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Government investments | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Donna Skelly",
"text": [
"Good morning, Mr. Speaker. I am so very proud to rise this morning to recognize our government’s recent investment in Hamilton. The Ontario government is investing up to $2.5 million to support the construction of Kemp Care Network’s new 10-bed children’s ho... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
D-Day anniversary | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Sandy Shaw",
"text": [
"You will know that the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion will be marked on June 6. All Canadians should remember that 14,000 Canadian soldiers landed at Juno Beach in France on June 6, 1944, as part of a massive Allied invasion. The invasion led to the li... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Woodman Park Community Centre and Pool | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Will Bouma",
"text": [
"I am pleased to rise this morning to speak about the wave of excitement that washed over Brantford–Brant last Saturday. The Woodman pool opened for the first time this past weekend and welcomed a capacity crowd of swimmers of all ages. The new pool’s opening w... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Government investments | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Lorne Coe",
"text": [
"Two new schools are going to be built in west Whitby, thanks to our Minister of Education, the Honourable Stephen Lecce: $30.5 million for an elementary school at Maskell Crescent and Coronation Road, creating 634 student spaces and 49 child care spaces; and $2... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
ProAction Cops and Kids | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Jess Dixon",
"text": [
"On Saturday morning I went to the Westin Harbour Castle hotel in Toronto, signed in, went up the elevator and up some stairs to the very top of the building, about 400 feet up, and stepped off the edge. I was, luckily, attached to some fairly strong harnesses ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
House sittings | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"I beg to inform the House that, pursuant to standing order 9(g), the Clerk has received written notice from the government House leader indicating that a temporary change in the weekly meeting schedule of the House is required, and therefore the... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Government accountability | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"text": [
"This question is for the Premier. People have a right to know what their government is doing on their behalf and with their tax dollars. It’s why we have strict rules around things like government communications and record-keeping. It’s why emails of senior ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Forest firefighting | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"text": [
"This year we see that wildfires are already up from this time last year. Last year was one of the worst fire seasons on record.",
"So far this year, there have already been 94—four fires just this week. But inexplicably, the budget to fight those wildf... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Mercury poisoning | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"text": [
"Speaker, the Deputy Premier just said, “It’s raining,” so I guess none of us have to worry. Boy, I tell you, that is—"
]
},
{
"speaker": "Hon. Sylvia Jones",
"text": [
"I did not."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Steve Pinsonneault",
"text": [
"My question is for the Minister of Energy. People in my riding of Lambton–Kent–Middlesex and across the province are facing hard times. As this federal carbon tax continues to drive up the cost of living, families cannot afford ever-rising grocery and ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Special-needs students | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Chandra Pasma",
"text": [
"Every parent’s worst nightmare is receiving a phone call that something has happened to your child at school. On May 14, Landyn Ferris’s mother received that phone call. Landyn was left alone at school despite having a seizure disorder and was found unrespo... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Rudy Cuzzetto",
"text": [
"My question is for the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Residents in my riding of Mississauga–Lakeshore and across the province are seeing the devastating impact of the federal carbon tax. Families are cancelling their summer vacation pl... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Northern economy | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Lise Vaugeois",
"text": [
"In April, Premier Ford said, “We’re there to retrain the workers, find them new opportunities, new jobs,” but workers in Terrace Bay have still heard nothing.",
"Quoting from a letter received this week: “The government has forgotten the north and con... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Small business | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Stephanie Bowman",
"text": [
"The government has been very busy over the last week defending their latest blunder: the billion-dollar booze boondoggle paid for by Ontario taxpayers. They could have waited for about a year for the deal with the Beer Store to end. Instead, they keep th... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Zee Hamid",
"text": [
"The question is for the Minister of Energy. The federal carbon tax is a tax that farmers, small business owners and Ontario families have repeatedly said no to. While our government continues to deliver measures to make life more affordable, the Liberals and ND... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Mental health and addiction services | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Jessica Bell",
"text": [
