37th Parliament, 1st Session

Thursday
November 18, 1999

Jeudi
18 novembre 1999

Prayers

10:00 A.M.

Prières

10 H

Mr. Maves moved,

M. Maves propose,

That, if the government's current initiatives fail to correct the doctor distribution problem throughout Ontario, then the government should proclaim sections of the Savings and Restructuring Act, 1996 allowing it to attach geographic areas to all new billing numbers issued by the Ministry of Health.

A debate arising, at 11:00 a.m., further proceedings were reserved until 12:00 noon.

À 11 h, la suite du débat est réservée jusqu'à midi.

Mr. Conway then moved,

Ensuite, M. Conway propose,

That, in the opinion of this House, the Harris government should keep its electoral promise to the people of Renfrew County to improve the safety of Highway 17 by immediately four-laning Highway 17 to the town of Arnprior and by immediately committing to a timetable for the four-laning of Highway 17 to the town of Renfrew.

The question having been put on Mr. Maves' Resolution Number 3, it was lost on the following division:-

La motion, mise aux voix, sur la résolution numéro 3 de M. Maves est rejetée par le vote suivant:-

Ayes/Pour - 20

Baird

Hastings

Munro

Barrett

Kells

Mushinski

Chudleigh

Klees

O'Toole

Coburn

Marland

Stewart

Dunlop

Martiniuk

Tascona

Elliott

Maves

Wettlaufer

Galt

Mazzilli

Nays/Contre - 30

Agostino

Churley

Levac

Arnott

Cleary

McLeod

Bartolucci

Colle

Parsons

Bountrogianni

Conway

Patten

Boyer

Crozier

Peters

Bradley

Duncan

Phillips

Brown

Gerretsen

Ruprecht

Bryant

Kormos

Smitherman

Caplan

Kwinter

Wood

Christopherson

Lalonde

Young

The question having been put on Mr. Conway's Resolution Number 4, it was declared carried.

La motion, mise aux voix, sur la résolution numéro 4 de M. Conway est déclarée adoptée.

1:30 P.M.

13 H 30

Motions

Motions

On motion by Mr. Klees,

Sur la motion de M. Klees,

Ordered, That the following amendments be made to the membership of certain Committees:-

Mr. Hoy replaces Mr. Ruprecht on the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills,

Ms. Di Cocco replaces Mr. Hoy on the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly, and,

Mrs. Dombrowsky replaces Mr. Smitherman on the Standing Committee on Government Agencies.

After "Oral Questions", with unanimous consent, the House reverted to "Motions".

Après la période des «Questions Orales», avec le consentement unanime, l'Assemblée revient à l'appel des «Motions».

On motion by Mr. Sterling,

Sur la motion de M. Sterling,

Ordered, That notwithstanding Standing Order 62(a), the Standing Committee on Estimates shall present one report with respect to all of the Estimates and Supplementary Estimates considered pursuant to Standing Orders 59 and 61 no later than December 2, 1999, and that all other sections of Standing Order 62 shall apply to the December 2, 1999 reporting date.

Petitions

Pétitions

Petition relating to Upgrading Highway 401 and investing federal gasoline tax revenue in Ontario road improvements (Sessional Paper No. P-9) Mr. Johnson.

Petition relating to Changing the funding formula to take into account historic, cultural and community links with local schools (Sessional Paper No. P-17) Mr. Ruprecht.

Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

Mr. Hudak moved,

M. Hudak propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 8, An Act to promote safety in Ontario by prohibiting aggressive solicitation, solicitation of persons in certain places and disposal of dangerous things in certain places, and to amend the Highway Traffic Act to regulate certain activities on roadways, when Bill 8 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 to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy; and

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

That the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy shall be authorized to meet at any time during its regularly scheduled meeting times as deemed necessary by the committee; and

That, pursuant to Standing Order 75(c), the Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy shall establish a deadline for the tabling of amendments or for filing them with the Clerk of the Committee; 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; and

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 30, 1999, those amendments which have not 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 division 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); and

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, and not later than December 1, 1999. 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 Justice and Social Policy, 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, when the Order for Third Reading is called, the remainder of the sessional day 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 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 proceedings on the bill, the divisional 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 - 44

