38th Parliament, 2nd Session

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Votes and Proceedings 2007-Mar-20 (PDF)

No. 143

No143

 

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Tuesday
March 20, 2007

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 215
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 216

Mardi
20 mars 2007

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 215
Séance du soir - jour de session 216

2ndSession,
38th Parliament

2e session
38e législature

Prayers
1:30 P.M.

Prières
13 H 30


Mr. Caplan delivered to the Speaker a message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor signed by his own hand, and the said message was read by the Speaker and is as follows:-

James K. Bartleman

The Lieutenant Governor transmits Supplementary Estimates of certain sums required for the services of the Province for the year ending 31st March 2007 and recommends them to the Legislative Assembly.

Le lieutenant-gouverneur transmet les prévisions supplémentaires des dépenses visant les montants nécessaires au fonctionnement de la province pour l'exercice se terminant le 31 mars 2007 et les recommande à l'Assemblée législative.

Toronto, March 20, 2007.

Toronto, le 20 mars 2007.

(Sessional Paper No. 392, Office of the Assembly (Supplementary)).

(Document parlementaire no 392, Bureau de l'Assemblée législative (supplémentaires)).

Ordered, That the message of the Lieutenant Governor together with the Estimates accompanying same be deemed to be referred to the Standing Committee on Estimates pursuant to Standing Order 62(c).

  

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 184, An Act to protect species at risk and to make related changes to other Acts.  Hon. Mr. Ramsay.

Projet de loi 184, Loi visant à protéger les espèces en péril et à apporter des modifications connexes à d'autres lois.  L'hon. M. Ramsay.

  

Motions

Motions

Mr. Bradley moved,

M. Bradley propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 9(c)(i), the House shall meet from 6:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2007, 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 - 48

Balkissoon

Bentley

Bountrogianni

Bradley

Broten

Brownell

Bryant

Cansfield

Caplan

Chambers

Chan

Colle

Crozier

Delaney

Dhillon

Di Cocco

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Duncan

Flynn

Fonseca

Gravelle

Jeffrey

Kular

Kwinter

Leal

Levac

Marsales

McNeely

Meilleur

Milloy

Mitchell

Orazietti

Patten

Peters

Peterson

Pupatello

Racco

Ramsay

Ruprecht

Sergio

Smith

Smitherman

Van Bommel

Watson

Wilkinson

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 27

Arnott

Bisson

DiNovo

Elliott

Ferreira

Hardeman

Horwath

Hudak

Klees

Kormos

MacLeod

Marchese

Martel

Martiniuk

Miller

Munro

O'Toole

Ouellette

Prue

Runciman

Savoline

Sterling

Tabuns

Tascona

Tory

Wilson

Yakabuski

  

Petitions

Pétitions

Petition relating to increasing operating funding to Long Term Care homes (Sessional Paper No. P-136) Mr. McMeekin.

Petition relating to enacting Bill 25, an Act that will preserve the gravesites of the former Premiers of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-250) Mr. Brownell.

Petition relating to the Ministry of Natural Resources (Sessional Paper No. P-257) Mr. Ouellette.

Petitions relating to supporting the Regulation of Zoos Act (Sessional Paper No. P-264) Mr. Levac and Mr. Patten.

Petition relating to endorsing a comprehensive strategy to address Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (Sessional Paper No. P-267) Mr. O'Toole.

Petitions relating to increasing long-term care operating funding in 2007 and 2008 and introducing a capital renewal and retrofit program (Sessional Paper No. P-282) Mr. Arnott and Ms. Martel.

Petitions relating to allocating funding for affordable and supportive housing in Ontario's 2007 provincial budget and re-assume financial responsibility for the cost and repair of the current social housing stock  (Sessional Paper No. P-283) Mr. Ferreira and Mr. Klees.

Petition relating to increasing the Ontario Disability Support Program payments on an annual basis to ensure it covers the cost of living increase incurred by ODSP recipients (Sessional Paper No. P-284) Mr. Hardeman.

Petition relating to changing legislation to provide for mandatory prison sentences for convictions of homicide caused by street racing (Sessional Paper No. P-285) Ms. Horwath.

  


Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

A debate arose on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 171, An Act to improve health systems by amending or repealing various enactments and enacting certain Acts. 

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 171, Loi visant à améliorer les systèmes de santé en modifiant ou en abrogeant divers textes de loi et en édictant certaines lois. 

At 6:00 p.m., the question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have been proposed pursuant to Standing Order 37(b).

À 18 h, la motion portant «Que la présente Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant» est réputée avoir été proposée conformément à l'article 37 b) du Règlement.

After two matters were considered, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Après l'étude de deux questions, la motion d'ajournement des débats est réputée avoir été adoptée.

  

The House then adjourned at 6:23 p.m.

À 18 h 23, 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 165, An Act to establish and provide for the office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth. 

