Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 87

N^o 87

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Wednesday
November 17, 2004

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 128
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 129

Mercredi
17 novembre 2004

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 128
Séance du soir - jour de session 129

1^st Session,
38^th Parliament

1^re session
38^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 Report on Intended Appointments dated November 17, 2004 of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(e)(9), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 304).

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

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 renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d'intérêt privé:-

Bill Pr10, An Act respecting the City of Brampton. Mrs. Jeffrey.

The following Bill was introduced and read the first time:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté et lu une première fois:-

Bill 148, An Act respecting the recall of members of the Legislative Assembly. Mr. Flaherty.

Projet de loi 148, Loi concernant la révocation des députés de l'Assemblée législative. M. Flaherty.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to facilitating the entry of skilled and professional newcomers to Canada into the workforce (Sessional Paper No. P-37) Mr. Qaadri.

Petition relating to resuming negotiations between the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and the Ontario Association of Optometrists and appointing a mediator (Sessional Paper No. P-118) Mrs. Munro.

Petitions relating to OHIP coverage of chiropractic services (Sessional Paper No. P-119) Ms. Martel, Mr. Qaadri and Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to restoring funding for eye exams, chiropractic and physiotherapy services (Sessional Paper No. P-127) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to reversing the decision to close the Leslie M. Frost Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-169) Mr. Miller.

Petitions relating to protecting the right of fire fighters to volunteer in their home communities on their own free time (Sessional Paper No. P-175) Mr. Arnott and Mr. Dunlop.

Petition relating to funding temporary long-term care beds in the Sudbury Region (Sessional Paper No. P-193) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to instituting a refundable collection program for pop drinks, bottles of beer, wine, tetra pack juices and can containers (Sessional Paper No. P-196) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to refraining from enacting provincial animal control legislation that is breed-specific, and instead implementing a comprehensive bite prevention strategy that encourages responsible ownership of all breeds (Sessional Paper No. P-197) Mr. Hudak.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 135, An Act to establish a greenbelt area and to make consequential amendments to the Niagara Escarpment Planning and Development Act, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act, 2001 and the Ontario Planning and Development Act, 1994.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 135, Loi établissant la zone de la ceinture de verdure et apportant des modifications corrélatives à la Loi sur la planification et l'aménagement de l'escarpement du Niagara, à la Loi de 2001 sur la conservation de la moraine d'Oak Ridges et à la Loi de 1994 sur la planification et l'aménagement du territoire de l'Ontario.

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 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

Mr. Duncan moved,

M. Duncan propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 100, An Act to Amend the Electricity Act, 1998 and the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, when Bill 100 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, the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs shall be authorized to meet on Tuesday, November 23, 2004 following routine proceedings or 4:00 p.m., whichever is earlier, for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill; and

That, the deadline for filing amendments to the bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 noon on November 23. Not later than 5:00 p.m. on November 23, 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. The committee shall be authorized to meet beyond the normal hour of adjournment until completion of clause-by-clause consideration. 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 November 24, 2004. In the event that the Committee fails to report the bill on that day, the bill shall be deemed to be 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, which Order may be called on that same day; and

That at 5:50 p.m. or 9:20 p.m. as the case may be on the day that the Order for Third Reading of the bill is called as the first government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Third Reading stage of the bill without further debate or amendment; and

That there shall be no deferral of any vote allowed pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the bill, the division bell shall be limited to ten 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 - 28

Arthurs

Berardinetti

Broten

Cansfield

Chambers

Colle

Crozier

Delaney

Dhillon

Duguid

Duncan

Flynn

Fonseca

Gerretsen

Hoy

Jeffrey

Kular

Marsales

McMeekin

McNeely

Mossop

Orazietti

Ramsay

Rinaldi

Ruprecht

Watson

Wilkinson

Wynne

NAYS / CONTRE - 13

Baird

Barrett

Bisson

Dunlop

Flaherty

Horwath

Kormos

Marchese

Martiniuk

Miller

Munro

O'Toole

Runciman

Mr. Duncan moved, That the House do now adjourn.

M. Duncan propose que l'Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant.

The question, having been put on the motion, was declared carried.

Cette motion, mise aux voix, est déclarée adoptée.

The House then adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

À 20 h 25, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Alvin Curling

Speaker