Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 68

No 68

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l’Ontario

Thursday

October 3, 2013

Jeudi

3 octobre 2013

2nd Session,
40th Parliament

2e session
40e législature

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

9:00 A.M.

9 H

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 91, An Act to establish a new regime for the reduction, reuse and recycling of waste and to repeal the Waste Diversion Act, 2002.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 91, Loi créant un nouveau cadre pour la réduction, la réutilisation et le recyclage des déchets et abrogeant la Loi de 2002 sur le réacheminement des déchets.

Debate resumed and after some time the House recessed at 10:15 a.m.

Le débat reprend et après quelque temps, à 10 h 15, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Government Notice of Motion Number 23 in relation to time allocation of Government Order Number 8.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 74

NAYS / CONTRE - 20

Armstrong

Bisson

Campbell

DiNovo

Fife

Forster

Gélinas

Hatfield

Horwath

Mantha

Marchese

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Natyshak

Prue

Sattler

Schein

Singh

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House, when the Order of the Day is next called for resuming the adjourned debate on Government Order Number 8, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the main motion and any amendments thereto, which questions shall be decided without further amendment or debate; 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 any vote shall be permitted; and

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on Government Order Number 8, the division bell shall be limited to 5 minutes.

The House recessed at 11:46 a.m.

À 11 h 46, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.

13 H

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Disbanding the College of Trades (Sessional Paper No. P-10) Mrs. Munro.

Ophthalmology services (Sessional Paper No. P-30) Mr. O'Toole.

Phasing out of the Drive Clean Program (Sessional Paper No. P-33) Mr. Ouellette.

Personal Support Workers (Sessional Paper No. P-36) Mr. Mantha.

ServiceOntario counters in Northern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-72) Mr. Mantha.

Reducing the price of electricity in Northwestern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-83) Ms. Campbell.

Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary (Sessional Paper No. P-93) Mr. Ouellette.

Physiotherapy services (Sessional Paper No. P-108) Mr. O'Toole and Mr. Ouellette.

Rejecting increases on the Harmonized Sales Tax, Gas Tax or any other fees or taxes in the Ontario Northwest (Sessional Paper No. P-148) Ms. Campbell.

Mary Berglund Community Health Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-160) Ms. Campbell.

Amending the definition of an ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle) (Sessional Paper No. P-163) Mr. Mantha.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D'INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS

Mr. Tabuns moved,

M. Tabuns propose,

Second Reading of Bill 102, An Act to amend the Archives and Recordkeeping Act, 2006 to impose penalties for offences relating to public records of archival value.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 102, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2006 sur les Archives publiques et la conservation des documents pour imposer des peines en cas d'infraction relative aux documents publics ayant un intérêt archivistique.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de l'Assemblée législative.

Mr. Nicholls moved,

M. Nicholls propose,

Second Reading of Bill 101, An Act to amend the Election Finances Act with respect to third party election advertising.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 101, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le financement des élections à l'égard de la publicité électorale de tiers.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 34

NAYS / CONTRE - 47

Albanese

Armstrong

Berardinetti

Bisson

Bradley

Campbell

Chan

Colle

Coteau

Del Duca

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

DiNovo

Duguid

Fife

Flynn

Forster

Fraser

Hatfield

Hunter

Jaczek

Jeffrey

Mangat

Mantha

Marchese

McMeekin

McNeely

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Milloy

Moridi

Murray

Naqvi

Natyshak

Piruzza

Prue

Qaadri

Sandals

Sattler

Schein

Sergio

Singh

Sousa

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

Wong

Mr. McNeely moved,

M. McNeely propose,

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 44:-

Avis de motion émanant des députés no 44 :-

That, in the opinion of this House, in an effort to protect and inform home buyers, energy labelling related to the energy efficiency of new and existing houses at time-of-sale should be enacted by the end of 2014.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 47

NAYS / CONTRE - 34

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Chudleigh

Clark

Dunlop

Elliott

Hardeman

Harris

Holyday

Jackson

Jones

Klees

Leone

MacLaren

MacLeod

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Milligan

Munro

Nicholls

O’Toole

Ouellette

Pettapiece

Scott

Shurman

Smith

Thompson

Walker

Wilson

Yakabuski

Yurek

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Government Order Number 8.

Pursuant to the Order of the House today, the question was put on the amendment to the motion to apply a timetable to certain business of the House.