"My question is to the Premier. In Toronto, 523 people died from opioid overdoses. Toronto’s public health officer, Dr. Eileen de Villa, had this to say: Overdose is “more than a public health issue—it’s a human tragedy that” requires a response filled “with ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Natalie Pierre",
"text": [
"My question is for the Minister of Long-Term Care. All seniors in Ontario deserve to be treated with dignity and to receive the quality of care they need. The previous Liberal government failed to invest in long-term-care facilities and services. This led ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Health care / Greenhouse gas emissions | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Aislinn Clancy",
"text": [
"My question today is for the Minister of Health. Today, I’m asking for support for a constituent of mine, Noor Ayesha. Noor has a rare form of cancer, and her doctors have told her it can only be treated by a drug named Pemazyre. The drug is approved by He... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Soins de longue durée / Long-term care | [
{
"speaker": "M. Guy Bourgouin",
"text": [
"Ma question est pour le ministre des Soins de longue durée. Aux élections de 2022, vous avez dit que Kapuskasing recevrait 60 nouveaux lits de soins de longues durées pour 2025. Ils ne sont pas construits.",
"J’ai parlé à Extendicare et je vous ai écri... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Aris Babikian",
"text": [
"My question is for the Solicitor General. It is clear to everyone but the federal government and their provincial buddies that the Liberal carbon tax is hurting Ontario’s economy. As the Liberals impose one tax hike after another, it is costing more for a p... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Notice of dissatisfaction | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Pursuant to standing order 36(a), the member for Kitchener Centre has given notice of their dissatisfaction with the answer to their question given by the Minister of Health regarding desflurane. This matter will be debated today following priva... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Visitors | [
{
"speaker": "Hon. Stephen Lecce",
"text": [
"Point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Point of order. The Minister of Education."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Hon. Stephen Lecce",
"text": [
"I do want to welcome Pat Daly, along w... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Reception | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"The member for Nickel Belt has a point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"Very quickly, I would just like to invite everybody to Diabetes Canada. They’re in 230 today and they would like to see as ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Pride Month | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Point of order. The member for Toronto Centre."
]
},
{
"speaker": "MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam",
"text": [
"I would like to invite all members of the House to join us at the ceremonial flagpole today at 12 o’clock for the raising ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Visitor | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"I’m pleased to welcome a former member who served in the 41st Parliament: Glenn Thibeault, member for Sudbury. Welcome back.",
"There being no further business at this time—",
"Interjection."
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Speake... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Reception | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Point of order. I recognize the member for Thunder Bay–Superior North."
]
},
{
"speaker": "MPP Lise Vaugeois",
"text": [
"I just wanted to let members know that Disability Without Poverty also has a reception at noon today.... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Visiteuses | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"The member for Mushkegowuk–James Bay, I believe, on a point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "M. Guy Bourgouin",
"text": [
"Merci, monsieur le Président. Je vois en haut mon interne qui était ici, Kaitlin Gallant, qui va finir ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Affordable Electric Vehicles and Accessible Charging Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 pour des véhicules électriques abordables et des bornes de recharge accessibles | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Is it the pleasure of the House that the motion carry? Carried.",
"First reading agreed to."
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Would the member for Guelph like to briefly explain his bill?"... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Social assistance | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong",
"text": [
"I’m so eager to present this petition. I received it from Sally Palmer. She’s a professor at McMaster University, and she’s very passionate about OW and ODSP. With the cost of living, it’s so much more important, more than ever, for this petition.",
... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Caregivers | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Ted Hsu",
"text": [
"This petition comes from a small business person who lost his business during the pandemic because he paid his workers too much and can’t restart it because he’s working 24/7 to take care of his parents. He’s a family caregiver.",
"This petition calls on th... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Broadband infrastructure | [
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"I would like to thank Mrs. Clarke from Hanmer in my riding for these petitions. The petition is called “Improving Broadband in Northern Ontario.”",
"As you know, Speaker, people, students, businesses rely on the Internet to go about our day, whether i... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Health care funding | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Mike Schreiner",
"text": [
