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Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Matthew Rae",
"text": [
"My question is for the Minister of Energy.",
"Speaker, last year’s Feed Ontario report saw a 38% increase in food bank usage in Ontario, with over 800,000 Ontarians having to access a food bank. This is the single largest increase ever recorded. Sadly, ... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Child care | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong",
"text": [
"My question is to the Minister of Education.",
"As Ontario drags its feet to create new $10-a-day child care spaces, this government has forced many affordable spaces we do have to leave the program, and this means doubling the costs that parent... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Stephen Crawford",
"text": [
"I’d like to ask a question to the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.",
"The Liberal carbon tax is punishing Ontario businesses and making life more unaffordable for families and businesses throughout the province. It ... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Justice system | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Jill Andrew",
"text": [
"In my community of St. Paul’s—the question is to the Premier—we are fortunate to have the John Howard Society community office working tirelessly to support people affected by the justice system and those trying to rebuild productive lives post-incarceration.... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Government accountability | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Stephen Blais",
"text": [
"Last year, to help Ontarians through the winter, Ontario Liberals proposed removing the HST from home heating. This Conservative government said no.",
"This spring, Ontario Liberals have proposed a $1,000 tax credit for parents who put their children ... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Stéphane Sarrazin",
"text": [
"My question is for the Minister of Energy.",
"At a time when Ontario families continue to struggle with the rising cost of living and high interest rates, the federal Liberals went ahead with their 23% carbon tax hike last month. To make matters w... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Tenant protection | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Jamie West",
"text": [
"My question is for the Premier.",
"Speaker, in Sudbury, multiple tenants have been targeted by their landlord. He’s trying to force them to move out of his apartment. Marie is one of these tenants—and that’s not her real name; she’s afraid to use her rea... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Trevor Jones",
"text": [
"My question is to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.",
"Greenhouse growers are a significant contributor to the local economy in my riding of Chatham-Kent–Leamington and throughout Ontario, providing a wide range of great-paying jobs ... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Affordable housing | [
{
"speaker": "Mrs. Jennifer (Jennie) Stevens",
"text": [
"My question is for the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.",
"Representatives from the Niagara region visited Queen’s Park this week with a simple request for collaboration: Help build an affordable housing project within St. Catha... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Long-term care | [
{
"speaker": "MmeDawn Gallagher Murphy",
"text": [
"My question is for the Minister of Long-Term Care.",
"Ontario’s long-term-care sector is being impacted by a rapidly aging population.",
"Speaker, the previous Liberal government, supported by the NDP, failed to plan ahead for the needs a... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Community safety | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Joel Harden",
"text": [
"My question is for the Premier.",
"We’re working on a new downtown community safety plan in Ottawa to respond to a request from this government that we use funds to enhance people’s safety downtown and on our transit system. We now have 120 days to resp... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Diane Deans | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"I’ll start with the member for Ottawa Centre."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Joel Harden",
"text": [
"Thank you, Speaker. I wish to beg the indulgence of yourself and members of the House that we have a quick moment of silence to ... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Visitors | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Next, I’ll recognize the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services on a point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Hon. Michael Parsa",
"text": [
"Visiting us from Aurora–Oak Ridges–Richmond Hill is Yan Kiu Chan, the pro... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Building a Better Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à bâtir un Ontario meilleur (mesures budgétaires) | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Next, we have a deferred vote on a motion for closure on the motion for third reading of Bill 180, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact and amend various statutes.",
"Call in the members. This is a five-minute bell.",
"Th... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Legislative pages | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Next, I’m going to ask this group of legislative pages to assemble.",
"It is now time to say a word of thanks to our legislative pages. Our pages are smart, trustworthy and hard-working. They’re indispensable to the effective functioning o... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Standing Committee on Government Agencies | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"I beg to inform the House that today the Clerk received the report on intended appointments dated May 16, 2024, of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to standing order 110(f)(9), the report is deemed to be adopted by the Hou... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Safer Roads and Communities Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 pour prévoir des routes et des collectivités plus sûres | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Is it the pleasure of the House that the motion carried? Carried.",
"First reading agreed to."
