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No. 142	No 142
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Votes and Proceedings	Procès-verbaux
Legislative Assembly of Ontario	Assemblée législative de l'Ontario
Wednesday April 29, 2009 Sessional Day 150	Mercredi 29 avril 2009 Jour de session 150
1st Session, 39th Parliament	1re session 39e législature
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PRAYERS				PRIÈRES
9:00 A.M.				9 H
ORDERS OF THE DAY				ORDRE DU JOUR
Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 167, An Act to promote reductions in the use and creation of toxic substances and to amend other Acts.				Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 167, Loi visant à promouvoir une réduction de l'utilisation et de la création de substances toxiques et à modifier d'autres lois.
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Pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the Deputy Speaker recessed the House at 10:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.				Conformément à l'article 9 a), le Vice-Président ordonne une pause à l'Assemblée à 10 h 15 jusqu'à 10 h 30.
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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 11:37 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.				Conformément à l'article 9 a), le Président ordonne une pause à l'Assemblée à 11 h 37 jusqu'à 15 h.
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3:00 P.M.				15 H
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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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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REPORTS BY COMMITTEES				RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS
Mr. Dickson from the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:-				M. Dickson du Comité permanent de l'assemblée législative présente le rapport du comité qui est lu comme suit et adopté:-
Your Committee begs to report the following Bill without amendment:-				Votre comité propose qu'il soit permis de faire rapport sur le projet de loi suivant sans amendement:-
Bill 154, An Act to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in respect to organ donor leave.				Projet de loi 154, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2000 sur les normes d'emploi en ce qui concerne le congé pour don d'organe.
Ordered for Third Reading.				Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.
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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 172, An act to amend the Ticket Speculation Act. Hon. Mr. Bentley.				Projet de loi 172, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le trafic des billets de spectacle. L'hon. M. Bentley.
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STATEMENTS BY THE MINISTRY AND RESPONSES				DÉCLARATIONS MINISTÉRIELLES ET RÉPONSES
Pursuant to Standing Order 35, Ministers made statements and Opposition Members responded.				Conformément à l'article 35, des ministres font des déclarations et des députés de l'opposition y répondent.
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PETITIONS				PÉTITIONS
Petition relating to enhancing long-term care (Sessional Paper No. P-161) Mrs. Witmer.
Petition relating to providing Revlimid as a choice to patients with Multiple Myeloma (Sessional Paper No. P-194) Mr. Bailey.
Petition relating to Burk's Falls Health Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-198) Mr. Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka).
Petition relating to supporting The Caregiver and Foreign Worker Recruitment and Protection Act, 2009 (Sessional Paper P-215) Mr. Colle.
Petition relating to introducing a population-needs-based funding formula for hospitals and approve the new expansion of Cambridge Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper P-216) Mr. Martiniuk.
Petition relating to Bill 149, Inactive Cemeteries Protection Act (Sessional Paper P-220) Mr. Leal.
Petition relating to population-needs-based funding formula for hospitals in the Waterloo region (Sessional Paper P-222) Mrs. Witmer.
Petition relating to the Clarkson Airshed Study (Sessional Paper P-226) Mr. Sousa.
Petition relating to St. Matthew Catholic High School (Sessional Paper P-234) Mr. McNeely.
Petition relating to removing the harmonized sales tax from the 2009-2010 budget (Sessional Paper P-236) Mr. Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka).
Petition relating to the Douglas Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper P-238) Mr. Craitor.
Petition relating to the new hospital complex in St. Catharines / Thorold (Sessional Paper P-239) Mr. Craitor.
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ORDERS OF THE DAY				ORDRE DU JOUR
Opposition Day				Jour de l'opposition
Mrs. Witmer moved,				Mme Witmer propose,
Whereas, the McGuinty government has no plan to address hospital deficits and protect patients' services; and Whereas, the health policies of the McGuinty government are responsible for the elimination of out-patient services, bed closures, the layoff of hospital staff such as nurses and the potential loss of hospital services and emergency rooms in communities such as Ottawa, Cornwall, Belleville, Kingston, Kitchener, Cambridge, Guelph, Hamilton, Burlington, Fort Erie, Welland, Port Colborne, St. Catharines, Simcoe, Alliston, Strathroy, Petrolia, Wallaceburg, Chatham, Sudbury, Burk's Falls, Pickering, Ajax, Oshawa and Toronto; and Whereas these decisions are being made unilaterally by Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) without full consultation and consideration of the concerns of the residents in these affected communities; The Legislative Assembly calls on the McGuinty government to acknowledge the needs of Ontario's growing communities and our aging population and develop a plan to address growing hospital volumes, protect patients' services, prevent nurses from being fired and address growing hospital deficits. Addressed to the Premier of Ontario.
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 - 13

