Legislative Assembly of Ontario

1st Session
39th Parliament

1re session
39e 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 the 2006 Annual Report of the Chief Election Officer of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. 124) and the report on the Election Returns with Statistics from the Record from the 2007 Provincial General Election (Sessional Paper No. 125).

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

I beg to inform the House that today the Clerk received the Report on Intended Appointments dated April 16, 2008 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. 126).

Mr. Hudak from the Standing Committee on Estimates presented the Committee’s report as follows:-

Pursuant to Standing Order 59, your Committee has selected the Estimates (2008-2009) of the following ministries and offices for consideration:-

Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

7 hrs. 00 mins.

Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs

8 hrs. 00 mins.

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

10 hrs. 00 mins.

Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

5 hrs. 00 mins.

Ministry of Research and Innovation

7 hrs. 00 mins.

Ministry of Labour

8 hrs. 00 mins.

Ministry of Energy

7 hrs. 30 mins.

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

7 hrs. 30 mins.

Ministry of Finance

10 hrs. 00 mins.

Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

5 hrs. 00 mins.

Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal

7 hrs. 00 mins.

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

8 hrs. 00 mins.

Pursuant to Standing Order 60, the Estimates (2008-2009) of the following ministries and offices not selected for consideration are deemed passed by the Committee and reported to the House in accordance with the terms of the Standing Order and are deemed to be received and concurred in:-

MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

301

302

303

304

305

306

$

208,911,200

250,077,500

370,543,900

82,568,100

506,900,200

102,797,400

CABINET OFFICE

401

Cabinet Office

$

30,917,500

MINISTRY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES

3701

3702

3703

Ministry Administration

Children and Youth Services

Infrastructure

$

12,454,600

3,980,783,600

172,325,000

MINISTRY OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

601

602

603

605

Ministry Administration

Citizenship and Immigration

Ontario Women’s Directorate

Regional Services

$

19,632,800

104,292,700

17,612,200

6,789,800

MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

701

702

Ministry Administration

Adults’ Services

$

35,996,300

7,709,736,700

MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY SAFETY AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES

2601

2603

2604

2605

2606

2607

2609

2610

Ministry Administration

Public Safety Division

Ontario Provincial Police

Correctional Services

Justice Technology Services

Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Emergency Planning and Management Division

Policy and Strategic Planning Division

$

156,315,800

189,092,700

870,701,800

766,298,100

64,748,900

4,979,000

70,182,200

3,864,700

MINISTRY OF CULTURE

2801

2802

2803

2804

2805

Ministry Administration

Culture

Ontario Trillium Foundation

Culture Capital

Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat

$

1,888,200

180,398,300

110,001,000

24,478,000

2,639,500

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

1001

1002

1003

Ministry Administration

Elementary and Secondary Education

Community Services Information and Information Technology Cluster

$

25,531,000

12,919,128,200

10,197,900

MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT

1101

1106

1107

1108

Ministry Administration

Air

Water

Waste

$

58,107,600

90,830,200

172,450,800

71,567,700

OFFICE OF FRANCOPHONE AFFAIRS

1301

1302

Francophone Affairs

Office of the French Language Services Commissioner

$

4,442,600

761,000

MINISTRY OF GOVERNMENT AND CONSUMER SERVICES

1801

Ministry Administration

$

77,212,600

1807

Employee and Pensioner Benefits (Employer Share)

966,857,000

1808

Human Resources Services

73,589,800

1809

Centre for Leadership and Learning

33,081,900

1810

Modernization

11,413,400

1811

Service Delivery

617,842,400

1812

Consumer Protection and Public Safety/Business Standards Program and Agencies

51,890,400

1813

Office of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner

974,100

MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROMOTION

4201

Ministry of Health Promotion

$

396,655,900

OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

1701

Office of the Lieutenant Governor

$

1,361,100

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES

2101

2102

2103

2104

2105

Ministry Administration

Geographic Information

Natural Resource Management

Public Safety and Emergency Response

Land and Resources Information and Information Technology Cluster

$

36,259,000

36,399,800

495,207,800

103,281,200

201,000

OFFICE OF THE PREMIER

2401

Office of the Premier

$

2,846,600

MINISTRY OF REVENUE

3201

Tax Revenue

$

474,371,900

MINISTRY OF SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

3101

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

$

27,719,400

MINISTRY OF TOURISM

3801

3802

3804

Ministry Administration

Tourism

Tourism Capital

$

4,950,500

101,745,700

12,612,500

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION

2701

2702

2703

2704

2705

Ministry Administration

Policy and Planning

Road User Safety

Provincial Highways Management

Economics and Transportation Cluster

$

52,112,800

1,197,644,000

105,882,400

1,870,789,100

72,749,800

Mr. Leal from the Standing Committee on Justice Policy presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:-

M. Leal du Comité permanent de la Justice 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 16, An Act to amend Christopher’s Law (Sex Offender Registry), 2000.

Projet de loi 16, Loi modifiant la Loi Christopher de 2000 sur le registre des délinquants sexuels.

