36e législature, 1re session

No. 183 No 183

Votes and

Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly

of Ontario

Assemblée législative

de l'Ontario

1st Session,

36th Parliament

1re session,

36e législature

Wednesday,

April 30, 1997

Mercredi

30 avril 1997

PRAYERS

1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES

13 H 30

The Speaker delivered the following ruling:-

Yesterday, the member for Dovercourt (Mr Silipo), raised a point of order with respect to Standing Order 106 (g), concerning the referral of intended appointments to the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. The member suggested that certificates of intended appointments to the Transition Team and the Financial Advisory Board, provided for in the City of Toronto Act, 1997, should have been referred to the Government Agencies Committee.

The member for Dovercourt may in fact be correct. It may be that these two bodies are defined as agencies, boards or commissions and that intended appointments to them are subject to committee review. However, there is no way that I as Speaker can make that determination. As the Minister of Municipal Affairs, and the Government House Leader stated yesterday, there are numerous examples on the record of appointments made without referral to the Government Agencies Committee. The fact is, the Government defines what is an agency, board or commission and it is the Government that knows of its own intent to make an appointment. The starting place for the Government Agencies Committee is the certificate it receives from the Public Appointments Secretariat. It does not ferret out appointments that should have been referred but weren't. Likewise, there is no way that a Speaker could possibly be in a position to determine which intended appointments should or should not be referred to the Committee. I therefore find that the member doesn't have a point of order.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

Mr Johnson (Don Mills) moved,

M. Johnson (Don Mills) propose,

That an humble Address be presented to the Lieutenant Governor in Council as follows:-

"To the Lieutenant Governor in Council:-

We, Her Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, now assembled, request the appointment of Thomas Wright, current interim Information and Privacy Commissioner, to act as interim Information and Privacy Commissioner until May 31, 1997."

And, That the Address be engrossed and presented to the Lieutenant Governor in Council by the Speaker.

A debate arose and, after some time, the motion was declared carried.

Il s'élève un débat et après quelque temps, la motion est déclarée adoptée.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to North York Branson Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-15) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr M. Kwinter.

Petition relating to the Child Care System (Sessional Paper No. P-27) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr T. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to Rent Control Legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-64) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr R. Marchese.

Petition relating to Strengthening measures against impaired drivers in Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-102) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr J. Baird.

Petition relating to Workers Health and Safety Centre and Occupational Health Clinics (Sessional Paper No. P-118) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr D. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Not altering the Occupational Health and Safety Act or eroding the rights of workers (Sessional Paper No. P-162) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr D. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Bill 84, Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1996 (Sessional Paper No. P-197) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mrs J. Munro.

Petition relating to Cuts to base funding for hospitals and the removal of hospital services (Sessional Paper No. P-214) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mrs S. Pupatello.

Petition relating to Restructuring the provincial-municipal relationship (Sessional Paper No. P-228) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr J. Baird.

Pétition ayant rapport à la structure des relations entre la province et les municipalités (Sessional Paper No. P-241) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr J. Cleary.

Petition relating to Community Youth Support Funding (Sessional Paper No. P-248) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr J. Tascona.

Petition relating to Demanding public hearings on the Review of the Occupational Health and Safety Act discussion paper (Sessional Paper No. P-249) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr D. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Post-secondary education cost increases due to economic and technological changes (Sessional Paper No. P-250) (Tabled April 30, 1997) Mr M. Gravelle.

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr Laughren from the Standing Committee on Government Agencies presented the Committee's Thirty-seventh Report (Sessional Paper No. 400) (Tabled April 30, 1997).

M. Laughren du Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux présente le trente-septième rapport du comité (document parlementaire no 400) (déposé le 30 avril 1997).

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.

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 127, An Act to amend the Nursing Act, 1991 and to make consequential amendments to the Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act, the Medical Laboratory Technology Act, 1991, the Respiratory Therapy Act, 1991 and the Vital Statistics Act. Hon. J. Wilson.

Projet de loi 127, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1991 sur les infirmières et infirmiers et apportant des modifications corrélatives à la Loi sur la protection contre les rayons X, à la Loi de 1991 sur les technologistes de laboratoire médical, à la Loi de 1991 sur les inhalothérapeutes et à la Loi sur les statistiques de l'état civil. L'hon. J. Wilson.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Debate was resumed on the motion for Interim Supply for the period commencing May 1, 1997 and ending October 31, 1997.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant sur les crédits provisoires pour la période du 1er mai au 31 octobre 1997.

After some time, the motion was declared carried.

Après quelque temps, la motion est déclarée adoptée.

And it was,

Ordered, That the Minister of Finance be authorized to pay the salaries of the civil servants and other necessary payments pending the voting of supply for the period commencing May 1, 1997 and ending October 31, 1997, such payments to be charged to the proper appropriation following the voting of supply.

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 99, An Act to secure the financial stability of the compensation system for injured workers, to promote the prevention of injury and disease in Ontario workplaces and to revise the Workers' Compensation Act and make related amendments to other Acts.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 99, Loi assurant la stabilité financière du régime d'indemnisation des travailleurs blessés, favorisant la prévention des lésions et des maladies dans les lieux de travail en Ontario et révisant la Loi sur les accidents du travail et apportant des modifications connexes à d'autres lois.

After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the motion for the adjournment of the debate was deemed to have been made and carried.

Après quelque temps, conformément à l'article 9(a) du Règlement, la motion d'ajournement du débat est réputée avoir été proposée et adoptée.

The House then adjourned

at 6:00 p.m.

À 18 h, la chambre a ensuite

ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Christopher M. Stockwell

Speaker

Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant to Standing Order 39(c):-

Documents Parlementaires Déposés Conformément à l'article 39(c) du Règlement:-

Board of Funeral Services / Conseil des services funéraires, Annual Report for the year ended October 31, 1996 (No. 402) (Tabled April 30, 1997).

Compendia:

Bill 127, An Act to amend the Nursing Act, 1991 and to make consequential amendments to the Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act, the Medical Laboratory Technology Act, 1991, the Respiratory Therapy Act, 1991 and the Vital Statistics Act (No. 401) (Tabled April 30, 1997).

Questions Answered (see Sessional Paper No. 5):

Interim Answers to Question Numbers: 1203, 1210, 1212, 1214, 1219 and 1220.