36th Parliament, 2nd Session

No. 61

No 61

Monday,
November 30, 1998

Lundi
30 novembre 1998

Prayers
1:30 P.M.

Prières
13 H 30

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr. Arnott from the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:-

M. Arnott du Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques 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 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. Ordered for Third Reading.

Projet 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. Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

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 November 30 and December 1, 2 and 3, 1998 for the purpose of considering government business.

On motion by Mr. Sterling,

Sur la motion de M. Sterling,

Ordered, That, notwithstanding Standing Order 95(d), Ms. Churley and Ms. Lankin exchange places in the order of precedence for private members' public business.

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

The deferred vote on the motion for Third Reading of Bill 25, An Act to reduce red tape by amending or repealing certain Acts and by enacting two new Acts, was carried on the following division:-

La motion portant troisième lecture du projet de loi 25, Loi visant à réduire les formalités administratives en modifiant ou abrogeant certaines lois et en édictant deux nouvelles lois, mise aux voix sur le vote différé, est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 55

Arnott

Hodgson

Rollins

Baird

Jackson

Ross

Barrett

Johnson

Sampson

Bassett

(Don Mills)

Shea

Beaubien

Johnson

Sheehan

Boushy

(Perth)

Skarica

Carr

Kells

Smith

Clement

Klees

Snobelen

Cunningham

Leach

Spina

Danford

Marland

Sterling

AYES / POUR - Continued

Doyle

Maves

Tilson

Ecker

Munro

Tsubouchi

Elliott

Murdoch

Turnbull

Eves

Mushinski

Vankoughnet

Fisher

Newman

Wettlaufer

Flaherty

O'Toole

Wilson

Fox

Palladini

Wood

Froese

Parker

(London South)

Grimmett

Pettit

Harnick

Preston

NAYS / CONTRE - 32

Agostino

Curling

Patten

Bartolucci

Duncan

Phillips

Boyd

Hoy

Pouliot

Bradley

Kormos

Pupatello

Brown

Lalonde

Ramsay

(Algoma-Manitoulin)

Lankin

Ruprecht

Caplan

Lessard

Sergio

Castrilli

Marchese

Silipo

Churley

Martel

Wildman

Colle

McGuinty

Crozier

McLeod

Cullen

Morin

(Carleton East)

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

Le Président s'adresse à l'Assemblée comme suit:-

On Tuesday, November 24, the member for Fort William (Mrs. McLeod) raised a point of order with respect to the Education Quality Improvement Act. She referred to Section 137 of the Standing Orders which sets out the duties of Legislative Counsel. She sought advice on whether or not under this Standing Order, Legislative Counsel had a role to play in light of a recent court decision.

Let me begin by saying that the Act to which the member refers has already been passed by this House. It has received Royal Assent. It is the law. It is therefore beyond the authority of the Speaker.

With respect to the role of Legislative Counsel under Standing Order 137(c), any report they make to the Executive Council would be made while a Bill is still before the House or earlier. Whether or not that was done in this case is not something that I would want or would have knowledge of.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to Stopping the funding of abortions (Sessional Paper No. P-1) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mr. D. Boushy.

Petition relating to the Installation of red light cameras in high collision intersections (Sessional Paper No. P-6) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mr. A. Cullen.

Petition relating to the Expedient passage of the Safe Schools Act (Sessional Paper No. P-10) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mr. D. Newman.

Petition relating to the Repeal of Bill 160 (Sessional Paper No. P-24) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mr. D. Caplan.

Petition relating to Urging the federal government to repeal sections of Bill C-68 (Sessional Paper No. P-29) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mr. J. O'Toole.

Petition relating to an Amendment to the Child and Family Services Act (Sessional Paper No. P-55) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mr. A. Cullen.

Petition relating to Developing a palliative care Bill of Rights (Sessional Paper No. P-89) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mr. B. Wood (London South).

Petition relating to Closing of local schools in many communities (Sessional Paper No. P-107) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mrs. A. Castrilli.

Petition relating to Calling an immediate election (Sessional Paper No. P-120) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mr. P. Hoy.

Petition relating to Monitoring and reducing SO² emissions in Sudbury (Sessional Paper No. P-121) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mr. R. Bartolucci.

Petitions relating to Scrapping the Lands for Life initiative and undertaking an inclusive land use planning process (Sessional Paper No. P-122) (Tabled November 30, 1998) Mrs. M. Churley and Mr. A. Cullen.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Tsubouchi moved,

M. Tsubouchi propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 79, An Act to amend the Assessment Act, Municipal Act, Assessment Review Board Act and Education Act in respect of property taxes, when Bill 79 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 Finance and Economic Affairs;

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

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs shall be authorized to meet for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill on Monday, December 7, 1998 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and following Routine Proceedings until the completion of clause-by-clause consideration;

That, at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 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 of the Bill. 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 Finance and Economic Affairs, 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, after which 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 for third reading of the bill may, pursuant to Standing Order 28(h), 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

Froese

Newman

Baird

Gilchrist

O'Toole

Barrett

Grimmett

Parker

Bassett

Hardeman

Pettit

Beaubien

Harnick

Rollins

Boushy

Harris

Shea

Chudleigh

Jackson

Skarica

Clement

Johns

Smith

Cunningham

Johnson

Snobelen

Danford

(Don Mills)

Tilson

DeFaria

Jordan

Tsubouchi

Doyle

Kells

Turnbull

Ecker

Leach

Vankoughnet

Elliott

Maves

Wettlaufer

Eves

McLean

Wood

Flaherty

Munro

(London South)

Ford

Murdoch

Young

Fox

Mushinski

NAYS / CONTRE - 19

Boyd

Kormos

Phillips

Bradley

Lalonde

Pouliot

Brown

Lessard

Pupatello

(Algoma-Manitoulin)

Marchese

Ruprecht

Christopherson

Martel

Silipo

Crozier

McLeod

Wildman

Hoy

Morin

(Carleton East)

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

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

6:30 P.M.

18 H 30

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

A debate arose on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 81, An Act to implement tax credits and revenue protection measures contained in the 1998 Budget, to make amendments to other statutes and to enact a new statute.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 81, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre des crédits d'impôt et des mesures de protection des recettes contenus dans le budget de 1998, à modifier d'autres lois et à en édicter une nouvelle.

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 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

Niagara Parks Commission / Commission des parcs du Niagara, Annual Report 1997 (No. 164) (Tabled November 12, 1998).

Part-time appointments re intended Order-in-Council dated November 25, 1998 (No. 177) (Tabled November 27, 1998).

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to Repeal of Bill 160 and increasing funding to school transportation (Sessional Paper No. P-78):

(Tabled October 1, 1998) Mr. D. Caplan.

Petition relating to the Restoration of funding to the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation (Sessional Paper No. P-79):

(Tabled October 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 21, and 26, 1998) Mr. D. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Implementing a fair and uncomplicated system of tax assessment (Sessional Paper No. P-82):

(Tabled October 1, 5, 6, 8, 13, and 26, 1998) Mr. D. Duncan.

Petition relating to Eliminating the downloading shortfall (Sessional Paper No. P-83):

(Tabled October 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 14, 20, 21, 28, and 29, 1998) Mr. D. Christopherson.