No. 1 No 1

Votes and Proceedings Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly Assemblée législative of de l’Ontario

Monday Lundi November 21, 2011 21 novembre 2011

1st Session, 1re session 40 th Parliament 40 e législature

2 2:00 PM 14 H (Great Seal of Ontario) (Grand sceau de l’Ontario)

DAVID C. ONLEY DAVID C. ONLEY ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of ELIZABETH DEUX, par la grâce de Dieu, God, of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Reine du Royaume-Uni, du Canada et de ses other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the autres royaumes et territoires, Chef du Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. Commonwealth, Défenseur de la Foi.

John Philip Gerretsen he First Session of John Philip Gerretsen a première Attorney General th T the 40 Parliament Procureur général L session de la of the Province of Ontario be convened for the 40 e législature de la province de l’Ontario en actual dispatch of business at 2:00 pm on Monday, vue d’expédier les affaires parlementaires the 21 st day of November, 2011. soit convoquée, à 14 heures, lundi, le 21 novembre 2011. WITNESS: TÉMOIN : THE HONOURABLE DAVID C. ONLEY L’HONORABLE DAVID C. ONLEY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF OUR LIEUTENANT-GOUVERNEUR DE NOTRE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO PROVINCE DE L’ONTARIO GIVEN at , Ontario, on November 9, 2011. FAIT à Toronto (Ontario) le 9 novembre 2011.

BY COMMAND HARINDER S. TAKHAR PAR ORDRE HARINDER S. TAKHAR Minister of Government Services ministre des Services gouvernementaux

This being the first day of the First Session of the Fortieth Parliament convoked by Proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor to take part in the business of the Legislative Assembly, the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly laid upon the Table a Roll, hereinafter fully set out, containing a list of the names of the members who had been returned at the General Election to serve in this Parliament. (Sessional Paper No. 86ii) (Tabled November 17, 2011).

FORTIETH GENERAL ELECTION

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Toronto, November 21, 2011

This is to certify that by reason of the Dissolution of the last Legislature on the seventh day of September, 2011, and by virtue of the Writs of Election dated on the seventh day of September, 2011, issued by the Honourable Lieutenant Governor, and addressed to the hereinafter named persons as Returning Officers for all the Electoral Districts in the Province of Ontario, for the election of Members to represent the several Electoral Districts in the Legislature of the Province in the Parliament convened to meet on the twenty-first day of November, 2011, the following named persons have been duly elected to represent the Electoral Districts set opposite their respective names as appears by the Returns of the said Writs, deposited of Record in my office.

