The committee met at 1603 in room 228.

FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION
AMENDMENT ACT, 2011
LOI DE 2011 MODIFIANT
LA LOI SUR LA PRÉVENTION
ET LA PROTECTION CONTRE L’INCENDIE

Consideration of Bill 181, An Act to amend the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 / Projet de loi 181, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1997 sur la prévention et la protection contre l’incendie.

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the Standing Committee on General Government. We’re here to deal with clause-by-clause with respect to Bill 181.

Are there any introductory comments that anyone might have? Okay, seeing none, we’ll move right to the sections in the bill.

Shall section 1 carry? That section is carried.

Section 2, government motion 1: Mr. Berardinetti, go ahead.

Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti: I move that subsection 53.1(3) of the act, as set out in section 2 of the bill, be amended by striking out “section 1” and substituting “section 2”.

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Any further comments?

Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti: Housekeeping: a more technical amendment.

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Okay. Any further comments? Government motion 1: All those in favour? Opposed? Carried.

Government motion 2: Mr. Berardinetti.

Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti: I move that subsection 53.1(4) of the act, as set out in section 2 of the bill, be struck out and the following substituted:

“Reasonable accommodation

“(4) A firefighter shall not be required to retire if the firefighter can be accommodated without undue hardship, considering the cost, outside sources of funding, if any, and health and safety requirements, if any.”

The Chair (Mr. David Orazietti): Any further comments? All those in favour? Opposed? That’s carried.

Shall section 2, as amended, carry? Carried.

There are no amendments to sections 3 to 6. Shall those sections—3, through and including 6—carry? Carried.

Shall the title of the bill carry? Carried.

Shall Bill 181, as amended, carry? Carried.

Shall I report the bill to the House, as amended? Carried.

Okay, thank you. The committee’s adjourned.

The committee adjourned at 1606.

CONTENTS

Wednesday 18 May 2011

Fire Protection and Prevention Amendment Act, 2011, Bill 181, Mr. Sousa / Loi de 2011 modifiant la Loi sur la prévention et la protection contre l’incendie, projet de loi 181, M. Sousa G-359

STANDING COMMITTEE ON GENERAL GOVERNMENT

Chair / Président

Mr. David Orazietti (Sault Ste. Marie L)

Vice-Chair / Vice-Président

Mr. Jim Brownell (Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry LIB)

Mr. Jim Brownell (Stormont–Dundas–South Glengarry LIB)

Mr. Steve Clark (Leeds–Grenville PC)

Mr. Kuldip Kular (Bramalea–Gore–Malton L)

Mr. Dave Levac (Brant L)

Mrs. Amrit Mangat (Mississauga–Brampton South / Mississauga–Brampton-Sud L)

Mr. Rosario Marchese (Trinity–Spadina ND)

Mr. Bill Mauro (Thunder Bay–Atikokan L)

Mr. David Orazietti (Sault Ste. Marie L)

Mrs. Joyce Savoline (Burlington PC)

Substitutions / Membres remplaçants

Mr. Lorenzo Berardinetti (Scarborough Southwest / Scarborough-Sud-Ouest L)

Mr. Michael A. Brown (Algoma–Manitoulin L)

Ms. Cheri DiNovo (Parkdale–High Park ND)

Mr. Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North / Simcoe-Nord PC)

Clerk / Greffier

Mr. William Short

Staff / Personnel

Ms. Jessica Burnstein, legislative counsel