Letter: V
Vanthof, J. (NDP, Timiskaming–Cochrane)
- Aggregate Resources and Mining Modernization Act, 2017 (Bill 39)
- Agricultural education
- campaigns and advocacy, 2753–2754
- Agricultural events
- International Plowing Match, 248
- Agriculture industry
- innovation, 7147
- All Families Are Equal Act (Parentage and Related Registrations Statute Law Amendment), 2016 (Bill 28)
- second reading, 545
- Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2017 (Bill 96)
- third reading, 4516
- Anti-Racism Act, 2017 (Bill 114)
- Appreciation
- Scott, Laurie (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock)
- Anti-Human Trafficking Act, 2017 (Bill 96), re, 4516
- Scott, Laurie (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock)
- Broadband networks, access to
- northern Ontario, 4097–4098
- Broader public sector organizations
- executive salaries, 2291
- Budget 2017
- public consultation, 4478–4479
- Budget Measures Act (Housing Price Stability and Ontario Seniors' Public Transit Tax Credit), 2017 (Bill 134)
- Budget speech 2017 (April 27, 2017)
- Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 (Bill 139)
- second reading, 4863–4864
- Building inspectors
- directives to, 7118
- Building Ontario Up for Everyone Act (Budget Measures), 2016 (Bill 70)
- Burden Reduction Act, 2017 (Bill 27)
- Cannabis, Smoke-Free Ontario and Road Safety Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 174)
- second reading, 6425
- Cap and trade
- Cap and trade, economic impact
- cost effectiveness, 7514
- Certified crop advisers
- restrictions on professional activities, 269–270
- Child and youth mental health care
- access to, 7501
- Child care
- affordability of, 163–164
- Committee procedure
- Committee process
- role of the public, 7664
- Committees
- Community projects, crowdfunding of
- government-sponsored platform for, 3283–3284
- Conservation authorities
- meetings, public notice of, 4863
- Construction Lien Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 142)
- second reading, 4964–4966
- Construction liens
- prompt payment regime, 4964–4965
- Consumer protection
- life leases, 5580
- Cutting Unnecessary Red Tape Act, 2017 (Bill 154)
- Dairy industry
- international trade with United States, 7345
- Debates re answers to oral questions
- Hydro rates
- presented, 3193
- Hydro rates
- Election Finances Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 2)
- Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 45)
- Electoral boundaries in northern Ontario
- Electricity billing
- customers facing disconnection, 327
- Electricity generating facilities
- Electricity subsidies
- delivery charge subsidy for rural Ontario
- eligibility [low-density rural areas only], 458
- delivery charge subsidy for rural Ontario
- Employment, precarious
- general remarks, 6224
- Energy affordability
- Energy rate increases
- Energy reliability, 7295
- Fair Hydro Act, 2017 (Bill 132)
- Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148)
- second reading, 5407
- Fairness in Procurement Act, 2018 (Bill 194)
- Farm assistance programs
- Risk Management Program (RMP)
- spending cap, 585
- Risk Management Program (RMP)
- Farm safety
- injuries due to distraction or fatigue, 3172
- Federal government
- taxation policy, farmers, 5289–5290
- Floods, rainwater
- insurance, 6572
- Food processors
- negotiations with vegetable growers
- arbitration, 2745
- negotiations with vegetable growers
- Foreign investments, land
- French-language debates
- Government orders
- Government record
- Liberal (2003-present)
- privatization of government services, 7348
- Liberal (2003-present)
- Government services
- Government tenders
- information technology (IT), vendor of record (VOR) list, 7347
- Harmonized sales tax (HST)
- exemptions
- for electricity bills, 327
- exemptions
- Health care
- wait times, 3154–3155
- Health care in northern Ontario
- health travel grant, expansion of, 4807–4808
- Highway closures
- due to accidents, 1796
- Highway maintenance in winter
- general remarks, 7056
- Highway safety
- general remarks, 6218
- Home inspectors, licensing and regulation
- general remarks, 1884–1885
- Hospital beds
- shortage
- in northern Ontario, 6159
- shortage
- Hospital construction
- Simcoe–Grey, 4790–4791
- Hospital funding
- Housing prices
- Hydro One Inc.
