Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 5

No 5

2nd Session
42nd Parliament

2e session
42e législature

Monday

October 18, 2021

Lundi

18 octobre 2021

10:15 A.M.

10 H 15

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

QUESTION PERIOD

PÉRIODE DE QUESTIONS

The House recessed at 11:35 a.m.

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

1:00 P.M.

13 H

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 17, An Act to establish the Gender Affirming Health Care Advisory Committee. Ms. Morrison.

Projet de loi 17, Loi créant le Comité consultatif des soins de santé axés sur l’affirmation de genre. Mme Morrison.

Bill 18, An Act to proclaim the month of May as Polish Heritage Month. Ms. Hogarth and Mr. Yakabuski.

Projet de loi 18, Loi proclamant le mois de mai Mois du patrimoine polonais. Mme Hogarth et M. Yakabuski.

Bill 19, An Act respecting the rights of persons receiving care, support or services in congregate care settings and their caregivers. Mrs. Gretzky.

Projet de loi 19, Loi sur les droits des personnes qui reçoivent des soins, un soutien ou des services dans les habitations collectives et de leurs aidants naturels. Mme Gretzky.

Bill 20, An Act to promote the maintenance and development of La Francophonie of Ontario. Mlle Simard and Mme Collard.

Projet de loi 20, Loi visant à promouvoir le maintien et l’épanouissement de la francophonie ontarienne. Mlle Simard et Mme Collard.

Bill 21, An Act to amend the Taxation Act, 2007 to provide for a non-refundable tax credit to encourage tourism within Ontario. Mr. Gates.

Projet de loi 21, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2007 sur les impôts pour prévoir un crédit d’impôt non remboursable afin d’encourager le tourisme en Ontario. M. Gates.

Bill 22, An Act to amend the Excellent Care for All Act, 2010 with respect to the patient ombudsman. Mr. Fraser.

Projet de loi 22, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2010 sur l’excellence des soins pour tous en ce qui concerne l’ombudsman des patients. M. Fraser.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Optometry (Sessional Paper No. P-2) Ms. Andrew, Mr. Arthur, Ms. Begum, Ms. Fife, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Hassan, Mrs. Karahalios, Mr. Kernaghan, Mlle Simard and Mr. West.

Child care program and federal-provincial agreement (Sessional Paper No. P-6) Mme Gélinas.

Personal Support Workers (Sessional Paper No. P-7) Mme Gélinas.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l’opposition

Ms. Horwath moved,

Mme Horwath propose,

Whereas COVID-19 has tragically revealed the systemic failures of long-term care in Ontario; and

Whereas the previous Liberal government expanded privatization in long-term care, causing an erosion of care that now needs to be reversed; and

Whereas successive Conservative and Liberal governments failed to hold accountable for-profit long-term care operators who prioritized profit over safety and quality of care; and

Whereas evidence suggests that COVID-19-related deaths in long-term care were more frequent in for-profit long-term care homes than those operated by municipalities or non-profit organizations, and research data from as far back as 2011 suggests for-profit facilities “are less likely to provide good care than non-profit or public facilities”; and

Whereas the Ford Government acted faster to pass Bill 218, the Supporting Ontario’s Recovery and Municipal Elections Act 2020 and shield negligent for-profit operators from accountability than it has to improve quality of care for our parents and grandparents or the working conditions of the PSWs and medical professionals who take care of them; and

Whereas some homes, such as Pickering’s Orchard Villa facility, are still being considered for licence renewal and expansion by the Ministry of Long-Term Care, despite the horrific conditions uncovered by the Canadian Armed Forces that resulted in 70 COVID-19 deaths in the home; and

Whereas investing in not-for-profit long-term care would mean that more money is available to improve the quality of care for our loved ones who call these facilities home, and multiple studies show that not-for-profit facilities provide, on average, more hours of care per resident and are better at retaining the qualified staff our loved ones depend on; and

Whereas the Ford government is preparing to reward some of the for-profit companies with the worst performance records during the first and second waves of the pandemic with 30-year licences and millions of dollars in public funds;

Therefore, the Legislative Assembly calls on the Ford government to place an indefinite moratorium on the issuing of new licences and the renewal of licences of for-profit long-term care providers and prioritize the development of not-for-profit long-term care in Ontario.

