No. 113 No 113
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Votes and Proceedings |
Procès-verbaux |
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Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
Assemblée législative de l'Ontario |
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1st Session, 36th Parliament |
1re session, 36e législature |
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Wednesday, October 23, 1996 |
Mercredi 23 octobre 1996 |
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PRAYERS 1:30 P.M. |
PRIÈRES 13 H 30 |
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PETITIONS |
PÉTITIONS |
Petition relating to North York Branson Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-15) (Tabled October 23, 1996) Mr M. Kwinter.
Petition relating to Rent Control Legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-64) (Tabled October 23, 1996) Mr M. Sergio.
Petition relating to Strengthening measures against impaired drivers in Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-102) (Tabled October 23, 1996) Mr T. Barrett.
Petition relating to Workers Health and Safety Centre and Occupational Health Clinics (Sessional Paper No. P-118) (Tabled October 23, 1996) Mr D. Christopherson.
Petition relating to Bill 181, Ammunition Regulation Act, 1994 (Sessional Paper No. P-139) (Tabled October 23, 1996) Mr T. Barrett.
Petition relating to Ending legislated poverty (Sessional Paper No. P-155) (Tabled October 23, 1996) Mr G. Bisson.
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REPORTS BY COMMITTEES |
RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS |
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Mr Martiniuk from the Standing Committee on Administration of Justice presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:- |
M. Martiniuk du Comité permanent de l'administration de la justice présente le rapport du comité qui est lu comme suit et adopté:- |
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Your Committee begs to report the following Bill as amended:- |
Votre comité propose qu'il soit permis de faire rapport sur le projet de loi suivant avec des amendements:- |
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Bill 79, An Act to improve Ontario's court system, to respond to concerns raised by charities and their volunteers and to improve various statutes relating to the administration of justice. Ordered for Third Reading. |
Projet de loi 79, Loi visant à améliorer le système judiciaire de l'Ontario, à répondre aux préoccupations exprimées par les oeuvres de bienfaisance et leurs bénévoles, et à améliorer diverses lois relatives à l'administration de la justice. Ordonné pour la troisième lecture. |
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Mr Silipo from the Standing Committee on Government Agencies presented the Committee's Twenty-second Report (Sessional Paper No. 265) (Tabled October 23, 1996). |
M. Silipo du Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux présente le vingt-deuxième rapport du comité (document parlementaire no 265) (déposé le 23 octobre 1996). |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 106(g)(11), the Report was deemed to be adopted by the House. |
Conformément à l'article 106(g)(11), le rapport est réputé avoir été adopté par l'Assemblée. |
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ORDERS OF THE DAY |
ORDRE DU JOUR |
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Opposition Day |
Jour de l'opposition |
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Mr Hampton moved, |
M. Hampton propose, |
Whereas the struggles of working families in Ontario for the past fifty years have led to safer workplaces, improvements to working conditions and standards, greater economic justice for pensioners and injured workers, pay equity for women and a more prosperous Ontario; and
Whereas this year marks the 50th anniversary of such milestones as the historic strike by steelworkers at Stelco in Hamilton and the landmark strike by auto workers at Ford in Windsor; and
Whereas the Ontario Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, opening this year in Hamilton, is focusing much needed attention on the history of working people; and
Whereas the Mike Harris government has launched a sustained attack on workers' rights; and
Whereas the Mike Harris government has stripped rights from workers in the Labour Relations Act while encouraging employers to force strikes, incite violence and hire scabs, causing more days lost to strikes already this year in Ontario than at any time since the passage of Bill 40; and
Whereas striking workers - at S.A. Armstrong, General Motors, Niagara Region and elsewhere -are under attack from their employers as a direct result of the Mike Harris government's actions; and
Whereas the Mike Harris government is preparing to take $15 billion from injured workers and give $6 billion to Ontario employers, undermining the longstanding compromise that guarantees full and fair Workers' Compensation in return for protecting employers from lawsuits; and
