Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The committee met at 0901 in committee room 2.

ELECTION OF CHAIR

The Vice-Chair (Ms. Soo Wong): Okay. We’re going to commence the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. We’re here today for the clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 56, An Act to prohibit certain restrictions on the use of aggregates in performing public sector construction work.

Before we can proceed, there’s one housekeeping matter for the committee to deal with, and that is the election of the Chair, because of the membership change of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs made by the House on April 1, 2014.

That being said, I am now open for nominations for the position of committee Chair. Are there any nominations? Ms. Hunter?

Ms. Mitzie Hunter: Chair, I nominate Mrs. Albanese.

The Vice-Chair (Ms. Soo Wong): All right. Ms. Albanese, do you accept the nomination?

Mrs. Laura Albanese: I accept.

The Vice-Chair (Ms. Soo Wong): Are there any further nominations? There being no further nominations, I declare the nominations closed. Mrs. Albanese is now the Chair of the committee.

The Chair (Mrs. Laura Albanese): It’s nice to be back at finance and economic affairs. It has been a number of years since I’ve been a part of this committee, but it’s a committee that I have always enjoyed, and I hope that we will do productive work together. Thank you.

AGGREGATE RECYCLING
PROMOTION ACT, 2014
LOI DE 2014 SUR LA PROMOTION
DU RECYCLAGE DES AGRÉGATS

Consideration of the following bill:

Bill 56, An Act to prohibit certain restrictions on the use of aggregates in performing public sector construction work / Projet de loi 56, Loi interdisant certaines restrictions frappant l’utilisation d’agrégats lors de la réalisation de travaux de construction pour le secteur public.

The Chair (Mrs. Laura Albanese): Today we are looking at clause-by-clause of Bill 56. Are there any comments, questions or amendments to any section of the bill? And, if so, to which section?

Ms. Jones?

Ms. Sylvia Jones: Chair, I would like to move a motion in committee on section 1.

I move that section 1 of the bill be amended by adding the following definition:

“‘acceptable recycled aggregates’ means aggregates that are not newly produced and that are not materials obtained from the demolition of a building; (‘aggrégats recycles acceptables’)”

The Chair (Mrs. Laura Albanese): Any discussion? Any comments? Ms. Jones?

Ms. Sylvia Jones: If I may: The genesis of my amendment—and you will see that they’re very consistent, the four of them—is to alleviate some of the concerns that were raised with AMO in their written presentation and through a couple of the oral presentations last week.

The Chair (Mrs. Laura Albanese): Any debate? Any further comments? Are the members ready to vote on the amendment?

All those in favour? Those opposed? Seeing none, carried.

Seeing no other amendments, shall section 1 of the bill, as amended, carry? Carried.

We’ll go on to section 2. Are there any amendments? Ms. Jones?

Ms. Sylvia Jones: I move that subsection 2(1) of the bill be amended by striking out “aggregates that are not newly produced” and substituting “acceptable recycled aggregates”.

The Chair (Mrs. Laura Albanese): Any discussion or comments? So the members are ready to vote?

All those in favour? Opposed? Seeing none—that’s carried.

Now we are going to another subsection. Ms. Jones?

Ms. Sylvia Jones: I move that subsection 2(2) of the bill be amended by striking out “aggregates that are not newly produced” and substituting “acceptable recycled aggregates”.

The Chair (Mrs. Laura Albanese): Any discussion? Are members ready to vote?

All those in favour? Opposed? Carried.

Shall section 2, as amended, carry? Carried.

We’ll move on to section 3 of the bill. Any amendments? Ms. Jones?

Ms. Sylvia Jones: I move that clause 3(b) of the bill be struck out and the following substituted:

“(b) specifying what constitutes acceptable recycled aggregates;”

The Chair (Mrs. Laura Albanese): Any discussion? Are the members ready to vote?

All those in favour? Opposed? Carried.

Shall section 3, as amended, carry? Carried.

There are no amendments on section 4. Is there any discussion on section 4 or are the members ready to vote?

Shall section 4 carry? Carried.

Same thing for section 5, any discussion? Ready to vote? Mr. Prue?

Mr. Michael Prue: I don’t want to make an amendment because I don’t want it to be frivolous, but this should also be known as the Sylvia Jones Act.

Interjections.

Mr. Michael Prue: If she wants to move that, I’ll vote for it.

Interjections.

The Chair (Mrs. Laura Albanese): Is there a motion on the floor?

Are the members ready to vote?

All those in favour? Opposed? Carried.

We now go to the preamble. Any discussion on the preamble? Are members ready to vote?

All those in favour? Opposed? Carried.

We’re going to the title. Shall the title of the bill carry? Carried.

Shall Bill 56, as amended, carry? Carried.

Shall I report the bill, as amended, to the House? Agreed.

Congratulations. Carried.

That’s it. We’ll gavel it down.

The committee adjourned at 0910.

CONTENTS

Thursday 3 April 2014

Election of Chair F-823

Aggregate Recycling Promotion Act, 2014, Bill 56, Ms. Jones / Loi de 2014 sur la promotion du recyclage des agrégats, projet de loi 56, Mme Jones F-823

STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Chair / Présidente

Mrs. Laura Albanese (York South–Weston / York-Sud–Weston L)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Présidente

Ms. Soo Wong (Scarborough–Agincourt L)

Mrs. Laura Albanese (York South–Weston / York-Sud–Weston L)

Mr. Steven Del Duca (Vaughan L)

Mr. Victor Fedeli (Nipissing PC)

Ms. Catherine Fife (Kitchener–Waterloo ND)

Mr. Douglas C. Holyday (Etobicoke–Lakeshore PC)

Ms. Mitzie Hunter (Scarborough–Guildwood L)

Mr. Monte McNaughton (Lambton–Kent–Middlesex PC)

Mr. Michael Prue (Beaches–East York ND)

Ms. Soo Wong (Scarborough–Agincourt L)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mrs. Donna H. Cansfield (Etobicoke Centre / Etobicoke-Centre L)

Ms. Sylvia Jones (Dufferin–Caledon PC)

Ms. Laurie Scott (Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock PC)

Mr. John Vanthof (Timiskaming–Cochrane ND)

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. Katch Koch

Staff / Personnel

Mr. Michael Wood, legislative counsel