No. 109 No 109
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Votes and Proceedings |
Procès-verbaux |
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Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
Assemblée législative de l'Ontario |
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1st Session, 36th Parliament |
1re session, 36e législature |
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Wednesday, October 16, 1996 |
Mercredi 16 octobre 1996 |
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PRAYERS 1:30 P.M. |
PRIÈRES 13 H 30 |
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MOTIONS |
MOTIONS |
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On motion by Mr Johnson (Don Mills), |
Sur la motion de M. Johnson (Don Mills), |
Ordered, That, notwithstanding Standing Order 59(c), the Standing Committee on Estimates be authorized to postpone consideration of the estimates of the Ministry of Health and proceed with consideration of the estimates of the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism.
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PETITIONS |
PÉTITIONS |
Petition relating to Banning the Spring Bear Hunt (Sessional Paper No. P-84) (Tabled October 16, 1996) Mr T. Martin.
Petition relating to the Removal of induced abortion from medically insured services (Sessional Paper No. P-103) (Tabled October 16, 1996) Mr J. O'Toole.
Petition relating to Workers Health and Safety Centre and Occupational Health Clinics (Sessional Paper No. P-118) (Tabled October 16, 1996) Mr D. Christopherson.
Petition relating to Bill 181, Ammunition Regulation Act, 1994 (Sessional Paper No. P-139) (Tabled October 16, 1996) Mr T. Barrett.
Petition relating to Closure of two Sudbury hospitals (Sessional Paper No. P-144) (Tabled October 16, 1996) Mr R. Bartolucci.
Petition relating to the Standard of patient care at Mount Sinai Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-150) (Tabled October 16, 1996) Mrs E. Caplan.
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REPORTS BY COMMITTEES |
RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS |
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Mr Gravelle from the Standing Committee on Government Agencies presented the Committee's Twenty-first Report (Sessional Paper No. 260) (Tabled October 16, 1996). |
M. Gravelle du Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux présente le vingt et unième rapport du comité (document parlementaire no 260) (déposé le 16 octobre 1996). |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 106(g)(11), the Report was deemed to be adopted by the House. |
Conformément à l'article 106(g)(11), le rapport est réputé avoir été adopté par l'Assemblée. |
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Mr Barrett from the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:- |
M. Barrett du Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi privés présente le rapport du comité qui est lu comme suit et adopté:- |
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Your Committee begs to report the following Bills without amendment:- |
Votre comité propose qu'il soit permis de faire rapport sur les projets de loi suivants sans amendement:- |
Bill Pr66, An Act respecting the City of Toronto.
Bill Pr72, An Act respecting the University of St. Jerome's College.
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Your Committee begs to report the following Bill as amended:- |
Votre comité propose qu'il soit permis de faire rapport sur le projet de loi suivant avec des amendements:- |
Bill Pr67, An Act respecting the Ontario Plumbing Inspectors Association Inc.
