Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 72
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 73
Lundi
31 mai 2004
Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 72
Séance du soir - jour de session 73
1st Session,
38th Parliament
1re session
38e législature
PRAYERS
1:30 P.M.
PRIÈRES
13 H 30
The Speaker addressed the House
as follows:-
I beg to inform the House that
the Clerk has received from the Chief Election Officer and laid
upon the Table the following certificate of a by-election held in
the Electoral District of Hamilton East:
ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF HAMILTON
EAST -- ANDREA HORWATH
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO
Mr. Claude DesRosiers
Clerk of the Legislative
Assembly
Room 104
Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1A2
Dear Mr. DesRosiers:
A Writ of Election dated the
Fourteenth day of April, 2004, was issued by the Honourable
Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario, and was addressed
to E. Joyce Newman, Returning Officer for the Electoral District
of Hamilton East, for the election of a Member to represent the
said Electoral District of Hamilton East in the Legislative
Assembly of this Province in the room of Dominic Agostino who
since his election as representative of the said Electoral
District of Hamilton East hath departed this life. This is to
certify that, a poll having been granted and held in Hamilton
East on the Thirteenth day of May, 2004, Andrea Horwath has been
returned as duly elected as appears by the Return of the said
Writ of Election, dated the 21st day of May, 2004, which is now
lodged of record in my office.
JOHN L. HOLLINS
CHIEF ELECTION
OFFICER
Toronto, May 25, 2004
Andrea Horwath, Member for the
Electoral District of Hamilton East, having taken the Oath and
subscribed the Roll, took her seat.
The Speaker addressed the House
as follows:-
I beg to inform the House that I
have laid upon the Table a request by the Member for Whitby-Ajax
to the Honourable Coulter A. Osborne, Integrity Commissioner, for
an opinion pursuant to Section 30(1) of the Members' Integrity
Act, 1994, on whether the Honourable Greg Sorbara, Minister
of Finance, in his responsibility for the Budget and Budget
secrecy, has contravened the Act or Ontario Parliamentary
Convention (Sessional Paper No. 168).
The Speaker addressed the House
as follows:-
I want to inform the House that,
due to the change in the membership of the House following the
by-election in Hamilton East, the December 16, 2003
recommendation to the Speaker on how to conduct the proceedings
of the House will no longer apply.
Specifically, since the 9
Members' Statements are allocated in proportion to the number of
private members of each recognized Party, I want to advise that
the members of the Government will be entitled to 5 Members'
Statements; the Official Opposition will be entitled to 3
Members' Statements and the New Democratic caucus will be
entitled to one Members' Statement each day.
As well, the Oral Question
Period will be conducted according to the April 28, 1986
recommendation to the Speaker, as follows:
The Official Opposition will be
entitled to a lead-off question with 2 supplementary questions,
and a second lead-off question with another 2 supplementary
questions.
The Third Party will then be
entitled to a lead-off question with 2 supplementary questions,
and a second lead-off question with another 2 supplementary
questions.
Questioning will then proceed
with 1 question and 1 supplementary question, on the rotation of
Official Opposition, Third Party and Government, to the
conclusion of Oral Questions.
As a recognized Party, the New
Democratic caucus also has certain entitlements as set out in the
Standing Orders and these too will be observed from this
point.
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 85, An Act to affirm the
Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999. Mr. Klees.
Projet de loi 85, Loi visant
à confirmer la Loi de 1999 sur la protection des
contribuables. M. Klees.
MOTIONS
MOTIONS
Notwithstanding Standing Order
53, with unanimous consent, on motion by Mr. Duncan,
Ordered, That, notwithstanding
Standing Order 96(d), the following changes be made to the ballot
list of private members' public business:
Mr. Ouellette and Mr. Tascona
exchange places in order of precedence such that Mr. Ouellette
assumes ballot item 58 and Mr. Tascona assumes ballot item
25.
That, Mr. Brown and Mr. Crozier
exchange places in order of precedence such that Mr. Brown
assumes ballot item 64 and Mr. Crozier assumes ballot item
29.
