LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO
ASSEMBLÉE LÉGISLATIVE DE L'ONTARIO
Thursday 21 November 2002 Jeudi 21 novembre 2002
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY ACT, 2002 /
LOI DE 2002 SUR
L'EFFICIENCE DU GOUVERNEMENT
Thursday 21 November 2002 Jeudi 21 novembre 2002
The House met at 1845.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
The Acting Speaker (Mr Raminder Gill): Orders of the day.
Hon Doug Galt (Minister without Portfolio): Thank you, Mr Speaker. It's nice to see you occupying the chair this evening.
I seek unanimous consent to consider Bill 177 this evening, notwithstanding order 77(b).
The Acting Speaker: Is it agreed? Agreed.
House in committee of the whole.
MUNICIPAL STATUTE LAW
AMENDMENT ACT, 2002 /
LOI DE 2002 MODIFIANT DES LOIS
EN CE QUI A TRAIT AUX MUNICIPALITÉS
Consideration of Bill 177, An Act to amend the Municipal Act, 2001, the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and other Acts consequential to or related to the enactment of the Municipal Act, 2001 and to revise the Territorial Division Act / Projet de loi 177, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2001 sur les municipalités, la Loi de 1996 sur les élections municipales et d'autres lois par suite de l'édiction de la Loi de 2001 sur les municipalités et révisant la Loi sur la division territoriale.
Hon Doug Galt (Minister without Portfolio): I seek unanimous consent for the following procedure to be followed for the consideration of Bill 177. The Chair shall put every question necessary to dispose of the clause-by-clause stage of the bill without debate. The Chair shall allow only those amendments previously filed with the Clerk on schedule D. All questions shall be decided by voice vote with no division allowed pursuant to standing order 29.
The Acting Chair (Mr Raminder Gill): Is there agreement? Agreed.
We'll be dealing with each section of the bill and with three amendments to schedule D.
Shall sections 1 through 9 carry? Carried.
Shall schedules A through C carry? Carried.
Mr Galt has an amendment to schedule D, section 8.
Hon Mr Galt: I move that section 8 of schedule D to the bill be amended by adding the following subsection:
"(1.1) Section 29 of the act is amended by adding the following subsections:
"Certain persons eligible to be nominated
"(1.1) Despite subsection (1) and despite section 258 of the Municipal Act, 2001, and section 219 of the Education Act, an employee of a municipality of the council or local board is not ineligible to be nominated in an election for an office with the council or local board that is the employer by virtue of being an employee of the council or local board that is the employer but, if the person is an employee and not on a leave of absence as described in section 30 as of the close of nominations on nomination day of the election, the nomination shall be rejected by the clerk under section 35."
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The Acting Chair: Shall the amendment carry?
All those in favour, say "aye."
All those opposed, say "nay."
In my opinion, the nays have it. The amendment is defeated.
Hon Mr Galt: I move that section 8 of schedule D to the bill be amended by adding the following subsection:
"(1.1) Section 29 of the act is amended by adding the following subsections:
"Certain persons eligible to be nominated
"(1.1) Despite subsection (1) and despite section 258 of the Municipal Act, 2001, section 9 of the Legislative Assembly Act and section 219 of the Education Act, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario or the Senate or House of Commons of Canada is not ineligible to be nominated for an office in an election by virtue of being a member of any of those bodies but, if the person is a member of any of those bodies as of the close of nominations on nomination day of the election, the nomination shall be rejected by the clerk under section 35.
"Exclusion
"(1.2) Subsection (1.1) does not apply to a member of the executive council of Ontario or a federal minister of the crown."
The Acting Chair: Shall the amendment carry? Carried.
Hon Mr Galt: I move that the bill be amended by adding the following section:
"26.1 Paragraph 3 of subsection 70(4) of the act is repealed and the following substituted:
"3. The crown in right of Canada or Ontario, a municipality or local board."
The Acting Chair: Shall the amendment carry? It is carried.
Shall schedule D, as amended, carry? Carried.
Shall schedules E and F carry? Carried.
Shall the title of the bill carry? Carried.
Shall I report the bill, as amended, to the House? Carried.
Hon Mr Galt: I would now move that the committee of the whole House rise and report.
The Acting Chair: Shall the motion carry?
All those in favour?
All those opposed?
In my opinion, the ayes have it. Carried.
Mr Speaker, the committee of the whole begs to report one bill with certain amendments and asks for leave to sit again.
