Queen’s Park Calendar – November 29, 2017

Queen’s Park: Minister’s Schedules and Events

• 9:00 a.m. – Toronto: Peter Milczyn, Minister of Housing and Minister Responsible for the Poverty Reduction Strategy, to make an announcement. 66 Isabella St., 5th floor.
• 10:00 a.m. – Toronto: Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath to discuss NDP opposition day motion on the future of Hydro One. Media Studio, Queen’s Park.
• 10:00 a.m. – Toronto: Her Honour the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and the Honourable Dipika Damerla, Minister of Seniors Affairs, will present 15 outstanding individuals with the 2017 Ontario Senior Achievement Awards. Lieutenant Governor’s Suite, Queen’s Park.
• 1:00 p.m. – Toronto: Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation, will make an announcement. He will be joined by Dr. Shafiq Qaadri, MPP for Etobicoke North.
• 8:00 p.m. – Chongquing, China: Premier Wynne to deliver remarks and witness an MOU contract signing ceremony between Ontario business delegates and their Chinese counterparts.
• 11:00 p.m. – Chongquing, China: Premier Wynne to deliver remarks at the Friends of Ontario Networking Luncheon Reception.
• 12:45 a.m. – Chongquing, China:Premier Wynne to engage in a roundtable discussion with educational leaders on Science, Technology and Innovation in Ontario and Southwest China.

Queen’s Park: Bills 

Chamber Business

Chamber Business starts at 9:00 a.m. today

Debate

• Resuming the debate adjourned on November 23, 2017 on the motion for Third Reading of Bill 139, An Act to enact the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal Act, 2017 and the Local Planning Appeal Support Centre Act, 2017 and to amend the Planning Act, the Conservation Authorities Act and various other Acts.

Opposition Day Number 5

Ms. Horwath — Whereas Ontario families and businesses are now struggling to pay hydro bills that have skyrocketed due to privatization policies enacted by Liberal and Conservative governments; and 

Whereas for over a century, Ontario’s system of public power made our province an economic powerhouse that provided good jobs and prosperity for Ontario families and businesses; and

 Whereas the Liberal government sold off its majority ownership of Hydro One, Ontario’s oldest and most important public asset, without consulting the people of Ontario and without an electoral mandate; and

 Whereas instead of lowering rates as the Premier promised, the privatized Hydro One continues to seek sharp rate increases on behalf of private shareholders that will further harm Ontario families and businesses;

 Therefore, the Legislative Assembly calls on the government to immediately begin to bring Hydro One back into public hands by financing the purchase of shares using Hydro One shareholder dividends, moving towards the people of Ontario owning Hydro One once again.

Addressed to the Premier.

Queen’s Park: Committees 

• 9:00 a.m. – The Standing Committee on Public Accounts will meet for the purpose of report writing
• 12:30 p.m. – The Standing Committee on Public Accounts will meet for the purpose of report writing
• 4:00 p.m. – The Standing Committee on General Government will meet for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 160, An Act to amend, repeal and enact various Acts in the interest of strengthening quality and accountability for patients
• 4:00 p.m. – The Standing Committee on Justice Policy will meet to consider Bill 174, An Act to enact the Cannabis Act, 2017, the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation Act, 2017 and the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, to repeal two Acts and to make amendments to the Highway Traffic Act respecting alcohol, drugs and other matters

To view Parliament Hill Calendar for November 29 2017, click here