37e législature, 2e session

No. 80

No 80

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Wednesday
December 12, 2001


Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 125

Mercredi
12 décembre 2001


Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 125

2nd Session,
37th Parliament

2e session
37e législature

PRAYERS
1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES
13 H 30

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

I beg to inform the House that today the Clerk received the Eighteenth Report / Dix-huitième rapport of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 106(e), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 192).

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr. Marchese from the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:-

M. Marchese du Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d'intérêt privé présente le rapport du comité qui est lu comme suit et adopté:-

Your Committee begs to report the following Bill without amendment:-

Votre comité propose qu'il soit permis de faire rapport sur le projet de loi suivant sans amendement:-

Bill Pr25, An Act respecting Nipissing University.

Your Committee begs to report the following Bills as amended:-

Votre comité propose qu'il soit permis de faire rapport sur les projets de loi suivants avec des amendements:-

Bill Pr21, An Act respecting the City of Ottawa.

Bill Pr24, An Act respecting the City of Ottawa.

Mr. Beaubien from the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs presented the Committee's report as follows and moved its adoption:-

M. Beaubien du Comité permanent finances et des affaires économiques présente le rapport du comité et propose l'adoption comme suit:-

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 125, An Act to improve the identification, removal and prevention of barriers faced by persons with disabilities and to make related amendments to other Acts.

Projet de loi 125, Loi visant à améliorer le repérage, l'élimination et la prévention des obstacles auxquels font face les personnes handicapées et apportant des modifications connexes à d'autres lois.

The motion having been put, was carried on the following division:-

La motion, mise aux voix, est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 53

Arnott

Baird

Barrett

Beaubien

Chudleigh

Clark

Clement

Coburn

Cunningham

DeFaria

Dunlop

Ecker

Elliott

Flaherty

Galt

Gilchrist

Gill

Guzzo

Harris

Hodgson

Hudak

Jackson

Johns

Johnson

Kells

Klees

Marland

Martiniuk

Maves

Mazzilli

Miller

Molinari

Munro

Murdoch

Mushinski

Newman

O'Toole

Ouellette

Runciman

Sampson

Spina

Sterling

Stewart

Stockwell

Tascona

Tilson

Tsubouchi

Turnbull

Wettlaufer

Wilson

Witmer

Wood

Young

NAYS / CONTRE - 39

Agostino

Bartolucci

Bisson

Bountrogianni

Boyer

Bradley

Brown

Bryant

Caplan

Churley

Colle

Conway

Cordiano

Crozier

Curling

Di Cocco

Duncan

Gravelle

Hoy

Kennedy

Kormos

Lalonde

Marchese

Martel

Martin

McGuinty

McLeod

McMeekin

Parsons

Patten

Peters

Phillips

Prue

Pupatello

Ramsay

Ruprecht

Sergio

Smitherman

Sorbara

Pursuant to the Order of the House of November 21, 2001, the Bill was Ordered for Third Reading.

Conformément à l'ordre adopté par l'Assemblée le 21 novembre 2001, le projet de loi est ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

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 152, An Act to revise the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act and to amend other Acts administered by the same Ministry. Hon. Mr. Sterling.

Projet de loi 152, Loi révisant la Loi sur le courtage commercial et immobilier et modifiant d'autres lois dont l'application relève du même ministère. L'hon. M. Sterling.

Bill 153, An Act to improve safety in highway construction zones by amending various Acts to implement the recommendations from the inquest into the death of Dick Van Rooyen. Mr. Hoy.

Projet de loi 153, Loi visant à améliorer la sécurité dans les zones de construction de la voie publique en modifiant diverses lois pour mettre en oeuvre les recommandations faisant suite à l'enquête sur le décès de Dick Van Rooyen. M. Hoy.

Bill 154, An Act to amend the Land Transfer Tax Act. Mr. Kormos.

Projet de loi 154, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les droits de cession immobilière. M. Kormos.

Bill 155, An Act respecting the cost of water and waste water services. Hon. Mr. Hodgson.

Projet de loi 155, Loi concernant le coût des services d'approvisionnement en eau et des services relatifs aux eaux usées. L'hon. M. Hodgson.

Bill 156, An Act to amend the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act with respect to noise remediation. Mr. Caplan.

Projet de loi 156, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'aménagement des voies publiques et des transports en commun afin de réduire le bruit. M. Caplan.

Bill 157, An Act to amend the Ontario Educational Communications Authority Act. Hon. Mrs. Cunningham.

Projet de loi 157, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'Office de la télécommunication éducative de l'Ontario. L'hon. Mme Cunningham.

Bill 158, An Ac to amend the Consumer Reporting Act. Mr. Cordiano.

Projet de loi 158, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les renseignements concernant le consommateur. M. Cordiano.

Bill 159, An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act with respect to passenger vehicles. Mr. Gill.

Projet de loi 159, Loi modifiant le Code de la route à l'égard des véhicules servant au transport de passagers. M. Gill.

BBill 160, An Act to regulate the spreading and storage of sewage sludge and biosolids. Mr. O'Toole.