Baird

Gill

Newman

Barrett

Guzzo

Sampson

Beaubien

Hardeman

Skarica

Chudleigh

Harris

Snobelen

Clark

Hastings

Sterling

Clement

Hodgson

Stewart

Coburn

Jackson

Stockwell

DeFaria

Johns

Tascona

Dunlop

Klees

Tilson

Ecker

Marland

Tsubouchi

Elliott

Martiniuk

Turnbull

Eves

Mazzilli

Wettlaufer

Flaherty

Molinari

Wood

Galt

Munro

Young

Gilchrist

Mushinski

NAYS / CONTRE - 16

Agostino

Curling

Marchese

Boyer

Duncan

Phillips

Bradley

Kennedy

Ruprecht

Christopherson

Kormos

Smitherman

NAYS

NAYS / CONTRE - Continued

Churley

Kwinter

Colle

Lalonde

The House then adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

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

le président

GARY CARR

Speaker

Responses To Petitions

Réponses Aux Pétitions

Petitions relating to the Defence of Marriage (Sessional Paper No. P-7):

(Tabled October 26, 1999) Mr. Bradley and Mr. Murdoch.

(Tabled November 1, 1999) Mr. Beaubien.

(Tabled November 4, 1999) Mr. Skarica.

Status Of Legislation

État De L'avancement Des Projets De Loi

Public Bills Index

Index Des Projets De Loi D'intérêt Public

(Government and Private Members')

(Gouvernement et Députés)

Ancient Parliamentary Right. Hon. Mr. Harris. Bill - 1

Amendments Because of the Supreme Court of Canada Decision in M. v. H. Hon. Mr. Flaherty. Bill - 5

Budget (see Taxpayer Protection and Balanced Budget)

Children (see Protection of Children involved in Prostitution)

Environmental Protection (see Great Lakes Environmental Protection)

Gasoline Pricing. Mr. Bradley. Bill - 16

Great Lakes Environmental Protection. Mr. Ouellette. Bill - 15

Health and Safety (see Student Health and Safety Programs)

Ipperwash. (see Truth About Ipperwash)

Jobs (see More Tax Cuts for Jobs, Growth and Prosperity)

Legislative Assembly. Hon. Mr. Sterling. Bill - 4

M. v. H. (see Amendments Because of the Supreme Court of Canada Decision in M. v. H.)

Medicine. Mr. Kwinter. Bill - 2

More Tax Cuts for Jobs, Growth and Prosperity. Hon. Mr. Eves. Bill - 14

Non-profit Agencies (see Police Records Checks by Non-profit Agencies)

Oak Ridges Moraine Protection and Preservation. Mr. Colle. Bill - 12

Ontario Marine Heritage. Mr. Barrett. Bill - 13

Police Records Checks by Non-profit Agencies. Mr. Kormos. Bill - 9

Protection of Children involved in Prostitution. Mr. Bartolucci. Bill - 6

Red Tape Reduction. Hon. Mr. Runciman. Bill - 11

Safe Streets. Hon. Mr. Flaherty. Bill - 8

Student Health and Safety Programs. Mr. Gravelle. Bill - 10

Taxpayer Protection and Balanced Budget. Hon. Mr. Harris. Bill - 7

Truth About Ipperwash. Mr. Phillips. Bill - 3

Private Bills Index

Index Des Projets De Loi D'intèrêt Privé

Harbourfront Trailer Park Ltd. Mr. Dunlop. Bill - Pr1

North Kawartha, Township of. Mr. Stewart. Bill - Pr8

Pembridge Insurance Company. Mr. Wood. Bill - Pr13

Peterborough Regional Health Centre. Mr. Stewart. Bill - Pr3

Pickering, Town of. Mr. O'Toole. Bill - Pr7

Government Bills And Private Members' Public Bills

Projets de loi émanant du Gouvernement Et Projets De loi d'intérêt public émanant des députés

Bill 1, An Act to perpetuate an Ancient Parliamentary Right/Loi visant à perpétuer un ancien droit parlementaire. Hon. Mr. Harris (Premier and President of the Council). First Reading October 21, 1999.