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 19

NAYS / CONTRE - 33

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Chudleigh

Clark

Dunlop

Elliott

Hardeman

Harris

Holyday

Jackson

Jones

Klees

Leone

MacLaren

MacLeod

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Milligan

Munro

Nicholls

O’Toole

Pettapiece

Scott

Shurman

Smith

Thompson

Walker

Wilson

Yakabuski

Yurek

Pursuant to the Order of the House today, the question was then put on the motion to apply a timetable to certain business of the House.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 64

NAYS / CONTRE - 19

Armstrong

Bisson

Campbell

DiNovo

Fife

Forster

Hatfield

Horwath

Mantha

Marchese

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Natyshak

Prue

Sattler

Schein

Singh

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

Ordered, That notwithstanding any Standing Order or special order of the House, there be a timetable applied to the consideration of certain business of the House as follows:

Bill 30, Skin Cancer Prevention Act (Tanning Beds), 2013

That when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 30 is called, two hours 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 put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

The vote on Third Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

In the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to five minutes.

Bill 70, Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act (Spousal Exception), 2013

The Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly shall meet for one day of public hearings and one day of clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 70, An Act to amend the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991, in accordance with the motion passed by the Committee on September 11, 2013; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly on Bill 70, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered for Third Reading; and

In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill one sessional day following clause-by-clause consideration, 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 shall be deemed to be Ordered for Third Reading; and

The Order for Third Reading of the Bill shall be called no more than five sessional days after the Bill is reported; and

When the Order for Third Reading is called, two hours 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 put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

The vote on Third Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to five minutes.

Bill 55, Stronger Protection for Ontario Consumers Act, 2013

That following the completion of its consideration of Bill 70, the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly shall next meet for up to two days of public hearings and up to two days of clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 55, An Act to amend the Collection Agencies Act, the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 and the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2002 and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, in accordance with the motion passed by the Committee on September 11, 2013; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly on Bill 55, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered for Third Reading; and

In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill one sessional day following clause-by-clause consideration, 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 shall be deemed to be Ordered for Third Reading; and

The Order for Third Reading of the Bill shall be called no more than five sessional days after the Bill is reported; and

When the Order for Third Reading is called, two hours shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the Bill, apportioned equally among the recognized parties; and

At the end of this time, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

The vote on Third Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to five minutes.

Bill 36, Local Food Act, 2013

That the Standing Committee on Social Policy shall, on its next three regular Tuesday meeting days commencing in the week following passage of this motion, meet for up to two days of public hearings and one day for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 36, An Act to enact the Local Food Act, 2013; and

The deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 noon on the sessional day before clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

The Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sessional day following the day on which the Committee met for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on Social Policy on Bill 36, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered for Third Reading; and

In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill on the sessional day following clause-by-clause consideration, 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 shall be deemed to be Ordered for Third Reading; and

The Order for Third Reading of the Bill shall be called no more than five sessional days after the Bill is reported; and

When the Order for Third Reading is called, two hours 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 put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

The vote on Third Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

In the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to five minutes.

Bill 74, Fairness and Competitiveness in Ontario's Construction Industry Act, 2013

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs shall, on its next two regular meeting days commencing in the week following passage of this motion, meet for one day of public hearings and one day for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 74, An Act to amend the Labour Relations Act, 1995 to alter bargaining rights conferred by pre-1980 working agreements in the construction industry; and

The deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 noon on the sessional day before clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

The Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sessional day following the day on which the Committee met for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That upon receiving the report of the Committee on Bill 74, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered for Third Reading; and

In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill on the sessional day following clause-by-clause consideration, 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 shall be deemed to be Ordered for Third Reading; and

The Order for Third Reading of the Bill shall be called no more than five sessional days after the Bill is reported; and

When the Order for Third Reading is called, two hours 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 put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

The vote on Third Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

In the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to five minutes.

Bill 60, Wireless Services Agreements Act, 2013

When debate on Bill 60, An Act to strengthen consumer protection with respect to consumer agreements relating to wireless services accessed from a cellular phone, smart phone or any other similar mobile device, reaches 6.5 hours, or when the member who has the floor at that point has completed his or her remarks, 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 General Government; and

That the vote on Second Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

That the Standing Committee on General Government shall, on its next three regular meeting days commencing in the week following passage of this motion, meet for up to two days of public hearings and one day for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

The deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 noon on the sessional day before clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

The Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sessional day following the day on which the Committee met for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That upon receiving the report of the Committee on Bill 60, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered for Third Reading; and

In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill on the sessional day following clause-by-clause consideration, 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 shall be deemed to be Ordered for Third Reading; and

The Order for Third Reading of the Bill shall be called no more than five sessional days after the Bill is reported; and

When the Order for Third Reading is called, two hours 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 put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

The vote on Third Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

In the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to five minutes.