"This is a petition that a number of people in my riding brought into my constituency office to support access to spinal care in Ontario.",
"The petition raises significant concerns about the number of people waiting for complex spinal surgeries and a... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Social assistance | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Sandy Shaw",
"text": [
"This afternoon, I’m presenting, yet again, a petition entitled “To Raise Social Assistance Rates.”",
"We know, as all of the people in Ontario are struggling to afford to put groceries on their table, the people that are living on OW and ODSP are struggl... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Automobile insurance | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Adil Shamji",
"text": [
"I’m pleased to present this petition on behalf of one of the caring parents in my riding who, regrettably, has become a victim of an apparent contradiction in some of the rules in our province.",
"On the one hand, anyone is entitled to adequate time to ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Tuition | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Jamie West",
"text": [
"This petition is entitled “Fight the Fees!” It talks about the increases of tuition since 1980, going up from 215% for undergrad and by 247% for domestic grad tuition. They also say that it takes almost 10 years to repay that debt after students graduate.",
... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Social assistance | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Aislinn Clancy",
"text": [
"I’d like to thank Sally Palmer and the group from McMaster University, and I think it would be fitting, today of all days, on Disability Without Poverty day, to read this petition. It’s a petition asking us to double OW and ODSP rates.",
"During the ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Blood and plasma donation | [
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"I would like to thank Louise Laplante from Hanmer in my riding for this petition. It is called “Blood and Plasma Donations Not for Sale.”",
"Speaker, you will remember, in the 1980s, 30,000 Canadians got infected by HIV and hepatitis through blood pro... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Anti-racism activities | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Ted Hsu",
"text": [
"This is a petition that comes from high school students in my riding of Kingston and the Islands and asks the government of Ontario to provide mandatory standardized training for all employers and employees regarding anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in the workplac... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Social assistance | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Jamie West",
"text": [
"I’d also like to thank Sally Palmer for these petitions to raise social assistance rates. I know that she’s been sharing with all of our colleagues. Basically, in a nutshell, it talks about how OW for a single individual is $733 and the Ontario Disability Supp... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Post-secondary education | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Aislinn Clancy",
"text": [
"This is a petition signed by university and college students in the Waterloo region. It’s entitled “Stop Bill 166.” It’s discussing the drastic underfunding of colleges and universities and making a call to request funding for mental health supports and an... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Éducation en français | [
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"J’aimerais remercier MmeJulie Boucher de Chelmsford dans mon comté pour ces pétitions : « Soutenez le système d’éducation francophone en Ontario. »",
"Comme vous savez, monsieur le Président, les francophones de l’Ontario ont le droit constitutionnel ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Anti-racism activities | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Ted Hsu",
"text": [
"This is, again, from high school students in the riding of Kingston and the Islands and asks the Legislative Assembly to modify section 11, subsection (1), of the Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act to include hate crime prevention and response as a functio... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Laboratory services | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Jamie West",
"text": [
"This petition is entitled “Privatize Public Health: Keep Our Community” Public Health Ontario “Labs Open.” There were originally 9,000 signatures. I think this is the tail end that has been sent into me.",
"Basically, the people who are signing this who ... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
1828469 Ontario Inc. Act, 2024 | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Is it the pleasure of the House that the motion carry? Carried.",
"Second reading agreed to."
]
}
] | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
1828469 Ontario Inc. Act, 2024 | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Is it the pleasure of the House that the motion carry? Carried.",
"Be it resolved that the bill do now pass and be entitled as in the motion.",
"Third reading agreed to."
]
}
] | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 pour réduire les formalités administratives afin de construire plus de logements | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Further debate?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"Thank you, Speaker. And I just want you to know that I will be sharing my time with the member from Humber River–Black Creek.",
"I cannot tell you how... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Patient-to-Nurse Ratios for Hospitals Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 sur les ratios patients-personnel infirmier dans les hôpitaux | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (MmeLucille Collard)",
"text": [
"Pursuant to standing order 100, Ms. Gélinas has 12 minutes for her presentation."