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 165, Loi visant à créer la charge d'intervenant provincial en faveur des enfants et des jeunes et à y pourvoir. 

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 9:30 p.m.

À 21 h 30, 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

Compendia:

       Bill 184, An Act to protect species at risk and to make related changes to other Acts (Sessional                                                                                                     Paper Number 393).

  

Responses to Petitions

Réponses aux Pétitions

Petitions relating to OHIP coverage for all forms of Macular Degeneration (Sessional Paper No. P-16): 

       (Tabled November 21, 2006) Mr. Ouellette.

       (Tabled December 13, 2006) Mr. Delaney and Mr. Ouellette.

       (Tabled December 14, 2006) Mr. Delaney.

       (Tabled December 18, 2006) Mr. Balkissoon.

       (Tabled December 19, 20, and 21, 2006) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to ensuring that any strategy to fight gun violence includes funding for youth programs (Sessional Paper No. P-42): 

       (Tabled December 20, 2006) Mr. Berardinetti.

Petitions relating to insuring PSA tests through OHIP (Sessional Paper No. P-48): 

       (Tabled November 15, 20, 21, and 29, 2006) Mr. O'Toole.

Petitions relating to funding the treatment of the occult sub-type of macular degeneration with photodynamic therapy for all patients (Sessional Paper No. P-108): 

       (Tabled November 20, 22, 2006, and December 18, 2006) Mr. Dunlop.

Petition relating to identity theft (Sessional Paper No. P-113): 

       (Tabled November 14, 16, 2006, and December 21, 2006) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to passing Bill 57, The Land Rights and Responsibilities Act, 2006 (Sessional Paper No. P-126): 

       (Tabled October 31, 2006) Ms. MacLeod.

Petitions relating to increasing operating funding to Long Term Care homes (Sessional Paper No. P-136): 

       (Tabled November 20, 2006 and December 20, 2006) Mr. O'Toole.

       (Tabled December 19, 2006) Mr. Martiniuk.

Petition relating to supporting and funding the ongoing service delivery of the Peel Community Mediation Service through Inter-Cultural Neighbourhood Social Services (Sessional Paper No. P-137): 

       (Tabled October 31, 2006) Mr. Delaney.

Petitions relating to supporting the establishment of a bi-national group to consider alternatives to proposed border requirements (Sessional Paper No. P-150): 

       (Tabled December 20, 2006) Mr. Arthurs.

       (Tabled November 22, 2006) Mr. Crozier.

       (Tabled November 16, 20, and 27, 2006) Mr. Delaney.

       (Tabled November 28, 2006) Mr. Mauro.

Petition relating to committee consideration of Bill 38 on Consumer Reporting (Sessional Paper No. P-160): 

       (Tabled December 5, 2006) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petitions relating to funding the regional FASD diagnostic clinic with two sites in northwestern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-218): 

       (Tabled November 16, 2006 and December 5, 2006) Mr. Hampton.

       (Tabled December 18, 2006) Ms. Horwath.

Petitions relating to not passing Bill 43 (The Clean Water Act) until proper funding and amendments are in place (Sessional Paper No. P-222): 

       (Tabled October 24, 2006) Mr. Ouellette.

       (Tabled October 12, 2006) Ms. Scott.

Petition relating to refraining from passing the proposed regulation relating to paralegals as defined in Bill 14 (Sessional Paper No. P-224): 

       (Tabled November 14, 2006) Mr. Mauro.

Petitions relating to enacting a minimum standard of 3.5 hours of nursing care for each nursing home resident per day (Sessional Paper No. P-228): 

       (Tabled November 1, 2006) Mr. Bisson.

       (Tabled December 18, 2006) Mr. Kormos.

       (Tabled November 1, 16, 22, 23, and 30; December 6, 11, 13, 19, and 21, 2006) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to guaranteeing affordable access to medication for all patients (Sessional Paper No. P-243): 

       (Tabled November 1, 2006) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to the commitment of the McGuinty Government to the health care system (Sessional Paper No. P-244): 

       (Tabled November 1, 2006) Mr. Berardinetti.

Petition relating to enacting measures to protect homeowners from having their homes stolen as contained in Bill 136, Restore The Deed Act (Sessional Paper No. P-251): 

       (Tabled November 22, 2006) Mr. O'Toole.

       (Tabled November 23, 28, and December 7, 14, 2006) Mr. Tascona.

Pétition concernant que le test de dépistage du cancer soit offert gratuitement par le Ministère de la santé (Sessional Paper No. 258): 

       (Tabled November 29, 2006) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to the Ontario Condominium Act (Sessional Paper No. P-259): 

       (Tabled November 30, 2006) Mr. Fonseca.

Petition relating to endorsing a comprehensive strategy to address Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (Sessional Paper No. P-267): 

       (Tabled December 11, 13, and 19, 2006) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to the Kenora Thistles Championship (Sessional Paper No. P-274): 

       (Tabled December 18, 2006) Mr. Hampton.