- Hydro One Inc. privatization
- Hydro One Inc. privatization, economic impact
- Hydro One Inc. privatization, revenue
- for infrastructure development, 4290
- Hydro One Inc. shares
- International trade agreements
- Legislative procedure
- Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)
- Larder Lake store, closure, 4938–4939
- Local health integration networks (LHINs)
- as replacement for CCACs, 966
- Local services boards (LSBs)
- about, 2003
- Long-term care
- Long-term care beds
- shortage, 6224
- Long-term care facilities
- redevelopment
- general remarks, 6793
- redevelopment
- Medical Assistance in Dying Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 84)
- Members' statements
- Dairy industry, 3828–3829
- Dairy industry and forest industry, 3775
- Earlton Lions Club, 3263
- Highway accident, 1796
- Highway safety, 6218
- International Plowing Match, 248
- Labour dispute, 5882
- Leis Wood Products, 2796
- Moose management, 1187
- New Liskeard Fall Fair, 590–591
- Northern transportation, 1415, 6867
- Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, 4252–4253
- Season's greetings, 2192
- Small business, 849–850
- Taxation, 5289–5290
- Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 3172
- Mental health care
- Mercury poisoning in Grassy Narrows First Nation
- Minimum wage increase
- Mining claims
- electronic mining lands administration system, 1453–1454
- Ministerial statements
- Agri-food industry
- responded to, 7147
- Canadian Agricultural Safety Week
- responded to, 3172
- Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month
- responded to, 2753–2754
- Economic outlook and fiscal review
- responded to, 6224
- International Plowing Match
- responded to, 5068
- International trade
- responded to, 7247–7248
- Ontario Agriculture Week
- Agri-food industry
- Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act, 2017 (Bill 68)
- Nanjing Massacre
- commemoration, 6005
- Natural gas billing
- cap-and-trade cost, disclosure, 5117–5118
- NDP Party election platform
- energy, 7295
- Neonicotinoids
- restrictions on use, 268–269
- New home warranties
- general remarks, 6103–6104
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
- renegotiation, 7147
- Northlander rail service
- cancellation, 7185
- Office of the Auditor General of Ontario
- power to audit public contractors, 1817
- OHIP+: Children and Youth Pharmacare Program
- coverage to age 25, 4057–4058
- Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers (OPVG)
- board of directors, removal of, 4252–4253
- Ontario Rebate for Electricity Consumers Act, 2016 (Bill 13)
- Ontario Seniors' Public Transit Tax Credit, 4744–4745
- Ontario's Fair Hydro Plan
- Opposition day motions
- Oral questions
- Agri-food industry
- presented, 2745
- Assistance to farmers
- presented, 585
- Beverage alcohol sales
- presented, 4938–4939
- By-election in Sudbury
- Energy policies
- Executive compensation
- Government advertising
- presented, 5281
- Highway safety
- presented, 7056
- Hospital funding
- presented, 3896–3897
- Hospital services
- presented, 6159
- Housing policy
- presented, 4496–4497
- Hydro rates
- Pharmacare
- presented, 4013
- Privatization of public assets
- presented, 3052
- Agri-food industry
- Organic agri-food industry
- regulation of, 6590–6591
- Patients First Act, 2016 (Bill 41)
- second reading, 966
- Payday loans and lenders
- interest rate cap, 1886
- PC Party election platform
- People's Guarantee
- energy, 7294
- People's Guarantee
- Pension Benefits Guarantee Fund (PBGF)
- monthly payments, 7119
- Pension plans, funding
- solvency rate, 7119
- Petitions
- Political fundraising
- Political fundraising events
- attendance by members and political candidates, ban
- exemption for community events, 555
- attendance by members and political candidates, ban
- Political fundraising reform
- debate on a bill that is incomplete, 281
- Polling stations
- at reasonable distances in northern Ontario, 1219–1220
- Prescription drugs
- universal access to, 4013
- Private members' public business
- Affordable Electricity Act, 2018 (Bill 197)
- second reading, 7294–7296
- Albanian Heritage Month Act, 2016 (Bill 36)
