Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 230 N^o 230

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Assemblée législative de l'Ontario

1st Session, 36th Parliament

1re session, 36e législature

Tuesday, September 16, 1997

Mardi 16 septembre 1997

PRAYERS 1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES 13 H 30

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mrs Elliott from the Standing Committee on Resources Development presented the Committee's report as follows and moved its adoption:-

Mme Elliott du Comité permanent du développement des ressources présente le rapport du comité et propose l'adoption comme suit:-

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 99, An Act to secure the financial stability of the compensation system for injured workers, to promote the prevention of injury and disease in Ontario workplaces and to revise the Workers' Compensation Act and make related amendments to other Acts.

Projet de loi 99, Loi assurant la stabilité financière du régime d'indemnisation des travailleurs blessés, favorisant la prévention des lésions et des maladies dans les lieux de travail en Ontario et révisant la Loi sur les accidents du travail et apportant des modifications connexes à d'autres lois.

The motion having been put, was carried on the following division:-

La motion, mise aux voix, est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

Baird Johnson Sampson

Bassett (Don Mills) Saunderson

Beaubien Johnson Shea

Brown (Perth) Sheehan

(Scarborough West) Klees Smith

Chudleigh Leach Snobelen

Cunningham Marland Spina

DeFaria Maves Sterling

Doyle Munro Tilson

Ecker Mushinski Tsubouchi

Elliott Ouellette Wettlaufer

Flaherty Palladini Wood

Ford Parker (London South)

Froese Pettit Young

Gilchrist Ross

Harnick Runciman

Bartolucci Curling Martin

Bradley Gerretsen McLeod

Brown Grandmaître Miclash

(Algoma-Manitoulin) Gravelle Morin

Caplan Kennedy Phillips

Castrilli Kormos Pouliot

Christopherson Kwinter Pupatello

Churley Lalonde Ramsay

Cleary Lankin Silipo

Colle Laughren Wildman

Cordiano Lessard Wood

Cullen Martel (Cochrane North)

Pursuant to the Order of the House of May 29, 1997, the Bill is Ordered for Third Reading.

Conformément à l'ordre adopté par l'Assemblée le 29 mai 1997, le projet de loi est ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced and read the first time:-	Le projet de loi suivant est présenté et lu une première fois:-
Bill 159, An Act to regulate the keeping of Exotic Animals. Mr J. Parker.	Projet de loi 159, Loi visant à réglementer la garde d'animaux exotiques. M. J. Parker.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent, the following motion was moved without notice:-

Avec le consentement unanime, la motion suivante est proposée sans préavis:-

On motion by Mr Johnson (Don Mills),

Sur la motion M. Johnson (Don Mills),

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or the Order of the House dated September 4, 1997, relating to Bill 142, An Act to revise the law related to Social Assistance by enacting the Ontario Works Act and the Ontario Disability Support Program Act, by repealing the Family Benefits Act, the Vocational Rehabilitation Services Act and the General Welfare Assistance Act and by amending several other Statutes;

The Standing Committee on Social Development be authorized to meet to consider the bill for the purpose of conducting public hearings for 2 days at its regularly scheduled meeting times during the week of September 29, 1997 and from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on those same days;

And that, the Committee be further authorized to meet to consider the bill for the purposes of conducting public hearings for 4 days during the next recess;

That, all amendments shall be filed with the Clerk of the Committee by 5:00 p.m. on the fifth calendar day following the final day of public hearings on the bill;

That, the Committee shall be further authorized to meet for 2 days during the above-noted recess for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill; and that the Committee shall be authorized to meet beyond its normal hour of adjournment on the second day until completion of clause-by-clause consideration. At 5:00 p.m. on the second day of clause-by-clause consideration, those amendments which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the bill and any amendments thereto. Any divisions required shall be deferred until all remaining questions have been put and shall be taken in succession with one 20 minute waiting period allowed pursuant to Standing Order 127 (a);

That, the Committee shall report the bill to the House on the first available day following completion of clause-by-clause consideration that reports from Committees may be received. In the event that the Committee fails to report the bill on the date provided, the bill shall be deemed to be passed by the Committee and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House;

That, upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on Social Development, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the bill shall be ordered for third reading;

That, one sessional day shall be allotted to the third reading stage of the bill. At 5:45 p.m. or 9:15 p.m. as the case may be on such day, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the bill without further debate or amendment;

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceeding on the bill, the division bell shall be limited to 5 minutes.

With unanimous consent, the House expressed its condolence on the death of Margaret Scrivener, member for the Electoral District of St. David from October 21, 1971 to March 25, 1985.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to Rent Control Legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-64) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mr R. Marchese.

Petition relating to Regulated Health Care Workers (Sessional Paper No. P-234) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mr J. Cleary.

Petition relating to Outsourcing or privatization of professional support staff services of the educational system under Bill 104 (Sessional Paper No. P-240) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mr D. Ford.

Petition relating to Child care tax credits (Sessional Paper No. P-263) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mrs B. Elliott.