Bill 77, Hawkins Gignac Act (Carbon Monoxide Safety), 2013

Upon receiving Second Reading during Private Members' Public Business, Bill 77, An Act to amend the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 to provide safety requirements related to the presence of unsafe levels of carbon monoxide on premises, shall be referred to a standing committee in the normal way; and

Any proceedings on Bill 77 in the committee to which the Bill is referred shall be postponed until completion by that committee of consideration of any other bill provided for in this motion; and

The committee to which the Bill is referred is authorized to meet for one day of public hearings on the Bill, during its first regularly scheduled meeting the week following the referral of the Bill to the committee; and

The committee is authorized to meet for one sessional day of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill, on its next regularly scheduled meeting day during the week following the week in which the committee met for public hearings; and

The deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 noon on the sessional day before clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

The committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sessional day following the day on which the committee met for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That upon receiving the report of the respective committee on the Bill, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered for Third Reading; and

In the event that the committee fails to report the Bill on the sessional day following clause-by-clause consideration, 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 shall be deemed to be Ordered for Third Reading; and

The Order for Third Reading of the Bill shall be called no more than five sessional days after the Bill is reported; and

When the Order for Third Reading is called, two hours 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 put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

The vote on Third Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

In the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to five minutes.

Bill 32, Registered Human Resources Professionals Act, 2013

That the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills shall, on its next three regular meeting days commencing in the week following passage of this motion, meet for up to two days for public hearings and one day for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 32, An Act respecting the Human Resources Professionals Association; and

The deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 noon on the sessional day before clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

The Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than the sessional day following the day on which the Committee met for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That upon receiving the report of the Committee on Bill 32, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered for Third Reading; and

In the event that the Committee fails to report the Bill on the sessional day following clause-by-clause consideration, 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 shall be deemed to be Ordered for Third Reading; and

The Order for Third Reading of the Bill shall be called no more than five sessional days after the Bill is reported; and

When the Order for Third Reading is called, two hours 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 put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

The vote on Third Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

In the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the Bill, the division bell shall be limited to five minutes.

Select Committee on Developmental Services

That a Select Committee on Developmental Services be appointed to consider and report to the House its observations and recommendations with respect to the urgent need for a comprehensive developmental services strategy to address the needs of children, youth and adults in Ontario with an intellectual disability or who are dually diagnosed with an intellectual disability and a mental illness, and to coordinate the delivery of developmental programs and services across many provincial ministries in addition to the Ministry of Community and Social Services; and

That in developing its strategy and recommendations, the Committee shall focus on the following issues:

• the elementary and secondary school educational needs of children and youth;

• the educational and workplace needs of youth upon completion of secondary school;

• the need to provide social, recreational and inclusionary opportunities for children, youth and adults;

• the need for a range of available and affordable housing options for youth and adults;

• the respite and support needs of families;

• how government should most appropriately support these needs and provide these opportunities.

That the Committee have the authority to meet on Wednesdays following Routine Proceedings when the House is in session, and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. when the House is not in session; and

That the Committee shall have the authority to call for persons, papers and things, to employ counsel and staff and, as the committee deems relevant to its terms of reference, to commission reports and adjourn from place to place, subject to the normal budget approval from the Board of Internal Economy; and

That the Committee shall present an interim report to the House no later than February 26, 2014, and a final report no later than May 15, 2014; and

That in the event of and notwithstanding any prorogation of the House before the presentation of the committee's final report, the Committee shall be deemed to be continued to the subsequent session or sessions and may continue to meet during any such prorogation; and

That the Committee shall be comprised of: four members from the Government Caucus, one of whom shall be the Chair, three members from the caucus of the Official Opposition and two members from the caucus of the Third Party; and

That the Chief Whip of each of the recognized parties shall indicate in writing to Clerk of the House, within five sessional days of the passage of this motion, their party's membership on the Committee.

Royal Assent

That any of the Bills provided for in this motion shall, after receiving Third Reading, be presented to the Lieutenant Governor for Royal Assent no later than December 13, 2013.

Second Reading of Bill 6, An Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 6, Loi visant la protection et le rétablissement du bassin des Grands Lacs et du fleuve Saint-Laurent.

Debate resumed, during which the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings and announced that there had been more than six and one-half hours of debate and that the debate was deemed adjourned.

Le débat a repris. Le Vice-Président a interrompu les travaux et a annoncé qu’il y avait eu plus de six heures et demie de débat et que le débat était réputé ajourné.

The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport directed that the debate should continue.

Le Ministre du Tourisme, de la Culture et du Sport a indiqué que le débat devrait se poursuivre.

Debate resumed and after some time the House adjourned at 5:55 p.m.

Le débat reprend et après quelque temps, à 17 h 55, la chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

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