Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 72

No 72

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l’Ontario

Wednesday

April 22, 2015

Mercredi

22 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

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 recessed at 10:14 a.m.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 10 h 14, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Motion for time allocation of Bill 80, An Act to amend the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Animals for Research Act with respect to the possession and breeding of orcas and administrative requirements for animal care.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 51

Albanese

Anderson

Baker

Balkissoon

Ballard

Berardinetti

Bradley

Chiarelli

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Delaney

Dhillon

Dong

Duguid

Flynn

Fraser

Gravelle

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hunter

Jaczek

Kiwala

Kwinter

MacCharles

Mangat

Martins

Matthews

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Meilleur

Milczyn

Moridi

Murray

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Orazietti

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sergio

Thibeault

Vernile

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 39

Armstrong

Arnott

Bailey

Bisson

Clark

Fife

Forster

French

Gates

Gélinas

Gretzky

Hardeman

Harris

Hatfield

Hillier

Horwath

Hudak

Jones

MacLaren

MacLeod

Mantha

Martow

McDonell

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Munro

Nicholls

Pettapiece

Sattler

Scott

Singh

Smith

Tabuns

Thompson

Vanthof

Walker

Wilson

Yakabuski

Yurek

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 80, An Act to amend the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Animals for Research Act with respect to the possession and breeding of orcas and administrative requirements for animal care, 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, May 11, 2015, from 2:00 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 80:

• 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 Monday, May 11, 2015; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2015; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, May 25, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill;

On Monday, May 25, 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 Tuesday, May 26, 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 of debate 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 11:55 a.m.

À 11 h 55, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

The Speaker informed the House of the following changes in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

Le Président a informé la Chambre des changements suivants dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députés :-

Mrs. Mangat assumes ballot item number 46 and

Mr. Balkissoon assumes ballot item number 60.

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 90, An Act to proclaim Meningitis Awareness Day. Mr. Yakabuski and Ms. Naidoo-Harris.

Projet de loi 90, Loi proclamant le Jour de la sensibilisation à la méningite. M. Yakabuski et Mme Naidoo-Harris.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Moridi,

Sur la motion de M. Moridi,

Ordered, That the requirement for notice be waived for ballot item number 46 in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business.

Il est ordonné que l’obligation de donner avis fasse l’objet d’une exemption pour le billet de député numéro 46 dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députés.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

PET scans (Sessional Paper No. P-8) Ms. Fife.

Global Adjustment charge (Sessional Paper No. P-18) Mr. Fedeli.

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

Carbon tax (Sessional Paper No. P-125) Mr. Wilson.

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

16 and 17 year olds and Children's Aid Societies (Sessional Paper No. P-147) Mr. McDonell.

Ontario Northland Transportation Commission Bus Service (Sessional Paper No. P-175) Mr. Vanthof.

John McGivney Children's Centre Preschool Program (Sessional Paper No. P-176) Mrs. Gretzky.

Carbon pricing (Sessional Paper No. P-177) Mr. Arnott.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l'opposition

Mr. Wilson moved,

M. Wilson propose,

That, given the grave financial situation in the province of Ontario today, it is the opinion of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario that the 2015 budget should include the following:

• An announcement that the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan will not be pursued as it places an enormous burden on businesses and will kill jobs in the province;

• A commitment that a carbon tax, or its close cousin, a cap and trade process, not be adopted as it is a cost that Ontario residents and businesses cannot afford;

• A plan to fix homecare by streamlining the system to reduce the number of agencies patients must deal with and by tying CCAC funding to outcomes and clearly defined results;

• A commitment to reduce energy prices so that all people and businesses no longer have to be paying some of the highest energy costs in North America; and

• A serious, credible and detailed plan to balance the budget by 2017-2018.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 25

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Clark

Dunlop

Hardeman

Harris

Hillier

Hudak

Jones

MacLaren

MacLeod

Martow

McDonell

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Munro

Nicholls

Pettapiece

Scott

Smith

Thompson

Walker

Wilson

Yakabuski

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 62

Albanese

Anderson

Armstrong

Baker

Balkissoon

Ballard

Berardinetti

Bisson

Bradley

Colle

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

Dong

Fife

Flynn

Forster

Fraser

French

Gates

Gélinas

Gravelle

Gretzky

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hunter

Jaczek

Kiwala

Kwinter

Lalonde

MacCharles

Malhi

Mangat

Martins

Matthews

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Meilleur

Milczyn

Moridi

Murray

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Orazietti

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sattler

Sergio

Singh

Thibeault

Vanthof

Vernile

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

The House adjourned at 5:35 p.m.

À 17 h 35, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 39(a)

PÉTITIONS DÉPOSÉES CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE
39a) DU RÈGLEMENT

Carbon tax (Sessional Paper No. P-125) (Tabled April 22, 2015) Mr. Clark.

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 222, 223, 224, 225, 226 and 227.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

PET scans (Sessional Paper No. P-8):

(Tabled February 26; March 11, 26, 2015) Mme Gélinas.

Prescription drugs (Sessional Paper No. P-145):

(Tabled February 26, 2015) Mme Lalonde.

Natural gas prices increase (Sessional Paper No. P-146):

(Tabled February 26, 2015) Ms. Forster.