Wednesday
November 17, 1999

Mercredi
17 novembre 1999

Prayers

1:30 P.M.

Prières

13 H 30

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 16, An Act respecting the price of gasoline. Mr. Bradley.

Projet de loi 16, Loi concernant le prix de l'essence. M. Bradley.

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et déféré au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi privés:-

Bill Pr7, An Act respecting The Corporation of the Town of Pickering. Mr. O'Toole.

During "Oral Questions", as a result of disruptions, the Speaker ordered the West Gallery to be cleared and the House was recessed for 10 minutes.

Petitions

Pétitions

Petition relating to the Defence of Marriage (Sessional Paper No. P-7). Mr. Arnott.

Petition relating to Upgrading Highway 401 and investing federal gasoline tax revenue in Ontario road improvements (Sessional Paper No. P-9). Mr. Beaubien.

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

Petition relating to Changing the funding formula to take into account historic, cultural and community links with local schools (Sessional Paper No. P-17). Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to Stopping dump expansion in Richmond Township (Sessional Paper No. P-22). Mr. Parsons.

Petition relating to The Truth About Ipperwash Act (Sessional Paper No. P-23). Mr. Phillips.

Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

Mr. Klees moved,

M. Klees propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to 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, when Bill 7 is next called as a government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the second reading stage of the bill without further debate or amendment, and at such time, the bill shall be ordered for third reading;

That no deferral of the second reading vote pursuant to Standing Order 28(h) shall be permitted; and

That the Order for third reading of the bill shall then immediately be called and the remainder of the Sessional day shall be allotted to the third reading stage of the bill. At 5:55 p.m. or 9:25 p.m., as the case may be on such day, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the bill without further debate or amendment;

That, the vote on third reading may, pursuant to Standing Order 28(h), be deferred until the next Sessional day during the Routine Proceeding "Deferred Votes"; and

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the bill, the divisional bell shall be limited to five minutes.

A debate arising, after some time, the motion was carried on the following division:-

Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 44

Arnott

Hastings

Runciman

Baird

Hudak

Sampson

Barrett

Jackson

Skarica

Beaubien

Johns

Snobelen

Clark

Johnson

Spina

Clement

Kells

Sterling

Coburn

Klees

Stockwell

Cunningham

Marland

Tilson

Dunlop

Martiniuk

Tsubouchi

Elliott

Maves

Turnbull

Eves

Mazzilli

Wettlaufer

Flaherty

Munro

Wilson

Galt

Mushinski

Wood

Gill

Newman

Young

Hardeman

O'Toole

NAYS / CONTRE - 21

Agostino

Conway

Lankin

Bountrogianni

Crozier

Levac

Bradley

Curling

Martel

Brown

Dombrowsky

McLeod

Caplan

Gerretsen

Pupatello

Cleary

Kormos

Ruprecht

Colle

Lalonde

Sergio

The House then adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

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

6:45 P.M.

18 H 45

Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of 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.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du 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.

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 9:30 p.m.

À 21 h 30, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

le président

GARY CARR

Speaker