Assemblée législative de l'Ontario

Tuesday
November 2, 1999

Mardi
2 novembre 1999

Prayers

1:30 P.M.

Prières

13 H 30

Introduction of Bills

Dépôt des Projets de Loi

The following Bills were introduced and read the first time:-

Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois:-

Bill 8, An Act to promote safety in Ontario by prohibiting aggressive solicitation, solicitation of persons in certain places and disposal of dangerous things in certain places, and to amend the Highway Traffic Act to regulate certain activities on roadways. Hon. Mr. Flaherty.

Projet de loi 8, Loi visant à promouvoir la sécurité en Ontario en interdisant la sollicitation agressive, la sollicitation de personnes dans certains lieux et le rejet de choses dangereuses dans certains lieux, et modifiant le Code de la route afin de réglementer certaines activités sur la chaussée. L'hon. M. Flaherty.

Bill 9, An Act respecting the cost of checking the police records of individuals who may work for certain non-profit service agencies. Mr. Kormos.

Projet de loi 9, Loi concernant les frais de vérification des dossiers de police à l'égard des particuliers qui pourraient travailler pour certaines agences de services sans but lucratif. M. Kormos.

Motions

Motions

With unanimous consent, the following motion was moved without notice:-

Avec le consentement unanime, la motion suivante est proposée sans préavis:-

On motion by Mr. Klees,

Sur la motion de M. Klees,

Ordered, That, the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario be amended as follows:-

That the last paragraph in Standing Order 24(b) be struck out and reinserted as 24(d) and that the phrase "limited by this clause" be struck out and replaced with the phrase "governed by this Standing Order";

That Standing Order 25(e) be struck out;

That Standing Order 48(b) and (c) be struck out and reinserted into Standing Order 2 at the end of the definition of "substantive motion";

That in 59(d) the word "recognized" be inserted before the word "party" in the 4^th line; and

That the word "sessional" in the first line of Standing Order 106 be replaced with the word "sitting".

With unanimous consent, the following motion was moved without notice:-

Avec le consentement unanime, la motion suivante est proposée sans préavis:-

On motion by Mr. Klees,

Sur la motion de M. Klees,

Ordered, That, notwithstanding the Order of the House dated November 1, 1999, the House shall not sit this evening.

Deferred Votes

Votes différés

The deferred vote on the Amendment to the Amendment to the Motion for an Address in Reply to the Speech of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the Opening of the Session was lost on the following division:-

AYES / POUR - 40

Agostino

Cordiano

Marchese

Bartolucci

Crozier

Martin

Bisson

Curling

McGuinty

Bountrogianni

Di Cocco

McLeod

Boyer

Dombrowsky

Parsons

Bradley

Duncan

Patten

Brown

Gerretsen

Peters

Bryant

Hampton

Phillips

Caplan

Hoy

Ramsay

Christopherson

Kormos

Ruprecht

Churley

Kwinter

Sergio

Cleary

Lalonde

Smitherman

Colle

Lankin

Conway

Levac

NAYS / CONTRE - 52

Arnott

Hodgson

Sampson

Baird

Hudak

Skarica

Barrett

Jackson

Snobelen

Beaubien

Johns

Spina

Chudleigh

Johnson

Sterling

Clark

Kells

Stewart

Clement

Klees

Stockwell

Coburn

Marland

Tascona

Cunningham

Martiniuk

Tilson

DeFaria

Maves

Tsubouchi

Dunlop

Mazzilli

Turnbull

Ecker

Molinari

Wettlaufer

Eves

Munro

Wilson

Flaherty

Murdoch

Witmer

Galt

Mushinski

Wood

Gill

Newman

Young

Hardeman

O'Toole

Harris

Ouellette

The amendment to the motion as follows:-

La modification de la motion est la suivante:-

That the motion be amended by adding the following thereto:-

"Whereas the Throne Speech was an empty speech from an arrogant government; and

Whereas the Harris government clearly wished to avoid taking responsibility for its decisions to double the size of the Premier's office, give 30 percent raises to its top political staff and shower patronage on the likes of Al McLean by allowing the Legislature to sit only seven days in the first ten months of this year; and

Whereas the Harris government failed to signal a new approach, failed to outline a vision for taking all Ontarians boldly into the new millennium and failed to address the real concerns of Ontario residents; and

Whereas the Throne Speech was silent on such important issues as hospital deficits, sky high tuition, carnage on our highways, gridlock on our streets, and homelessness in our communities; and