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS |
DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI |
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The following Bills were introduced and read the first time:- |
Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois:- |
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Bill 84, An Act to promote Fire Prevention and Public Safety in Ontario and to amend and repeal certain other Acts relating to Fire Services. Hon. R. Runciman. |
Projet de loi 84, Loi visant à promouvoir la prévention des incendies et la sécurité publique en Ontario et modifiant ou abrogeant certaines autres lois relatives aux services de lutte contre les incendies. L'hon. R. Runciman. |
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Bill 85, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to Impaired Driving Offences. Mrs M. Marland. |
Projet de loi 85, Loi modifiant le Code de la route en ce qui concerne les infractions pour conduite avec facultés affaiblies. Mme M. Marland. |
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ORDERS OF THE DAY |
ORDRE DU JOUR |
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Opposition Day |
Jour de l'opposition |
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Mrs McLeod moved, |
Mme McLeod propose, |
Whereas Mike Harris promised Ontarians in the last election that there would be "no cuts to health care funding"; and
Whereas hospital funding has been slashed by $1.3 billion; and
Whereas the Big Blue Bulldozer -- the so-called "arms length" Health Service Restructuring Commission -- has begun to plough through communities across the province; and
Whereas this non-elected and unaccountable body wields dictatorial power over the fate of Ontarians' health care; and
Whereas all the work of the Commission has been conducted in secret; and
Whereas this government's hospital restructuring has nothing to do with improving the quality of patient care in Ontario and everything to do with funding the Tories' 30% tax cut promise; and
Whereas decisions of the Health Service Restructuring Commission to date will result in Thunder Bay and Sudbury losing 50% and 37% of their acute care hospital beds, respectively; and
Whereas the Common Sense Revolution promised that "local health care communities will share in any savings identified locally for reinvestment in community priorities"; and
Whereas of the $41 million cut from the operating budgets of Thunder Bay hospitals only $10 million has been committed to reinvestment and of the $41 million cut from the operating budgets of Sudbury hospitals only $13 million has been committed for reinvestment; and
Whereas the Minister of Health has reduced the amount the government is required to fund for capital projects from 2/3 of the capital required to 1/2; and
Whereas thousands of Ontarians in communities across the province, such as Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Kitchener, Wiarton and Kincardine have pleaded with the Minister to stop the destruction of health care in the province of Ontario and save their local hospitals; and
Whereas there is no regard for community input in the restructuring process; and
Whereas Jim Wilson has stated repeatedly that "bricks and mortar do not cure people, people cure people", and
Whereas the $1.3 billion cut to hospital funding over three years will result in 15,000 nurses losing their jobs; and
Whereas this loss of health care providers translates into patients losing 13 million hours of nursing care; and
Whereas the actions of the Harris government will result in the erosion of quality and accessible health care in the province of Ontario; and
Whereas Ontarians are frightened and angry that because of the actions of the Harris Conservatives they will be unable to access quality health care in their own communities; and
Whereas the Minister of Health is clearly in control of this process despite his attempts to deny it;
Therefore, this House calls on the Mike Harris government to admit that the so-called "arms length" Restructuring Commission is a sham; to dismantle the unaccountable and dictatorial Health Services Restructuring Commission; to restore the $1.3 billion it has stripped from Ontario's hospitals; and to live up to the promise it made to voters in the last election that access to quality health care will be protected.
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A debate arising, after some time, the motion was lost on the following division:- |
Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est rejetée par le vote suivant:- |
AYES / POUR - 31
Agostino Cooke Martin
Bartolucci Cordiano McLeod
Bisson Crozier Miclash
Boyd Duncan Phillips
Bradley Grandmaître Pouliot
Brown Gravelle Pupatello
(Algoma-Manitoulin) Hoy Ramsay
Caplan Kennedy Ruprecht
Christopherson Lalonde Sergio
Churley Laughren Wildman
Cleary Martel
NAYS / CONTRE - 58
Arnott Guzzo Ouellette
Baird Hardeman Parker
Barrett Harnick Pettit
Bassett Hastings Preston
Beaubien Hodgson Ross
Brown Hudak Runciman
(Scarborough West) Jackson Saunderson
Carr Johns Shea
Carroll Johnson Sheehan
Chudleigh (Don Mills) Sterling
Cunningham Johnson Tascona
Danford (Perth) Tilson
DeFaria Jordan Turnbull
Doyle Kells Vankoughnet
Ecker Klees Villeneuve
Fisher Leach Wettlaufer
Fox Marland Wilson
Froese Martiniuk Witmer
Galt Maves Young
Gilchrist Mushinski
Grimmett O'Toole
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The House then adjourned at 6:05 p.m. |
À 18 h 5, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux. |
le président
Christopher M. Stockwell
Speaker
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Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant to Standing Order 39(c):- |
Documents Parlementaires Déposés Conformément à l'article 39(c) du Règlement:- |
Compendia:
Bill 84, An Act to promote Fire Prevention and Public Safety in Ontario and to amend and repeal certain other Acts relating to Fire Services (No. 261) (Tabled October 16, 1996).
Ontario Board of Parole / Commission Ontarienne des Libérations Conditionnelles, Annual Report for the year ending March 31, 1996 (No. 259) (Tabled October 16, 1996).
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