36th Parliament, 1st Session

No. 161 No 161

Votes and

Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly

of Ontario

Assemblée législative

de l'Ontario

1st Session,

36th Parliament

1re session,

36e législature

Wednesday,

February 12, 1997

Mercredi

12 février 1997

PRAYERS

1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES

13 H 30

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

I beg to inform the House that the Clerk has received a report and required amendments from the Commissioners of Estate Bills with respect to Bill Pr63, An Act respecting the Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company, Montreal Trust Company of Canada and Montreal Trust Company.

Accordingly, pursuant to Standing Order 86(e), the Bill stands referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to North York Branson Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-15) (Tabled February 12, 1997) Mr M. Kwinter.

Petition relating to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-57) (Tabled February 12, 1997) Mr R. Bartolucci.

Petition relating to Transition House in Chatham (Sessional Paper No. P-59) (Tabled February 12, 1997) Mr P. Hoy.

Petition relating to Not altering the Occupational Health and Safety Act or eroding the rights of workers (Sessional Paper No. P-162) (Tabled February 12, 1997) Mr D. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Providing funding for long-term care institutions and eliminating the user taxes on prescription drugs for seniors (Sessional Paper No. P-164) (Tabled February 12, 1997) Mr M. Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin).

Petition relating to Bill 110, School Class Sizes Act, 1997 (Sessional Paper No. P-206) (Tabled February 12, 1997) Mr R. Bartolucci.

Petition relating to Demanding a Coroner's Inquest and complete investigation into the fatal accidents at Dofasco Bayfront Steel Mill (Sessional Paper No. P-210) (Tabled February 12, 1997) Mr D. Christopherson.

Petition relating to the Withdrawal of opposition to Federal gun control legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-213) (Tabled February 12, 1997) Mrs M. Boyd.

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr Miclash from the Standing Committee on Government Agencies presented the Committee's Thirty-second Report (Sessional Paper No. 351) (Tabled February 12, 1997).

M. Miclash du Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux présente le trente-deuxième rapport du comité (document parlementaire no 351) (déposé le 12 février 1997).

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.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

The Order of the Day for resuming the adjourned debate on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 104, An Act to improve the accountability, effectiveness and quality of Ontario's school system by permitting a reduction in the number of school boards, establishing an Education Improvement Commission to oversee the transition to the new system, providing for certain matters related to elections in 1997 and making other improvements to the Education Act and the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 having been read,

À l'appel de l'ordre du jour concernant la suite du débat ajourné sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 104, Loi visant à accroître l'obligation de rendre compte, l'efficacité et la qualité du système scolaire ontarien en permettant la réduction du nombre des conseils scolaires, en créant la Commission d'amélioration de l'éducation, chargée d'encadrer la transition vers le nouveau système, en prévoyant certaines questions liées aux élections de 1997 et en apportant d'autres améliorations à la Loi sur l'éducation et à la Loi de 1996 sur les élections municipales,

In accordance with the Order of the House passed on February 6, 1997, the Acting Speaker (Ms Churley) put the question forthwith on the motion which question was carried on the following division:-

La présidente par intérim, Mme Churley met la motion aux voix immédiatement, conformément à l'ordre adopté par l'Assemblée le 6 février 1997, et cette motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 68

Arnott Guzzo Palladini

Baird Hardeman Parker

Barrett Harnick Pettit

Bassett Harris Preston

Beaubien Hastings Rollins

Boushy Hodgson Ross

Brown Hudak Runciman

(Scarborough West) Jackson Sampson

Carroll Johnson Saunderson

Chudleigh (Brantford) Shea

Clement Johnson Sheehan

Cunningham (Don Mills) Smith

Danford Johnson Snobelen

DeFaria (Perth) Sterling

Doyle Jordan Stewart

Ecker Kells Tilson

Elliott Leach Tsubouchi

Eves Marland Turnbull

Fisher Martiniuk Villeneuve

AYES / POUR - Continued

Flaherty Maves Wettlaufer

Ford McLean Wood

Fox Munro (London South)

Froese Mushinski Young

Galt Newman

Grimmett O'Toole

NAYS / CONTRE - 30

Bartolucci Cordiano McGuinty

Bisson Crozier McLeod

Boyd Curling Miclash

Bradley Duncan Morin

Brown Gerretsen Patten

(Algoma-Manitoulin) Hoy Pupatello

Caplan Kennedy Ramsay

Churley Kwinter Wildman

Cleary Lankin Wood

Colle Marchese (Cochrane North)

Conway Martin

And the Bill was accordingly read the second time and Ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Social Development, pursuant to the Order of the House of February 6, 1997.

En conséquence, ce projet de loi est lu une deuxième fois et déféré au Comité permanent des affaires sociales conformément à l'ordre adopté par l'Assemblée le 6 février 1997.

A debate arose on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 108, An Act to deal with the prosecution of certain provincial offences, to reduce duplication and to streamline administration.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 108, Loi traitant des poursuites concernant certaines infractions provinciales, réduisant le double emploi et simplifiant l'administration.

After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the motion for the adjournment of the debate was deemed to have been made and carried.

Après quelque temps, conformément à l'article 9(a) du Règlement, la motion d'ajournement du débat est réputée avoir été proposée et adoptée.

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:-

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

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 773 and 774.

Responses to Petitions:-

Réponses aux Pétitions:-

Petition relating to the Child Care System (Sessional Paper No. P-27):

(Tabled January 30, 1997) Mr T. Ruprecht.