No. 51

N^o 51

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Wednesday
October 30, 2002

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 85
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 86

Mercredi
30 octobre 2002

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 85
Séance du soir - jour de session 86

3rd Session,
37th Parliament

3^e session
37^e législature

PRAYERS
1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES
13 H 30

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

I beg to inform the House that today the Clerk received the Eighth Report / huitième 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. 96).

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bills were introduced and read the first time:-

Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois :-

Bill 197, An Act to amend the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 to require notice to consumers where there is a rate increase in energy prices. Mr. Crozier.

Projet de loi 197, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1998 sur la Commission de l'énergie de l'Ontario pour exiger qu'un préavis soit donné aux consommateurs lors de l'augmentation des prix de l'énergie. M. Crozier.

Bill 198, An Act to implement Budget measures and other initiatives of the Government. Hon. Mrs. Ecker.

Projet de loi 198, Loi mettant en _uvre certaines mesures budgétaires et d'autres initiatives du gouvernement. L'hon. M^me Ecker.

Bill 199, An Act to prevent the sale of municipally-owned water works. Mr. Caplan.

Projet de loi 199, Loi visant à empêcher la vente de stations de purification de l'eau dont les municipalités sont propriétaires. M. Caplan.

Bill 200, An Act to amend the Business Corporations Act and the Public Accountancy Act to protect investors. Mr. Hampton.

Projet de loi 200, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les sociétés par actions et la Loi sur la comptabilité publique pour protéger les investisseurs. M. Hampton.

Bill 201, An Act to proclaim Motorcycle Awareness Week. Mr. Stewart.

Projet de loi 201, Loi proclamant la Semaine de sensibilisation à la motocyclette. M. Stewart.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent, the following motion was moved without notice:-

Avec le consentement unanime, la motion suivante est proposée sans préavis:-

On motion by Mr. Stockwell,

Sur la motion de M. Stockwell,

Ordered, That notwithstanding the Order of the House dated October 29, 2001, Bert Johnson, Member for the Electoral District of Perth-Middlesex, be appointed Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole House; Mike Brown, Member for the Electoral District of Algoma-Manitoulin, be appointed First Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House; and David Christopherson, Member for the Electoral District of Hamilton West, be appointed Second Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole House.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to Stopping the deregulation and privatization of Ontario's electricity system (Sessional Paper No. P-8) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to Student Focused Funding (Sessional Paper No. P-35) Mrs. Dombrowsky.

Petitions relating to Fee increase for long term care facilities / Augmentation des frais pour les soins de longue durée (Sessional Paper No. P-73) Mr. Bisson, Mr. Bradley and Mr. Gravelle.

Petition relating to Disallowing retroactive rate hikes granted to Union Gas by the Ontario Energy Board (Sessional Paper No. P-78) Mr. Gravelle.

Petitions relating to Hydro rates / Les taux de prix d'Hydro (Sessional Paper No. P-84) Mr. Bradley and Mr. Lalonde.

Petition relating to School closures in the City of Toronto (Sessional Paper No. P-98) Mr. Ruprecht.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mrs. Johns moved,

M^me Johns propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 187, an Act to protect the rights of agricultural employees, when Bill 187 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, at such time the bill shall be Ordered for third reading, which order may be called on that same day; and

That, when the order for third reading is called, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the bill without further debate or amendment; and

That, the votes on second and third reading may, pursuant to Standing Order 28(h), be deferred; 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 arose and, after some time, the motion was carried on the following division:-

Il s'élève un débat et après quelque temps, la motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 45

Arnott

Baird

Barrett

Beaubien

Chudleigh

Clark

Clement

Coburn

DeFaria

Dunlop

Ecker

Elliott

Flaherty

Galt

Gilchrist

Gill

Guzzo

Hardeman

Hastings

Hodgson

Hudak

Johns

Kells

Klees

Marland

Maves

Mazzilli

McDonald

Molinari

Munro

Mushinski

Newman

O'Toole

Ouellette

Runciman

Spina

Sterling

Stewart

Stockwell

Tascona

Tsubouchi

Turnbull

Witmer

Wood

Young

NAYS / CONTRE - 32

Agostino

Bartolucci

Bisson

Bountrogianni

Bradley

Bryant

Caplan

Churley

Colle

Conway

Cordiano

Crozier

Curling

Di Cocco

Dombrowsky

Duncan

Gerretsen

Gravelle

Hampton

Kennedy

Kwinter

Lalonde

Levac

Martel

Martin

McMeekin

Peters

Phillips

Prue

Ruprecht

Sergio

Smitherman

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 6:00 p.m.

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

6:45 P.M.

18 H 45

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 191, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to ensure the safety of emergency vehicles stopped on a highway and people who are outside a stopped emergency vehicle.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 191, Loi modifiant le Code de la route afin de garantir la sécurité des véhicules de secours arrêtés sur une voie publique et celle des personnes qui se trouvent à l'extérieur de tels véhicules.

After some time, Mr. Levac moved the adjournment of the House, which motion was lost on the following division:-

Après quelque temps, M. Levac propose l'ajournement des débats de l'Assemblée et cette motion est rejetée par le vote suivant:-

Ayes - 8 Nays - 22

Pour - 8 Contre - 22

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

GARY CARR

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 38 (A)

Petition relating to Fee increase for long term care facilities / Augmentation des frais pour les soins de longue durée (Sessional Paper No. P-73) Mr. Duncan.

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

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

Compendia:

Bill 198, An Act to implement Budget measures and other initiatives of the Government (No. 97)

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board / Commission de la sécurité professionnelle et de l'assurance contre les accidents du travail, Annual Report 2001 (No. 94).

OMERS, Annual Report 2001 (No. 95).