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Would the Minister of Transportation care to briefly explain... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Ontario Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 pour l’adaptation et la résilience aux changements climatiques de l’Ontario | [
{
"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": [
"I’ll invite the member for Toronto–Danforth, if he wishes, to ... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
EV-Ready Homes Act (Electric Vehicle Charging), 2024 / Loi de 2024 sur les maisons prêtes pour les VE (recharge des véhicules électriques) | [
{
"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 Oshawa like to briefly explain her bill?"... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Wearing of kaffiyehs | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Peggy Sattler",
"text": [
"I want to thank Reem Sultan and members of the Palestinian, Muslim and Arab community in London who gathered signatures on a petition calling for a reversal of the kaffiyeh ban in this chamber. Members of the Palestinian, Muslim and Arab community are conce... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Sexual violence and harassment | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Sandy Shaw",
"text": [
"I have a petition entitled, “Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors (Bill 189: Lydia’s Law).”",
"This was a very important private member’s bill that we were going to be debating in this House yesterday. It addresses the fact that women in this province co... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Social assistance | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Bhutila Karpoche",
"text": [
"I have a petition here entitled “Raise Social Assistance Rates.”",
"Currently, recipients of Ontario Works receive $733 and Ontario Disability Support Program receive $1,227. Both of these amounts are well below the poverty line. There have been so... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Sexual violence and harassment | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong",
"text": [
"I have a very important petition, Speaker, and it’s titled “Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors.” This petition was part of a tool under a private member’s bill, Bill 189, Lydia’s Law.",
"The reason why this petition is very important is becaus... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Sexual violence and harassment | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Peggy Sattler",
"text": [
"I am very proud to present this petition entitled “Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors.” It is a petition that urges support for Bill 189, Lydia’s Law, legislation that I am proud to be a co-sponsor of, along with my colleague the member for Waterloo and a... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Sexual violence and harassment | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Bhutila Karpoche",
"text": [
"I have a petition here titled “Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors,” and it calls on the Legislative Assembly to pass Bill 189, Lydia’s Law, that has been put forward by the official opposition NDP.",
"Speaker, just in 2022 alone, 1,326 cases of s... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Sexual violence and harassment | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Sandy Shaw",
"text": [
"I have a petition here titled “Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors (Lydia’s Law)” and I certainly hope the MPP for Burlington doesn’t rise on a point of order and try to silence women’s voices again in this House—"
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Prostate cancer | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Peggy Sattler",
"text": [
"I would like to thank my constituent Carl Kelly, who is a prostate cancer survivor and an active volunteer in the London Prostate Cancer Support group, who provided me with signed copies of petitions urging this government to ensure OHIP coverage for PSA te... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Post-secondary education | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Peggy Sattler",
"text": [
"I would like to thank the hundreds of faculty, staff and students of Western University who are calling on this government to stop Bill 166. Although this petition was signed before the government passed the legislation, which the official opposition oppose... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à oeuvrer pour les travailleurs, cinq | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Further debate?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Wayne Gates",
"text": [
"It’s always a pleasure to rise in the House to talk about workers. Something I continue to say in this House: I’m proud to say that I was a union president an... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Royal assent / Sanction royale | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (Ms. Patrice Barnes)",
"text": [
"I beg to inform the House that in the name of His Majesty, the Administrator has been pleased to assent to certain bills in Her Honour’s office."
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Clerk-at-the-Table (Ms. Julia Douglas)",
"text": [... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à oeuvrer pour les travailleurs, cinq | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (Ms. Patrice Barnes)",
"text": [
"Further debate?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "Ms. Natalie Pierre",
"text": [
"Good afternoon, colleagues. I rise today to talk about Bill 190, Working for Workers Five Act, 2024, that was introduced by the Minister of Labou... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Business of the House | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Trevor Jones",
"text": [
"Point of order, Speaker."
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (Ms. Patrice Barnes)",
"text": [
"On a point of order, I recognize the member from Chatham-Kent–Leamington."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Trevor Jones",
"text": [... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Working for Workers Five Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à oeuvrer pour les travailleurs, cinq | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (Ms. Patrice Barnes)",
"text": [
"Further debate? Further debate?",
"Seeing none, Mr. Piccini has moved second reading of Bill 190, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to employment and labour and other matters. Is it the pleasure of the House that the ... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Taxation Amendment Act (Promoting Leisure Activities for Youth), 2024 / Loi de 2024 modifiant la Loi sur les impôts (promotion des activités de loisir pour les jeunes) | [
{
"speaker": "The Acting Speaker (Ms. Patrice Barnes)",
"text": [
"Pursuant to standing order 100, the member has 12 minutes for your presentation."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Stephen Blais",
"text": [
"Good afternoon, colleagues. Promoting Leisure Activities for Youth Act, 2024, PLA... | May 16, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-16/hansard |
Building a Better Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à bâtir un Ontario meilleur (mesures budgétaires) | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Further debate?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "M. Guy Bourgouin",
"text": [
"Bon matin, monsieur le Président. Bon matin, tout le monde.Il y a des matins où, il me semble, on se lève et on est pas mal plus rouillé. Bien, pour moi, c’e... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
House sittings | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"I recognize the deputy government House leader on a point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Trevor Jones",
"text": [
"On a point of order, pursuant to standing order 7(e), I wish to inform the House that tonight’s e... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Report, Financial Accountability Officer | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"While I have the floor, I beg to inform the House that the following document was tabled: a report entitled Economic and Budget Outlook, Spring 2024, from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario."