]
},
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"The bill is quite simple. It gives the number of patients that a nurse can be res... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Health care | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (MmeLucille Collard)",
"text": [
"The member for Kitchener Centre has given notice of dissatisfaction with the answer to a question given by the Minister of Health. The member has up to five minutes to debate the matter, and the government may reply for up to five minu... | June 4, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-04/hansard |
Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 pour réduire les formalités administratives afin de construire plus de logements | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (MmeLucille Collard)",
"text": [
"Further debate?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Joel Harden",
"text": [
"It’s a pleasure to be speaking to Bill 185 at third reading on behalf of the good people of Ottawa Centre, who have, like everywhere, a lot of serio... | June 3, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-06-03/hansard-1 |
Garrett’s Legacy Act (Requirements for Movable Soccer Goals), 2024 / Loi de 2024 sur le legs de Garrett (exigences relatives aux buts de soccer mobiles) | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"I’m pleased to recognize the member for Hastings–Lennox and Addington."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Ric Bresee",
"text": [
"I’m very proud today to see this bill, Bill 99, An Act to provide for safety measures respecting movable... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Pearson LIFT | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Deepak Anand",
"text": [
"Speaker, Toronto Pearson airport holds a special place in my heart. It was the place where I first set foot on Canadian soil, marking the beginning of my dream life on January 15, 2000.",
"Situated in Mississauga–Malton, Pearson airport is the front do... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Climate change | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Peter Tabuns",
"text": [
"Speaker, as everyone knows, insurance rates are going up. People are getting sick at work from heatstroke. People are being forced from their homes by out-of-control forest fires. These damages from climate change are already here. It is not a distant issue ... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Government investments | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Christine Hogarth",
"text": [
"It is my privilege to share that on May 10, I joined the Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, to announce an investment of $33.4 million for a new school in Etobicoke–Lakeshore. This new public school investment will create another 823 student spaces a... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Homelessness | [
{
"speaker": "Miss Monique Taylor",
"text": [
"Hamilton is facing the worst homelessness and housing crisis yet. Speaker, 1,900 are homeless, with 258 visibly homeless, sheltering in encampments. Close to 8,000 Hamiltonians are on a wait-list for housing eight to 10 years long. And 16,000 affordable u... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
The Sashbear Foundation | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Patrice Barnes",
"text": [
"I’m always happy to stand and rep Ajax.",
"Over the weekend, I had the privilege of joining the Sashbear Foundation at their annual walk in Toronto, which saw the incredible support of over 700 participants.",
"I would like to extend my heartfe... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Member’s wedding anniversary | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. John Vanthof",
"text": [
"I was wondering this morning what I was going do my member’s statement on, and then I got a text that made my decision. My wife texted me and wished me happy anniversary. I tried to save myself; I called her back and—you know, “Happy anniversary.” Someone as... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
D-Day | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Stephen Crawford",
"text": [
"Happy anniversary.",
"Speaker, in seven days, Canada will mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the largest combined military operation in history.",
"On June 6, 1944, D-Day, 14,000 brave Canadians stormed Juno Beach in Normandy. They launched ... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Gopher Dunes | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Bobbi Ann Brady",
"text": [
"Today, I stand to boast about an exciting business on the western edge of Norfolk county called Gopher Dunes. Many locals driving by on Highway 59 might view this as a dirt track where dirt bike enthusiasts just go to rip it up once in a while. Truth be t... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Polish Heritage Month | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Natalia Kusendova-Bashta",
"text": [
"As May is coming to an end, I want to take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate Polish Heritage Month in Ontario.",
"The month of May commemorates the 1791 constitution, symbolizing Poland’s enduring aspirations for freedom, democracy and ... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Downtown Milton SummerFest | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Zee Hamid",
"text": [
"I’m delighted to invite the House and everyone listening to Downtown Milton SummerFest this Saturday.",
"Just to give you an idea, the small stretch of main street that hosts this festival was built for a town of 3,000 to 5,000 people, and yet, every year... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Wearing of hockey jersey and shoes | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"On a point of order, I recognize the member for Peterborough–Kawartha."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Dave Smith",
"text": [
"As members will see, on their desk is a notice that today is Peterborough Day at Queen’s Park. W... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Karen Glass | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"I recognize the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Hon. Michael Parsa",
"text": [
"Speaker, after 34 remarkable years of public service, assistant deputy minister Karen Glass at... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
House sittings | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"Before we get to questions, I beg to inform the House that, pursuant to standing order 9(h), the Clerk has received written notice from the government House leader indicating that a temporary change in the weekly meeting schedule of the ... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Health care | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"text": [
"This question is for the Premier.",
"This afternoon, thousands of people from all across Ontario are coming to Queen’s Park to stand up for public health care. They’re standing up for seniors who are being charged thousands of dollars for cataract surg... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
School facilities | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"text": [
"Yesterday, when the MPP from Parkdale–High Park asked the minister to fix a school in her riding where kids are wading in deep puddles, the Minister of Education pointed fingers. He blamed the school board. He said it wasn’t his responsibility.",
"I wa... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Hospital services | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Chris Glover",
"text": [
"On May 10—this is to the Premier—last year, this government’s Minister of Health stood in this House and said, “The Minden hospital is not closing.” Yet, two weeks later, on June 1, they took down the hospital sign and they rolled the beds out in a minivan, ... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Christine Hogarth",
"text": [
"My question today is for the Minister of Energy.",
"Do you know what? It has been two months since the federal government increased the carbon tax by a whopping 23%, and everything seems to be getting more expensive. Speaker, while the Liberals li... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Sexual violence and harassment | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Catherine Fife",
"text": [
"My question is for the Premier.",
"On May 14, this government chose to silence the voices of survivors by sending Lydia’s Law, Bill 189, straight to committee without debate, claiming it expedites the process.",
"Yesterday morning, I asked the ... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Lorne Coe",
"text": [
"My question is to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.",
"The federal carbon tax continues to drive up the cost of the goods we buy and the interest we pay. At a time when prices are out of control and people are having trouble paying ... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Domestic violence | [
{
"speaker": "Mrs. Lisa Gretzky",
"text": [
"My question is to the Premier.",
"Over a month ago, I brought forward Bill 173, the Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act. The government sent it to committee instead of making the declaration immediately. They have yet to call it at committee, pass ... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Government spending | [
{
"speaker": "Mrs. Karen McCrimmon",
"text": [
"Speaker, inexplicably this government doubled down, saying that the retention and—",
"Interjection."
