39th Parliament, 1st Session

No. 1

No1

 

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Wednesday
November 28, 2007


Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 1

Mercredi
28 novembre 2007


Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 1

1stSession,
39th Parliament

1re session
39e législature

2:00 P.M

14 H





(Great Seal of Ontario)

(Grand sceau de l'Ontario)

David C. Onley

David C. Onley

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

ELIZABETH DEUX, par la grâce de Dieu, Reine du Royaume-Uni, du Canada et de ses autres royaumes et territoires, Chef du Commonwealth, Défenseur de la Foi.

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Christopher Bentley         he First Session of the Attorney General       39th Parliament of the Province of Ontario be convened for the actual dispatch of business at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, the 28th day of November, 2007.

Christopher Bentley                a première  Procureur général                                                session de la 39ème législature de la province de l'Ontario en vue d'expédier les affaires parlementaires soit convoquée à 14 heures, le mercredi 28 novembre 2007.

WITNESS:

TÉMOIN :

THE HONOURABLE David C. Onley

L'HONORABLE David C. Onley

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF OUR PROVINCE OF ONTARIO

LIEUTENANT-GOUVERNEUR DE NOTRE PROVINCE DE L'ONTARIO

GIVEN at Toronto, Ontario, on November 6, 2007.

FAIT à Toronto (Ontario) le 6 novembre 2007.

BY COMMAND             Ted McMeekin

PAR ORDRE              Ted McMeekin

Minister of Government and Consumer
Services

Ministre des Services gouvernementaux et des Services aux consommateurs

  

This being the first day of the First Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament convoked by Proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor to take part in the business of the Legislative Assembly, the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly laid upon the Table a Roll, hereinafter fully set out, containing a list of the names of the members who had been returned at the General Election to serve in this Parliament.

  

THIRTY-NINTH GENERAL ELECTION

Office of the Chief Electoral Officer

Toronto, November 28, 2007

This is to certify that by reason of the Dissolution of the last Legislature on the tenth day of September, 2007, and by virtue of the Writs of Election dated on the tenth day of September 2007, issued by the Honourable Lieutenant Governor, and addressed to the hereinafter-named persons as Returning Officers for all the Electoral Districts in the Province of Ontario, for the election of Members to represent the several Electoral Districts in the Legislature of the Province in the Parliament convened to meet on the twenty-ninth day of November, 2007, the following named persons have been duly elected to represent the Electoral Districts set opposite their respective names as appears by the Returns of the said Writs, deposited of Record in my office.


TRENTE-NEUVIÈME ÉLECTION GÉNÉRALE

Bureau du Directeur général des élections

Toronto, le 28 novembre 2007

Nous attestons par la présente que suite à la dissolution de la dernière Assemblée législative le dixième jour de septembre 2007, et en vertu des décrets de convocation des électeurs et des électrices émis le dixième jour de septembre 2007 par Son Honneur le lieutenant-gouverneur à l'adresse des personnes sous-nommées à titre de directeurs et directrices du scrutin de toutes les circonscriptions électorales de la province de l'Ontario en vue de l'élection des députés pour représenter les circonscriptions électorales à l'Assemblée législative de la province lors de l'Assemblée convoquée pour le vingt-neuvième jour de novembre 2007, les personnes sous-nommées ont été dument élues pour représenter la circonscription inscrite à côté de leur nom respectif, tel qu'en font foi les rapports des élections tenues en conformité avec les dits décrets et déposés au registre de mon bureau.

ELECTORAL DISTRICT /

CIRCONSCRIPTION

ÉLECTORALE

MEMBER ELECT / DÉPUTÉ(E) ÉLU(E)

          RETURNING OFFICER /

          DIRECTEUR OU

          DIRECTRICE DU SCRUTIN

Ajax-Pickering                                         Joe Dickson                          Roxanne Tommasulo

Algoma-Manitoulin                                  Mike Brown                            Norma I. Cochrane

Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale Ted McMeekin                Janice Hall

Barrie                                                                                                       Aileen Carroll Maura I. Bolger

Beaches-East York                                 Michael Prue                         Janet Andrews

Bramalea-Gore-Malton                          Kuldip Kular                           Bridge Ramdewar

Brampton-Springdale                             Linda Jeffrey                          Malcolm Scott Ching

Brampton West /                                     Vic Dhillon                              Kulwinder S. Khehra

      Brampton-Ouest

Brant                                                         Dave Levac                           Carol Droeske

Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound                       Bill Murdoch                           Linda Van Aalst

Burlington                                                 Joyce Savoline                      Elaine S. Riehm

Cambridge                                              Gerry Martiniuk                      Alison Jackson

Carleton-Mississippi Mills                      Norm Sterling                        Edward W. Wilson

Chatham-Kent-Essex                             Pat Hoy                                  George Guy Taylor

Davenport                                                Tony Ruprecht                       Rocco D'Amico

Don Valley East /                                    David Caplan                        Sean Graney

