No. 26

N^o 26

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Monday
April 5, 2004

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 41
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 42

Lundi
5 avril 2004

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 41
Séance du soir - jour de session 42

1^st Session,
38^th Parliament

1^re session
38^e législature

PRAYERS
1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES
13 H 30

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

I beg to inform the House that, as a result of the vacancy in the membership of the House in the Electoral District of Hamilton East, arising from the death of Dominic Agostino, Esquire, I have issued my Warrant to the Chief Election Officer for the issue of a writ for a by-election.

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 48, An Act to provide for an interim freeze in the price of certain petroleum products. Mr. Tascona.

Projet de loi 48, Loi prévoyant le gel provisoire du prix de certains produits pétroliers. M. Tascona.

Bill 49, An Act to prevent the disposal of waste at the Adams Mine site and to amend the Environmental Protection Act in respect of the disposal of waste in lakes. Hon. Mrs. Dombrowsky.

Projet de loi 49, Loi visant à empêcher l'élimination de déchêts à la mine Adams et à modifier la Loi sur la protection de l'environnement en ce qui concerne l'élimination de déchets dans des lacs. L'hon. M^me Dombrowsky.

Bill 50, An Act to amend the Members' Integrity Act, 1994. Mr. Runciman.

Projet de loi 50, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1994 sur l'intégrité des députés. M. Runciman.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

Mr. Duncan moved,

M. Duncan propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 9(c)(i), the House shall meet from 6:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Monday, April 5, 2004, for the purpose of considering government business.

The question being put on the motion, it was carried on the following division:-

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

AYES / POUR - 69

Arthurs

Baird

Barrett

Bartolucci

Bentley

Berardinetti

Bountrogianni

Bradley

Broten

Brown

Brownell

Cansfield

Caplan

Chambers

Cordiano

Craitor

Crozier

Di Cocco

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Duncan

Dunlop

Flynn

Fonseca

Hardeman

Hoy

Hudak

Jeffrey

Kennedy

Klees

Kular

Kwinter

Levac

Marsales

Martiniuk

Matthews

Mauro

McMeekin

McNeely

Meilleur

Milloy

Mitchell

Mossop

Orazietti

O'Toole

Ouellette

Parsons

Peters

Phillips

Pupatello

Racco

Ramal

Rinaldi

Runciman

Sandals

Scott

Smith

Smitherman

Sorbara

Takhar

Tascona

Van Bommel

Watson

Wilkinson

Witmer

Wong

Wynne

Yakabuski

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 6

Bisson

Churley

Hampton

Kormos

Marchese

Martel

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to a landfill at site 41 (Sessional Paper No. P-27) Mr. Dunlop.

Petition relating to facilitating the entry of skilled and professional newcomers to Canada into the workforce (Sessional Paper No. P-37) Mr. Craitor.

Petition relating to increasing funding for the Breakfast for Learning program (Sessional Paper No. P-46) Mr. Tascona.

Petitions relating to improving the Ontario Drug Benefit program and abandoning the plan to de-list drugs or increase seniors' drug fees (Sessional Paper No. P-53) Mr. Hudak and Mr. Tascona.

Petition relating to supporting Bill 8 (Sessional Paper No. 67) Mr. Berardinetti.

Petition relating to developing a plan for protecting consumers against excessive short-term increases in the cost of electricity (Sessional Paper No. 68) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to the Child and Family Service Act and other Acts with respect to adoption criteria (Sessional Paper No. 69) Mr. O'Toole.

Petitions relating to sugar shacks (Sessional Paper No. 70) Mr. Barrett and Mr. Hardeman.

Petition relating to the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper No. 71) Mr. Hardeman.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 31, An Act to enact and amend various Acts with respect to the protection of health information.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 31, Loi édictant et modifiant diverses lois en ce qui a trait à la protection des renseignements sur la santé.

After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the motion for 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.

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 establish the Ontario Health Quality Council, to enact new legislation concerning health service accessibility and repeal the Health Care Accessibility Act, to provide for accountability in the health service sector, and to amend the Health Insurance Act.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 8, Loi créant le Conseil ontarien de la qualité des services de santé, édictant une nouvelle loi relative à l'accessibilité aux services de santé et abrogeant la Loi sur l'accessibilité aux services de santé, prévoyant l'imputabilité du secteur des services de santé et modifiant la Loi sur l'assurance-santé.

After some time, Mr. O'Toole moved the adjournment of the debate, which motion was lost on the following division:-

Après quelque temps, M. O'Toole propose l'ajournement du débat et cette motion est rejetée par le vote suivant:-

Ayes - 2 Nays - 40

Pour - 2 Contre - 40

The debate continued and, after some time, Mr. Yakabuski moved the adjournment of the House, which motion was lost on the following division:-

Le débat se poursuit et après quelque temps, M. Yakabuski propose l'ajournement des débats de l'Assemblée et cette motion est rejetée par le vote suivant:-

Ayes - 3 Nays - 34

Pour - 3 Contre - 34

After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the motion for 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

Alvin Curling

Speaker

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

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

Compendia:

Bill 49, An Act to prevent the disposal of waste at the Adams Mine site and to amend the Environmental Protection Act in respect of the disposal of waste in lakes (No. 86).

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 106(e)(1) re intended appointments dated March 31, 2004 (No. 85) (Tabled April 2, 2004).

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Petitions relating to protecting rights of consumers to purchase tobacco (Sessional Paper No. P-1):

(Tabled December 15 and 18, 2003) Mr. Barrett.

(Tabled December 16 and 18, 2003) Mr. Hardeman.

Petitions relating to equity in education tax credit (Sessional Paper No. P-21)

(Tabled December 9, 10, 11,15 and 16, 2003) Mr. Hudak.

(Tabled December 10, 2003) Mr. Martiniuk.

(Tabled December 18, 2003) Mr. Racco.

Petition relating to the balanced budget law, measuring every investment against results and enhancing the powers of the provincial auditor (Sessional Paper No. P-23)

(Tabled December 9, 2003) Mr. Dunlop.

Petition relating to the national child tax benefit supplement (Sessional Paper No. P-30)

(Tabled December 18, 2003) Mr. Bisson.

Petition relating to changes to the Social Housing Reform Act, 2000 (Sessional Paper No. P-33)

(Tabled December 16, 2003) Mr. Berardinetti.