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"The member for Niagara Falls has been—not warned; I’m g... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mrs. Daisy Wai",
"text": [
"My question is for the Minister of Long-term Care.",
"The federal government’s unfair, regressive carbon tax is forcing Ontarians to pay more for everything, from their groceries to home heating and gas.",
"Speaker, families in my riding of Richmon... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Hospital services | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Jeff Burch",
"text": [
"Speaker, through you to the Minister of Health: Today, thousands of concerned citizens are outside Queen’s Park protesting this government’s disastrous health care policies and privatization scheme. Among these citizens are residents of Port Colborne and Fort ... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Beverage alcohol sales | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Vincent Ke",
"text": [
"My question is to the Minister of Finance.",
"For years, consumers and retailers have been urging the government to expand alcohol distribution policies to align with most other Canadian provinces and the US, to allow for an open market and greater conve... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Sheref Sabawy",
"text": [
"My question is for the Associate Minister of Small Business.",
"Speaker, the cost pressures driven by the federal carbon tax have placed a significant burden on Ontario’s small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. Young people in our province with i... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Access to health care | [
{
"speaker": "Mrs. Jennifer (Jennie) Stevens",
"text": [
"In St. Catharines, Shannon Horner’s mother fell ill in Jamaica and couldn’t come home due to claims of no available beds in Ontario. Communication failures between the ministry and the insurance companies caused this. We know that there were ac... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Laura Smith",
"text": [
"My question is for the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery.",
"The Liberal carbon tax is making life unnecessarily more difficult for people throughout the province. Due to the increased costs of goods and services, more Ontarians are strug... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Visitor | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"I’d like to, first of all, mention that we have a former member of the Legislature joining us today. Jeff Leal, the member for Peterborough, is here. He was a member in the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st Parliaments.",
"Welcome back."
... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Business of the House | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"I recognize the government House leader on a point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Hon. Paul Calandra",
"text": [
"I rise in accordance with standing order 59 to outline the order of business for next week.",
"O... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Standing Committee on Government Agencies | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (Mr. Deepak Anand)",
"text": [
"I beg to inform the House that today the Clerk received the report on intended appointments dated May 30, 2024, of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to standing order 110(f)(9), the report is deemed to be adopted by... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Homelessness Task Force Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 sur le groupe de travail de lutte contre l’itinérance | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (Mr. Deepak Anand)",
"text": [
"Is it the pleasure of the House that the motion carry? Carried.",
"First reading agreed to."