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 - 19

Andrew

Arthur

Begum

Berns-McGown

Blais

Collard

Fife

Fraser

Gates

Gélinas

Hassan

Horwath

Kernaghan

Mamakwa

Schreiner

Taylor

Vanthof

West

Yarde

NAYS / CONTRE - 35

Babikian

Bailey

Barrett

Calandra

Ghamari

Hardeman

Harris

Hogarth

Lecce

Martin

McDonell

McKenna

Roberts

Sabawy

Sandhu

Skelly

NAYS / CONTRE - Continued

Cho (Scarborough North)

Cho (Willowdale)

Coe

Downey

Fedeli

Jones

Kanapathi

Karahalios

Ke

Khanjin

McNaughton

Parsa

Pettapiece

Phillips

Rasheed

Tangri

Triantafilopoulos

Wai

Walker

Mr. Parsa moved,

M. Parsa propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 50 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 5, An Act respecting York Region Wastewater, when Bill 5 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 at such time the Bill shall be ordered for Third Reading, which Order may be called that same day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, one hour of debate shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill with 25 minutes apportioned to the Government, 25 minutes to the Official Opposition, and 10 minutes to the Independent Members as a group. 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, notwithstanding Standing Order 30(a), any division on the motions for Second or Third Reading of the Bill arising during afternoon Orders of the Day shall not be deferred.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

The Acting Speaker (Mrs. Gretzky) informed the House of the following changes in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

La présidente suppléante (Mme Gretzky) a informé l’Assemblée des changements suivants dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députées et députés :-

Mr. Coe assumes Ballot Item number 21;

Mr. McDonell assumes Ballot Item number 50.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

At 5:19 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 9(e), the Deputy Government House Leader (Mr. Parsa) indicated that no further business would be called and therefore the House adjourned.

À 17 h 19, conformément à l’article 9 e) du Règlement, le leader parlementaire adjoint du gouvernement (M. Parsa) a indiqué qu’aucune autre affaire ne serait à l’ordre du jour et par conséquent, l’Assemblée a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Ted Arnott

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 42(a)

PÉTITIONS DÉPOSÉES CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE
42 a) DU RÈGLEMENT

Optometry (Sessional Paper No. P-2) (Tabled October 18, 2021) Ms. Hogarth.

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 43

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 43 DU RÈGLEMENT

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 111(f)(1) re intended appointments dated October 8, 2021 (No. 17) (Tabled October 8, 2021).

Employer Advisor, Office of the, 2020-2021 Annual Report / Bureau des conseillers des employeurs, Rapport annuel 2020-2021 (No. 23) (Tabled October 15, 2021).

Fairness Commissioner, Office of the, 2020-2021 Annual Report / Bureau du commissaire à l’équité, Rapport annuel 2020-2021 (No. 19) (Tabled October 12, 2021).

Fish and Wildlife Heritage Commission, 2020-2021 Annual Report (No. 16) (Tabled October 8, 2021).

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, 2020-2021 Annual Report / Société de gestion du Fonds du patrimoine du Nord de l’Ontario, Rapport annuel 2020-2021 (No. 18) (Tabled October 8, 2021).

Order in Council 1325/2021, dated September 29, 2021 regarding Waiver of Hearings of Necessity for four Metrolinx transit projects, under the Expropriations Act (No. 22) (Tabled October 14, 2021).

Pay Equity Commission consisting of: Pay Equity Office and Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal, 2020-2021 Annual Report / Commission de l’équité salariale, composé par : le Bureau de l’équité salariale et le Tribunal de l’équité salariale, Rapport annuel 2020-2021 (No. 15) (Tabled October 8, 2021).

Soldiers’ Aid Commission, 2020-2021 Annual Report / Commission d’aide aux anciens combattants, Rapport annuel 2020-2021 (No. 20) (Tabled October 13, 2021).

Walkerton Clean Water Centre, 2020-2021 Annual Report / Centre de Walkerton pour l’assainissement de l’eau, Rapport annuel 2020-2021 (No. 21) (Tabled October 14, 2021).

Worker Advisor, Office of the, 2020-2021 Annual Report / Bureau des conseillers des travailleurs, Rapport annuel 2020-2021 (No. 14) (Tabled October 8, 2021).