Whereas the Harris government is clearly out of touch and its Throne Speech proved it has the wrong priorities;

This House profoundly regrets that the Harris government continues to act in such an arrogant manner on an agenda which will continue to cause significant hardship for our youngest, our oldest, our sickest and our least fortunate in society."

having been put, was lost on the following division:-

mise aux voix, est rejetée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 40

Agostino

Cordiano

Levac

Bartolucci

Crozier

Marchese

Bisson

Curling

McGuinty

Bountrogianni

Di Cocco

McLeod

Boyer

Dombrowsky

Parsons

Bradley

Duncan

Patten

Brown

Gerretsen

Peters

Bryant

Hampton

Phillips

Caplan

Hoy

Ramsay

Christopherson

Kennedy

Ruprecht

Churley

Kormos

Sergio

Cleary

Kwinter

Smitherman

Colle

Lalonde

Conway

Lankin

NAYS / CONTRE - 52

Arnott

Hodgson

Sampson

Baird

Hudak

Skarica

Barrett

Jackson

Snobelen

Beaubien

Johns

Spina

Chudleigh

Johnson

Sterling

Clark

Kells

Stewart

Clement

Klees

Stockwell

Coburn

Marland

Tascona

Cunningham

Martiniuk

Tilson

DeFaria

Maves

Tsubouchi

Dunlop

Mazzilli

Turnbull

Ecker

Molinari

Wettlaufer

Eves

Munro

Wilson

Flaherty

Murdoch

Witmer

Galt

Mushinski

Wood

Gill

Newman

Young

Hardeman

O'Toole

Harris

Ouellette

The main motion, having then been put, was declared carried.

La motion principale, après avoir mise aux voix, est déclarée adoptée.

And it was,

Resolved, that an humble Address be presented to Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor as follows:

"To the Honourable Hilary M. Weston, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario:

We, Her Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, now assembled, beg leave to thank Your Honour for the gracious speech Your Honour has addressed to us."

Ordered, That the Address be engrossed and presented to Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor by those Members of this House who are Members of the Executive Council.

Petitions

Pétitions

Petition relating to the Northern Health Travel Grant program (Sessional Paper No. P-1) Mrs. McLeod.

Petition relating to Eliminating references to demerit points under the Ambulance Act, and reinstating fired paramedics (Sessional Paper No. P-2) Mr. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Upgrading Highway 401 and investing federal gasoline tax revenue in Ontario road improvements (Sessional Paper No. P-9) Mr. Arnott, Mr. Hoy, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Peters, Mr. Ruprecht and Mr. Wood.

Petition relating to Closing of local schools (Sessional Paper No. P-13) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to Ceasing the funding of abortions (Sessional Paper No. P-14) Mr. Johnson.

Petition relating to Freedom of conscience of health-care workers (Sessional Paper No. P-15) Mr. Johnson.

Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

A debate arose on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 7, An Act to protect taxpayers against tax increases, to establish a process requiring voter approval for proposed tax increases and to ensure that the Provincial Budget is a balanced budget.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 7, Loi protégeant les contribuables des augmentations d'impôt, établissant un processus d'approbation des projets d'augmentation d'impôt par les électeurs et garantissant l'équilibre du budget provincial.

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.

At 6:00 p.m., the question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have been proposed pursuant to Standing Order 37(b).

À 18 h, la motion portant «Que la présente Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant» est réputée avoir été proposée conformément à l'article 37(b) du Règlement.

After three matters were considered, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Après l'étude de trois questions, la motion d'ajournement des débats est réputée avoir été adoptée.

The House then adjourned at 6:30 p.m.

À 18 h 30, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

le président

GARY CARR

Speaker

Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant To Standing Order 39(A):-

Documents Parlementaires Déposés Conformément À L'article 39(A) Du Règlement

Compendia:

Bill 8, An Act to promote safety in Ontario by prohibiting aggressive solicitation, solicitation of persons in certain places and disposal of dangerous things in certain places, and to amend the Highway Traffic Act to regulate certain activities on roadways (No. 22).

Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario / l'Institut de Recherche Agricole de l'Ontario, Annual Report for the period 1998 to 1999 (No. 19).

Canola, Fund for Producers of, Financial Statement for the year ended March 31, 1999 (No. 20).

Grain, Corn and Soya Beans, Fund for Producers of, Financial Statement for the year ended March 31, 1996 (No. 21).