Petitions relating to Enacting legislation to require women to wear tops in public places (Sessional Paper No. P-278) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mr B. Johnson (Perth) and Mr B. Wood (London South).

Petition relating to Withdrawal of Bill 136 (Sessional Paper No. P-290) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mr M. Gravelle.

Petition relating to Public consultation with Ontarians on the future of TVO/TFO (Sessional Paper No. P-291) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mr M. Gravelle.

Petition relating to "Northern Ontario Investments" (Sessional Paper No. P-293) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mr R. Bartolucci.

Petition relating to Public inquiry into the shooting death of Dudley George (Sessional Paper No. P-295) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mr D. Ramsay.

Petition relating to Bill 156, Regional Municipality of Sudbury Statute Law Amendment Act, 1997 (Sessional Paper No. P-306) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mr R. Bartolucci.

Petition relating to Opposition to a casino in Guelph (Sessional Paper No. P-310) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mrs B. Elliott.

Petition relating to Regulation of Social Service Workers (Sessional Paper No. P-311) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mrs B. Elliott.

Petition relating to Marilyn Manson (Sessional Paper No. P-312) (Tabled September 16, 1997) Mr J. Baird.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr Johnson (Don Mills) moved,

M. Johnson (Don Mills) propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 152, An Act to improve Services, increase Efficiency and benefit Taxpayers by eliminating Duplication and reallocating Responsibilities between Provincial and Municipal Governments in various areas and to implement other aspects of the Government's "Who Does What" Agenda, when Bill 152 is next called as a government order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the second reading stage of the bill without further debate or amendment, and at such time the bill shall be referred to the Standing Committee on General Government;

That, the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet at its regularly scheduled meeting times on October 9, 1997 to consider the bill, which consideration may include public hearings;

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall further be authorized to meet to consider the bill for four days during the next recess for the purpose of conducting public hearings;

That all proposed amendments shall be tabled with the Clerk of the Committee by 5:00 p.m. on the fifth calendar day following the final day of public hearings on the bill;

That the Committee shall be authorized to meet for one day during the said recess for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill;

That the Committee shall further be authorized to meet at its first regularly scheduled meeting times following the said recess for a second day of clause-by-clause consideration; and that the Committee shall be authorized to meet beyond its normal hour of adjournment that day until the completion of clause-by-clause consideration;

At 5:00 p.m. on that second day of clause-by-clause consideration, those amendments which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the bill and any amendments thereto. Any divisions required shall be deferred until all remaining questions have been put and taken in succession with one 20-minute waiting period allowed pursuant to Standing Order 127(a);

That, the Committee shall report the bill to the House not later than the first Sessional day that reports from Committees may be received following the completion of clause-by-clause consideration, or not later than December 1, 1997, whichever is earliest. In the event that the Committee fails to report the bill on the date provided, the bill shall be deemed to have been passed by the Committee and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House;

That, upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on General Government, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the bill shall be ordered for third reading;

That, one Sessional day shall be allotted to the third reading stage of the bill. At 5:45 p.m. or 9:15 p.m. as the case may be on such day, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the bill without further debate or amendment;

That the vote on third reading of the bill may, at the request of any chief Whip of a recognized Party in the House, be deferred until the next Sessional day during the Routine Proceeding, "Deferred Votes;"

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceeding on the bill, the division bell shall be limited to 5 minutes.

A debate arose and, after some time, the motion was carried on the following division:-

Il s'élève un débat et après quelque temps, la motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

Arnott Hardeman O'Toole

Baird Harnick Ouellette

Bassett Hastings Palladini

Beaubien Hodgson Pettit

Boushy Hudak Ross

Brown Jackson Runciman

(Scarborough West) Johnson Saunderson

Carroll (Don Mills) Shea

Chudleigh Johnson Sheehan

Cunningham (Perth) Smith

DeFaria Jordan Snobelen

Doyle Kells Spina

Ecker Klees Tilson

Elliott Leach Tsubouchi

Fisher Marland Turnbull

Flaherty Martiniuk Wettlaufer

Ford Maves Witmer

Froese Munro Wood

Galt Murdoch (London South)

Grimmett Mushinski Young

Guzzo Newman

Bradley Gravelle McLeod

Brown Kormos Phillips

(Algoma-Manitoulin) Kwinter Pupatello

Caplan Lalonde Ramsay

Churley Laughren Sergio

Cleary Lessard Wildman

Cullen Marchese Wood

Gerretsen Martin (Cochrane North)

The House then adjourned at 6:10 p.m.

À 18 h 10, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

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

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

Ontario Film Development Corporation / Société de Développement de l'Industrie Cinématographique Ontarienne, Annual Report 1995/1996 (No. 574) (Tabled September 16, 1997).

Responses to Petitions:-

Réponses aux Pétitions:-

Petition relating to Additional time for consideration of Petitions in the House (Sessional Paper No. P-296):

Petition relating to Changes to the Standing Orders governing time for consideration of Bills (Sessional Paper No. P-297):