Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 12, 2006
Minister's Statement and Mrs. Witmer and Ms. Martel

Second Reading

Debate
March 20, 2007
Principal Debaters:
Mr. Smitherman, Mr. Fonseca, Mr. Dunlop, Ms. Martel

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Fonseca, Mr. Miller, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Runciman, Mr. Ferreira

March 21, 2007
Principal Debaters:
Mr. Arnott, Mr. Bisson, Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. Hudak, Mr. Prue, Mr. Ramal

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Rinaldi, Mr. O’Toole, Mrs. Sandals, Mrs. Van Bommel, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Berardinetti, Mr. Smitherman, Mr. Milloy

March 26, 2007
Principal Debaters:
Mrs. Witmer, Mr. Marchese, Mr. Levac, Mrs. Munro, Ms. DiNovo

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Fonseca, Mr. Murdoch, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Hoy, Mr. Sterling, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Ouellette, Mr. Miller

April 2, 2007
Declared carried. Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy
May 14, 2007
May 8, 2007
May 7, 2007
April 24, 2007
April 23, 2007

May 14, 2007
Reported to the House as amended. Ordered for third reading.

Third Reading

Debate
May 28, 2007
Principal Debaters:
Mr. Smitherman, Mr. Fonseca, Mrs. Witmer, Ms. Martel

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Miller, Mr. Kular, Mr. Patten, Mrs. Elliott, Mr. Levac

May 31, 2007
Principal Debaters:
Ms. Martel

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Levac, Mr. Miller, Ms. Horwath, Ms. Smith

Declared carried.

Coming into force:
2. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

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