Bill 2, Medicine Amendment Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 modifiant la Loi sur les médecins. Mr. Kwinter (L./York Centre). First Reading October 25, 1999.

Bill 3, Truth About Ipperwash Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 concernant la vérité sur Ipperwash. Mr. Phillips (L./Scarborough--Agincourt). First Reading October 25, 1999.

Bill 4, Legislative Assembly Statute Law Amendment Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 modifiant des lois en ce qui a trait à l'Assemblée législative. Hon. Mr. Sterling (Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Government House Leader). First Reading October 25, 1999. Second Reading and Third Reading October 27. Royal Assent October 28. S.O. 1999, Chapter 5.

Bill 5, Amendments Because of the Supreme Court of Canada Decision in M. v. H. Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 modifiant des lois en raison de la décision de la Cour suprême du Canada dans l'arrêt M. c. H. Hon. Mr. Flaherty (Attorney General (and Native Affairs)). First Reading October 25, 1999. Second Reading and Third Reading October 27. Royal Assent October 28. S.O. 1999, Chapter 6.

Bill 6, Protection of Children involved in Prostitution Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 sur la protection des enfants qui se livrent à la prostitution. Mr. Bartolucci (L./Sudbury). First Reading October 26, 1999.

Bill 7, Taxpayer Protection and Balanced Budget Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 sur la protection des contribuables et l'équilibre budgétaire. Hon. Mr. Harris (Premier and President of the Council). First Reading October 26, 1999. Second Reading debated November 2, 4, 15. Time allocated November 17.

Bill 8, Safe Streets Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 sur la sécurité dans les rues. Hon. Mr. Flaherty (Attorney General (and Native Affairs)). First Reading November 2, 1999. Second Reading debated November 15, 16, 17. Time allocated November 18.

Bill 9, Police Records Checks by Non-profit Agencies Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 sur les vérifications des dossiers de police par les agences sans but lucratif. Mr. Kormos (N.D./Niagara Centre). First Reading November 2, 1999. Second Reading November 4. Ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy.

Bill 10, Student Health and Safety Programs Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 sur les programmes de santé et de sécurité pour étudiants. Mr. Gravelle (L./Thunder Bay--Superior North). First Reading November 3, 1999.

Bill 11, Red Tape Reduction Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 visant à réduire les formalités administratives. Hon. Mr. Runciman (Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations). First Reading November 4, 1999.

Bill 12, Oak Ridges Moraine Protection and Preservation Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 sur la protection et la préservation de la moraine d'Oak Ridges. Mr. Colle (L./Eglinton--Lawrence). First Reading November 4, 1999.

Bill 13, Ontario Marine Heritage Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 sur le patrimoine marin de l'Ontario. Mr. Barrett (P.C./Haldimand--Norfolk--Brant). First Reading November 15, 1999.

Bill 14, More Tax Cuts for Jobs, Growth and Prosperity Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 réduisant de nouveau les impôts pour stimuler l'emploi, la croissance et la prospérité. Hon. Mr. Eves (Minister of Finance). First Reading November 16, 1999.

Bill 15, Great Lakes Environmental Protection Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 sur la protection environnementale des Grands Lacs. Mr. Ouellette (P.C./Oshawa). First Reading November 16, 1999.

Bill 16, Gasoline Pricing Act, 1999/Loi de 1999 sur le prix de l'essence. Mr. Bradley (L./St. Catharines). First Reading November 17, 1999.

Private Bills

Projets De Loi D'intérêt Privé

Bill Pr1, Harbourfront Trailer Park Ltd. Act, 1999. Mr. Dunlop (P.C./Simcoe North). First Reading November 3, 1999. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Bill Pr3, Peterborough Regional Health Centre Act, 1999. Mr. Stewart (P.C./Peterborough). First Reading November 3, 1999. Referred to the Commissioners of Estate Bills.

Bill Pr7, Pickering Act, 1999, Town of. Mr. O'Toole (P.C./Durham). First Reading November 17, 1999. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Bill Pr8, North Kawartha, Act, 1999, Township of. Mr. Stewart (P.C./Peterborough). First Reading November 3, 1999. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Bill Pr13, Pembridge Insurance Company Act, 1999. Mr. Wood (P.C./London West). First Reading November 15, 1999. Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.