- second reading, 714
- Auditor General Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 67)
- second reading, 1817
- Flood Avoidance, Insurance and Recovery Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 179)
- second reading, 6571–6572
- Hospital funding
- responded to, 4790–4791
- Kickstarting Public Participation Act, 2017 (Bill 77)
- second reading, 3283–3284
- Life Leases Act, 2017 (Bill 155)
- second reading, 5580
- Long-term care
- responded to, 6792–6793
- Mental health services
- responded to, 7501
- Nanjing Massacre
- responded to, 6005
- Northern health services
- responded to, 4807
- Northern Ontario
- Organic Products Act, 2017 (Bill 153)
- second reading, 6590–6591
- PANDAS/PANS
- responded to, 7493
- Poet Laureate of Ontario Act (In Memory of Gord Downie), 2018 (Bill 186)
- second reading, 7713–7714
- Putting Voters First (Election Amendment) Act, 2016 (Bill 75)
- second reading, 2046
- Supporting Agricultural Experts in their Field Act, 2016 (Bill 4)
- second reading, 268–270
- Transparency in Gas Pricing Act, 2017 (Bill 146)
- second reading, 5117–5118
- Affordable Electricity Act, 2018 (Bill 197)
- Protecting Students Act, 2016 (Bill 37)
- Protectionist policies
- Buy American
- government response, 7247–7248
- Buy American
- Provincial infrastructure
- general remarks, 6522
- Public assets
- sale/lease of, 6524–6525
- Public education campaigns - Agriculture
- Public procurement, reciprocal access
- Public sector employees
- on sunshine list, 3610
- Public transportation
- in northern Ontario, 6867
- Putting Consumers First Act (Consumer Protection Statute Law Amendment), 2017 (Bill 59)
- second reading, 1884–1887
- Ranger Survey Systems Canada Inc. Act, 2016 (Bill Pr55)
- first reading, 1973–1974
- Regulations
- Regulatory burdens
- agri-food industry, 5189
- Renewable energy contracts
- Representation Statute Law Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 152)
- second reading, 5094
- Residential buildings
- rainwater tanks, 6572
- Ring of Fire development
- delays, 3942
- Road maintenance
- Safer School Zones Act, 2017 (Bill 65)
- second reading, 2934
- Sales, door-to-door
- ban
- on prescribed items, 1885–1886
- ban
- Schools in rural Ontario
- closures, 4058–4059
- Speaker's rulings
- Points of order
- Debate on matters sub judice
- responded to, 1357
- Debate on matters sub judice
- Points of order
- Speed limits
- reduction of, in community safety and school zones, 2934
- Strengthening Protection for Ontario Consumers Act, 2017 (Bill 166)
- Strikes, college faculty
- Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (Bill 177)
- Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (Bill 127)
- Sudbury by-election 2015
- allegations of offer of employment/political office to Glenn Thibeault, 1354–1355
- Supply Act, 2017 (Bill 111)
- second reading, 3153–3156
- Supporting Children, Youth and Families Act, 2017 (Bill 89)
- Teacher misconduct
- protection from wrongful accusations, 768
- Throne speech debate
- Time allocation motions
- Anti-Racism Act, 2017 (Bill 114)
- responded to, 4597–4598
- Budget Measures Act (Housing Price Stability and Ontario Seniors' Public Transit Tax Credit), 2017 (Bill 134)
- responded to, 4744–4746
- Building Ontario Up for Everyone Act (Budget Measures), 2016 (Bill 70)
- responded to, 1933
- Fairness in Procurement Act, 2018 (Bill 194)
- responded to, 7509–7510
- Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act, 2017 (Bill 68)
- responded to, 4584–4586
- Ontario Rebate for Electricity Consumers Act, 2016 (Bill 13)
- responded to, 347–348
- Protecting Students Act, 2016 (Bill 37)
- responded to, 878–879
- Anti-Racism Act, 2017 (Bill 114)
- Transportation
- Transportation infrastructure
- Tributes
- Wildlife protection
- moose population, 1187
- Wireless services
Vernile, Hon. D. (LIB, Kitchener Centre)
- Agriculture industry
- government support, 5101–5102
- Algonquins of Ontario land claim
- agreement with Ontario and federal government, 891
- Arts and culture
- Celebrate Ontario grants, 7637
- Automated speed enforcement systems
- Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017 (Bill 139)
