Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 5

N^o 5

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Wednesday
May 7, 2003

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 7

Mercredi
7 mai 2003

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 7

4th Session,
37th Parliament

4^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 First Report / Premier 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. 14).

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 24, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to protect children while on school buses. Mr. Hoy.

Projet de loi 24, Loi modifiant le Code de la route en vue de protéger les enfants lorsqu'ils sont dans des autobus scolaires. M. Hoy.

Bill 25, An Act to enhance public transit and provide for a smart transportation system in Ontario. Hon. Mr. Klees.

Projet de loi 25, Loi visant à rehausser la qualité du transport en commun et prévoir un système intelligent de transport en Ontario. L'hon. M. Klees.

Bill 26, An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act to increase the penalties for contraventions of the Act and regulations.
Mr. Agostino.

Projet de loi 26, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité au travail en vue d'augmenter les peines en cas d'infraction aux dispositions de la Loi et des règlements.
M. Agostino

Bill 27, An Act to protect the Trafalgar Moraine. Mr. Colle.

Projet de loi 27, Loi visant à protéger la moraine de Trafalgar. M. Colle.

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et déféré au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d'intérêt privé:-

Bill Pr19, An Act respecting the Institute for Christian Studies. Mr. Marchese

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to the Abandoned aluminium smelter in Georgina, Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-6)
Mr. Bradley.

Petitions relating to Fee increase for long term care facilities / Augmentation des frais pour les soins de longue durée (Sessional Paper No. P-7) Mrs. Dombrowsky and Mr. Peters.

Petition relating to $10 per day child care (Sessional Paper No. P-8) Mr. Martin.

Petition relating to OHIP coverage of diagnostic hearing tests (Sessional Paper No. P-10) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to Post-secondary tuition fees (Sessional Paper No. P-13) Mr. Sergio.

Petition relating to School bus safety (Sessional Paper No. P-18) Mr. Hoy.

Petitions relating to Golf course property-tax assessments (Sessional Paper No. P-20) Mr. Barrett and
Mr. Beaubien.

Petition relating to Protection of Temagami, Ontario's old-growth forests (Sessional Paper No. P-21)
Ms. Churley.

Petition relating to Suspension of Medical Review Committee reviews (Sessional Paper No. P-22)
Ms. Martel.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Debate was resumed on the Amendment to the Motion for an Address in Reply to the Speech of His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the Opening of the Session.

Le débat reprend sur l'amendement à la motion portant l'Adresse en réponse au discours prononcé par Son Honneur le lieutenant-gouverneur à l'ouverture de la session.

After some time, Mr. Hampton moved,

Après quelque temps, M. Hampton propose,

That the amendment to the motion be amended by striking out all the words after, "Whereas Ontarians" and substitute the following:-

"have felt the impact of bad Conservative privatization policies where it hurts - in the pocketbook;

Whereas the Conservatives ignore evidence from around the world that privatization of public necessities - such as water, hydro, health, education - doesn't work and costs more;

Whereas Ontarians are looking for practical solutions that would:

· Stop hydro privatization and deregulation and ensure clean, reliable public power at cost.

· Extend public home care, create 100 new Community Health Centres and cut long-term care user fees. Cancel plans for private MRI/CT clinics and privately built hospitals and put funds back into public health care.

· Keep our drinking water public and protect water from source to tap.

· Ensure every student has the opportunity to excel, guaranteed by a dedicated Education Excellence Fund that takes the politics out of education funding. No public funds for private schools.

· Immediately increase the minimum wage to $8 an hour, prohibit scabs and treat injured workers fairly.

· Freeze rents for two years, build at least 32,000 units of affordable housing and increase shelter allowances.

· Cut tuition by 10 per cent and ensure that no student is denied a quality education or training for financial reasons.

· Lower transit fares, shorten waits and reduce gridlock with a dedicated transportation trust fund.

· Reduce child care fees to $10 a day for 18 month to 5 year olds in non-profit, regulated child care, and create 20,000 new child care spaces.

· Protect your pension from inflation and let you take it with you from job to job.

Therefore this House endorses an agenda of public power."

The debate continued and, after some time,

Le débat se poursuit et après quelque temps,

Pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the motion for adjournment of the debate was deemed to have been made and carried.

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.

le président

GARY CARR

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 38 (A)

Petition relating to Puppy Mills (Sessional Paper No. P-23) (Tabled May 7, 2003) Mr. Peters.

Petition relating to Disallowing retroactive rate hikes granted to Union Gas by the Ontario Energy Board (Sessional Paper No. P-24) Mr. Peters.

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

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

Compendia:

Bill 25, An Act to enhance public transit and provide for a smart transportation system in Ontario. (No. 15).