41st Parliament, 1st Session

No. 148

No 148

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l’Ontario

1st Session
41st Parliament

1re session
41e législature

Wednesday
March 9, 2016

Mercredi
9 mars 2016

PRAYERS
PRIÈRES
9:00 A.M.
9 H

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion that this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government.

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

The House expressed its condolence on the death of Lorne Howard Maeck, Member for the Electoral District of Parry Sound from October 21, 1971 to March 18, 1981.

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Amendment to the motion relating to allocation of time on Bill 173, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact or amend various statutes.

Mr. Clark moved,

M. Clark propose,

That the paragraph beginning "That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 22, 2016" be struck out and replaced with:

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from Thursday, March 24, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., for the purpose of public hearings on the Bill; and

That the committee be authorized to travel to Ottawa, Thunder Bay and London for the purpose of public hearings on the following days and times: Tuesday, March 29, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Wednesday, March 30, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Thursday, March 31, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 173:

• 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 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2016; 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 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 Thursday, March 31, 2016; and

And that the paragraphs beginning:

• "That the deadline for filing amendments"

• "That the Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 6, 2016,"

• "On Thursday, April 7, 2016, at 4:00 p.m., those amendments";

• "That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Monday, April 11, 2016.";

be struck out and replaced with:

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 p.m. on Monday April 4, 2016; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Thursday, April 14, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill;

On Thursday, April 14, 2016, 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. 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, April 18, 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

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 24

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Brown

Clark

Coe

Hillier

Hudak

Jones

MacLaren

MacLeod

Martow

McDonell

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Munro

Nicholls

Pettapiece

Scott

Smith

Thompson

Walker

Wilson

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 67

Albanese

Anderson

Baker

Balkissoon

Ballard

Berardinetti

Bisson

Bradley

Chan

Chiarelli

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

DiNovo

Dong

Duguid

Fife

Flynn

Forster

Fraser

French

Gates

Gélinas

Gravelle

Hatfield

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hunter

Jaczek

Kiwala

Lalonde

MacCharles

Malhi

Mangat

Mantha

Martins

Matthews

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Meilleur

Milczyn

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Moridi

Murray

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Orazietti

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sattler

Sergio

Sousa

Tabuns

Takhar

Vanthof

Vernile

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

Motion relating to allocation of time on Bill 173, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact or amend various statutes.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 54

Albanese

Anderson

Baker

Balkissoon

Ballard

Berardinetti

Bradley

Chan

Chiarelli

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

Dong

Duguid

Flynn

Fraser

Gravelle

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hunter

Jaczek

Kiwala

Lalonde

MacCharles

Malhi

Mangat

Martins

Matthews

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Meilleur

Milczyn

Moridi

Murray

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Orazietti

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sergio

Sousa

Takhar

Vernile

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 37

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Bisson

Brown

Clark

Coe

DiNovo

Fife

Forster

French

Gates

Gélinas

Hatfield

Hillier

Hudak

Jones

MacLaren

MacLeod

Mantha

Martow

McDonell

McNaughton

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Munro

Nicholls

Pettapiece

Sattler

Scott

Smith

Tabuns

Thompson

Vanthof

Walker

Wilson

Yakabuski

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 173, An Act to implement Budget measures and to enact or amend various statutes, 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 Finance and Economic Affairs; and,

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Thursday, March 24, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 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 173:

• 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 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 17, 2016; 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 Thursday, March 24, 2016; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2016; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Thursday, April 7, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill;

On Thursday, April 7, 2016, 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. 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, April 11, 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 Finance and Economic Affairs, 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 12:20 p.m.

À 12 h 20, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.
15 H

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 Pr40, An Act to revive 828117 Ontario Limited. Ms. McMahon.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

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

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

Cuts to physician services expenditures (Sessional Paper No. P-266) Ms. Jones and Mr. Nicholls.

La création de l'Université de l'Ontario français (document parlementaire no P-278) M. Natyshak.

Northlander Passenger Train and cancelled bus routes (Sessional Paper No. P-288) Mr. Vanthof.

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

Drivers' license reinstatements (Sessional Paper No. P-300) Mr. McDonell.

Reinstate funding for demonstrative/specialized education (Sessional Paper No. P-313) Mr. Fedeli.

Seniors' drug costs (Sessional Paper No. P-314) Ms. Fife.

Passenger train service (Sessional Paper No. P-315) Mr. Fedeli.

Highlands Health Network (Sessional Paper No. P-316) Ms. Jones.

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.

Pursuant to the Order of the House passed earlier today,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée plus tôt aujourd'hui,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Vote deferred on request of the Chief Government Whip.

Le vote est différé par requête du Whip en chef du gouvernement.

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 adjourned at 5:59 p.m.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 17 h 59, 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

Cuts to physician services expenditures (Sessional Paper No. P-266) (Tabled March 9, 2016) Mr. Harris.

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 522, 523, 524, 526, 527, 528 and 531.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Establishment of the Office of Poet Laureate (Sessional Paper No. P-186):

(Tabled November 23, 2015) Ms. Armstrong.

(Tabled November 24, 2015) Mrs. Gretzky.

Waitlists for IBI/ABA Services to treat Autism Spectrum Disorder (Sessional Paper No. P-285):

(Tabled November 26, 2015) Miss Taylor.