- second reading, 4868
- Building Ontario Up for Everyone Act (Budget Measures), 2016 (Bill 70)
- second reading, 1771
- Bullying prevention
- anti-bullying initiatives, 6392–6393
- Burden Reduction Act, 2017 (Bill 27)
- second reading, 1570
- Businesses, small and medium-sized
- government initiatives, 3303–3304
- Cap and trade auction
- participation in, 3366–3367
- Cardiac care
- St. Mary's General Hospital (Kitchener)
- government funding, 416
- St. Mary's General Hospital (Kitchener)
- Child care
- 100,000 licensed spaces for zero to 4 age group, 86
- Clean technology
- research and development, 1122
- Climate change
- government strategy, 6617
- Coal-fired electricity generation
- plant closures, 3612
- Community safety zones
- definition of, 2921
- Concussion prevention and management
- Craft distillers
- commission rate [from LCBO], 1771
- Debates re answers to oral questions
- Development charges
- exemption for secondary suites, 675
- Driver licences
- Economic growth, 3031–3032
- Education funding
- rural schools, 1789
- Election Finances Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 2)
- Election Statute Law Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 45)
- Electricity price mitigation
- general remarks, 5970
- Employment and unemployment
- precarious employment, 4356–4357
- Employment standards
- reform, 4820–4821
- Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 (Bill 148)
- Financial literacy
- programs
- government funding, 3167
- programs
- Fuel market
- GO Transit service expansion
- in Kitchener-Waterloo region, 7062–7063
- GO Transit stations
- Kirby station, siting of, 4969–4970
- Government data
- Open Government Partnership, 2012
- Government orders
- Concurrence in supply
- responded to, 3031–3032
- Concurrence in supply
- Harmonized sales tax (HST)
- rebate on provincial share (8%)
- for electricity bills, 85
- rebate on provincial share (8%)
- Highway safety
- texting zones, 2860–2861
- Hospital service expansion
- cancer care in Grand River Hospital, 1415–1416
- Immunization
- general remarks, 3328–3329
- International trade
- International trade agreements
- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 2291–2292
- Leaves of absence
- Legislative procedure
- debates
- speech should relate to matter being discussed, 2930
- debates
- Living wage
- and small business, 5412–5413
- Members' statements
- Anti-racism activities, 3666–3667
- Automated vehicles, 2139–2140
- Family skate, 2518
- German heritage, 689
- German Remembrance Day, 1624
- Girls Can Fly!, 4780
- GO Transit, 7062–7063
- Grand River Hospital cancer centre, 1415–1416
- High-speed rail, 4685–4686
- Hollinger, David and Doug Gibbons, 5514
- Meals on Wheels, 2962
- Nutrition for Learning, 4362
- Polzin, Rita, 6827
- Public transit, 77
- Rohingya Muslims, 5933
- Sanctuary Refugee Health Centre, 849
- Say Hi Day, 198
- St. Mary's General Hospital, 416
- STEM girls, 6020–6021
- Sullivan, Sean and Michael, 4547
- Members'/ministers' constituencies
- Members'/ministers' correction of record, 5979
- Members'/ministers' remarks
- withdrawn, 2860
- Minimum wage increase, economic impact
- on small business, 5415
- Modernizing Ontario's Municipal Legislation Act, 2017 (Bill 68)
- second reading, 2001
- Municipal governments
- increased flexibility and accountability, 1742–1743
- Municipal infrastructure
- Municipal Statute Law Amendment Act (Councillor Pregnancy and Parental Leave), 2016 (Bill 46)
- first reading, 898
- Nutrition for children
- breakfast programs, 4362
- Ontario history
- German population, 689
- Ontario's Fair Hydro Plan
- Oral questions
- Aboriginal land claim
- presented, 891
- Access to information
- presented, 2012
- Agri-food industry
- presented, 5101–5102
- Anti-bullying initiatives
- presented, 6392–6393
- Anti-racism activities
- presented, 292–293
- Arts and cultural funding
- responded to, 7637
- Climate change
- Community colleges
- presented, 2959
- Economic development
- presented, 1300–1301
- Education funding
- presented, 1789
- Employment standards
- Energy policies
- presented, 3612
- Financial literacy
- presented, 3167
- Gasoline prices
