No. 142

N^o 142

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Monday
May 9, 2005

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 204
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 205

Lundi
9 mai 2005

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 204
Séance du soir - jour de session 205

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 I have laid upon the Table a copy of an Order in Council appointing Elizabeth Witmer, MPP as a Commissioner to the Board of Internal Economy, appointed by the Caucus of the Official Opposition, in the place of John R. Baird, MPP.

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Ms. Marsales from the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:-

M^me Marsales du Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques présente le rapport du comité qui est lu comme suit et adopté:-

Your Committee begs to report the following Bill as amended:-

Votre comité propose qu'il soit permis de faire rapport sur le projet de loi suivant avec des amendements:-

Bill 164, An Act to rename and amend the Tobacco Control Act, 1994, repeal the Smoking in the Workplace Act and make complementary amendments to other Acts.

Projet de loi 164, Loi visant à modifier le titre et la teneur de la Loi de 1994 sur la réglementation de l'usage du tabac, à abroger la Loi limitant l'usage du tabac dans les lieux de travail et à apporter des modifications complémentaires à d'autres lois.

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

Mr. Duncan moved,

M. Duncan propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 9(c)(i), the House shall meet from 6:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9, 2005, for the purpose of considering government business.

The question being put on the motion, it was carried on the following division:-

La motion, mise aux voix, est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 65

Arnott

Arthurs

Baird

Bartolucci

Bentley

Berardinetti

Bountrogianni

Bradley

Broten

Brownell

Bryant

Cansfield

Caplan

Chambers

Cordiano

Craitor

Crozier

Delaney

Di Cocco

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Duncan

Dunlop

Flaherty

Flynn

Gerretsen

Hardeman

Jackson

Klees

Kular

Kwinter

Lalonde

Levac

Marsales

Matthews

Mauro

McGuinty

McMeekin

Miller

Mitchell

Orazietti

O'Toole

Ouellette

Patten

Peters

Phillips

Pupatello

Qaadri

Racco

Ramsay

Rinaldi

Runciman

Ruprecht

Scott

Sergio

Smith

Smitherman

Takhar

Tory

Watson

Wilkinson

Witmer

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 8

Bisson

Horwath

Kormos

Marchese

Martel

Murdoch

Prue

Yakabuski

Following remarks by Mr. Kwinter, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Chudleigh and Mr. Hampton, the House observed a moment of silence in commemoration of Yom ha-Shoah - Holocaust Memorial Day.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to restoring funding for eye exams, chiropractic and physiotherapy services (Sessional Paper No. P-127) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to ensuring that all of the McGuinty government's tax increases are put before the people of Ontario in a referendum (Sessional Paper No. P-143) Mr. Ouellette.

Petition 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. O'Toole.

Petition relating to removing the present minimum amount regarding non-refundable income tax credit prescribed in the Income Tax Act (Sessional Paper No. P-200) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to exempting Legion Halls, Navy Clubs, and other non-profit private or veterans clubs from government smoke-free legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-226) Mr. Ouellette.

Petitions relating to keeping open Huronia Regional Centre, home to people with developmental disabilities (Sessional Paper No. P-227) Mr. Brown and Mr. Dunlop.

Petition relating to keeping the Rideau Regional Centre open (Sessional Paper No. P-258) Mr. Yakabuski.

Petitions relating to bed count at the Credit Valley hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-278) Mr. Delaney and Mr. Peterson.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 176, An Act to amend the Election Act, the Election Finances Act and the Legislative Assembly Act, to repeal the Representation Act, 1996 and to enact the Representation Act, 2005.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 176, Loi modifiant la Loi électorale, la Loi sur le financement des élections et la Loi sur l'Assemblée législative, abrogeant la Loi de 1996 sur la représentation électorale et édictant la Loi de 2005 sur la représentation électorale.

After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9, the motion for the adjournment of the debate was deemed to have been made and carried.

Après quelque temps, conformément à l'article 9 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 118, An Act respecting the development, implementation and enforcement of standards relating to accessibility with respect to goods, services, facilities, employment, accomodation, buildings and all other things specified in the Act for persons with disabilities, when Bill 118 is next called as a government order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the bill without further debate or amendment; and

That there shall be no deferral of the 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 - 34

Berardinetti

Bountrogianni

Cansfield

Craitor

Crozier

Di Cocco

Duncan

Dunlop

Lalonde

Leal

Levac

Matthews

Mauro

McNeely

Meilleur

Miller

Milloy

Mitchell

Murdoch

Orazietti

Ouellette

Parsons

Patten

Qaadri

Racco

Ramal

Rinaldi

Ruprecht

Sandals

Smith

Watson

Wilkinson

Wong

Wynne

NAYS / CONTRE - 0

The House then adjourned at 9:20 p.m.

À 21 h 20, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Alvin Curling

Speaker

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 39(a)

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

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 106(e)(1) re intended appointments dated May 6, 2005 (No. 467) (Tabled May 6, 2005).

Board of Internal Economy - Order-in-Council appointing Elizabeth Witmer, MPP as Commissioner to the Board of Internal Economy in place of John Baird, MPP. (No. 468) (Tabled May 9, 2005).

QUESTIONS ANSWERED (SEE SESSIONAL PAPER NO. 5):-

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 169, 170, 172, 175, 178, 179, 180.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to increasing public funding for post-secondary education, reducing tuition fees and reinstating an up-front system of grants for Ontario students (Sessional Paper No. P-172):

(Tabled March 30, 2005 ) Ms. Martel.

Petitions relating to enacting legislation banning ownership of pit bulls in the Province of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-192):

(Tabled December 13, 2004) Mr. Delaney.

(Tabled February 17, 2005) Mr. McNeely.

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):

(Tabled November 16, 2004) Mrs. Munro.

(Tabled November 17, 2004) Mr. Hudak.

(Tabled November 18, 2004) Mrs. Munro.

(Tabled November 24, 2004) Mr. Racco.

(Tabled December 6, 2004) Mr. Barrett and Mrs. Munro.

(Tabled December 14, 2004) Mr. Hudak.

(Tabled February 28, 2005) Mr. Barrett, Mr. Hudak, Mr. Kormos, Mr. Murdoch, Mr. O'Toole,

Mr. Ouellette, Mr. Yakabuski.

(Tabled March 2, 2005) Mr. Baird.

(Tabled March 3, 2005) Mrs. Munro.

Petition relating to amending the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (Sessional Paper No. P-259)

(Tabled March 30, 2005) Mr. Mauro.