I just want to acknowledge, as I give this brief explanation, that Bob Murphy from the Toronto community for safe cycling is with us here today, and it’s one of the vulnerable road user organizations advocating with us this morning. Thank you, Bob, for being here.

The bill amends the Highway Traffic Act. It is also about the legal consequences, as you mentioned, of a collision that seriously injures or kills a pedestrian, a cyclist, a mobility device user, a roadway worker, an emergency responder outside their motor vehicle or another individual listed in this bill.

Some highlights include that the driver who caused the injury or death is guilty of an offence if they caused it by breaking one of the rules listed in the bill, which includes unlicensed drivers, driving while using a cellphone, speeding, careless driving, disobeying signs or lights at intersections or pedestrian crossovers, improper signalling, sharing the road and so on and so forth.

In a nutshell, it’s continuing a piece of legislation that’s been attempted three times in this Legislature. I look forward on this fourth occasion to winning the support of my colleagues in this House to keep our streets safe.

Madame Collard moved first reading of the following bill:

Bill 41, An Act to amend the Consumer Reporting Act and the Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking Act, 2017 with respect to certain debts incurred in relation to human trafficking / Projet de loi 41, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les renseignements concernant le consommateur et la Loi de 2017 sur la prévention de la traite de personnes et les recours en la matière à l’égard de certaines dettes contractées dans un contexte de traite de personnes.