Votes and Proceedings 1996-Nov-27 | Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Votes and

Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly

of Ontario

Assemblée législative

de l'Ontario

1st Session,

36th Parliament

1^re session,

36^e législature

Wednesday,

November 27, 1996

Mercredi

27 novembre 1996

PRAYERS

1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES

13 H 30

The House expressed its condolence on the death of Clarke T. Rollins, member for the Electoral District of Hastings East from June 11, 1959 to February 2, 1981.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to North York Branson Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-15) (Tabled November 27, 1996) Mr M. Kwinter.

Petition relating to Postponing Tax Cuts (Sessional Paper No. P-33) (Tabled November 27, 1996) Mrs L. McLeod.

Petition relating to User Fees on Prescription Medicine (Sessional Paper No. P-44) (Tabled November 27, 1996) Mr T. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to Rent Control Legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-64) (Tabled November 27, 1996) Mr A. Curling.

Petition relating to Repealing Section 745 of the Criminal Code of Canada (Sessional Paper No. P-142) (Tabled November 27, 1996) Mrs L. Ross.

Petition relating to Not altering the Occupational Health and Safety Act or eroding the rights of workers (Sessional Paper No. P-162) (Tabled November 27, 1996) Mr T. Martin.

Petition relating to Bill 78, Highway Traffic Amendment Act, 1996 (Sessional Paper No. P-167) (Tabled November 27, 1996) Mr P. Hoy.

Petition relating to Adult day school credit courses (Sessional Paper No. P-180) (Tabled November 27, 1996) Mrs J. Munro.

Petition relating to the Rideau Regional Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-181) (Tabled November 27, 1996) Mr L. Jordan.

Petition relating to the Previous NDP Government's Bill 40 (Sessional Paper No. P-182) (Tabled November 27, 1996) Mr D. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Child care review (Sessional Paper No. P-183) (Tabled November 27, 1996)

Mr G. Fox.

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr Laughren from the Standing Committee on Government Agencies presented the Committee's Twenty-sixth Report (Sessional Paper No. 292) (Tabled November 27, 1996).	M. Laughren du Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux présente le vingt-sixième rapport du comité (document parlementaire n^o 292) (déposé le 27 novembre 1996).
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.

Mr Barrett from the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:-	M. Barrett du Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi privés présente le rapport du comité qui est lu comme suit et adopté:-
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:-

Bill Pr71, An Act respecting the City of Kitchener and the City of Waterloo.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l'opposition

Mr Hampton moved,

M. Hampton propose,

Whereas Mike Harris and Charles Harnick promised to improve the Family Support Program; and

Whereas Mike Harris promised in the Common Sense Revolution that "Government should concentrate its efforts on tracking down "deadbeat" parents and enforcing payment orders"; and

Whereas the Ministry of the Attorney General closed all the family support plan regional offices and laid off 290 staff, in order to fund the government's tax give away to the wealthiest Ontarians; and

Whereas the closure of the family support plan's regional offices have caused hardship and suffering for women and children who were previously receiving regular payments; and

Whereas the cuts to the family support plan have eliminated community based services; and

Whereas the loss of experienced staff and closing of the regional offices has thrown the family support plan into chaos; and

Whereas Mike Harris has clearly broken his promise to provide better enforcement of support orders; and

Whereas the government has introduced legislation which will allow the Director of family support to refuse to register an order or to close a file and will enable voluntary withdrawal from the family support plan;

Therefore this House calls upon the government to withdraw Bill 82 and guarantee that women and children who are entitled to family support payments promptly receive them and that all court ordered family support payments be enforced by the province of Ontario.

A debate arising, after some time, the motion was declared lost.

Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est déclarée rejetée.

The House then adjourned

at 6:00 p.m.

À 18 h, la chambre a ensuite

ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Christopher M. Stockwell

Speaker

Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant to Standing Order 39(c):-

Documents Parlementaires Déposés Conformément à l'article 39(c) du Règlement:-

Compendia:

Amendment to intended Order-in-Council dated November 21, 1996 (No. 291) (Tabled November 27, 1996).

Questions Answered (see Sessional Paper No. 5):-

Interim Answers to Question Numbers: 741 and 742.

Responses to Petitions:-

Réponses aux Pétitions:-

Petition relating to Banning the Spring Bear Hunt (Sessional Paper No. P-84):

(Tabled October 29, 1996) Mr J. Tascona.