Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 81

N^o 81

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Tuesday
May 30, 2006

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 121

Mardi
30 mai 2006

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 121

2^nd Session,
38^th Parliament

2^e session
38^e législature

PRAYERS
1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES
13 H 30

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr. Brownell from the Standing Committee on General Government presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:-

M. Brownell du Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales 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 53, An Act to revise the City of Toronto Acts, 1997 (Nos. 1 and 2), to amend certain public Acts in relation to municipal powers and to repeal certain private Acts relating to the City of Toronto.

Projet de loi 53, Loi révisant les lois de 1997 n^os 1 et 2 sur la cité de Toronto, modifiant certaines lois d'intérêt public en ce qui concerne les pouvoirs municipaux et abrogeant certaines lois d'intérêt privé se rapportant à la cité de Toronto.

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

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 118, An Act to make the fourth week in October Arts Education Week. Ms. Mossop.

Projet de loi 118, Loi désignant la quatrième semaine d'octobre Semaine de l'éducation artistique. M^me Mossop.

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 Pr26, An Act respecting Talpiot College. Mr. Zimmer.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petitions relating to increasing operating funding to Long Term Care homes (Sessional Paper No. P-136) Mr. Brownell and Mrs. Elliott.

Petitions relating to faith-based schools in Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-151) Mr. Hardeman and Mr. Klees.

Petition relating to passing the Bill that will amend the Ontario School Boards' Cafeteria Food Guidelines (Sessional Paper No. P-154) Mr. Miller.

Petitions relating to insisting on ceasing free trade discussions or agree to fair and equal access to international trade with the Republic of Korea (Sessional Paper No. P-192) Mr. Flynn, Mr. Leal and Mr. Levac.

Petition relating to withdrawing or amending Bill 102 to ensure fairness to patients and pharmacies (Sessional Paper No. P-193) Mr. Martiniuk.

Petition relating to providing new funding for further bridge training programs for internationally trained newcomers (Sessional Paper No. P-194) Mr. Ruprecht.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mr. Bradley,

Ordered, That the following be agreed to with respect to this afternoon's debate:-

That each party be allowed to speak to the motion on the proposed U.S. passport requirement for up to five minutes, following which the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the motion, without further debate or amendment; and further to stipulate that today's debate on Bill 107 be considered one full sessional day.

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mr. Bradley,

Resolved, That the Legislative Assembly of Ontario recognizes that more secure documentation is desirable on the Canada-United States border.

That the Legislative Assembly of Ontario recognizes that the proposed requirement that all Canadian and U.S. citizens show a passport or other single-purpose travel document to be allowed to enter or re-enter the United States would cause significant and unnecessary damage to tourism and trade in both countries.

That the Legislative Assembly of Ontario supports the position taken by the Government of Ontario on October 27, 2005 in its submission to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security commenting on the passport issue.

That the Legislative Assembly of Ontario specifically endorses the approach advocated in that October 27, 2005 document, including:-

· The establishment of a bi-national working group to identify and develop proposals for alternative forms of secure documentation, such as a new, more secure driver licence or other form of documentation.

· Travellers aged 16 and under who are accompanied by a properly documented adult should be permitted to enter and re-enter the United States using proof of citizenship.

· Any proposals for new ID requirements for entering or re-entering the United States be piloted on a trial basis before being fully implemented.

· The implementation of any changes in border crossing documentation be delayed to provide sufficient phase-in time to minimize disruptions.

That the Legislative Assembly of Ontario supports tourism and commerce in Ontario, and supports the province of Ontario working with other North American jurisdictions at the Gimli meeting of Provincial Premiers and State Governors to find border crossing alternatives that would not needlessly harm economic prosperity in Canada or the United States.

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 107, An Act to amend the Human Rights Code.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 107, Loi modifiant le Code des droits de la personne.

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.

le président

Mike Brown

Speaker

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 39(a)

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

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

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 133, 134, 135.