Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 24, 2005
Minister's Statement and Mrs. Witmer and Ms. Martel

Second Reading

Debate
November 29, 2005
Principal Debaters:
Mr. Smitherman, Mr. Tascona, Ms. Martel

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Martiniuk, Mr. Ramal, Ms. Mossop, Mr. O'Toole, Mr. Runciman, Mr. Arthurs, Mr. Miller

December 5, 2005
Principal Debaters:
Mr. McNeely, Mrs. Witmer, Mr. Marchese, Mr. Brownell

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Miller, Mr. Bisson, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Sterling, Mr. Levac, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Dunlop

December 6, 2005
Principal Debaters:
Mr. Yakabuski, Mr. Bisson

Vote deferred.

December 7, 2005
Carried on division. Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy

January 30, 2006
January 31, 2006
February 1, 2006
February 2, 2006
February 6, 2006
February 7, 2006
February 8, 2006
February 13, 2006
February 14, 2006
February 15, 2006

February 15, 2006
Reported to the House as amended. Carried on division. Ordered for third reading.

Third Reading

Debate
February 21, 2006
Principal Debaters:
Mr. Smitherman, Mrs. Witmer, Ms. Martel

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Racco, Mr. Tascona, Mr. Prue, Ms. Mossop, Mr. O'Toole

February 22, 2006
Principal Debaters:
Ms. Wynne, Mr. Ramal, Mr. Hudak, Mr. Barret, Mr. Hampton

Questions and Comments:
Ms. Martel, Mr. McNeely, Mr. Arnott, Ms. Scott, Mr. McMeekin, Mr. Crozier, Ms. Horwath, Mr. O'Toole, Mrs. Sandals, Mr. Kormos

Time Allocation
February 28, 2006
Mr. Ramsay, Mr. Barrett, Ms. Martel, Ms. Wynne, Mr. O'Toole, Mr. Runciman, Mr. Bisson, Mr. Tascona, Mr. Yakabuski, Mr. Watson, Ms. Mossop, Mrs. Sandals, Mr. Smitherman

Carried on division.

March 1, 2006
Carried on division.

Royal Assent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006

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

Same

2) Subsections 9 (3) and (4), 18 (1), (2), (3) and (5), section 19, subsection 20 (1), section 21, subsections 41 (4), (6), (9), (10), (12), (15), (16), (17), (22) and (25), section 43, subsections 44 (2) to (54) and sections 46, 47 and 49 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.