Whereas the Mike Harris government is threatening to close the Occupational Disease Panel and the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, while setting the stage for attacking the right to refuse unsafe work; and
Whereas the Mike Harris government has pushed through amendments to the Employment Standards Act, under the guise of "housekeeping", that make it more difficult for vulnerable workers to defend their rights; and
Whereas the Mike Harris government has begun the gutting of pay equity protection for women, while making plans for further attacks on pay equity in the current session; and
Whereas the Mike Harris government has laid off hundreds of workers at the Ministry of Labour, including key staff in enforcement of employment standards and health and safety laws; and
Whereas the Mike Harris government has frozen Ontario's minimum wage, forcing down the standard of living of Ontario's most vulnerable workers while the U.S. Congress has passed legislation raising the U.S. minimum wage to a level higher than Ontario's; and
Whereas the Mike Harris government is driving down the standard of living of working families, while putting more money in the pockets of wealthy corporations and individuals, sharpening the divide between haves and have-nots; and
Whereas the Minister of Labour is, under the guise of creating "balance", taking power from unorganized and organized workers and putting more power in the hands of employers; and
Whereas the Minister of Labour rewrote the Ontario Labour Relations Act without a single day of public hearings, tried to roll back rights under the Employment Standards Act without public hearings and refuses to commit to full, provincewide public hearings on the drastic changes proposed to the Workers' Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act;
Therefore this House calls on the government to withdraw its proposed changes to the Employment Standards Act, scrap its proposed amendments to the Workers' Compensation Act, commit to full funding of the Occupational Disease Panel and the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, increase the Ontario minimum wage immediately and reinstate the ban on replacement workers in strikes and lockouts.
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A debate arising, after some time, the motion was lost on the following division:- |
Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est rejetée par le vote suivant:- |
AYES / POUR - 19
Bartolucci Grandmaître Martin
Bisson Hampton McLeod
Boyd Kennedy Ramsay
Bradley Lalonde Silipo
Christopherson Laughren Wood
Churley Marchese (Cochrane North)
Crozier Martel
NAYS / CONTRE - 55
Arnott Grimmett Parker
Baird Guzzo Pettit
Barrett Hardeman Rollins
Bassett Hodgson Saunderson
Beaubien Hudak Shea
Carr Jackson Sheehan
Carroll Johns Smith
Chudleigh Johnson Stewart
Clement (Don Mills) Tascona
Danford Johnson Tilson
DeFaria (Perth) Tsubouchi
Doyle Jordan Turnbull
NAYS / CONTRE - Continued
Ecker Kells Wettlaufer
Elliott Leach Wilson
Fisher Marland Witmer
Ford Martiniuk Wood
Fox Maves (London South)
Froese Mushinski Young
Galt Newman
Gilchrist O'Toole
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The House then adjourned at 6:05 p.m. |
À 18 h 5, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux. |
le président
Christopher M. Stockwell
Speaker
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Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant to Standing Order 39(c):- |
Documents Parlementaires Déposés Conformément à l'article 39(c) du Règlement:- |
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Responses to Petitions:- |
Réponses aux Pétitions:- |
Petitions relating to North York Branson Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-15):
(Tabled October 7, 8, 9, 10, 1996) Mr M. Kwinter.
Petition relating to User Fees on Prescription Medicine (Sessional Paper No. P-44):
(Tabled October 8, 1996) Mr T. Ruprecht.
Petitions relating to Rent Control Legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-64):
(Tabled October 8, 1996) Mr A. Curling.
(Tabled October 10, 1996) Mr M. Sergio.
Petition relating to the Co-op Housing Sector (Sessional Paper No. P-89):
(Tabled October 8, 1996) Mrs M. Boyd.
Petition relating to The Dellcrest Children's Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-100):
(Tabled October 8, 1996) Mr T. Ruprecht.
Petitions relating to the Removal of induced abortion from medically insured services (Sessional Paper No. P-103):
(Tabled October 7, 10, 1996) Mr J. O'Toole.
Petitions relating to Workers Health and Safety Centre and Occupational Health Clinics (Sessional Paper No. P-118):
(Tabled October 9, 10, 15, 1996) Mr D. Christopherson.
(Tabled October 7, 1996) Mr T. Silipo.
Petitions relating to Construction workforce from Quebec Act (Sessional Paper No. P-141):
(Tabled October 7, 1996) Mr D. Agostino.
(Tabled September 30, 1996) Mr B. Grandmaître.
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