]
}
] | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Building a Better Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à bâtir un Ontario meilleur (mesures budgétaires) | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"It’s now time for questions."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. John Yakabuski",
"text": [
"I want to thank the member for Mushkegowuk–James Bay for his address this morning. I know he’s always passionate about issues in the n... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Mother’s Day | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Billy Pang",
"text": [
"Speaker, I’m delighted to share with the House a heartwarming celebration of Mother’s Day from my riding of Markham–Unionville.",
"This Mother’s Day, I introduced a special certificate to recognize the outstanding mothers in our community. The response w... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
City of Port Colborne | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Jeff Burch",
"text": [
"Residents of the city of Port Colborne commemorated the 15th anniversary of its designation as a fair trade town last week at the farmers’ market. Port Colborne was the first municipality in Ontario to achieve this certification in 2009. Now, over 2.1 million ... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Cornwall Curling Club | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Nolan Quinn",
"text": [
"This weekend, I attended the Cornwall Curling Centre’s Italian night fundraiser. The sold-out venue of 300 supporters enjoyed a delicious six-course meal, lots of wine and live music by the County Lads on the curling pads. The overwhelming support of this eve... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Sexual violence and harassment | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Catherine Fife",
"text": [
"This afternoon, we were supposed to be debating my private member’s bill, Lydia’s Law, and this government chose to silence the voice of survivors.",
"The justice system is failing survivors, especially of sexual violence. In 2022 alone, 1,326 cases ... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Mother’s Day | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Amarjot Sandhu",
"text": [
"This past weekend, on May 12, we celebrated Mother’s Day. On Mother’s Day, we recognize the immeasurable contributions that mothers make to our lives and society as a whole. Mothers play a vital role in shaping our world, not only through their nurturing a... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Mental health services | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Jennifer K. French",
"text": [
"Each one of us is on a personal mental health journey. We all face different challenges at different times. Through the years, there has often been stigma associated with mental health. We’ve made great strides in overcoming that stigma, but this is on... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Riding of Scarborough Centre | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. David Smith",
"text": [
"While spring is here and summer is approaching, I’d like to share the beauty of my Scarborough Centre riding and five great ways to experience its diverse culture and richness:",
"The Aga Khan Museum showcases Islamic art, culture and heritage through i... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Health care funding | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Adil Shamji",
"text": [
"In Don Valley East, thousands of people do not have a family doctor. Meanwhile, my riding has hundreds of foreign-trained doctors who can’t get credentialed in Ontario—doctors who are forced to sit on the sidelines when they should be on the front lines.",
... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Jewish and Asian communities | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Laura Smith",
"text": [
"May is Jewish and Asian Heritage Month. It’s time to recognize both Jewish and Asian communities and their significant role in developing Thornhill, Ontario, and Canada as a whole. They have been one of the largest communities in my riding of Thornhill, and t... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
First responders | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. John Yakabuski",
"text": [
"It was a great day on May 1 in the city of Pembroke in Riverside Park on the shores of the majestic Ottawa River, such that the services of the Reverend Dave Henderson, the local town crier, kicked off the ceremony with his customary, “Oyez, oyez.” It was ... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Sexual violence and harassment | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"text": [
"Women have been silenced in the courts and, yesterday, women were silenced in this House. The MPP for Waterloo tabled Lydia’s Law, which would have helped increase accountability and transparency in the handling of sexual assault cases in Ontario. The govern... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Health care | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"text": [
"I’ll tell you, Speaker, no one is buying that. No one is buying what they’re selling, I’ll tell you. I cannot tell you how disappointing this is for everybody here.",
"Let’s talk about another disappointing issue. While the Minister of Health dismisses... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Hospital services | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"text": [
"Scraping the bottom of the barrel there.",
"Since this government won’t do anything for CHEO and their physician shortage, let’s talk about Grey county. Local residents are here today in the hope of finally getting some answers from this government. Th... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "MmeDawn Gallagher Murphy",
"text": [
