Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 68

N^o 68

Votes and Proceedings

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Wednesday
November 21, 2001

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 104
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 105

2nd Session,
37th Parliament

2^e session
37^e législature

PRAYERS
1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES
13 H 30

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

I beg to inform the House that today the Clerk received the Sixteenth Report/seizième rapport of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(e), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 171).

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 138, An Act to amend the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure), 2000. Mr. Martin.

Projet de loi 138, Loi modifiant la Loi Arthur Wishart de 2000 sur la divulgation relative aux franchises. M. Martin.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petitions relating to Funding Audiologists directly for the provision of their services (Sessional Paper No. P-92) Mr. Caplan and Mr. Lalonde.

Petition relating to Amendments to the cruelty to animal provisions in the Criminal Code (Sessional Paper No. P-94) Mrs. Mushinski.

Petition relating to Passing Bill 4, Saving For Our Children's Future Act, 2001 (Sessional Paper No. P-97) Mr. Hastings.

Petitions relating to Maintaining Health Services in Southwestern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-102) Mr. Hoy and Mr. Peters.

Petition relating to Adopting the Students' First Education Peace Plan (Sessional Paper No. P-111) Mr. Caplan.

Petition relating to Enacting a Revision of the Child and Family Service Act (Sessional Paper No. P-119) Ms. Churley.

Petition relating to Restoring Medical and Surgical Subspecialty Paediatric Services to the London Health Sciences Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-122) Mr. Hoy.

Petition relating to the tenants of 145 Liberty Street South (Sessional Paper No. P-123) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to Reconfiguration of the Education Funding Formula (Sessional Paper No. P-125) Mr. Bradley.

Petition relating to Funding Public Schools instead of the Private School Tax Credit (Sessional Paper No. P-126) Ms. Churley.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Jackson moved,

M. Jackson propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 125, An Act to improve the identification, removal and prevention of barriers faced by persons with disabilities and to make related amendments to other Acts, when Bill 125 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; and

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

That, the Committee shall be authorized to conduct public hearings in Ottawa on Friday, November 30; in Windsor on Monday, December 3; in Toronto on Tuesday, December 4; in Toronto on Wednesday, December 5; in Thunder Bay on Thursday, December 6; and in Sudbury on Friday, December 7; and

That, the Committee meet on Tuesday, December 11, 2001 for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill.

That, when meeting in Toronto, the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs not meet during Routine Proceedings;

That, the Committee be authorized to meet on December 11, 2001 until completion of clause-by-clause consideration.

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

That, at 4:00 p.m. on the day of clause by clause consideration of the bill, 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 12, 2001.

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; and

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; and

That, the Order for Third Reading may immediately be called; and

That, when the order for Third Reading is called, one hour shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the bill, to be divided equally among all recognized parties, and at the end of that 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; and

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

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings 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:-

Arnott

Baird

Barrett

Beaubien

Chudleigh

Clark

Clement

Coburn

Cunningham

Ecker

Elliott

Galt

Gilchrist

Gill

Guzzo

Hardeman

Hastings

Hudak

Jackson

Johns

Kells

Klees

Martiniuk

Maves

Mazzilli

Miller

Molinari

Munro

Mushinski

Newman

O'Toole

Runciman

Sampson

Snobelen

Spina

Sterling

Stewart

Stockwell

Tascona

Tilson

Tsubouchi

Turnbull

Wettlaufer

Wilson

Witmer

Wood

Young

Agostino

Bisson

Boyer

Brown

Bryant

Caplan

Christopherson

Churley

Colle

Conway

Crozier

Curling

Dombrowsky

Duncan

Gerretsen

Hampton

Hoy

Kennedy

Kormos

Lalonde

Marchese

Martel

Martin

McGuinty

McMeekin

Parsons

Patten

Peters

Prue

Ramsay

Ruprecht

Smitherman

The House then adjourned at 6:05 p.m.

À 18 h 05, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

6:45 P.M.

18 H 45

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

A debate arose on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 127, An Act to implement measures contained in the Budget and to implement other initiatives of the Government.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 127, Loi mettant en oeuvre certaines mesures énoncées dans le budget de 2001 ainsi que d'autres initiatives du gouvernement.

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

GARY CARR

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 38 (A)

Petition relating to Shortage of Nursing staff in Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-61) Mr. Duncan.

Petition relating to Rising prices for Home Care services purchased by Community Care Access Centres (Sessional Paper No. P-72) Mr. Duncan.

Petition relating to Bringing in Legislation to Outlaw Puppy Mills and penalize Cruelty to Animals and to Regulate Commercial Breeding Activities (Sessional Paper No. P-101) Mr. Peters.