No. 9 No 9
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Orders and Notices Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
Feuilleton et Avis Assemblée législative de l'Ontario |
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1st Session, 36th Parliament Wednesday, October 11, 1995 |
1re session, 36e législature Mercredi 11 octobre 1995 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS / AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DU
GOUVERNEMENT 3
PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS / AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DES
DÉPUTÉS 4
NOTICES / AVIS 5
BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES / PROJETS DE LOI DÉFÉRÉS AUX COMITÉS 8
QUESTIONS / QUESTIONS 9
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GOVERNMENT BUSINESS |
AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DU GOUVERNEMENT |
1. Deferred vote on the Amendment to the Amendment to the Motion for an Address in Reply to the Speech of His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the Opening of the Session.
Vote différé sur le sous-amendement à la motion portant l'Adresse en réponse au discours prononcé par Son Honneur le lieutenant-gouverneur à l'ouverture de la session.
2. Second Reading Bill 1, An Act to amend the Executive Council Act. Hon. E. Eves. PRINTED.
Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 1, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le Conseil exécutif. L'hon. E. Eves. IMPRIMÉ.
3. Second Reading Bill 5, An Act respecting Shortline Railways. Hon. A. Palladini. PRINTED.
Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 5, Loi concernant les chemins de fer d'intérêt local. L'hon. A. Palladini. IMPRIMÉ.
4. Second Reading Bill 6, An Act to amend the Corporations Information Act. Hon. N. Sterling. PRINTED.
Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 6, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les renseignements exigés des personnes morales. L'hon. N. Sterling. IMPRIMÉ.
5. Second Reading Bill 7, An Act to restore balance and stability to labour relations and to promote economic prosperity and to make consequential changes to statutes concerning labour relations. Hon. E. Witmer. PRINTED.
Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 7, Loi visant à rétablir l'équilibre et la stabilité dans les relations de travail et à promouvoir la prospérité économique et apportant des modifications corrélatives à des lois en ce qui concerne les relations de travail. L'hon. E. Witmer. IMPRIMÉ.
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PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS |
AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS |
6. Second Reading Bill 2, An Act to amend the Election Act. Mr D. McGuinty. PRINTED.
Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 2, Loi modifiant la Loi électorale. M. D. McGuinty. IMPRIMÉ.
7. Second Reading Bill 3, An Act to amend the Solicitors Act. Mr R. Chiarelli. PRINTED.
Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 3, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les procureurs. M. R. Chiarelli. IMPRIMÉ.
8. Second Reading Bill 4, An Act to amend the Law Society Act. Mr R. Chiarelli. PRINTED.
Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 4, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le Barreau. M. R. Chiarelli. IMPRIMÉ.
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NOTICES |
AVIS |
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SPECIAL DEBATES |
DÉBATS SPÉCIAUX |
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OPPOSITION DAY |
JOUR DE L'OPPOSITION |
1. Mrs McLeod - Whereas the Common Sense Revolution states that a Conservative government "will not cut health care"; and
Whereas, during the 1995 election campaign, the Conservatives clearly promised to defend the health care system by protecting ministry funding, stating in a campaign backgrounder, "there will be no cuts to health care funding by a Harris government", and calling this their first, and most important commitment; and
Whereas the Premier repeated this promise throughout the campaign; and
Whereas the Public Accounts for 1994/95 show the Ministry of Health budget at $17.8 billion; and
Whereas the Conservative government has said that it is committed to funding health care only to the level of $17.4 billion; and
Whereas this represents a cut to the health care budget of more than $400 million; and
Whereas the Conservative government has already cut $132 million from the budget of the Ministry of Health when, on July 21, 1995, the Finance Minister announced a series of spending cuts designed to reduce the deficit; and
Whereas the Common Sense Revolution clearly states "every dollar we save by cutting overhead or by bringing in the best new management techniques and thinking will be reinvested in health care to improve services to patients"; and
Whereas the $132 million in funding has gone directly to reduce the deficit and therefore cannot be reallocated within the health care system; and
Whereas this government is considering introducing user fees to the Ontario Drug Benefit Program; and
Whereas there have been suggestions that hospitals will face a reduction in funding from this government when it cuts its support to all transfer partners next year; and
Whereas, according to media reports on the Premiers' Conference in St. John's, the Premier of Ontario "wouldn't rule out user fees"; and
Whereas the Premier has stated that "a signal has gone out to the (health) ministry that there are no sacred cows", suggesting that further cuts may be planned to health care funding; and
