Peter TabunsMPP

Recent interventions

A teaser slice of each chamber intervention — read the full text on the official record.

1. Members’ Statements — Climate change

   As you are well aware, the world is getting hotter and it’s getting hotter faster, and this government is regularly contributing to that heating. In 2003, in the provincial election, all parties pledged to shut down coa…

   2026-06-01·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

2. Orders of the Day — Protecting Ontario’s Streets and Communities Act, 2026 / Loi de 2026 visant à protéger les rues et les collectivités de l’Ontario

   I was listening to the comments of the Minister of Energy, particularly his comments about the government’s concern for victims of sexual assault and other crimes. I find it quite extraordinary that a government that, in…

   2026-05-28·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

3. Petitions — Energy policies

   This is a petition for affordable renewable energy and a new climate plan to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. As you, Speaker, will be well aware, Ontario has been investing very heavily in expansion of gas-fired po…

   2026-05-28·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

4. Introduction of Bills — Adapting to a Hotter Ontario Act, 2026 / Loi de 2026 sur l’adaptation à un Ontario plus chaud

   The bill has three parts. It is intended to set up a framework for Ontario to respond to increasingly hotter temperatures, which will put at risk people who are at work, who will have difficulty dealing with heat stress…

   2026-05-28·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

5. Orders of the Day — Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act, 2026 / Loi de 2026 visant à maintenir les criminels derrière les barreaux

   Through the Chair to the member: You were just asked a question about victims. In 2019, the Ford government cut the funding for criminal injuries compensation and it also eliminated the Criminal Injuries Compensation Boa…

   2026-05-14·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

6. Orders of the Day — Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 / Loi de 2026 pour la construction de logements et l’amélioration de l’infrastructure de transport

   Thanks to my colleagues, who have set the case out very powerfully. I want to make some small additions to their comments. Most of my focus will be on the green building standards, but I want to touch on one or two other…

   2026-05-13·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

7. Orders of the Day — Building Homes and Improving Transportation Infrastructure Act, 2026 / Loi de 2026 pour la construction de logements et l’amélioration de l’infrastructure de transport

   The first part of the response will be no. The second part is, in fact, that what I see is a machine for increasing costs for homeowners. My colleague was talking about water privatization. CUPE has pointed out that, in…

   2026-05-13·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

8. Members’ Statements — Climate change

   Speaker, as you’re well aware, the world is getting hotter. Many scientists are now saying that the rate of change is accelerating. The risk is growing that we will hit two degrees centigrade warming within the next 10 t…

   2026-05-11·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

9. Orders of the Day — HST Relief Implementation Act (Residential Property Rebates), 2026 / Loi de 2026 sur la mise en oeuvre de l’allégement de la TVH (remises relatives aux biens résidentiels)

   My thanks to the member from Toronto Centre for her presentation. The government is boosting this initiative pretty heavily. Do you have a sense of what they expect in terms of number of houses that will be made availab…

   2026-05-07·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗

10. Introduction of Visitors

    I would like to welcome Lewis Waring from my riding, who’s visiting today. Yes, the stories are true.

    2026-05-06·Legislative Assembly·Official record ↗