41st Parliament, 1st Session

No. 144

No 144

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l’Ontario

1st Session
41st Parliament

1re session
41e législature

Wednesday
March 2, 2016

Mercredi
2 mars 2016

PRAYERS
PRIÈRES
9:00 A.M.
9 H

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 172, An Act respecting greenhouse gas.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 172, Loi concernant les gaz à effet de serre.

Debate resumed and after some time the House recessed at 10:13 a.m.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 10 h 13, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

10:30 A.M.
10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Amendment to Government Notice of Motion Number 62 relating to allocation of time on Bill 163, An Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 and the Ministry of Labour Act with respect to posttraumatic stress disorder.

Mr. Yakabuski moved,

M. Yakabuski propose,

That the second, third and fourth bullets in the paragraph that begins "That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair," be struck out and replaced with the following:

  • That the deadline for requests to appear be 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016; and
  • That witnesses be scheduled to appear before the Committee on a first-come first-served basis; or
  • In the event of oversubscription, following the deadline, the Clerk of the Committee provide the members of the Sub-committee or designate with a list of requests to appear; and
  • That the Sub-committee member or designate prioritize and return the list by 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016; and
  • That each witness will receive up to 10 minutes for their presentation followed by 9 minutes for questions from Committee members; and

That the paragraph beginning "That, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called" be struck out replaced with:

That, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, 15 minutes 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

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 77

Albanese

Anderson

Arnott

Bailey

Baker

Ballard

Barrett

Berardinetti

Bradley

Brown

Chan

Chiarelli

Clark

Coe

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

Dong

Duguid

Fedeli

Flynn

Fraser

Hardeman

Harris

Hillier

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hudak

Hunter

Jaczek

Jones

Kiwala

Lalonde

Leal

MacCharles

MacLaren

MacLeod

Malhi

Martins

Martow

Matthews

Mauro

McDonell

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

McNaughton

Meilleur

Milczyn

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Moridi

Munro

Naidoo-Harris

Nicholls

Orazietti

Pettapiece

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Scott

Sergio

Smith

Sousa

Thompson

Vernile

Walker

Wilson

Wong

Yakabuski

Yurek

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 15

Armstrong

Bisson

Fife

Forster

French

Gates

Gretzky

Hatfield

Mantha

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Sattler

Singh

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

Government Notice of Motion Number 62 as amended, relating to allocation of time on Bill 163, An Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 and the Ministry of Labour Act with respect to posttraumatic stress disorder.

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 163, An Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 and the Ministry of Labour Act with respect to posttraumatic stress disorder, 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, March 7, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 8, 2016 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 163:

  • 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 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016; and
  • That witnesses be scheduled to appear before the Committee on a first-come first-served basis; or
  • In the event of oversubscription, following the deadline, the Clerk of the Committee provide the members of the Sub-committee or designate with a list of requests to appear; and
  • That the Sub-committee member or designate prioritize and return the list by 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016; and
  • That each witness will receive up to 10 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, March 8, 2016; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, March 16, 2016; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, March 21, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill;

On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at 4:30 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, March 23, 2016. 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, 15 minutes 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.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 77

Albanese

Anderson

Arnott

Bailey

Baker

Ballard

Barrett

Berardinetti

Bradley

Brown

Chan

Chiarelli

Clark

Coe

Colle

Dhillon

Dickson

Dong

Duguid

Fedeli

Flynn

Fraser

Hardeman

Harris

Hillier

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hudak

Hunter

Jaczek

MacCharles

MacLaren

MacLeod

Malhi

Martins

Martow

Matthews

Mauro

McDonell

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

McNaughton

Meilleur

Milczyn

Nicholls

Orazietti

Pettapiece

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Scott

Sergio

Smith

Sousa

Thompson

Vernile

Walker

Wilson

AYES / POUR - Continued

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Delaney

Jones

Kiwala

Lalonde

Leal

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Moridi

Munro

Naidoo-Harris

Wong

Yakabuski

Yurek

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 15

Armstrong

Bisson

Fife

Forster

French

Gates

Gretzky

Hatfield

Mantha

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Sattler

Singh

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 163, An Act to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 and the Ministry of Labour Act with respect to posttraumatic stress disorder, 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, March 7, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 8, 2016 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 163:

