41st Parliament, 1st Session

No. 69

No 69

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l’Ontario

Thursday

April 16, 2015

Jeudi

16 avril 2015

1st Session,
41st Parliament

1re session
41e législature

PRAYERS
PRIÈRES
9:00 A.M.
9 H

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Bradley moved,

M. Bradley propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 57, An Act to create a framework for pooled registered pension plans and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, when the Bill 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 Social Policy; and,

That the Standing Committee on Social Policy be authorized to meet on Monday, April 27, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Tuesday, April 28, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of public hearings on the Bill; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 57:

• Notice of public hearings on the Ontario Parliamentary Channel, the Legislative Assembly's website and Canada NewsWire; and

• Witnesses are scheduled on a first-come first-served basis; and

• Each witness will receive up to 5 minutes for their presentation followed by 9 minutes for questions from Committee members; and

• The deadline for written submissions is 6:00 p.m. on the last day of public hearings; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, May 4, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill;

On Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at 4:00 p.m., those amendments which have not yet 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. 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 Wednesday, May 6, 2015. 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 Social Policy, 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 that same day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill 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 interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

The votes on Second and 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 5 minutes.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Vote deferred.

Le vote est différé.

Second Reading of Bill 66, An Act to protect and restore the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 66, Loi visant la protection et le rétablissement du bassin des Grands Lacs et du fleuve Saint-Laurent.

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

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 10 h 15, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

10:30 A.M.
10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

During “Oral Questions”, the Members for Timmins—James Bay (Mr. Bisson), Hamilton Centre (Ms. Horwath), Timiskaming—Cochrane (Mr. Vanthof), Hamilton East—Stoney Creek (Mr. Miller), Parkdale—High Park (Ms. DiNovo), Nickel Belt (Mme Gélinas), Toronto—Danforth (Mr. Tabuns), Bramalea—Gore—Malton (Mr. Singh), London—Fanshawe (Ms. Armstrong), Hamilton Mountain (Miss Taylor), London West (Ms. Sattler), Algoma—Manitoulin (Mr. Mantha), Windsor—Tecumseh (Mr. Hatfield), and Niagara Falls (Mr. Gates), having disregarded the authority of the Chair, were named by the Speaker and directed to withdraw from the service of the House for the balance of the sessional day.

Pendant la période des « Questions Orales », les députés de Timmins—Baie James (M. Bisson), Hamilton-Centre (Mme Horwath), Timiskaming—Cochrane (M. Vanthof), Hamilton-Est—Stoney Creek (M. Miller), Parkdale—High Park (Mme DiNovo), Nickel Belt (Mme Gélinas), Toronto—Danforth (M. Tabuns), Bramalea—Gore—Malton (M. Singh), London—Fanshawe (Mme Armstrong), Hamilton Mountain (Mlle Taylor), London-Ouest (Mme Sattler), Algoma—Manitoulin (M. Mantha), Windsor—Tecumseh (M. Hatfield), et Niagara Falls (M. Gates), ont passé outre à l'autorité du Président de l'Assemblée et ont été désignés par leur nom et ont été ordonnés de se retirer du service de l'Assemblée pour le reste de cette journée de session.

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Motion for time allocation of Bill 57, An Act to create a framework for pooled registered pension plans and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 48

Albanese

Anderson

Baker

Balkissoon

Ballard

Berardinetti

Bradley

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

Dong

Flynn

Fraser

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hunter

Jaczek

Kiwala

Kwinter

Lalonde

MacCharles

Malhi

Mangat

Martins

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Meilleur

Milczyn

Moridi

Murray

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Orazietti

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sergio

Takhar

Vernile

Wong

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 21

Arnott

Barrett

Clark

Dunlop

Forster

French

Gretzky

Hardeman

Harris

Jones

MacLaren

McDonell

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Munro

Nicholls

Pettapiece

Scott

Smith

Thompson

Walker

Yakabuski

And it was,

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 57, An Act to create a framework for pooled registered pension plans and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, when the Bill 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 Social Policy; and,

That the Standing Committee on Social Policy be authorized to meet on Monday, April 27, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Tuesday, April 28, 2015, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of public hearings on the Bill; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 57:

• Notice of public hearings on the Ontario Parliamentary Channel, the Legislative Assembly's website and Canada NewsWire; and

• Witnesses are scheduled on a first-come first-served basis; and

• Each witness will receive up to 5 minutes for their presentation followed by 9 minutes for questions from Committee members; and

• The deadline for written submissions is 6:00 p.m. on the last day of public hearings; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, May 4, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill;

On Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at 4:00 p.m., those amendments which have not yet 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. 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 Wednesday, May 6, 2015. 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 Social Policy, 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 that same day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill 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 interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment; and

The votes on Second and 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 5 minutes.

The House recessed at 11:53 a.m.

À 11 h 53, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.
13 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs:-

Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques:-

Bill 40, An Act to amend the Crop Insurance Act (Ontario), 1996 and to make consequential amendments to other Acts.

Projet de loi 40, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1996 sur l'assurance-récolte (Ontario) et apportant des modifications corrélatives à d'autres lois.

Reported without amendment.

Rapport est fait sans propositions d’amendement.

Report adopted and Ordered for Third Reading.

Rapport adopté et passage à la troisième lecture.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Ontario Dementia Plan (Sessional Paper No. P-2) Mr. Arnott and Ms. Fife.

Review of the Environmental Protection Act (Sessional Paper No. P-59) Mr. Hardeman.

Emergency Response Workers (Sessional Paper No. P-86) Mr. Natyshak.

Fluoridation of drinking water (Sessional Paper No. P-114) Mr. Delaney.

Keeping the Obstetrics Unit open at Leamington District Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-117) Mrs. Gretzky.

Sexual education curriculum (Sessional Paper No. P-120) Mr. Arnott.

Carbon tax (Sessional Paper No. P-125) Ms. Scott.

CPR training for school employees and volunteers (Sessional Paper No. P-139) Mrs. McGarry.

National auto strategy (Sessional Paper No. P-141) Mr. Natyshak.

Microbilles (document parlementaire no P-165) Mme Lalonde.

Electricity distribution and delivery (Sessional Paper No. P-171) Mr. McDonell.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D'INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS

Mr. Fraser moved,

M. Fraser propose,

Second Reading of Bill 53, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to increase the penalty for transporting a passenger for compensation without a licence, permit or authorization.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 53, Loi modifiant le Code de la route afin d'augmenter la pénalité prévue à l'égard du transport de passagers moyennant rémunération sans permis de conduire, certificat d'immatriculation ou autorisation.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de la politique sociale.

Mr. Hardeman moved,

M. Hardeman propose,

Second Reading of Bill 74, An Act to amend the Housing Services Act, 2011 and the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 74, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2011 sur les services de logement et la Loi de 1996 sur la divulgation des traitements dans le secteur public.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de la politique sociale.

Ms. Forster moved,

Mme Forster propose,

Second Reading of Bill 87, An Act to amend the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 to give preference to veterans for access to beds.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 87, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2007 sur les foyers de soins de longue durée pour accorder la préférence aux anciens combattants qui veulent avoir accès à des lits.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 6, An Act to enact the Infrastructure for Jobs and Prosperity Act, 2014.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 6, Loi édictant la Loi de 2014 sur l'infrastructure au service de l'emploi et de la prospérité.

Debate resumed and after some time the House adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 18 h, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 210, 211 and 212.