Projet de loi 160, Loi réglementant l'épandage et le stockage des boues d'épuration et des matières sèches biologiques. M. O'Toole.

Bill 161, An Act to restore local control over planning by involving citizens and ensuring decisions are made by democratically elected officials. Mr. Colle.

Projet de loi 161, Loi rétablissant un contrôle local de l'aménagement du territoire par la participation des citoyens et veillant à la prise des décisions par des représentants élus démocratiquement. M. Colle.

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

The deferred vote on the motion for Third Reading of Bill 110, An Act to promote quality in the classroom was carried on the following division:-

La motion portant troisième lecture du projet de loi 110, Loi visant à promouvoir la qualité dans les salles de classe, mise aux voix sur le vote différé, est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 52

Arnott

Baird

Barrett

Beaubien

Chudleigh

Clark

Coburn

Cunningham

DeFaria

Dunlop

Ecker

Elliott

Flaherty

Galt

Gilchrist

Gill

Guzzo

Hardeman

Harris

Hodgson

Hudak

Jackson

Johns

Johnson

Kells

Klees

Marland

Martiniuk

Maves

Mazzilli

Miller

Molinari

Munro

Murdoch

Mushinski

Newman

O'Toole

Ouellette

Runciman

Sampson

Spina

Sterling

Stewart

Stockwell

Tascona

Tilson

Tsubouchi

Turnbull

Wettlaufer

Wilson

Witmer

Young

NAYS / CONTRE - 39

Agostino

Bartolucci

Bisson

Bountrogianni

Boyer

Bradley

Brown

Bryant

Caplan

Churley

Colle

Conway

Cordiano

Crozier

Curling

Di Cocco

Duncan

Gravelle

Hampton

Hoy

Kennedy

Kormos

Lalonde

Marchese

Martel

Martin

McGuinty

McLeod

McMeekin

Parsons

Patten

Peters

Phillips

Prue

Pupatello

Ruprecht

Sergio

Smitherman

Sorbara

And the Bill was accordingly read the third time and was passed.

En conséquence, ce projet de loi est lu une troisième fois et adopté.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to Rising prices for Home Care services purchased by Community Care Access Centres (Sessional Paper No. P-72) Mr. Bartolucci.

Petition relating to Enacting a Revision of the Child and Family Service Act (Sessional Paper No. P-119) Ms. Churley.

Petition relating to repealing all Professional Learning clauses and references from the Stability in Education Act, 2001 (Sessional Paper No. P-127) Mr. O'Toole.

At 4:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(b), the Acting Speaker (Mr. Johnson) interrupted the proceedings and called Orders of the Day.

À 16 heures, conformément à l'article 30(b) du Règlement, le président par intérim, M. Johnson interrompt les délibérations et passe à l'ordre du jour.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

With unanimous consent, it was agreed that the debate on Second Reading of 149, An Act to authorize the payment of certain amounts for the public service for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2002, would conclude at 5:00 p.m., with the time divided equally among the recognized parties.

A debate arose on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 149, An Act to authorize the payment of certain amounts for the public service for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2002.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 149, Loi autorisant le paiement de certaines sommes destinées à la fonction publique pour l'exercice se terminant le 31 mars 2002.

After some time, the motion was carried on the following division:-

Après quelque temps, la motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 53

Arnott

Baird

Barrett

Beaubien

Chudleigh

Clark

Coburn

Cunningham

DeFaria

Dunlop

Ecker

Elliott

Flaherty

Galt

Gilchrist

Gill

Guzzo

Hardeman

Harris

Hodgson

Hudak

Jackson

Johns

Johnson

Kells

Klees

Marland

Martiniuk

Maves

Mazzilli

Miller

Molinari

Munro

Murdoch

Mushinski

Newman

O'Toole

Ouellette

Runciman

Sampson

Spina

Sterling

Stewart

Stockwell

Tascona

Tilson

Tsubouchi

Turnbull

Wettlaufer

Wilson

Witmer

Wood

Young

NAYS / CONTRE - 38

Agostino

Bartolucci

Bountrogianni

Boyer

Bradley

Brown

Bryant

Caplan

Christopherson

Churley

Colle

Conway

Crozier

Curling

Di Cocco

Dombrowsky

Duncan

Gravelle

Hampton

Hoy

Kennedy

Kormos

Lalonde

Marchese

Martel

Martin

McGuinty

McLeod

McMeekin

Parsons

Peters

Phillips

Prue

Pupatello

Ruprecht

Sergio

Smitherman

Sorbara

And the Bill was accordingly read the second time and Ordered for Third Reading.

