41st Parliament, 1st Session

No. 179

No 179

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l’Ontario

1st Session
41st Parliament

1re session
41e législature

Tuesday
May 31, 2016

Mardi
31 mai 2016

PRAYERS
PRIÈRES
9:00 A.M.
9 H

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Third Reading of Bill 151, An Act to enact the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2015 and the Waste Diversion Transition Act, 2015 and to repeal the Waste Diversion Act, 2002.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 151, Loi édictant la Loi de 2015 sur la récupération des ressources et l'économie circulaire et la Loi transitoire de 2015 sur le réacheminement des déchets et abrogeant la Loi de 2002 sur le réacheminement des déchets.

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 Michael Murray Dietsch, Member for the Electoral District of St. Catharines–Brock from September 10, 1987 to September 5, 1990.

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Government Notice of Motion Number 74, as amended, relating to the arrangement of proceedings on Bill 201, Act to amend the Election Finances Act and the Taxation Act, 2007.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 71

Albanese

Anderson

Arnott

Bailey

Baker

Ballard

Barrett

Bradley

Chan

Clark

Coe

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

Dong

Duguid

Flynn

Fraser

Hardeman

Harris

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hudak

Hunter

Jaczek

Jones

Kiwala

Lalonde

Leal

MacCharles

MacLeod

Malhi

Mangat

Martins

Martow

Matthews

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Meilleur

Miller (Parry Sound-Muskoka)

Moridi

Munro

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Nicholls

Orazietti

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Scott

Sergio

Smith

Sousa

Takhar

Thibeault

Vernile

Walker

Wilson

Wong

Wynne

Yakabuski

Yurek

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 18

Armstrong

Bisson

Campbell

Fife

French

Gates

Gélinas

Gretzky

Hatfield

Horwath

Mantha

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Natyshak

Sattler

Singh

Tabuns

Taylor

Vanthof

Ordered, That, notwithstanding any Standing Order or Special Order of the House, the following arrangements be made with respect to Bill 201, Act to amend the Election Finances Act and the Taxation Act, 2007.

That the Standing Committee on General Government be authorized to meet from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 6, 2016, for the purpose of hearing from the Chief Electoral Officer of Ontario, who will be invited to make a presentation of up to two hours, followed by discussion with the Officer moderated by the Chair; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, for the purpose of hearing from the Leader of the Green Party of Ontario, who will be invited to make a presentation of up to one hour followed by discussion with the Leader moderated by the Chair; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, for the purpose of hearing from a witness chosen by the Official Opposition House Leader, who will be invited to make a presentation of up to one hour followed by discussion with the witness moderated by the Chair; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2016, for the purpose of hearing from a witness chosen by the Third Party House Leader, who will be invited to make a presentation of up to one hour followed by discussion with the witness moderated by the Chair; and

That the Standing Committee on General Government be authorized to meet from 6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7 and Wednesday, June 8, 2016, for the purpose of public hearings; and

That the deadline to request to appear on these dates be 12:00 noon, Thursday, June 2, 2016; and

That witnesses be scheduled on a first-come first-served basis; and

That all witnesses receive 10 minutes for presentation and 15 minutes of questioning by Committee Members; and

That the Chief Electoral Officer or his designate be invited to attend Committee hearings as an advisor authorized to answer questions posed by members and provide feedback on presentations; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet for up to four weeks during the summer adjournment for the purpose of public hearings; and

That one staff person from each Recognized Party be authorized to travel with the Committee; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, for the purpose of organizing hearings during the summer adjournment; and

That the deadline for written submissions be 1:00 p.m. on Monday, August 15, 2016; and

That the deadline for filing amendments with the Clerk of the Committee following public hearings be 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2016; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet in Toronto from Monday, August 29 to Thursday, September 1, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the bill; and

That at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 1, 2016 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, September 12, 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 General Government, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered for Second Reading, which order may be called that same day; 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 12:16 p.m.

À 12 h 16, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.
15 H

The Speaker informed the House,

Le Président a informé la Chambre,

That the following document was tabled:-

Que le document suivant a été déposé :-

The Annual Energy Conservation Progress Report 2015-2016, Conservation: Let's Get Serious from the Environmental Commissioner (Sessional Paper No. 650) (Tabled May 31, 2016).

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

The Speaker informed the House,

Le Président a informé la Chambre,

That the Clerk received the Report on Intended Appointments dated May 31, 2016 of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(f)(9), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 651) (Tabled May 31, 2016).

Standing Committee on Social Policy:-

Comité permanent de la politique sociale :-

Bill 186, An Act to establish the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan.

Projet de loi 186, Loi établissant le Régime de retraite de la province de l’Ontario.

Reported as amended.

Rapport est fait du projet de loi modifié.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

Ordered for Third Reading pursuant to the Order of the House dated May 5, 2016.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée du 5 mai 2016.

Standing Committee on General Government:-

Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales :-

Bill 178, An Act to amend the Smoke-Free Ontario Act.

Projet de loi 178, Loi modifiant la Loi favorisant un Ontario sans fumée.

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.

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 208, An Act to amend the Financial Accountability Officer Act, 2013 with respect to the Financial Accountability Officer's access to information. Ms. Fife.

Projet de loi 208, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2013 sur le directeur de la responsabilité financière en ce qui concerne le droit d'accès à l'information du directeur de la responsabilité financière. Mme Fife.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Acute and Chronic Lyme Disease diagnosis (Sessional Paper No. P-3) Mr. Mantha.

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

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

Minor injury guideline (Sessional Paper No. P-268) Mr. Singh.

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

Men's Health Awareness Week (Sessional Paper No. P-331) Mr. Potts.

Kemptville's Service Ontario centre (Sessional Paper No. P-355) Mr. Clark.

Appointing a permanent, resident Crown Attorney for the Rainy River district (Sessional Paper No. P-356) Ms. Campbell.

The Immunization of School Pupils Act (Sessional Paper No. P-357) Mr. Smith.

Jonathan's Law, Bill 175 (Sessional Paper No. P-358) Mr. Tabuns.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Third Reading of Bill 100, An Act to enact the Ontario Trails Act, 2015 and to amend various Acts.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 100, Loi édictant la Loi de 2015 sur les sentiers de l'Ontario et modifiant diverses lois.

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.

Vote deferred on request of the Chief Government Whip.

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

The House adjourned at 5:57 p.m.

À 17 h 57, 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

Fluoridation of drinking water (Sessional Paper No. P-114) (Tabled May 31, 2016) Mr. Hatfield.

Cancel the scheme to privatize Ontario's Hydro One (Sessional Paper No. P-255) (Tabled May 31, 2016) Mr. Tabuns.

Stevenson Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-257) (Tabled May 31, 2016) Mr. Wilson.

Cuts to physician services expenditures (Sessional Paper No. P-266) (Tabled May 31, 2016) Mr. Tabuns and Mr. Wilson.

Seniors' drug costs (Sessional Paper No. P-314) (Tabled May 31, 2016) Mr. Mantha.

Changes to IBI Therapy for Children with Autism Five Years and Older. (Sessional Paper No. P-339) (Tabled May 31, 2016) Mr. Wilson.

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 663, 665 and 666.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Physiotherapy services (Sessional Paper No. P-35):

(Tabled March 24, 2016) Mr. Wilson.

Support of GO Train access for Cambridge (Sessional Paper No. P-238):

(Tabled April 6, 2016) Mrs. McGarry.

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

(Déposée le 6 avril; le 9 mai 2016) M. Tabuns.