  • 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 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016; and
  • That witnesses be scheduled to appear before the Committee on a first-come first-served basis; or
  • In the event of oversubscription, following the deadline, the Clerk of the Committee provide the members of the Sub-committee or designate with a list of requests to appear; and
  • That the Sub-committee member or designate prioritize and return the list by 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2016; and
  • That each witness will receive up to 10 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, March 8, 2016; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, March 16, 2016; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Monday, March 21, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill;

On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at 4:30 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, March 23, 2016. 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, 15 minutes 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 11:49 a.m.

À 11 h 49, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.
15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d'intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr34, An Act to revive Bill Bedford Professional Corporation.

Bill Pr36, An Act to revive 839255 Ontario Inc.

Bill Pr37, An Act to revive Base2 eBusiness Solutions Inc.

Reported without amendment.

Rapport est fait sans propositions d’amendement.

Report adopted and Ordered for Second Reading.

Rapport adopté et passage à la deuxième lecture.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d’intérêt privé :-

Bill Pr38, An Act respecting the Corporation of the Municipality of Huron Shores and the Thessalon First Nation. Mr. Mantha.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

The Sault Area Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-184) Mr. Mantha.

Bill 41, Lung Health Act 2014 (Sessional Paper No. P-206) Mrs. McGarry and Ms. Vernile.

Way-finding signs on MTO Roads in Northern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-224) Mr. Mantha.

The Moving Ontario Forward plan (Sessional Paper No. P-245) Mme Lalonde.

Cancel the scheme to privatize Ontario's Hydro One (Sessional Paper No. P-255) Mr. Gates.

Cuts to physician services expenditures (Sessional Paper No. P-266) Mr. Coe, Ms. Fife, Mr. Hillier, Mr. Nicholls and Mr. Smith.

Reversing course on current hydro policies. (Sessional Paper No. P-298) Mr. Arnott.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 173, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact or amend various statutes.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 173, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à édicter ou à modifier diverses lois.

Debate resumed, during which the Acting Speaker (Mr. Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)) 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 président suppléant (M. Miller (Hamilton-Est–Stoney Creek)) 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.

On motion by Mr. Del Duca, it was Ordered that the House adjourn.

Sur la motion de M. Del Duca, il est ordonné que la Chambre ajourne ses travaux.

The House adjourned at 5:40 p.m.

À 17 h 40, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 454, 459, 469, 470, 473, 474, 487, 491, 493, 494, 498, 499, 500, 503, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509 and 525.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Affordable and reliable electricity (Sessional Paper No. P-11):

(Tabled November 25, 2015) Mr. McDonell.

(Tabled November 30, 2015) Mr. Walker.

Oxford County and landfill construction (Sessional Paper No. P-77):

(Tabled November 17; December 8, 2015) Mr. Hardeman.

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

(Tabled November 17; December 1, 9, 2015; February 18, 2016) Mme Gélinas.

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

(Tabled November 23, 2015) Ms. Armstrong.

(Tabled December 10, 2015) Mr. Bailey.

(Tabled December 8, 2015) Mr. Bisson.

(Tabled November 25; December 2, 2015) Mr. Gates.

(Tabled November 30, 2015) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled December 2, 2015) Ms. Jones.

(Tabled December 3, 2015) Ms. Scott.

(Tabled November 23, 2015) Mr. Walker.

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

(Tabled November 18, 19, 25, 2015) Ms. Campbell.

Rent controls for Retirement Type Communities (Sessional Paper No. P-272):

(Tabled November 17, 23; December 1, 2015) Mr. Wilson.

Hydro One pas à vendre (document parlementaire no P-275):

(Déposée le 18 novembre; le 3 décembre 2015) M. Mantha.

(Déposée le 23 novembre 2015) M. Natyshak.

Pain management services (Sessional Paper No. P-276):

(Tabled November 18, 2015) Ms. Fife.