	Bailey Barrett Gélinas Hardeman	Marchese Martiniuk Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)	Munro Murdoch Runciman		Savoline Witmer Yakabuski

	NAYS / CONTRE - 37

	Aggelonitis Albanese Balkissoon Broten Brown Colle Delaney Dickson Dombrowsky Duguid	Gerretsen Gravelle Hoy Jaczek Jeffrey Johnson Lalonde Leal Levac	Mauro McNeely Meilleur Milloy Mitchell Moridi Naqvi Orazietti Pendergast		Qaadri Ramal Ruprecht Sandals Smith Smitherman Sousa Wilkinson Zimmer
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At 6:00 p.m., the question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have been proposed pursuant to Standing Order 38(b).				À 18 h, la motion portant «Que la présente Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant» est réputée avoir été proposée conformément à l'article 38 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.
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The House then adjourned at 6:15 p.m.				À 18 h 15, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.
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le président Steve Peters Speaker
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SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40				DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT
compendia: Bill 172, An act to amend the Ticket Speculation Act (No. 407) (Tabled April 29, 2009).
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RESPONSES TO PETITIONS				RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS
Petition relating to Pope John Paul II Day (Sessional Paper No. P-22): (Tabled February 18 and 19, 2009) Mr. Berardinetti. (Tabled February 17, 2009) Mr. Delaney.
Petition relating to investing $300 million in Toronto Community Housing (Sessional Paper No. P-56): (Tabled February 19, 2009) Ms. DiNovo.
Petition relating to asking the Federal Government to reform the Employment Insurance program (Sessional Paper No. P-57): (Tabled December 10, 2008) Mr. Sergio.
Petition relating to the practice and arrangement of retailing beer (Sessional Paper No. P-146): (Tabled December 11, 2008) Mr. Chudleigh. (Tabled December 9, 2008) Mr. O'Toole.
Petition relating to eliminating Greater Toronto Area (GTA) pooling (Sessional Paper No. P-149): (Tabled October 15 and November 26, 2008) Mr. Delaney.
Petition relating to recognizing Tom Longboat Day on June 4 (Sessional Paper No. P-167): (Tabled February 17, 19, and 23, 2009) Mr. Colle.
Petition relating to Temporary Care Assistance program for grandparents raising their grandchildren (Sessional Paper No. P-168): (Tabled March 12, 2009) Mr. Hardeman. (Tabled March 2, 2009) Ms. Jones and Mrs. Jeffrey. (Tabled February 23, 2009) Mr. Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka). (Tabled February 17, 18, and 25, and March 11, 2009) Mr. O'Toole. (Tabled February 17, 2009) Mr. Rinaldi.
Petition relating to full funding for children with autism in the Niagara Region (Sessional Paper No. P-171): (Tabled November 17, 2008) Mr. Craitor. (Tabled November 26, 2008) Mr. Kormos.
Petition relating to the creation of a second NHL hockey team in the Hamilton and Greater Toronto Area (Sessional Paper No. P-173): (Tabled November 19, 2008) Mr. Flynn.
Petition relating to saving the Innisfil Early Years Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-178): (Tabled January 25, 2009) Mrs. Munro.
Petition relating to Safety-Net payment program (Sessional Paper No. P-199): (Tabled March 5 and April 1, 2009) Mr. Hardeman. (Tabled March 12 and April 2, 2009) Mr. Delaney. (Tabled March 24, 2009) Mr. Leal.
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