That, Mr. Mauro and Mr. Lalonde
exchange places in order of precedence such that Mr. Mauro
assumes ballot item 74 and Mr. Lalonde assumes ballot item
27.
And that, pursuant to Standing
Order 96(g), notice be waived for ballot items 23 and
25.
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, May 31, 2004 and Tuesday, June 1, 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 -
66
Arthurs
Baird
Bentley
Berardinetti
Bountrogianni
Bradley
Broten
Brown
Brownell
Bryant
Cansfield
Chambers
Colle
Cordiano
Craitor
Delaney
Dhillon
Di Cocco
Dombrowsky
Duguid
Duncan
Dunlop
Flaherty
Flynn
Fonseca
Gerretsen
Hardeman
Hoy
Hudak
Jeffrey
Kennedy
Klees
Kwinter
Lalonde
Leal
Levac
Marsales
Martiniuk
Matthews
McMeekin
Miller
Milloy
Mitchell
O'Toole
Parsons
Peters
Phillips
Pupatello
Qaadri
Racco
Ramal
Rinaldi
Ruprecht
Sandals
Sergio
Smith
Sorbara
Takhar
Tascona
Watson
Wilkinson
Witmer
Wong
Wynne
Yakabuski
Zimmer
NAYS / CONTRE -
8
Bisson
Churley
Horwath
Kormos
Marchese
Martel
Murdoch
Prue
With unanimous consent, the
House observed a moment of silence in respect of the tragic death
of Constable Tyler Boutilier from Grenville Detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police.
PETITIONS
PÉTITIONS
Petition relating to amending
the Day Nurseries Act / Modification de la loi sur les garderies
(Sessional Paper No. P-47) Mr. Lalonde.
Petition relating to
recreational seasonal trailers (Sessional Paper No. P-85) Mr.
Leal.
Petition relating to TTC
Right-of-Way on St. Clair Avenue West (Sessional Paper No. P-111)
Mr. Ruprecht.
Petitions relating to abandoning
the implementation of and repealing Regulation 170/03 (Sessional
Paper No. P-115) Mr. Hardeman and Mr. Yakabuski.
Petition relating to resuming
negotiations between the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
and the Ontario Association of Optometrists and appointing a
mediator (Sessional Paper No. P-118) Ms. Martel.
Petition relating to restoring
funding for eye exams, chiropractic and physiotheraphy services
(Sessional Paper No. P-127) Mr. Hudak.
Petition relating to maintaining
a full service hospital at the Ajax/Pickering site (Sessional
Paper No. P-129) Mr. Arthurs.
Petition relating to amending
Section 3.1 of the Tobacco Control Act using fines for penalties
and to make it an offence to possess tobacco products under the
age of 19 years (Sessional Paper No. P-133)
Mr. Brownell.
Petition relating to calling for
a full individual Environmental Assessment of the Portlands
Energy Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-134) Ms. Churley.
Petition relating to maintaining
the current definition of the District of Muskoka as part of
Northern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-136) Mr.
Miller.
Petitions relating to refraining
from any cutbacks or cancellations to the Ministry of Natural
Resources' fish stocking program (Sessional Paper No. P-137) Mr.
Murdoch and Mr. Ouellette.
ORDERS OF THE
DAY
ORDRE DU JOUR
A debate arose on the motion for
Second Reading of Bill 83, An Act to implement Budget
measures.
Il s'élève un
débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet
de loi 83, Loi mettant en oeuvre certaines measures
budgétaires.
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 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
With unanimous consent, the
Acting Speaker
(Mr. Tascona) recessed the House for two minutes.
Avec le consentement unanime, le
président par intérim, M. Tascona suspend les travaux
de la Chambre pour deux minutes.
With unanimous consent, the
Acting Speaker
(Mr. Tascona) recessed the House for five minutes.
Avec le consentement unanime, le
président par intérim, M. Tascona suspend les travaux
de la Chambre pour cinq minutes.
Debate was resumed on the motion
for Second Reading of Bill 56, An Act to amend the Employment
Standards Act, 2000 in respect of family medical leave and other
matters.