"My question is for the Minister of Energy. The inflation affordability concerns Ontarians are facing right now are a direct result of the federal carbon tax. They are paying higher taxes and higher costs for the necessities of life, like food, gas an... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Child care | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Teresa J. Armstrong",
"text": [
"My question is to the Premier. Your government has failed to implement the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care program. Child care operators, stakeholders and advocacy groups have been raising red flags that your minister has not delivered the $... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Steve Clark",
"text": [
"My question to the Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. The Liberals continue to tell Canadians that their carbon tax is the only way to fight climate change, but the people of Ontario know that paying more for gas and groceries is not fi... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Public safety | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Jennifer K. French",
"text": [
"My question is to the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery. Minister, auto theft is happening every day across this province. Car thieves are gaming the system and are able to get new VINs for stolen vehicles at ServiceOntario counters. Thi... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Graham McGregor",
"text": [
"My question is for the high-energy minister—sorry, the Minister of Energy.",
"The Liberal carbon tax continues to drive up the cost of living for all Ontarians. Families in my riding of Brampton North and across the province are paying more for ever... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
OHIP coverage of COVID-19 immunization | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Ted Hsu",
"text": [
"In late 2021, COVID-19 cases skyrocketed in the Kingston area with the Omicron variant. An enterprising local doctor, Elaine Ma, ran a drive-through mass vaccination clinic. Community members, like my own daughter, volunteered to help. Thousands were quickly inoc... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Consumer protection | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Bhutila Karpoche",
"text": [
"My question is to the Premier. Groceries are getting too expensive. People cannot afford to feed themselves and their families. Over the past year, almost a million Ontarians accessed food banks. It’s evident that big grocers are jacking up prices under ... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Public transit | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Andrea Hazell",
"text": [
"My question is to the Premier. Two days ago, the TTC faced a massive service disruption, with Line 2 being out of service for 12 hours. Thousands of people were impacted as they were crammed onto shuttle buses that could not meet demand. Commutes from Scarb... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Dave Smith",
"text": [
"Before I ask my question, I just want to say to the Minister of Energy: Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.",
"My question is for the Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Northern Development. All that the federal Liberal carbon tax is doing... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Tenant protection | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Jessica Bell",
"text": [
"My question is to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Erwin Long lived at 73 Cartwright Street in London for five years until a company bought his home. After the sale, he was given two weeks to move out. When he couldn’t find a new home, the land... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Taxation | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Stephen Crawford",
"text": [
"My question is for the Associate Minister of Small Business. Small businesses in my riding of Oakville are concerned about the negative impacts of the carbon tax on their operations, and they’re worried, indeed, about their very survival. It’s forcing en... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Member’s birthday | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"I’ll go first to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Ms. Andrea Khanjin",
"text": [
"I just want to wish the great member from Ajax and my great colleague a very happy birthday."
... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Visitors | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Next, I’ll recognize the member for Toronto Centre on a point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam",
"text": [
"I’d like to welcome to the chamber a number of visitors who are here. Some of them have travelled... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Member’s birthday | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"The member for London West has a point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Ms. Peggy Sattler",
"text": [
"We also have a birthday on this side of the House. We would like to congratulate the terrific member for Toronto–St. Paul’s... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Keeping Energy Costs Down Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à maintenir la facture énergétique à un niveau abordable | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Call in the members. This is a five-minute bell.",
"The division bells rang from 1142 to 1147."
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Members will please take their seats.",
"On May 7, 20... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Justice for Soli Act (Stop Criminalizing Mental Health), 2024 / Loi de 2024 exigeant la justice pour Soli (arrêter la criminalisation des problèmes de santé mentale) | [
{
"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": [
"I’d like to invite the member to briefly explain their bill."
... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Hospital services | [
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"I would like to thank the hundreds and thousands of people from Durham who have signed this petition to try to keep their hospital open.",
"What happened, Speaker, is that the hospital in charge of the Durham hospital—it’s in charge of four different ... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Hospital services | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Adil Shamji",
"text": [
"I may need more than one page for this one.",
"In April, the residents of Durham were notified that their in-patient beds at Durham hospital would be eliminated, in the wake of their 24/7 emergency department being reduced to essentially bankers’ hours.... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Northern Health Travel Grant | [
{
"speaker": "MPP Lise Vaugeois",
"text": [
"This petition is entitled “Let’s Fix the Northern Health Travel Grant.” I will say that there have been improvements to the Northern Health Travel Grant, but there are also some gaps, and these petitions address those gaps.",
"The mileage fee is still... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Social assistance | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Mike Schreiner",
"text": [
"I just want to thank my constituent Judy Noonan, who brought this petition last week when they came to Queen’s Park for Community Living Day.",
"The petition notes that social assistance rates in Ontario are far below the rising cost of food and rent... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Tenant protection | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Chris Glover",
"text": [
"This petition is entitled “Bring Back Rent Control.” It’s addressed to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.",
"It notes that the Ford government cancelled rent control on units built after November 2018. And the cost of housing in Ontario, both of rent... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Health care funding | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. John Fraser",
"text": [
"I have a petition here that speaks about support for access to spine care in Ontario. To summarize it, if you have a complex spinal condition, your access to surgery is hampered simply because of the OHIP fee schedule and the way that the funding formula work... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Post-secondary education | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Peggy Sattler",
"text": [
"I have a petition entitled “Stop Bill 166.” This is legislation, of course, that was passed yesterday in this Legislature, despite the opposition of the official opposition. The reason we opposed that bill is set out in this petition. It’s because it direct... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Health care funding | [
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"I’m glad to present this petition to support access to spine care in Ontario. There are many people suffering from complex spinal problems that require spinal surgery, including things like scoliosis, that could be debilitating for people. We have surgeons ... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Social assistance | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Chris Glover",
"text": [
"This one is a petition entitled “To Raise Social Assistance Rates.” It points out the Market Basket Measure poverty line and the OW, Ontario Works, rates are far, far apart. The Ontario Works rate is $733 a month, and no one in this province can possibly sur... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Health care funding | [
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"I would like to thank Sandra and Brian Smith from Woodstock for gathering these petitions. The petition is about the cost of surgeries in private clinics.",
"More and more data are showing us that although the government pays for those surgeries, they... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
School safety | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Peggy Sattler",
"text": [
"I have a petition entitled “Keep Classrooms Safe for Students and Staff.” It’s a particularly timely petition, in light of the ETFO survey results that were released yesterday about the number of violent incidents in schools.",
"This petition notes th... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Amyloidosis | [
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"I would like to thank Jennifer Enright and Jim McWhinnie for these petitions.",
"The petition is about improving the care for people with amyloidosis. This is a disease that affects many people in Ontario. It is an incurable disease, but there are new... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Correction of record | [
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"Point of order?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Point of order, the member from Nickel Belt."
]
},
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"I called page Rhys by a wrong name, so... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Building a Better Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à bâtir un Ontario meilleur (mesures budgétaires) | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Further debate?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "Hon. Caroline Mulroney",
"text": [
"I will be sharing my time this afternoon with the member from Mississauga Centre.",
"Monsieur le Président, en tant que présidente du Conseil du ... | May 15, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-15/hansard |
Strengthening Accountability and Student Supports Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 pour renforcer la responsabilisation et les mesures de soutien aux étudiants | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"Further debate?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. John Fraser",
"text": [
"Good morning, everyone. I’ll be brief. I know you don’t believe me—"
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Graham McGregor",
"text": [
"Hear, hear."
... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Keeping Energy Costs Down Act, 2024 / Loi de 2024 visant à maintenir la facture énergétique à un niveau abordable | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"Further debate?"
