Bill 7

Hello everyone! We had a few votes yesterday, first of which (as you may have heard) was the third and final vote on Bill 7 – More Beds, Better Care Act. It passed with the PCs voting in favour and everyone voting against, received royal assent, and will now go into effect at a time decided by the Lieutenant Governor. Next up we saw the return of Bill 3 – Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act. This is the Act that would give Mayors control over things like budgets and committees, and also give them veto powers over anything that goes...

Good evening everyone! Today saw a fair bit of action, including the introduction of Bills 12 and 13!

Good evening everyone! The majority of the work today was spent debating Bill 7 – More Beds Better Care Act. As a quick reminder, this is the Bill that will allow hospitals to have patients admitted to an LTC home without their consent if it’s decided that they don’t need the level of care a hospital provides. That’s… Actually about all that happened today. Our MPPs hit the 6.5 hour mark then Paul Calandra (Minister of Long-Term Care) requested more time for debate, the debate continued, and everyone went home. (Note: The 6.5 hour mark doesn’t mean they debated for...

Good evening everyone, and welcome to the new website for Commons Sense! If there’s any improvements I could make feel free to let me know and I’ll see what I can do! On with yesterday’s summary! Yesterday had more debate around Bill 7 – More Beds, Better Care Act. Nothing has been resolved there yet. We also saw the introduction of Bill 11 – Speaking Out About, and Reporting On, Workplace Violence and Harassment Act. This Act would require hospitals and long-term care homes to publish the number of instances of workplace violence or harassment that occurred each month, and...