Whereas the recent actions taken by this government contradict election promises and have confused a concerned public still coping with the negative impact of the previous NDP government's mismanagement of the Ministry of Health; and
Whereas the NDP government was the first government in the history of the province of Ontario to reduce the budget of the Ministry of Health in real dollars; and
Whereas the NDP government inflicted chaos upon the health care system with the introduction of the Social Contract, which resulted in a deterioration in the quality of care provided in Ontario; and
Whereas the NDP government attempted to introduce user fees to the Ontario Drug Benefit Program and then removed more than 230 drugs from the Ontario Drug Benefit Program without first consulting with those affected by this change; and
Whereas the NDP government reneged on its funding promises for hospitals in the province of Ontario and reduced the budgets of provincial psychiatric hospitals; and
Whereas, faced with the detrimental effects of the NDP government's assault on the health care system and the threats being made by this Conservative government to continue the attack through cuts in funding and the introduction of user fees, the province requires real leadership for the protection of the health care system and a commitment to maintain stable funding for the health ministry at $17.8 billion;
Therefore, this House calls on the Minister of Health to restore the $132 million that was cut on July 21, 1995, in order to maintain the promise made by this government to protect health care funding and not cut health care; to reaffirm this government's commitment to no new user fees; and to ensure that the health care budget will stand at $17.8 billion dollars for every day of the life of this government. Minister of Health. To be debated today.
Mr Rae - Whereas the Common Sense Revolution states that "our obligation to those in need is even greater in the case of our children"; and
Whereas the Common Sense Revolution also notes that "children living in poverty suffer from significantly higher infant mortality rates, lower life expectancies and tend to receive poor nutrition and education"; and
Whereas Mike Harris's government is hurting kids who live on welfare through cuts in welfare benefits, because 41% of the people living on welfare are children; and
Whereas the 22% cut in welfare benefits hurts children most of all - children who will have to do without the food, clothing or adequate housing they need, children who have no way to fight back against the cuts; and
Whereas, Mike Harris's government is hurting kids who need day care by cutting the funding for day care provided through jobsOntario Training, so parents can't look for work or take job training; and
Whereas, this punishes families trying to help themselves and makes safe and dependable day care for their kids less accessible; and
Whereas Mike Harris's government is hurting kids who need extra help - abused children, children with disabilities, children from troubled homes - by cutting the budget for services like Children's Aid Societies, children's mental health centres and second-stage housing for women and children seeking refuge from domestic violence and abuse; and
Whereas Mike Harris's government is hurting kids and their families by eliminating jobs, by making it harder for them to make ends meet and harder to get training to get back to work; and
Whereas Mike Harris's government is cancelling early childhood education pilot projects and making junior kindergarten less accessible for children across the province, despite a generation's evidence that education supports in the early years pay huge positive dividends later in children's lives;
Therefore, this House calls on the Mike Harris government to stop hurting Ontario's children, primarily by restoring the benefits it has seized by means of welfare rate cuts, but also by restoring the funding cuts it has made to child care provision, to training, and to social service agencies. Minister of Community and Social Services. To be debated October 17, 1995.
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BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES |
PROJETS DE LOI DÉFÉRÉS AUX COMITÉS |
STANDING COMMITTEE ON REGULATIONS AND PRIVATE BILLS
Bill Pr9, An Act respecting the City of Brampton. Mr T. Clement. (Referred October 10, 1995).
Bill Pr11, An Act respecting the Waterloo County Board of Education. Mr G. Leadston. (Referred October 10, 1995).
Bill Pr13, An Act respecting the City of Nepean. Mr J. Baird. (Referred October 10, 1995).
Bill Pr14, An Act respecting the City of Nepean. Mr J. Baird. (Referred October 10, 1995).
Bill Pr38, An Act respecting the Waterloo-Guelph Regional Airport. Mr G. Leadston. (Referred October 10, 1995).
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QUESTIONS (Questions are to appear on the day after they are received and on every subsequent day in that week and then subsequently only on each Monday until an Answer (other than an Interim Answer) is received. A question first appearing on a Thursday will appear on each day of the following week.) |
QUESTIONS (Les questions seront publiées le jour suivant leur réception et tous les jours de la semaine. Elles seront ensuite publiées tous les lundis jusqu'à ce qu'une réponse autre qu'une réponse provisoire soit reçue. Une question publiée le jeudi pour la première fois sera publiée tous les jours de la semaine suivante.) |