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (Mr. Deepak Anand)",
"text": [
"Would the member like to make a brief statemen... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Hospital services | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Jeff Burch",
"text": [
"With thousands of people on the front lawn of the Legislature asking for an end to cuts in health care, I’m pleased to present this petition with hundreds of signatures from the good people of Port Colborne, asking that the after-hours services at their urgent... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Social assistance | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Bhutila Karpoche",
"text": [
"This petition is titled, “Raise Social Assistance Rates.” Right now, recipients of Ontario Works receive only $733 per month and a recipient on the Ontario Disability Support Program receives $1,227. Both of these rates are far below the poverty line. Th... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Hospital services | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Jeff Burch",
"text": [
"Again, with thousands of people on the front lawn of the Legislature asking for a stop to health care cuts, I’m pleased to present this petition with hundreds of signatures from the good people of Welland, asking that their after-hours surgical services be res... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Children’s mental health services | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Terence Kernaghan",
"text": [
"The petition I have to read into the record today is entitled “Improve Ontario’s Child and Youth Mental Health Services”—and with everyone gathered on the front lawn, I think they would also agree that mental health is health.",
"This petition cal... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Prescription contraceptives | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Joel Harden",
"text": [
"I want to thank the Canadian Federation of Medical Students for the following petition, which is about universal access to contraception.",
"I know my friend here from St. Catharines has been an advocate for it, as have many people in this House, but in... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Supporting Children’s Futures Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à soutenir l’avenir des enfants | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (Mr. Deepak Anand)",
"text": [
"Further debate?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Sol Mamakwa",
"text": [
"Meegwetch, Speaker. It’s always an honour to be able to speak on behalf of the people of Kiiwetinoong.",
"As you know, Kiiwetinoong is a very un... | May 30, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-30/hansard |
Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Amendment Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 modifiant la Loi sur les parcs provinciaux et les réserves de conservation | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"Pursuant to standing order 100, the member has 12 minutes for his presentation."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Andrew Dowie",
"text": [
"It gives me great pride to speak to Bill 193 today, the Provincial Parks and Conserva... | May 29, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-29/hansard-1 |
Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à renforcer la cybersécurité et la confiance dans le secteur public | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Would the minister care to lead off the debate?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "Hon. Todd J. McCarthy",
"text": [
"Through you, Mr. Speaker, good morning to all honourable members of this House. On behalf of the Ministry of Public and ... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
House sittings | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Trevor Jones",
"text": [
"Point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (MmeLucille Collard)",
"text": [
"Sorry. I recognize the deputy House leader for a point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Trevor Jones",
"text": [
"On a point... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à renforcer la cybersécurité et la confiance dans le secteur public | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (MmeLucille Collard)",
"text": [
"We’re going to move to questions for the members."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Sheref Sabawy",
"text": [
"Thank you to the minister for this important piece of legislation. I would like to highlight that, in today’s wo... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
Special Olympics Ontario | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Jess Dixon",
"text": [
"This weekend, Waterloo region hosted the spring games of Special Olympics Ontario, and myself and my friend Corey attended the opening ceremonies. Frankly, we were blown away. It was held in Waterloo, originally scheduled prior to the pandemic but rescheduled,... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
Social assistance | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Terence Kernaghan",
"text": [
"I rise today to speak about punishing and mercenary social assistance rates. Even after the 21.6% Harris cuts of the 1990s, people are far, far worse off now. Most disturbingly, these Conservative cuts carry judgment, creating anger and resentment towar... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
George Osei | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Trevor Jones",
"text": [
"Good morning, Speaker.",
"On May 24 and May 25, Chatham-Kent celebrated a rare and unique ceremony in honour of one of our residents, George Osei, a native of Ghana and proud Ontarian.",
"In Ghana, the installation of a new chief is marked by a c... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
Club Amical du Nouveau Sudbury | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Jamie West",
"text": [
"La semaine dernière, j’ai visité le Club Amical du Nouveau Sudbury et j’ai été impressionné par toutes les activités qu’il offre aux personnes âgées de notre communauté. Il offre des jeux, comme les fléchettes, le billard et les cartes. Il planifie des soirées... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
Senior Volunteer Appreciation Week | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Billy Pang",
"text": [
"Speaker, as we are approaching June, we are also approaching the Senior Volunteer Appreciation Week and Seniors Month in Ontario. This is a time dedicated to honouring our seniors.",
"In 2021, this House passed my Senior Volunteer Appreciation Week Act, ... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
Health care | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Chandra Pasma",
"text": [
"Recently, I attended a seniors’ tea in Ottawa West–Nepean, with over 200 seniors in attendance, and as I made my way around the room chatting with people, I heard the same thing over and over again: “Can you please get the Premier to fix our health care sys... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
Sikh community | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Graham McGregor",
"text": [
"It’s a pleasure to rise in the House and highlight some good news we had over the weekend in Brampton, particularly for our Sikh community. The Sikh community have been in Canada for over 100 years and they played a vital role in shaping our province and ... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
Beverage alcohol sales | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. John Fraser",
"text": [
"What is it with this Premier’s obsession with booze? Spending a billion dollars to put beer and wine in corner stores a little more than a year earlier than planned is simply unjustifiable. You have to ask yourself, who benefits? Well, it’s the same people wh... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
Anniversary of the 1974 Cambridge flood | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Brian Riddell",
"text": [
"May 17, 1974, is a day that many Cambridge residents will never forget. It started as a beautiful sunny day, but Mother Nature had other plans. On that fateful day 50 years ago, a flash flood swept through the city, literally swallowing up all of downtown G... | May 28, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-28/hansard |
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