3 QUARANTIÈME ÉLECTION GÉNÉRALE

Bureau du Directeur général des élections Toronto, le 21 novembre 2011

Nous attestons par la présente que suite à la dissolution de la dernière Assemblée législative le septième jour de septembre 2011, et en vertu des décrets de convocation des électeurs et des électrices émis le septième jour de septembre 2011 par Son Honneur le lieutenant-gouverneur à l’adresse des personnes sous- nommées à titre de directeurs et directrices du scrutin de toutes les circonscriptions électorales de la province de l’Ontario en vue de l’élection des députés pour représenter les circonscriptions électorales à l’Assemblée législative de la province lors de l’Assemblée convoquée pour le vingt et unième jour de novembre 2011, les personnes sous-nommées ont été dûment élues pour représenter la circonscription inscrite à côté de leur nom respectif, tel qu’en font foi les rapports des élections tenues en conformité avec les dits décrets et déposés au registre de mon bureau. ELECTORAL DISTRICT / MEMBER ELECT / RETURNING OFFICER / CIRCONSCRIPTION DÉPUTÉ(E) ÉLU(E) DIRECTEUR OU ÉLECTORALE DIRECTRICE DU SCRUTIN Ajax–Pickering Joe Dickson Roxanne Tommasulo Algoma–Manitoulin Michael Mantha Norma I. Cochrane Ancaster–Dundas–Flamborough–Westdale Ted McMeekin Susan Curtis Barrie Rod Jackson Maura I. Bolger Beaches–East York Michael Prue Jeff Paulin Bramalea–Gore–Malton Jagmeet Singh Bridge Ramdewar –Springdale Malcolm Scott Ching / Brampton-Ouest Vic Dhillon Kulwinder S. Khehra Brant Carol Droeske Bruce–Grey–Owen Sound Bill Walker Linda Van Aalst Burlington Jane McKenna Elaine S. Riehm Cambridge Rob Leone Alison Jackson Carleton–Mississippi Mills Jack MacLaren Edward W. Wilson Chatham-Kent–Essex Rick Nicholls George Guy Taylor Davenport Jonah Schein Rocco D’Amico / Don Valley-Est Sean Graney / Don Valley-Ouest Nasir Addetia Dufferin–Caledon Sylvia Jones Terry W. Sutton Durham John O’Toole Ralph Werry Eglinton–Lawrence Mike Colle Linda C. Sparling Elgin–Middlesex–London Jeff Yurek Carrie Snyders Essex Taras Natyshak Margaret Woltz Centre / Etobicoke-Centre Wayne Gilbert 4 Etobicoke–Lakeshore Wendy Gibbs / Etobicoke–Nord Shafiq Qaadri Spencer L. Martin Glengarry–Prescott–Russell Grant Crack Aimé A. LePage Guelph Cathy Downer Haldimand–Norfolk Toby Barrett Doug Gedye Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock Laurie Scott Jerry Ford Halton Ted Chudleigh Michelle Joy / Hamilton-Centre Geraldine Peterson Hamilton East–Stoney Creek / Hamilton- Paul Miller E. Joyce Newman Est–Stoney Creek Monique Taylor Gail Connelly Huron–Bruce Lisa Thompson Jacquie Bishop Kenora–Rainy River Sarah Campbell Ian Simpson / Kingston et les Elizabeth McIver Îles / Kitchener-Centre Louis Silcox Kitchener–Conestoga Michael Harris William Proctor Kitchener–Waterloo Elizabeth Witmer Richard Findlay Lambton–Kent–Middlesex Monte McNaughton Paul Mylemans Lanark–Frontenac–Lennox and Randy Hillier Larry Zadow Addington Leeds–Grenville Steve Clark Barbara Mills London–Fanshawe Teresa Armstrong Marcia Cooper Centre / London-Centre- George McIntyre Nord / London-Ouest Chris Bentley Karen Mazereeuw Markham–Unionville Michael Chan Jacquie Jahr – / Amrit Mangat Mary Barbara Cosgriffe Mississauga–Brampton-Sud –Cooksville / Susan Werstiuk Mississauga-Est–Cooksville Mississauga–Erindale Monica Kefentse Mississauga South / Mississauga-Sud Christine McIvor Mississauga–Streetsville Bob Delaney Janet Burghart Nepean–Carleton Lisa MacLeod Mary C. McGoldrick-Larsen Newmarket–Aurora Susan Baert Niagara Falls Kim Craitor Wayne Campbell –Glanbrook / Niagara- Tim Hudak Noreen Bald Ouest–Glanbrook 5 France Gélinas Carmen Brouillard Nipissing Vic Fedeli Raymond Brunette Northumberland–Quinte West Rob Milligan Jary Plamondon Oak Ridges–Markham Susan Harding Oakville Liz Behrens Oshawa Jerry J. Ouellette Sharon Steel / Ottawa-Centre David Allston Ottawa–Orléans Phil McNeely Maret Swayze / Ottawa-Sud Dalton McGuinty Lynne Peterman Ottawa–Vanier Rachel Crête –Nepean / Ottawa-Ouest– Douglas B. Shouldice Nepean Oxford Ernie Hardeman Elizabeth Martin Parkdale–High Park Cheri DiNovo James Cooper Parry Sound–Muskoka Norm Miller Kim Bordeleau Perth–Wellington Randy Pettapiece Don Farwell Peterborough Wellington E. Borland Pickering– / Pickering– Tracy MacCharles Sandi Sullivan Scarborough-Est Prince Edward–Hastings Todd Smith Lorraine O’Leary Renfrew–Nipissing–Pembroke John Yakabuski Lewis MacDonald Richmond Hill Nick Moaveni St. Catharines Kathleen Quiquero St. Paul’s Lynn Morrow Sarnia–Lambton Bob Bailey Sheila Henderson Sault Ste. Marie James B. Myers Scarborough–Agincourt Soo Wong James Wright Scarborough Centre / Scarborough-Centre Anthony Ellis Scarborough–Guildwood Darryl D’Sousa Scarborough–Rouge River Bas Balkissoon Kimberley G. Scott Scarborough Southwest / Scarborough- Lorenzo Berardinetti Eddy Gasparotto Sud-Ouest Simcoe–Grey Jim Wilson Diann E. Gaston / Simcoe-Nord Garfield Dunlop Grace Isgro-Topping Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry Jim McDonell William Upper Sudbury Ellen Kerr Thornhill Peter Shurman Anna Di Ruscio 6 Thunder Bay–Atikokan Norma Hunt Thunder Bay–Superior North / Thunder Peter Doig Bay–Superior-Nord Timiskaming–Cochrane John Vanthof Maurice Landriault Timmins–James Bay / Timmins–Baie Denise Labelle James / Toronto-Centre Eric S. Morse Toronto–Danforth Peter Tabuns Barbara Diakopoulos Trinity–Spadina Rosario Marchese Bob Bubba Vaughan Tony Faranda Welland Cindy Forster Laurie Dayboll Wellington–Halton Hills Joseph Wayne Kuglin Whitby–Oshawa Christine Elliott Roberta Hepburn Willowdale May Lynne Fong Windsor–Tecumseh James C. Evans / Windsor-Ouest William Van Wyck / York-Centre Suzy Laredo York–Simcoe Julia Munro Nina Lilia Willcocks –Weston / York-Sud–Weston Denise Davis York West / York-Ouest Mario Sergio Gus P. Caruso

