Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 147

No 147

2nd Session
41st Parliament

2e session
41e législature

Wednesday
March 7, 2018

Mercredi

7 mars 2018

9:00 A.M.

9 H

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion regarding climate change, as follows:

Motion concernant le changement climatique, comme suit :-

That, in the opinion of the House, we recognize that climate change is a real and present threat that is already costing Ontario families, and that Ontario should do its part in supporting national and international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas pollution at the lowest possible cost to families and businesses by putting a price on pollution to combat climate change.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Ms. Thompson moved adjournment of the debate.

Mme Thompson propose l’ajournement du débat.

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES - 11 NAYS - 29

POUR - 11 CONTRE - 29

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 Speaker addressed the House:-

Le Président s’adresse à la Chambre :-

I beg to inform the House that, pursuant to Standing Order 71(b), the Member for Huron—Bruce (Ms. Thompson) has notified the Clerk of her intention to file notice of a reasoned amendment to the motion for Second Reading of Bill 203, An Act respecting transparency of pay in employment (Sessional Paper No. 456).

The Order for Second Reading of Bill 203 may therefore not be called today.

The House expressed its condolence on the death of Gerry Martiniuk, Member for the Electoral District of Cambridge from June 9, 1995 to September 7, 2011.

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

The House recessed at 12:07 p.m.

À 12 h 07, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Justice Policy:-

Comité permanent de la justice :-

Bill 175, An Act to implement measures with respect to policing, coroners and forensic laboratories and to enact, amend or repeal certain other statutes and revoke a regulation.

Projet de loi 175, Loi mettant en oeuvre des mesures concernant les services policiers, les coroners et les laboratoires médico-légaux et édictant, modifiant ou abrogeant certaines autres lois et abrogeant un règlement.

Reported as amended.

Rapport est fait du projet de loi modifié.

Report adopted.

Rapport adopté.

Pursuant to the Order of the House dated March 6, 2018,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée du 6 mars 2018,

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Price of electricity (Sessional Paper No. P-1) Ms. Jones.

Le prix de l’essence (Document parlementaire no P-37) Mme Gélinas.

Protect the conscience rights of Ontario’s health care professionals (Sessional Paper No. P-146) Mr. Nicholls.

Government advertising (Sessional Paper No. P-160) Mr. Walker.

Widen Highway 401 (Sessional Paper No. P-237) Mr. Nicholls.

Sewage bypass reporting (Sessional Paper No. P-270) Ms. Jones.

Licensing of long-term care spaces (Sessional Paper No. P-271) Mme Gélinas.

Advanced green light in Shelburne (Sessional Paper No. P-296) Ms. Jones.

Valley East ServiceOntario (Sessional Paper No. P-298) Mme Gélinas.

Child protection and chronic absenteeism (Sessional Paper No. P-301) Mr. Dong.

Cardiac Fitness Institute (Sessional Paper No. P-302) Ms. Sattler.

Children and youth suicide prevention (Sessional Paper No. P-311) Ms. Sattler.

Increasing funding for Ontario’s Corrections system (Sessional Paper No. P-312) Mr. Natyshak.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Third Reading of Bill 175, An Act to implement measures with respect to policing, coroners and forensic laboratories and to enact, amend or repeal certain other statutes and revoke a regulation.

Troisième lecture du projet de loi 175, Loi mettant en oeuvre des mesures concernant les services policiers, les coroners et les laboratoires médico-légaux et édictant, modifiant ou abrogeant certaines autres lois et abrogeant un règlement.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Mr. Smith moved adjournment of the House.

M. Smith propose l’ajournement de la Chambre.

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES - 7 NAYS - 28

POUR - 7 CONTRE - 28

Pursuant to the Order of the House dated March 6, 2018,

Conformément à l’ordre de l’Assemblée du 6 mars 2018,

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 Acting Speaker (Mr. Miller (Hamilton East—Stoney Creek)) informed the House that, in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor had been pleased to assent to the following Bills in her office on March 7, 2018.

Le président suppléant (M. Miller (Hamilton-Est—Stoney Creek)) a informé l’Assemblée qu’au nom de Sa Majesté la Reine, Son Honneur la Lieutenante-gouverneure a eu le plaisir de sanctionner les projets de loi suivants dans son bureau le 7 mars 2018.

Bill 193, An Act to enact Rowan’s Law (Concussion Safety), 2018 and to amend the Education Act.

Projet de loi 193, Loi édictant la Loi Rowan de 2018 sur la sécurité en matière de commotions cérébrales et modifiant la Loi sur l’éducation.

Bill 196, An Act to authorize the expenditure of certain amounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.

Projet de loi 196, Loi autorisant l’utilisation de certaines sommes pour l’exercice se terminant le 31 mars 2018.

Motion regarding climate change, as follows:

Motion concernant le changement climatique, comme suit :-

That, in the opinion of the House, we recognize that climate change is a real and present threat that is already costing Ontario families, and that Ontario should do its part in supporting national and international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas pollution at the lowest possible cost to families and businesses by putting a price on pollution to combat climate change.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

Mr. Romano moved adjournment of the House.

M. Romano propose l’ajournement de la Chambre.

Lost on the following division:-

Rejetée par le vote suivant :-

AYES - 6 NAYS - 30

POUR - 6 CONTRE - 30

At 6:03 p.m., the following matters were considered in an adjournment debate.

À 18 h 03, les questions suivantes ont été examinées dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Huron––Bruce (Ms. Thompson) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care – Rural mental health needs.

Member for Niagara West––Glanbrook (Mr. Oosterhoff) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care – Mental health.

Member for Bruce––Grey––Owen Sound (Mr. Walker) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care – Mental health.

The House adjourned at 6:33 p.m.

À 18 h 33, 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

Investing in interprofessional primary health care (Sessional Paper No. P-132) (Tabled March 7, 2018) Mr. Nicholls.

School bus safety laws (Sessional Paper No. P-230) (Tabled March 7, 2018) Mr. Nicholls.

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L’ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT

Law Foundation of Ontario, 2016 Annual Report and Financial Statements / Fondation du droit de l’Ontario, Rapport annuel 2016 et les États financiers (No. 457) (Tabled March 7, 2018).

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

The price of gasoline (Sessional Paper No. P-25):

(Tabled November 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30; December 11, 13, 14, 2017; February 21, 26, 2018) Mme Gélinas.

(Tabled February 22, 2018) Mr. Hatfield.

Fund and install traffic signals at the intersection of Highway 7 and McFarlane Drive/Hall Road (Sessional Paper No. P-177):

(Tabled November 22, 2017) Mr. Arnott.

Public inquiry into long-term care for seniors (Sessional Paper No. P-229):

(Tabled November 22, 29, 2017) Ms. Fife.

Organic products regulation (Sessional Paper No. P-233):

(Tabled November 22, 2017) Mr. Tabuns.

Widen Highway 401 (Sessional Paper No. P-237):

(Tabled November 22, 29; December 6, 13, 2017) Mr. Nicholls.

Fur farming (Sessional Paper No. P-241):

(Tabled November 22, 2017) Ms. Armstrong.

(Tabled November 28, 2017) Ms. Vernile.

Service dogs (Sessional Paper No. P-245):

(Tabled November 22, 2017) Mr. Fedeli.

La Loi sur le classement des films (Document parlementaire no P-247):

(Déposée le 22 novembre 2017) Mme Gélinas.