The Acting Speaker (Mr Raminder Gill): Shall the report be received and adopted? Agreed.
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY ACT, 2002 /
LOI DE 2002 SUR
L'EFFICIENCE DU GOUVERNEMENT
Mr Galt, on behalf of Mr Flaherty, moved third reading of the following bill:
Bill 179, An Act to promote government efficiency and to improve services to taxpayers by amending or repealing certain Acts and by enacting one new Act / Projet de loi 179, Loi visant à favoriser l'efficience du gouvernement et à améliorer les services aux contribuables en modifiant ou en abrogeant certaines lois et en édictant une nouvelle loi.
The Acting Speaker (Mr Raminder Gill): Pursuant to the order of the House dated October 28, 2002, I'm now required to put the question. Is it the pleasure of the House that the motion carry?
Those in favour?
Those against it?
In my opinion, the ayes have it.
Be it resolved that the bill do now pass and be entitled as in the motion.
LEGAL AID SERVICES
AMENDMENT ACT, 2002 /
LOI DE 2002 MODIFIANT LA LOI
SUR LES SERVICES
D'AIDE JURIDIQUE
Mr Galt, on behalf of Mr Young, moved third reading of the following bill:
Bill 181, An Act to amend the Legal Aid Services Act, 1998 / Projet de loi 181, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1998 sur les services d'aide juridique.
The Acting Speaker (Mr Raminder Gill): Pursuant to the order of the House dated October 21, 2002, I'm now required to put the question. Is it the pleasure of the House that the motion carry?
All those in favour?
All those against it, say "nay."
I think the ayes have it.
Call in the members. It will be a five-minute bell.
I have a note: "Pursuant to standing order 28(h), I would like to request that the vote on Bill 181, An Act to amend the Legal Aid Services Act, 1998, be deferred until November 25, 2002." The vote is therefore deferred.
CONSUMER PROTECTION STATUTE
LAW AMENDMENT ACT, 2002 /
LOI DE 2002 MODIFIANT DES LOIS
EN CE QUI CONCERNE
LA PROTECTION DU CONSOMMATEUR
Resuming the debate adjourned on November 18, 2002, on the motion for second reading of Bill 180, An Act to enact, amend or revise various Acts related to conumer protection / Projet de loi 180, Loi édictant, modifiant ou révisant diverses lois portant sur la protection du consommateur.
The Acting Speaker (Mr Raminder Gill): Pursuant to the order of the House dated November 19, 2002, I'm now required to put the question. On October 28, 2002, Mr Hudak moved second reading of Bill 180. Is it the pleasure of the House that the motion carry?
All those in favour?
Those opposed?
I believe the ayes have it.
Call in the members. It will be a five-minute bell.
I have a note here: "Pursuant to standing order 28(h), I would like to request that the vote on Bill 180, An Act to enact, amend or revise various Acts related to consumer protection, be deferred until November 25, 2002." The vote is deferred till then.
MUNICIPAL STATUTE LAW
AMENDMENT ACT, 2002 /
LOI DE 2002 MODIFIANT DES LOIS
EN CE QUI A TRAIT AUX MUNICIPALITÉS
Mr Galt, on behalf of Mr Hodgson, moved third reading of the following bill:
Bill 177, An Act to amend the Municipal Act, 2001, the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and other Acts consequential to or related to the enactment of the Municipal Act, 2001 and to revise the Territorial Division Act / Projet de loi 177, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2001 sur les municipalités, la Loi de 1996 sur les élections municipales et d'autres lois par suite de l'édiction de la Loi de 2001 sur les municipalités et révisant la Loi sur la division territoriale.
The Acting Speaker (Mr Raminder Gill): Shall the motion carry?
All those in favour?
All those opposed?
In my opinion, the ayes have it.
Call in the members. It will be a 30-minute bell.
I've been handed this note: "Pursuant to standing order 28(h), I would like to request that the vote on Bill 177, An Act to amend the Municipal Act, 2001, the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 and other Acts consequential to or related to the enactment of the Municipal Act, 2001 and to revise the Territorial Division Act be deferred until November 25, 2002." The vote is therefore deferred until November 25, 2002.
Orders of the day.
Hon Chris Stockwell (Minister of the Environment, Government House Leader): Thank you very much, Mr Speaker, for stepping in. I think you did a wonderful job.
I would move adjournment of the House.
The Acting Speaker: Is it the pleasure of the House that the motion be carried? It is carried. This House stands adjourned until Monday at 1:30 of the clock.
The House adjourned at 1902.