41st Parliament, 1st Session

No. 115

No 115

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l’Ontario

1st Session
41st Parliament

1re session
41e législature

Monday
November 2, 2015

Lundi
2 novembre 2015

PRAYERS
PRIÈRES
10:30 A.M.
10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

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 :-

Mme Gélinas assumes ballot item number 3 and

Ms. Fife assumes ballot item number 20.

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Second Reading of Bill 85, An Act to strengthen and improve government by amending or repealing various Acts.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 85, Loi visant à renforcer et à améliorer la gestion publique en modifiant ou en abrogeant diverses lois.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 93

Anderson

Armstrong

Arnott

Bailey

Baker

Balkissoon

Ballard

Barrett

Berardinetti

Bisson

Bradley

Brown

Chan

Chiarelli

Clark

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

DiNovo

Dong

Fedeli

Fife

Forster

Fraser

French

Gates

Gélinas

Gravelle

Gretzky

Hardeman

Harris

Hatfield

Hoggarth

Horwath

Hoskins

Hudak

Hunter

Jaczek

Jones

Kiwala

Kwinter

Lalonde

MacCharles

MacLaren

MacLeod

Malhi

Mangat

Mantha

Martins

Martow

Matthews

Mauro

McDonell

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Meilleur

Milczyn

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Moridi

Munro

Murray

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Natyshak

Nicholls

Orazietti

Pettapiece

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sattler

Scott

Sergio

Smith

Tabuns

Takhar

Thibeault

Thompson

Vanthof

Vernile

Walker

Wilson

Wong

Yakabuski

Yurek

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 0

Referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d'intérêt privé.

The House recessed at 11:48 a.m.

À 11 h 48, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.
13 H

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 136, An Act to abolish the estate administration tax and provide for related matters. Mr. Brown.

Projet de loi 136, Loi visant à abolir l’impôt sur l’administration des successions et traitant de questions connexes. M. Brown.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

PET scans (Sessional Paper No. P-8) Mme Gélinas.

ServiceOntario counters in Northern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-36) Mr. Mantha.

Prix de l'essence (document parlementaire no P-100) M. Mantha.

Not implementing the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (Sessional Paper No. P-101) Mr. Pettapiece and Mr. Walker.

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

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

Stopping the sale of Hydro One (Sessional Paper No. P-191) Ms. Armstrong and Mr. Mantha.

Sauble Beach land claim (Sessional Paper No. P-258) Mr. Walker.

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) (Sessional Paper No. P-263) Mr. Walker.

Cuts to physician services expenditures (Sessional Paper No. P-266) Mme Gélinas and Mr. Yurek.

Community Living Elgin (Sessional Paper No. P-267) Mr. Yurek.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Gravelle moved,

M. Gravelle propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 115, An Act to enact the Representation Act, 2015, repeal the Representation Act, 2005 and amend the Election Act, the Election Finances Act and the Legislative Assembly Act, 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, November 23, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Tuesday, November 24, 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 115:

  • Notice of public hearings on the Ontario Parliamentary Channel, the Legislative Assembly's website and Canada NewsWire; and
  • That the deadline for requests to appear be 12:00 noon on Friday, November 13, 2015; and
  • That witnesses be scheduled to appear before the Committee on a first-come first-served basis; and
  • That each witness will receive up to 5 minutes for their presentation followed by 9 minutes for questions from Committee members; and

That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 2015; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2015; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Thursday, November 26, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., in Toronto, for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill.

On Thursday, November 26, 2015, at 2:00 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. At this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Monday, November 30, 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.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Mr. McNaughton moved,

M. McNaughton propose,

That the motion be amended by striking out everything following the second paragraph, up to and including "Monday, November 30, 2015" and replacing it with the following:

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in Ottawa, and on Thursday, November 26, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., in Thunder Bay, for the purpose of public hearings on the Bill.

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 115:

  • Notice of public hearings on the Ontario Parliamentary Channel, the Legislative Assembly's website and Canada NewsWire; and
  • That the deadline for requests to appear be 12:00 noon on Friday, November 13, 2015; and
  • That following the deadline, the Clerk of the Committee provide the members of the Committee with a list of requests to appear; and
  • That a member from all three recognized parties prioritize and return the list by 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 13, 2015; and
  • That the Clerk of the Committee schedule witnesses from these prioritized lists; and
  • That each witness will receive up to 15 minutes for their presentation followed by 9 minutes for questions from Committee members; and
  • That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 26, 2015; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 noon on Friday, November 27, 2015; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, November 30, 2015 at its regularly scheduled time for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill.

On Monday, November 30, 2015, at 5:00 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. At this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Wednesday, December 2, 2015.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Vote deferred on request of the Chief Whip of the Official Opposition.

Le vote est différé par requête du Whip en chef de l’Opposition.

Second Reading of Bill 122, An Act to amend the Mental Health Act and the Health Care Consent Act, 1996.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 122, Loi visant à modifier la Loi sur la santé mentale et la Loi de 1996 sur le consentement aux soins de santé.

Debate resumed and after some time the House adjourned at 5:56 p.m.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 17 h 56, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

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 30, 2015 (No. 474) (Tabled October 30, 2015).

Ontario French-language Educational Communications Authority (TFO), 2014-2015 Annual Report / Office des télécommunications éducatives de langue française de l'Ontario, 2014-2015 Rapport annuel (No. 473) (Tabled October 30, 2015).

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Number: 393.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Ontario Dementia Plan (Sessional Paper No. P-2):

(Tabled June 3, 2015) Mr. Clark.

(Tabled October 8, 2015) Mr. Hatfield.

(Tabled June 4, 2015) Mr. Walker.

Time extensions for FIT contracts (Sessional Paper No. P-49):

(Tabled June 3, 2015) Ms. Scott.

Matthews House Hospice (Sessional Paper No. P-64):

(Tabled June 2; September 14, 2015) Mr. Wilson.

Schedule 3 of Bill 45, "Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2014" (Sessional Paper No. P-173):

(Tabled June 3, 2015) Mr. Hillier.

Highway 3 (Sessional Paper No. P-180):

(Tabled September 15, 2015) Mr. Natyshak.

Stopping the sale of Hydro One (Sessional Paper No. P-191):

(Tabled June 4, 2015) Ms. Campbell.

(Tabled June 4, 2015) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled June 3, 2015) Mr. Hatfield.

(Tabled June 4, 2015) Mr. Tabuns.

Northern healthcare (Sessional Paper No. P-208):

(Tabled June 2, 2015) Ms. Campbell.

The Agreement in Principle (AIP) (Sessional Paper No. P-210):

(Tabled June 3, 2015) Mr. Fedeli.

The Mining Inquiry Needs Everyone's Support (M.I.N.E.S.) (Sessional Paper No. P-211):

(Tabled June 3, 2015) Mr. Fedeli.

The Green Energy Act (Sessional Paper No. P-214):

(Tabled June 3, 2015) Mr. McDonell.

Funding for all supplies for all hospitals (Sessional Paper No. P-216):

(Tabled June 3, 2015) Ms. Jones.

Passenger safety legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-219):

(Tabled June 3, 2015) Mr. Dhillon.