Legislative Assembly of Ontario

That, pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 55, An Act to revise the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act, when Bill 55 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 ordered referred to the Standing Committee on General Government;

That no deferral of the second reading vote pursuant to Standing Order 28(h) shall be permitted;

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet for one day at its regularly scheduled meeting time for the purposes of public hearing organization;

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall be authorized to meet to consider the bill at any time during its regularly scheduled meetings times as deemed necessary by the Committee and for four days during the November recess;

That, pursuant to Standing Order 74(d), the Chair of the Standing Committee on General Government shall establish the deadline for the tabling of amendments or for filing them with the Clerk of the Committee;

That the Committee be authorized to meet for a further two days, one day of which may fall on a day other than a regular meeting day of the Committee, for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill; and that the Committee be authorized to meet beyond its normal hour of adjournment on the final day until completion of clause-by-clause consideration;

That, at 4:30 p.m. on the final day designated by the Committee for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill and not later than November 26, 1998, 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 November 30, 1998, 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 two hours shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the bill. At the end of such time, 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 divisional bell shall be limited to five minutes.

NAYS / CONTRE - Continued