The members, having taken the Oath of Allegiance, took their seats in the Legislative Chamber.

His Honour the Administrator entered the Chamber and took his seat upon the Throne. The Government House Leader said:- “I am commanded by His Honour the Administrator to state that he does not see fit to declare the causes of the summoning of the present legislature of this Province until a Speaker of this House shall have been chosen according to law, but tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. His Honour will declare the causes of the calling of this Legislature.” His Honour was then pleased to retire.

The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly addressed the Members as follows:- “Members of the Legislative Assembly, it is my duty to call upon you to elect one of your numbers to preside over your deliberations as Speaker, therefore, I ask for nominations for the Office of the Speaker.” Mr. Kwinter moved, seconded by Mrs. Elliott, That Mrs. Cansfield, member for the Electoral District of Etobicoke Centre, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker. Mr. Qaadri moved, seconded by Ms. MacCharles, That Mr. Zimmer, member for the Electoral District of Willowdale, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker. 7 Mrs. Sandals moved, seconded by Mr. Ouellette, That Mr. Levac, member for the Electoral District of Brant, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker. Mr. Berardinetti moved, seconded by Mr. Craitor, That Mr. Flynn, member for the Electoral District of Oakville, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker. There being no further nominations, the Clerk declared the nominations closed. And the election process having ensued, after some time, it was, Resolved, That Mr. Levac do take the Chair of this House as Speaker. The Clerk having declared the Honourable Mr. Levac duly elected, he was conducted by Mrs. Sandals and Mr. Ouellette to the dais, where, standing on the upper step of the dais, he returned his humble acknowledgement to the House for the great honour that had been conferred on him by the members choosing him to be their Speaker. The Speaker assumed the Chair and the Mace was laid upon the Table.

On motion by Mr. Milloy, Ordered, That the House adjourn until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow.

The House then adjourned at 3:08 p.m. À 15 h 08, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

le président DAVE LEVAC Speaker