Le débat reprend sur la
motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 56, Loi
modifiant la Loi de 2000 sur les normes d'emploi en ce qui
concerne le congé familial pour raison médicale et
d'autres questions.
After some time, the motion was
declared carried and the Bill was accordingly read the second
time and Ordered for Third Reading.
Après quelque temps, la
motion est déclarée adoptée et en
conséquence, ce projet de loi est lu une deuxième fois
et ordonné pour la troisième lecture.
Mr. Duncan moved, That the House
do now adjourn.
M. Duncan propose que
l'Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant.
The question, having been put on
the motion, was declared carried.
Cette motion, mise aux voix, est
déclarée adoptée.
The House then adjourned at 6:55
p.m.
À 18 h 55, la chambre a
ensuite ajourné ses travaux.
le président
Alvin Curling
Speaker
PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 38 (A)
Petition relating to
facilitating the entry of skilled and professional newcomers to
Canada into the workforce (Sessional Paper No. P-37) Mr.
Delaney.
SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED
PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 39(A):-
DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES
DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 39(A) DU
RÈGLEMENT
Canola, Fund for Producers of,
Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2003 (No. 166)
(Tabled May 25, 2004).
Certificate pursuant to Standing
Order 106(e)(1) re intended appointments dated May 20, 2004 (No.
163) (Tabled May 21, 2004).
Grain, Corn and Soybeans, Funds
for Producers of, Financial Statements for the year ended March
31, 2003 (No. 165) (Tabled May 25, 2004).
Livestock, Fund for Livestock
Producers, Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2003
(No. 167) (Tabled May 25, 2004).
Ontario Food Terminal Board,
Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2003 (No. 164)
(Tabled May 25, 2004).
RESPONSES TO
PETITIONS
RÉPONSES AUX
PÉTITIONS
Responses to Petitions tabled
May 26, 2004
Petition relating to enacting
legislation to de-insure induced abortion (Sessional Paper No.
P-50):
(Tabled March 22, 2004) Mr.
Martiniuk.
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):
(Tabled March 23, 2004) Mr.
Hardeman
(Tabled March 23, 30, 31, April
1, 5, 6, 13, 14, 22, 2004) Mr. Hudak.
(Tabled March 23, April 8, 13,
19, 22, 2004) Mr. Jackson.
(Tabled April 7, 2004) Mr.
Martiniuk.
(Tabled March 31, April 14, 15
and 19) Mr. Murdoch.
(Tabled March 29 and April 5,
2004) Mr. Tascona.
Petitions relating to not
eliminating or reducing the provincial drug benefits provided to
seniors (Sessional Paper No. P-54):
(Tabled March 23, 29, 30 and
April 8, 2004) Mr. O'Toole.
(Tabled April 6 and 7, 2004) Mr.
Sterling.
Petition relating to abortion
services (Sessional Paper No. P-62):
(Tabled March 30, 2004) Mr.
Levac.
Petition relating to supporting
Bill 8 (Sessional Paper No. P-67):
(Tabled April 5, 2004) Mr.
Berardinetti.
Petition relating to the
inclusion of naturopathic doctors in the Regulated Health
Professions Act (Sessional Paper No. P-78):
(Tabled April 7, 2004) Mr.
McMeekin.
Petitions relating to protecting
senior citizens living in nursing homes and retirement homes in
Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-82):
(Tabled April 8, 13 and 22,
2004) Mr. Jackson.
(Tabled April 15, 19 and 21,
2004) Mr. McMeekin.
Petition relating to the right
to life (Sessional Paper No. P-86):
(Tabled April 8, 2004) Mr.
Klees.
Petition relating to permitting
smoking to continue at Oak Ridge (Sessional Paper No.
P-90):
(Tabled April 19, 2004) Mr.
Dunlop.
Responses to Petitions tabled
May 27, 2004
Petition relating to the bill
proposing an amendment to The Optometry Act (Sessional Paper No.
P-7):
(Tabled March 31, 2004) Ms.
Martel.
Petition relating to the
Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper No.
P-71):
(Tabled April 5, 7, 8, 13, 15,
21, 22, 26, 28 and 29, 2004) Mr. Hardeman.
