to the Standing Committee on Estimates pursuant to Standing Order 62.

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DE COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

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

Bill 250, An Act to proclaim Recovery Month.

Projet de loi 250, Loi proclamant le Mois du rétablissement.

Reported without amendment.

Rapport est fait sans propositions d’amendement.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

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 255, An Act to proclaim Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Day and Thalassemia Awareness Day.

Projet de loi 255, Loi proclamant la Journée de sensibilisation à la drépanocytose et la Journée de sensibilisation aux thalassémies.

Reported without amendment.

Rapport est fait sans propositions d’amendement.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

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 262, An Act to proclaim Convenience Store Week.

Projet de loi 262, Loi proclamant la Semaine des dépanneurs.

Reported without amendment.

Rapport est fait sans propositions d’amendement.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

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 270, An Act to proclaim Senior Volunteer Appreciation Week.

Projet de loi 270, Loi proclamant la Semaine de reconnaissance des aînés bénévoles.

Reported without amendment.

Rapport est fait sans propositions d’amendement.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DE PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d’intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr46, An Act to revive Shuang Ying Company Ltd. Mr. Cho (Willowdale).

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 7(c), the House shall continue to meet past the ordinary hour of adjournment until midnight on the following dates: Wednesday, April 28, 2021; Thursday, April 29, 2021; Monday, May 3, 2021; Tuesday, May 4, 2021; Wednesday, May 5, 2021; Thursday, May 6, 2021; Monday, May 10, 2021; Tuesday, May 11, 2021; Wednesday, May 12, 2021; and Thursday, May 13, 2021, for the purpose of considering government business.

On motion by Mr. Calandra,

Sur la motion de M. Calandra,

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 7(c), the House shall continue to meet past the ordinary hour of adjournment until midnight on the following dates: Monday, May 17, 2021; Tuesday, May 18, 2021; Wednesday, May 19, 2021; Thursday, May 20, 2021; Monday, May 31, 2021; Tuesday, June 1, 2021; Wednesday, June 2, 2021; and Thursday, June 3, 2021, for the purpose of considering government business.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Optometry (Sessional Paper No. P-249) Mr. Mantha and Ms. Sattler.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l’opposition

Ms. Horwath moved,

Mme Horwath propose,

Whereas studies show that only approximately 10% of low-waged essential workers have access to paid sick leave, forcing them to choose between taking unpaid time off or going into work while sick in order to pay the bills and put food on the table; and

Whereas federal sickness wage replacement programs can only be accessed if a worker contracts COVID-19 and cannot be used to cover vaccination appointments or to stay home as a precaution by a worker with symptoms of the disease; and

Whereas public health officials, including the Ford government’s own experts, have publicly advocated for the implementation of paid sick days to better protect Ontarians, especially racialized workers and communities that are disproportionately and hardest hit by the pandemic; and

Whereas workplace spread of COVID-19 has accounted for two-thirds of community outbreaks in some municipalities, largely in environments without access to paid sick leave; and

Whereas the Premier and Cabinet ignored February 2021 warnings from public health officials, Ontario’s doctors and hospitals about the about the dangers of the third wave, and waited until record numbers of infections and ICU admissions to act; and

Whereas municipal and provincial public health officials across Ontario have been clear that vaccination efforts must prioritize essential workers as they are among those most at risk of contracting the virus and often live in communities that are hardest hit;

Therefore, the Legislative Assembly calls on the Ford Government to develop an essential workplaces safety plan with adequate funding and resources to ensure all workers are offered access to the vaccine and paid time off to receive it; to provide provincially-paid sick leave for workers experiencing symptoms of or diagnosed with COVID-19; and to provide onsite daily testing at essential workplaces as part of its efforts to curb the spread of the virus.

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.

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 15

Armstrong

Burch

Fraser

French

Harden

Hatfield

Horwath

Hunter

Mamakwa

Mantha

Sattler

Schreiner

Shaw

Singh (Brampton Centre)

Stiles

NAYS / CONTRE - 31

Bailey

Barrett

Bouma

Calandra

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Downey

Dunlop

Gill

Harris

Jones

Lecce

Martin

McDonell

McKenna

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Oosterhoff

Pettapiece

Phillips

Piccini

Rasheed

Scott

Skelly

Smith (Bay of Quinte)

Smith (Peterborough–Kawartha)

Surma

Thompson

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Yakabuski

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. Triantafilopoulos moved,

Mme Triantafilopoulos propose,

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 151:-

Avis de motion émanant des députées et députés no 151 :-

That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should expand the Greenbelt to further protect the province’s environment, groundwater, and agricultural resources for future generations, through the addition of portions of land located in the Paris Galt Moraine.

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.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Resolved, That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should expand the Greenbelt to further protect the province’s environment, groundwater, and agricultural resources for future generations, through the addition of portions of land located in the Paris Galt Moraine.

The House adjourned at 6:13 p.m.

À 18 h 13, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Autism (Sessional Paper No. P-87):

(Tabled February 25, 2021) Ms. Karpoche.

Changes to education funding (Sessional Paper No. P-123):

(Tabled March 23, 2021) Mr. Mantha.

(Tabled February 24; March 9, 10, 23, 31, 2021) Ms. Stiles.

Child care funding (Sessional Paper No. P-139):

(Tabled February 25, 2021) Ms. Begum.