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 60, An Act to amend the Day Nurseries Act to allow more children to be cared for in rural areas. Mr. Lalonde.

Projet de loi 60, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les garderies afin de permettre que des soins soient fournis à un plus grand nombre d'enfants dans les régions rurales. M. Lalonde.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

Mr. Bryant moved,

M. Bryant propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 9(c)(i), the House shall meet from 6:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 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 - 51

Aggelonitis

Albanese

Arthurs

Balkissoon

Bartolucci

Bentley

Best

Bradley

Broten

Brown

Bryant

Cansfield

Caplan

Carroll

Chan

Colle

Craitor

Crozier

Delaney

Dickson

Duguid

Duncan

Flynn

Gerretsen

Gravelle

Hoy

Jaczek

Kular

Kwinter

Lalonde

Leal

Levac

Mangat

Matthews

McNeely

Milloy

Mitchell

Moridi

Naqvi

Pendergast

Phillips

Ramal

Sandals

Smith

Smitherman

Sorbara

Van Bommel

Watson

Wilkinson

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 31

Arnott

Bailey

Bisson

Chudleigh

DiNovo

Dunlop

Hardeman

Hillier

Horwath

Hudak

Jones

Klees

Marchese

Martiniuk

Miller
(Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)

Miller
(Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Prue

Runciman

Savoline

Shurman

Tabuns

Wilson

Elliott

Gélinas

Kormos

MacLeod

Munro

O'Toole

Ouellette

Witmer

Yakabuski

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to Pope John Paul II Day (Sessional Paper No. P-22) Mr. Klees.

Petition relating to construction of an Ambulatory Surgery Centre to serve the Mississauga Halton area (Sessional Paper No. P-23) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to ensuring the provision of adequate breastfeeding supports for women in Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-35) Mr. Chudleigh.

Petitions relating to the Lord's prayer (Sessional Paper No. P-48) Mr. Chudleigh, Mr. Martiniuk, Mrs. Munro and Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to the practice of competitive bidding for home care services (Sessional Paper No. P-50) Mme Gélinas.

Petitions relating to approving Bill 11 and amending the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (Sessional Paper No. P-55) Mr. Kular and Mr. Leal.

Petition relating to developing a fixed permit for disabled persons who ride or are passengers on motorcycles (Sessional Paper No. P-68) Mr. Brown.

Petition relating to the Rouge Valley Health System and the Mental Health Unit at Ajax–Pickering Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-72) Mr. Dickson.

Petition relating to the Rouge Valley Health System and the Maternity Unit at Ajax–Pickering Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-73) Mr. Dickson.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l'opposition

Mr. Runciman moved,

M. Runciman propose,

That, in the opinion of this House, the McGuinty Liberal government's failures to develop and implement effective long-range plans to ensure the economic well-being of Ontario, have led the province to the brink of "have not" status and placed in jeopardy our ability to support cherished services such as health and long-term care, the environment, infrastructure renewal, education, transportation, tourism development, secure and affordable energy supplies, safe communities and agriculture.

A debate arising, after some time, the motion was lost on the following division:-

Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est rejetée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 24

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Bisson

Chudleigh

Elliott

Hardeman

Hillier

Hudak

Jones

Klees

MacLeod

Martiniuk

Miller
(Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)

Miller
(Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Munro

O'Toole

Ouellette

Runciman

Savoline

Scott

Shurman

Wilson

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 49

Albanese

Arthurs

Bartolucci

Bentley

Best

Bradley

Broten

Brown

Brownell

Caplan

Chan

Colle

Craitor

Crozier

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Duncan

Flynn

Hoy

Kular

Kwinter

Lalonde

Leal

Levac

Mangat

Matthews

McNeely

Milloy

Mitchell

Moridi

Naqvi

Orazietti

Pendergast

Phillips

Qaadri

Ramal

Ramsay

Sandals

Sergio

Smith

Smitherman

Sousa

Van Bommel

Watson

Wilkinson

Zimmer

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

A debate arose on the motion for Third Reading of Bill 8, An Act to amend the Education Act.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant troisième lecture du projet de loi 8, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’éducation.

After some time, the motion was declared carried and the Bill was accordingly read the third time and was passed.

Après quelque temps, la motion est déclarée adoptée et en conséquence, ce projet de loi est lu une troisième fois et adopté.

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

M. Caplan 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 7:40 p.m.

À 19 h 40, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Steve Peters

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 38(a)

Petition relating to the Lord's prayer (Sessional Paper No. P-48) Mr. Leal.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to safety improvements to Highway 12 through the village of Greenbank (Sessional Paper No. P-3)

(Tabled December 3, 5 and 12, 2007) Mr. O’Toole.

Petition relating to investing $300 million in Toronto Community Housing (Sessional Paper No. P-56)

(Tabled April 2, 2008) Mr. Zimmer.

(Tabled March 31, 2008) Mr. Marchese.

(Tabled March 19, 2008) Mr. O’Toole, Mr. Sergio and Mrs. Sandals.

(Tabled March 20, 2008) Ms. DiNovo and Ms. Broten.