]
},
{
"speaker": "Mr. Joel Harden",
"text": [
"A question, as we see this bill, rather like the last, to its last moment in this place: If you could pinpoint a time when Ontario could have done its... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Wearing of pins | [
{
"speaker": "The Deputy Speaker (Ms. Donna Skelly)",
"text": [
"On that note, I’m going to recognize the Minister of Children, Community and Social Services."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Hon. Michael Parsa",
"text": [
"Speaker, if you seek it, you’ll find unanimous consent to allow membe... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
First responders | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Sheref Sabawy",
"text": [
"On May 4, we were happy to celebrate International Firefighters’ Day. This was an opportunity to thank the firefighters of Mississauga for their service, recognize their extraordinary efforts and acknowledge the sacrifices that many firefighters have undert... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Rod Brawn | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Terence Kernaghan",
"text": [
"Today, I mark the passing of Rod Brawn, a good friend of mine, beloved of Tina, a staunch New Democrat and a kind, gentle and loving person to all lucky enough to meet him.",
"Rod was born in Sarnia on May 19, 1954, and earned three degrees at the... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Hockey | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Brian Saunderson",
"text": [
"It’s my pleasure to rise to talk about the long and proud hockey tradition that is part of the DNA of my riding of Simcoe–Grey. In Collingwood, the tradition of junior and senior hockey goes back generations, to the late 1800s, with storied teams like th... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Tenant protection | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Jessica Bell",
"text": [
"We recently had a tenant contact our office to raise a very concerning issue. The tenant had read about the recent court decision that forced a tenant to pay his landlord’s delinquent tax bill to the CRA, the Canada Revenue Agency, and he was concerned that ... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Sunderland ringette | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Laurie Scott",
"text": [
"It was my pleasure to attend the Sunderland girls Stingerz ringette year-end ceremony this month to celebrate all their many team accomplishments. It was a special day for the under-14 A girls’ team as they were the gold-winning provincial champions.",
... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Soins de longue durée | [
{
"speaker": "M. Guy Bourgouin",
"text": [
"Un résident de Kapuskasing veut transférer sa mère d’un centre de soins de longue durée à Toronto pour un centre à Kapuskasing ou Hearst, plus près de chez lui, où il pourra la visiter plus souvent. Mais il y a une liste d’attente de deux ans avant qu’elle n... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Jerseyville Baptist Church | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Donna Skelly",
"text": [
"Good morning, Mr. Speaker. I’m so pleased to rise today to recognize the Jerseyville Baptist Church, a church in my riding of Flamborough–Glanbrook that recently celebrated its 200th anniversary. I had the privilege of attending this celebration and witnessi... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Pauline Shirt | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Mary-Margaret McMahon",
"text": [
"Good morning, Mr. Speaker and everyone here.",
"“We celebrate, we acknowledge spirit and spirit will come alive.” This sentiment from Pauline Shirt will never be forgotten, and her spirit will continue to come alive through generations to come... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Vision Health Month | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Will Bouma",
"text": [
"Good morning, everyone. As you may know, May is Vision Health Month in Ontario and across Canada. Vision Health Month is traditionally a time when optometrists take a few extra moments to enlighten their patients and their communities about the significance of... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Government investments | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Lorne Coe",
"text": [
"Last Friday, the Associate Minister of Housing, the Honourable Rob Flack, and I announced that our government is providing $1.2 million to help create housing units in Whitby that will support youth 19 to 24 years old experiencing or at risk of homelessness, me... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Flag-raising ceremony | [
{
"speaker": "The Speaker (Hon. Ted Arnott)",
"text": [
"I recognize the member for Thornhill on a point of order."
]
},
{
"speaker": "Ms. Laura Smith",
"text": [
"I want to welcome everyone to join us at the flag-raising for Israel in celebration of their independence day, Yom H... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Education funding | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"text": [
"This question is for the Premier. Yesterday, we gave the government an opportunity to put children, to put kids, first, an opportunity that this government passed on. We asked the government a simple question on behalf of our children: Will you fix our schoo... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Health care | [
{
"speaker": "Ms. Marit Stiles",
"text": [
"I’ve got to say, I was so disappointed yesterday in the government’s responses to the questions that Ontarians are asking. I didn’t get the answers that we were looking for. I’m going to ask again and see if we get somewhere today.",
"1050",
"The... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Child and family services | [
{
"speaker": "Miss Monique Taylor",
"text": [
"My question is for the Premier. Today is the 10th anniversary of Children and Youth in Care Day, a day promised to kids who shared their stories, lived experiences and recommendations.",
"This morning, CUPE front-line child protection workers—many a... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Taxation / Imposition | [
{
"speaker": "Mr. Matthew Rae",
"text": [
"Ma question est pour le ministre du Développement du Nord et le ministre des Affaires autochtones.",
"The Prime Minister has a new flashy video, but he’s not fooling anyone. Ontarians are paying more for food, gas and home heating. And at a time when we... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
Health care workers | [
{
"speaker": "MmeFrance Gélinas",
"text": [
"Ma question est pour la ministre de la Santé. According to ministry data, Ontario is presently short 13,000 nurses; in a few short years, this number will rise to 33,000 nurses. The number one reason for this shortage is the workload that nurses face on eac... | May 14, 2024 | https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/house-documents/parliament-43/session-1/2024-05-14/hansard |
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