- presented, 2187
- Hydro rates
- Immigration and refugee policy
- presented, 73
- Infrastructure program funding
- International trade
- Mental health services
- presented, 1018
- Mining industry
- presented, 1066
- Municipal government
- presented, 1742–1743
- Nurses
- presented, 4195–4196
- Public libraries
- responded to, 7434–7435
- Research and innovation
- Senior citizens
- presented, 2564
- Sexual violence and harassment
- presented, 6858–6859
- Small business
- presented, 3303–3304
- Transfer payments
- presented, 1353
- Waste diversion
- presented, 2615–2616
- Water supply
- presented, 724–725
- Youth employment
- presented, 4249–4250
- Aboriginal land claim
- Parental leave
- Payments to health care professionals/organizations, disclosure of
- general remarks, 5546
- Petitions
- Animal protection, 5169–5170, 5398–5399, 6689
- Consumer protection, 1259, 1698–1699
- Dental care, 3065
- Employment standards, 6834
- Government anti-racism programs, 2799–2800, 4135, 4256–4257, 4508, 5168
- Home inspection industry, 3375
- Hydro rates, 2903, 3377, 3517
- Ice machines, 304–305
- Lung health, 528
- Sexual violence and harassment, 527, 1585, 1752, 5170, 5521–5522, 5729, 6691–6692, 7066–7067
- Police officers
- suspension without pay, 6699
- Political contributions
- Political fundraising
- per-vote allowance, 426
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- leadership summit, 1018
- Private members' public business
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Protection Act, 2017 (Bill 157)
- second reading, 5345–5346
- Driver licences
- responded to, 262
- Municipal Statute Law Amendment Act (Councillor Pregnancy and Parental Leave), 2016 (Bill 46)
- Safe Texting Zones Act, 2017 (Bill 19)
- second reading, 2860–2861
- Transportation planning
- responded to, 5353–5354
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Protection Act, 2017 (Bill 157)
- Promoting Affordable Housing Act, 2016 (Bill 7)
- Protecting Patients Act, 2017 (Bill 87)
- Protecting Students Act, 2016 (Bill 37)
- second reading, 759
- Public education campaigns - Community development
- Say Hi Day, 198
- Public education campaigns - Health
- Nursing Week, 4195–4196
- Public education campaigns - Historical/National
- German Remembrance Day, 1624
- Public education campaigns—Anti-discrimination
- Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week, 6392–6393
- Public libraries
- government funding, 7434–7435
- Racism and anti-racism, Islamophobia, 3666–3667
- Refugees
- health service clinics
- Sanctuary Refugee Health Centre, 849
- health service clinics
- Renewable energy
- as government policy, 3823–3824
- Research and development
- technology sector
- government funding and support, 1300–1301
- technology sector
- Road safety
- Rohingya Muslims
- persecution of, 5933
- Rowan's Law (Concussion Safety), 2018 (Bill 193)
- Safer Ontario Act, 2018 (Bill 175)
- second reading, 6698–6699
- Safer School Zones Act, 2017 (Bill 65)
- Settlement agencies for refugees
- government funding, 73
- Sexual abuse of patients
- general remarks, 3328
- Sexual violence and harassment
- in the workplace, 6858
- Social housing
- Speed limits
- Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act, 2017 (Bill 160)
- Stringer, Rowan
- death of, coroner's inquest, 7563–7564
- Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (Bill 127)
- second reading, 4165
- Theatre
- Canadian Music Theatre Project, 2959
- Throne speech debate
- Transfer payments
- Transfer Payment Administration Modernization, 1353
- Transit system expansion
- Transit systems
- government funding, 3031–3032
- Transportation planning
- Highway 7-Acton bypass, study of, 5353–5354
- Tributes
- Polzin, Rita, 6827
- Vehicles, self-driving
- Autonomoose pilot program, 2139–2140
- Voter participation
- addressing low voter turnout, 1224–1225
- Voters
- provisional registration for youth age 16 and 17, 1207
- Waste diversion
- externded producer responsibility model, 2615–2616
- Water extraction
- system review, 725
- Water fluoridation
- municipal responsibility/jurisdiction, 700
- Youth employment
- general remarks, 4249–4250
- Agriculture industry