En conséquence, ce projet de loi est lu une deuxième fois et ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

Bill 149, An Act to authorize the payment of certain amounts for the public service for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2002, was read the third time and was passed on the following division:-

Le projet de loi 149, Loi autorisant le paiement de certaines sommes destinées à la fonction publique pour l'exercice se terminant le 31 mars 2002, est lu une troisième fois et adopté par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 53

Arnott

Baird

Barrett

Beaubien

Chudleigh

Clark

Coburn

Cunningham

DeFaria

Dunlop

Ecker

Elliott

Flaherty

Galt

Gilchrist

Gill

Guzzo

Hardeman

Harris

Hodgson

Hudak

Jackson

Johns

Johnson

Kells

Klees

Marland

Martiniuk

Maves

Mazzilli

Miller

Molinari

Munro

Murdoch

Mushinski

Newman

O'Toole

Ouellette

Runciman

Sampson

Spina

Sterling

Stewart

Stockwell

Tascona

Tilson

Tsubouchi

Turnbull

Wettlaufer

Wilson

Witmer

Wood

Young

NAYS / CONTRE - 38

Agostino

Bartolucci

Bountrogianni

Boyer

Bradley

Brown

Bryant

Caplan

Christopherson

Churley

Colle

Conway

Crozier

Curling

Di Cocco

Dombrowsky

Duncan

Gravelle

Hampton

Hoy

Kennedy

Kormos

Lalonde

Marchese

Martel

Martin

McGuinty

McLeod

McMeekin

Parsons

Peters

Phillips

Prue

Pupatello

Ruprecht

Sergio

Smitherman

Sorbara

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mrs. Ecker,

Ordered, That the Order for Third Reading of Bill 105, An Act to amend the Health Protection and Promotion Act to require the taking of blood samples to protect victims of crime, emergency service workers, good Samaritans and other persons, be discharged and the Bill be re-committed to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy for clause-by-clause consideration on Thursday, December 13, 2001 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

That the Committee will report the Bill to the House on Thursday, December 13, 2001 and at such time the Bill will be Ordered for Third Reading;

And that when the Order for Third Reading is called the Speaker shall put the question immediately on Third Reading without further debate or amendment and without any deferral of the vote.

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mrs. Ecker,

Ordered, That the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy shall be authorized to meet from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Thursday, December 13, 2001 for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 98, An Act to proclaim May as South Asian Heritage Month and May 5 as South Asian Arrival Day;

That the Committee will report the Bill to the House on Thursday, December 13, 2001 and at such time the Bill will be Ordered for Third Reading;

And that when the Order for Third Reading is called the Speaker shall put the question immediately on Third Reading without further debate or amendment and without any deferral of the vote.

Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor of the Province entered the Chamber of the Legislative Assembly and took her seat upon the Throne.

The Speaker addressed Her Honour as follows:-

"May it please Your Honour:

The Legislative Assembly of the Province has, at its present meetings thereof, passed certain bills to which, in the name and on behalf of the said Legislative Assembly, I respectfully request Your Honour's assent."

The Clerk Assistant then read the titles of the bills that had passed as follows:-

"The following are the titles of the bills to which Your Honour's assent is prayed:

Bill 110, An Act to promote quality in the classroom.

Projet de loi 110, Loi visant à promouvoir la qualité dans les salles de classe.

Bill 111, An Act to revise the Municipal Act and to amend or repeal other Acts in relation to municipalities.

Projet de loi 111, Loi révisant la Loi sur les municipalités et modifiant ou abrogeant d'autres lois en ce qui concerne les municipalités.

Bill 145, An Act to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Projet de loi 145, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité au travail.

To these Acts the Royal Assent was announced by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly in the following words:-

"In Her Majesty's name, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to these bills."

«Au nom de Sa Majesté, Son Honneur la lieutenante-gouverneure sanctionne ces projets de loi.»

The Speaker then said:-

"May it please your Honour:

We, Her Majesty's most dutiful and faithful subjects, the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, in session assembled, approach Your Honour with sentiments of unfeigned devotion and loyalty to Her Majesty's person and Government, and humbly beg to present for Your Honour's acceptance a bill entitled,
"An Act to authorize the payment of certain amounts for the public service for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2002"/«Loi autorisant le paiement de certaines sommes destinées à la fonction publique pour l'exercice se terminant le 31 mars 2002»."

To this Act the Royal Assent was announced by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly in the following words:-

"Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth thank Her Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, accept their benevolence and assent to this bill in Her Majesty's name."

«Son Honneur la lieutenante-gouverneure remercie les bons et loyaux sujets de Sa Majesté, accepte leur bienveillance et sanctionne ce projet de loi au nom de Sa Majesté.»

Her Honour was then pleased to retire.

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

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

le président

GARY CARR

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 38 (A)

Petition relating to Rising prices for Home Care services purchased by Community Care Access Centres (Sessional Paper No. P-72) Mr. Parsons.

Petition relating to Bringing in Legislation to Outlaw Puppy Mills and penalize Cruelty to Animals and to Regulate Commercial Breeding Activities (Sessional Paper No. P-101) Mr. Peters.

Petition relating to reassessing the Student Focused Funding-Legislative Grants (Sessional Paper No. P-130) Mr. Parsons.

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 39(A):-

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 39(A) DU RÈGLEMENT

Compendia:

Bill 152, An Act to revise the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act and to amend other Acts administered by the same Ministry (No. 193).

Bill 155, An Act respecting the cost of water and waste water services (No. 194).

Bill 157, An Act to amend the Ontario Educational Communications Authority Act (No. 195).