Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 84

No 84

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Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Monday

November 3, 2008

Sessional Day 92

Lundi

3 novembre 2008

Jour de session 92

1st Session,
39th Parliament

1re session
39e législature

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PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS

PRÉSENTATION DES VISITEURS

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, visitors were introduced.

Conformément à l'article 36, les visiteurs sont présentés.

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ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

Pursuant to Standing Order 37, the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Conformément à l'article 37, la chambre passe aux questions orales.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the Speaker recessed the House at 11:35 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Conformément à l'article 9 a), le Président ordonne une pause à l'Assemblée à 11 h 35 jusqu'à 13 h.

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1:00 P.M.

13 H

MEMBERS' STATEMENTS

DÉCLARATIONS DES DÉPUTÉS

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Conformément à l'article 31, des députés font des déclarations.

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MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent, the following motion was moved without notice:-

On motion by Mrs. Dombrowsky,

Sur la motion de Mme Dombrowsky,

Ordered, That on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, following Statements by the Ministry and Responses, and prior to Petitions, up to 7 minutes be allotted to each party to speak on Remembrance Day and on the passing of Charlie Fox.

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PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to requesting an amendment to the Children's Law Reform Act (Sessional Paper No. P-95) Mr. Brownell and Mr. Craitor.

Petition relating to gas prices (Sessional Paper No. P-100) Mr. Martiniuk and Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to amending the Ontario Health and Safety Act to protect underground workers (Sessional Paper No. P-110) Mme Gélinas.

Petition relating to allowing hospices across the province to be exempt from municipal taxes (Sessional Paper No. P-153) Ms. Aggelonitis.

Petition relating to the reduction of tuition fees and to increase funding for post-secondary education (Sessional Paper No. P-154) Mme Gélinas and Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to extending payments to all grandparents and kin who have custody of their kinship children (Sessional Paper No. P-164) Mme Gélinas.

Petition relating to appealing of a murder sentence (Sessional Paper No. P-165) Mr. Craitor.

Petition relating to Credit Valley hospital capital improvements (Sessional Paper No. P-166) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to recognizing Tom Longboat Day on June 4 (Sessional Paper No. P-167) Mr. Colle.

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ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mrs. Dombrowsky moved,

Mme Dombrowsky propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 114, An Act respecting Budget measures, interim appropriations and other matters, to amend the Ottawa Congress Centre Act and to enact the Ontario Capital Growth Corporation Act, 2008, when Bill 114 is next called as a Government Order the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the bill without further debate or amendment and at such time the bill shall be ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; and

That except in the case of a recorded division arising from morning Orders of the Day, pursuant to Standing Order 9(c), no deferral of the Second Reading vote shall be permitted; and

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs meet on Thursday, November 6, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. for the purpose of public hearings on Bill 114, and on the same day at 2:30 p.m. for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 114.

That the deadline for filing amendments to the bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 noon on Wednesday, November 5, 2008.  On Thursday, November 6, 2008, at no later than 5:00 p.m. those amendments which have not been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the bill and any amendments thereto.  The Committee shall be authorized to meet beyond the normal hour of adjournment until completion of clause-by-clause consideration.  Any division required shall be deferred until all remaining questions have been put and taken in succession with one 20 minute waiting period allowed pursuant to Standing Order 129(a) and

That, the Committee shall report the bill to the House no later than Monday, November 17, 2008.  In the event that the Committee fails to report the bill on that day, the bill shall be deemed to be passed by the Committee and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the bill shall be Ordered for Third Reading which Order may be called on that same day; and

That on the day the Order for Third Reading of the bill is called, 1 hour shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the bill, apportioned equally among the recognized parties.  At the end of this time the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the bill without further debate or amendment; and

That the vote on Third Reading may be deferred 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 10 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 - 41

Aggelonitis

Albanese

Arthurs

Balkissoon

Bentley

Brown

Brownell

Colle

Craitor

Delaney

Dhillon

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Fonseca

Gravelle

Hoy

Jaczek

Kular

Lalonde

Leal

Levac

Mangat

Matthews

McMeekin

Meilleur

Milloy

Mitchell

Moridi

Naqvi

Orazietti

Ramal

Ramsay

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sergio

Smith

Sorbara

Sousa

Takhar

Van Bommel

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 24

Bailey

Bisson

DiNovo

Dunlop

Elliott

Gélinas

Hampton

Hardeman

Hillier

Hudak

Jones

Klees

Kormos

MacLeod

Martiniuk

Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)

Munro

O'Toole

Prue

Runciman

Savoline

Scott

Sterling

Tabuns

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Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 119, An Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 119, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1997 sur la sécurité professionnelle et l'assurance contre les accidents du travail.

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

Après quelque temps, conformément à l'article 9 a) du Règlement, la motion d'ajournement du débat est réputée avoir été proposée et adoptée.

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The House then adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

À 18 h, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

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le président

Steve  Peters

Speaker

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PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 39(a)

Petition relating to the reduction of tuition fees and to increase funding for post-secondary education (Sessional Paper No. P-154) Mr. Leal.

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SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 108(f)(1) re intended appointments dated October 31, 2008 (No. 288) (Tabled October 31, 2008).

Ontario Human Rights Commission / Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne, Annual Report 2007-2008 (No. 289) (Tabled November 3, 2008).

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