       Don Valley-Est

Don Valley West /                                   Kathleen Wynne                    Nasir Addetia

      Don Valley-Ouest

Dufferin-Caledon                                     Sylvia Jones                          Terry W. Sutton

Durham                                                     John O'Toole                         Ralph Werry

Eglinton-Lawrence                                  Mike Colle                              Linda C. Sparling

Elgin-Middlesex-London                        Steve Peters                          Carrie Snyders

Essex                                                       Bruce Crozier                        Margaret Woltz

Etobicoke Centre /                                  Donna Cansfield                   Wayne Gilbert

      Etobicoke-Centre

Etobicoke-Lakeshore                             Laurel Broten                         Connie Micallef

Etobicoke North /                                    Shafiq Qaadri                        Spencer L. Martin

      Etobicoke-Nord

Glengarry-Prescott-Russell                    Jean-Marc Lalonde               Aimé A. LePage

Guelph                                                      Liz Sandals                            Dan Moziar

Haldimand-Norfolk                                  Toby Barrett                           Doug Gedye

Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock        Laurie Scott                           Jerry Ford

Halton                                                       Ted Chudleigh                       Michelle Joy

Hamilton Centre /                                    Andrea Horwath                    Geraldine Peterson

      Hamilton-Centre

Hamilton East-Stoney Creek /               Paul Miller                              E. Joyce Newman

      Hamilton-Est-Stoney Creek

Hamilton Mountain                                  Sophia Aggelonitis               Gail Connelly

Huron-Bruce                                            Carol Mitchell                         Jacquie Bishop

Kenora-Rainy River                                Howard Hampton                  Art Mior

Kingston and the Islands /                      John Gerretsen                      Lois I. Edwards

      Kingston et les Îles

Kitchener Centre /                                   John Milloy                             Louis Silcox

      Kitchener-Centre

Kitchener-Conestoga                             Leeanna Pendergast            William Proctor

Kitchener-Waterloo                                 Elizabeth Witmer                   Beverly Adams

Lambton-Kent-Middlesex                       Maria Van Bommel               Paul Mylemans

Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington Randy Hillier                      Katherine A. Staples

Leeds-Grenville                                       Bob Runciman                       Barbara Mills

London-Fanshawe                                  Khalil Ramal                          Marcia Cooper

London North Centre /                            Deb Matthews                       Donna Kleiman

      London-Centre-Nord

London West /                                         Chris Bentley                         Karen Mazereeuw

      London-Ouest

Markham-Unionville                                Michael Chan                        Jacquie Jahr

Mississauga-Brampton South /             Amrit Mangat                         Mary Barbara Cosgriffe

      Mississauga-Brampton-Sud

Mississauga East-Cooksville /              Peter Fonseca                      Ritesh Patel

      Mississauga-Est-Cooksville

Mississauga-Erindale                            Harinder Takhar                    Monica Kefentse

Mississauga South /                               Charles Sousa                      Richard D. Chataway

      Mississauga-Sud

Mississauga-Streetsville                        Bob Delaney                          Janet Burghart

Nepean-Carleton                                    Lisa MacLeod                       Mary C. McGoldrick-Larsen

Newmarket-Aurora                                 Frank Klees                           Alice Keenan

Niagara Falls                                           Kim Craitor                            Blake McIntyre

Niagara West-Glanbrook /                     Tim Hudak                             Noreen Bald

      Niagara-Ouest-Glanbrook

Nickel Belt                                                France Gélinas                      Carmen Brouillard

Nipissing                                                  Monique Smith                      Raymond Brunette

Northumberland-Quinte West                Lou Rinaldi                             Dorothy A. Fletcher

Oak Ridges-Markham                            Helena Jaczek                       Susan Harding

Oakville                                                     Kevin Flynn                            Liz Behrens

Oshawa                                                                                                    Jerry Ouellette Sharon Steel

Ottawa Centre /                                       Yasir Naqvi                            André E. Charron

      Ottawa-Centre

Ottawa-Orléans                                       Phil McNeely                          Maret Swayze

Ottawa South /                                         Dalton McGuinty                    Lynne Peterman

      Ottawa-Sud

Ottawa-Vanier                                         Madeleine Meilleur               Stephen M. Adler

Ottawa West-Nepean /                           Jim Watson                            Douglas B. Shouldice

      Ottawa-Ouest-Nepean

Oxford                                                       Ernie Hardeman                    Elizabeth Martin

Parkdale-High Park                                Cheri DiNovo                         James Cooper

Parry Sound-Muskoka                            Norm Miller                            Kim Bordeleau

Perth-Wellington                                      John Wilkinson                      Don Farwell

Peterborough                                          Jeff Leal                                 Wellington E. Borland

Pickering-Scarborough East /               Wayne Arthurs                       Sandi Sullivan

      Pickering-Scarborough-Est

Prince Edward-Hastings                        Leona Dombrowsky             Lorraine O'Leary

Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke               John Yakabuski                     Lewis MacDonald

Richmond Hill                                          Reza Moridi                           Nick Moaveni

St. Catharines                                         Jim Bradley                            Nancy Cain

St. Paul's                                                  Michael Bryant                       Lynn Morrow

Sarnia-Lambton                                      Bob Bailey                             Sheila Henderson

Sault Ste. Marie                                      David Orazietti                      James B. Myers

Scarborough-Agincourt                          Gerry Phillips                         Mary Ann Robillard

Scarborough Centre /                             Brad Duguid                          Anthony Ellis

      Scarborough-Centre

Scarborough-Guildwood                        Margarett Best                      Darryl D'Sousa

Scarborough-Rouge River                     Bas Balkissoon                     Kimberley G. Scott

Scarborough Southwest /                       Lorenzo Berardinetti             Eddy Gasparotto

      Scarborough-Sud-Ouest

Simcoe-Grey                                           Jim Wilson                             Diann E. Gaston

Simcoe North /                                        Garfield Dunlop                     Grace Isgro-Topping

      Simcoe-Nord

Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry       Jim Brownell                          William Upper

Sudbury                                                    Rick Bartolucci                      Ellen Kerr

Thornhill                                                    Peter Shurman                      Marilyn D. Iafrate

Thunder Bay-Atikokan                            Bill Mauro                               Norma Hunt

Thunder Bay-Superior North /                Michael Gravelle                   Peter Doig

      Thunder Bay-Superior-Nord

Timiskaming-Cochrane                          David Ramsay                       Maurice Landriault

Timmins-James Bay /                             Gilles Bisson                         Denise Labelle

      Timmins-Baie James

Toronto Centre /                                      George Smitherman             Eric S. Morse

      Toronto-Centre

Toronto-Danforth                                     Peter Tabuns                         Barbara Diakopoulos

Trinity-Spadina                                        Rosario Marchese                Janet L. Hunter

Vaughan                                                   Greg Sorbara                        Tony Faranda

Welland                                                     Peter Kormos                        Rita Marie Donohue

Wellington-Halton Hills                            Ted Arnott                              Joseph Wayne Kuglin

Whitby-Oshawa                                       Christine Elliott                      Roberta Hepburn

Willowdale                                               David Zimmer                        Frances Dobbs

Windsor-Tecumseh                                Dwight Duncan                      James C. Evans

Windsor West /                                        Sandra Pupatello                  William Van Wyck

      Windsor-Ouest

York Centre /                                            Monte Kwinter                       Suzy Laredo

      York-Centre

York-Simcoe                                            Julia Munro                            Nina Lilia Willcocks

York South-Weston /                               Laura Albanese                     Denise Davis

      York-Sud-Weston

York West /                                              Mario Sergio                         Gus P. Caruso

      York-Ouest

The members, having taken the Oath of Allegiance, took their seats in the Legislative Chamber.

  

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor entered the Chamber and took his seat upon the Throne.


The Government House Leader said:-

"I am commanded by His Honour the Lieutenant Governor to state that he does not see fit to declare the causes of the summoning of the present legislature of this Province until a Speaker of this House shall have been chosen according to law, but tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. His Honour will declare the causes of the calling of this Legislature."

His Honour was then pleased to retire.

  

The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly addressed the Members as follows:-

"Members of the Legislative Assembly, it is my duty to call upon you to elect one of your numbers to preside over your deliberations as Speaker, therefore, I ask for nominations for the Office of the Speaker."

Mr. Lalonde moved, seconded by Mrs. Albanese, That Mr. Brown, member for the Electoral District of Algoma-Manitoulin, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker.

Mr. Ramal moved, seconded by Mr. Brownell, That Mr. Peters, member for the Electoral District of Elgin-Middlesex-London, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker.

Mr. Craitor moved, seconded by Mr. Delaney, That Mr. Zimmer, member for the Electoral District of Willowdale, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker.

Mr. Flynn moved, seconded by Mr. Levac, That Mr. Berardinetti, member for the Electoral District of Scarborough Southwest, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker.

Mrs. Munro moved, seconded by Ms. Scott, That Mr. Arnott, member for the Electoral District of Wellington-Halton Hills, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker.

There being no further nominations, the Clerk declared the nominations closed.

And the election process having ensued, after some time, it was,

Resolved, That Mr. Peters do take the Chair of this House as Speaker.

The Clerk having declared the Honourable Mr. Peters duly elected, he was conducted by Mr. Ramal and Mr. Brownell to the dais, where, standing on the upper step of the dais, he returned his humble acknowledgement to the House for the great honour that had been conferred on him by the members choosing him to be their Speaker.

The Speaker assumed the Chair and the Mace was laid upon the Table.

On motion by Mr. Bryant,

Ordered, That the House adjourn until 2:00 p.m. tomorrow.

The House then adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

À 16 h, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

  

le président

Steve  Peters

Speaker