36th Parliament, 2nd Session

No. 49

No 49

Monday,
October 26, 1998

Lundi
26 octobre 1998

Prayers
1:30 P.M.

Prières
13 H 30

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 72, An Act to govern intercountry adoptions and to implement the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption in order to further the best interests of children. Hon. J. Ecker.

Projet de loi 72, Loi visant à régir les adoptions internationales et à mettre en oeuvre la Convention sur la protection des enfants et la coopération en matière d'adoption internationale afin de favoriser l'intérêt véritable des enfants. L'hon. J. Ecker.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

On motion by Mr. Sterling,

Sur la motion de M. Sterling,

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 9(c), the House shall meet from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on October 26, 27, 28 and 29, 1998 for the purpose of considering government business.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to Stopping the funding of abortions (Sessional Paper No. P-1) (Tabled October 26, 1998) Mr. B. Wood (London South).

Petition relating to the Delaying of full implementation of the new dental plan (Sessional Paper No. P-74) (Tabled October 26, 1998) Mr. J. O'Toole.

Petition relating to the Restoration of funding to the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation (Sessional Paper No. P-79) (Tabled October 26, 1998) Mr. D. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Enacting legislation to designate Thanksgiving Day as "German Pioneers Day" (Sessional Paper No. P-80) (Tabled October 26, 1998) Mr. W. Wettlaufer.

Petition relating to Implementing a fair and uncomplicated system of tax assessment (Sessional Paper No. P-82) (Tabled October 26, 1998) Mr. D. Duncan.

Petition relating to Developing a palliative care Bill of Rights (Sessional Paper No. P-89) (Tabled October 26, 1998) Mr. B. Crozier.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mrs. Cunningham moved,

Mme Cunningham propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 68, An Act to incorporate Legal Aid Ontario and to create the framework for the provision of legal aid services in Ontario, to amend the Legal Aid Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, when Bill 68 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 Administration of Justice;

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

That the Standing Committee on Administration of Justice 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 Administration of Justice shall be authorized to meet to consider the bill at any time during its regularly scheduled meeting 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 Administration of Justice 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 on its regularly scheduled sitting days, 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 second day until completion of clause-by-clause consideration;

That, at 4:30 p.m. on the final day of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, 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 Administration of Justice, 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"; and

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

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

Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 51

Arnott

Hardeman

Palladini

Baird

Hudak

Parker

Beaubien

Jackson

Preston

Boushy

Johns

Rollins

Brown

Jordan

Ross

(Scarborough West)

Kells

Runciman

Carroll

Klees

Shea

Chudleigh

Leach

Snobelen

Cunningham

Leadston

Sterling

Danford

Marland

Stewart

DeFaria

Martiniuk

Tsubouchi

Doyle

Maves

Turnbull

Fisher

McLean

Vankoughnet

AYES / POUR - Continued

Flaherty

Munro

Villeneuve

Fox

Mushinski

Wettlaufer

Froese

Newman

Wood

Galt

O'Toole

(London South)

Gilchrist

Ouellette

NAYS / CONTRE - 22

Bartolucci

Curling

McLeod

Boyd

Duncan

Pouliot

Bradley

Gerretsen

Ramsay

Caplan

Hoy

Silipo

Castrilli

Kormos

Wildman

Christopherson

Lankin

Wood

Conway

Lessard

(Cochrane North)

Crozier

Martel

The House then adjourned at 6:08 p.m.

À 18 h 08, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

6:30 P.M.

18 H 30

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 48, An Act to Improve Court Services for Families by Facilitating Expansion of the Family Court and to make other amendments to the Courts of Justice Act.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du pProjet de loi 48, Loi visant à améliorer les services fournis aux familles par les tribunaux en facilitant l'expansion de la Cour de la famille et apportant d'autres modifications à la Loi sur les tribunaux judiciaires.

After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the motion for 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 9:30 p.m.

À 21 h 30, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.


le président
CHRISTOPHER M. STOCKWELL
Speaker

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 39(A):-

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 39(A) DU RÈGLEMENT

Compendia:

Bill 72, An Act to govern intercountry adoptions and to implement the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption in order to further the best interests of children (No. 148) (Tabled October 26, 1998).

Municipal Financial Information / Information financière des municipalités (No. 147) (Tabled October 26, 1998).

Part-time appointments re intended Order-in-Council dated October 21, 1998 (No. 146) (Tabled October 23, 1998).