I beg to inform the House that
vacancies have occurred in the membership of the House by reason
of the resignation of John Baird as the Member for the Electoral
District of Nepean-Carleton; by reason of the resignation of
Marilyn Churley as the Member for the Electoral District of
Toronto-Danforth; and by reason of the resignation of Jim
Flaherty as the Member for the Electoral District of
Whitby-Ajax.
Accordingly, I have issued my
warrant to the Chief Election Officer for the issue of writs for
by-elections.
REPORTS BY
COMMITTEES
RAPPORTS DES
COMITÉS
Mr. Wong from the Standing
Committee on Regulations and Private Bills presented the
Committee's Report which was read as follows and
adopted:-
M. Wong du Comité permanent
des règlements et des projets de loi privés
présente le rapport du comité qui est lu comme suit et
adopté:-
Your Committee begs to report
the following Bills as amended:-
Votre comité propose qu'il
soit permis de faire rapport sur le projet de loi suivant avec
des amendements:-
Bill 123, An Act to require that
meetings of provincial and municipal boards, commissions and
other public bodies be open to the public.
Projet de loi 123, Loi exigeant
que les réunions des commissions et conseils provinciaux et
municipaux et d'autres organismes publics soient ouvertes au
public.
Ordered for Third
Reading.
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 38, An Act to amend the
Consumer Reporting Act. Mr. Ruprecht.
Projet de loi 38, Loi modifiant
la Loi sur les renseignements concernant le consommateur. M.
Ruprecht.
Bill 39, An Act to prevent the
disposal of waste at Site 41 in the Township of Tiny. Mr.
Dunlop.
Projet de loi 39, Loi visant
à empêcher l'élimination de déchets sur le
lieu 41 dans le canton de Tiny. M. Dunlop.
Bill 40, An Act respecting the
disclosure of information about crimes to purchasers of land and
to tenants. Mr. Sergio.
Projet de loi 40, Loi sur la
divulgation de renseignements sur les crimes commis aux acheteurs
de biens-fonds et aux locataires. M. Sergio.
MOTIONS
MOTIONS
With unanimous consent, on
motion by Mr. Caplan,
Avec le consentement unanime,
sur la motion de M. Caplan,
Ordered, that the Order for
Second Reading of Bill 35, An Act to amend the Occupational
Health and Safety Act to protect workers from harassment in the
workplace, standing in the name of Ms. Churley, be discharged and
the bill withdrawn;
That the Order referring Bill
101, An Act to amend the Health Insurance Act, to the Standing
Committee on Regulations and Private Bills, standing in the name
of Mr. Baird, be discharged and the Bill withdrawn;
and
That Private Members' Notice of
Motion Number 4, standing in the name of Mr. Baird, be deleted
from the Orders and Notices Paper.
With unanimous consent, on
motion by Mr. Caplan,
Avec le consentement unanime,
sur la motion de M. Caplan,
Ordered, That notwithstanding
Standing Order 96(d), the following change be made to the ballot
list of private members' public business:-
Mr. Ruprecht and Mr. Lalonde
exchange places in the order of precedence such that Mr. Ruprecht
assumes ballot item number 14, and Mr. Lalonde assumes ballot
item number 59; and
That notwithstanding Standing
Order 96(g), notice be waived for ballot item number
14.
PETITIONS
PÉTITIONS
Petition relating to protecting
the rights of volunteer firefighters (Sessional Paper No. P-5)
Mr. Arnott.
Petition relating to funding the
treatment of IBI and an ABA education program in the school
system (Sessional Paper No. P-9) Mrs. Munro.
Petition relating to freezing
gas prices for 90 days and to establish a Gas Price Watchdog
(Sessional Paper No. P-11) Mr. Bisson.
Petition relating to ensuring
the re-development of Highway 26 is completed immediately
(Sessional Paper No. P-12) Mr. Wilson.
Petition relating to funding to
community agencies to ensure quality support and services to
people who have an intellectual disability (Sessional Paper No.
P-15) Mr. Kormos, Mr. Levac, Mr. Murdoch and Mr.
Peterson.
Petition relating to funding for
Velcade drug (Sessional Paper No. P-36) Mrs. Mitchell.
Petition relating to passing
Bill 211 to abolish mandatory retirement (Sessional Paper No.
P-44) Mr. Sergio.
Petition relating to funding all
diabetic supplies (Sessional Paper No. P-57) Mr. Craitor, Mr.
Dunlop and Mr. Leal.
Petition relating to keeping the
Rideau Regional Centre open as a home for people with
developmental disabilities (Sessional Paper No. P-90) Mr.
Sterling.
ORDERS OF THE
DAY
ORDRE DU JOUR
Debate was resumed on the motion
for Second Reading of Bill 21, An Act to enact the Energy
Conservation Leadership Act, 2005 and to amend the Electricity
Act, 1998, the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 and the
Conservation Authorities Act.
Le débat reprend sur la
motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 21, Loi
édictant la Loi de 2005 sur le leadership en matière de
conservation de l'énergie et apportant des modifications
à la Loi de 1998 sur l'électricité, à la Loi
de 1998 sur la Commission de l'énergie de l'Ontario et
à la Loi sur les offices de protection de la
nature.
After some time, pursuant to
Standing Order 9, the motion for the adjournment of the debate
was deemed to have been made and carried.
Après quelque temps,
conformément à l'article 9 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.
le président
Mike Brown
Speaker
SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED
PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 39(a)
DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES
DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 39(a) DU
RÈGLEMENT
Agricorp, Annual Report
2004-2005 (No. 30) (Tabled November 30, 2005)
Agricultural Research Institute
of Ontario, Annual Report 2004-2005 (No. 29) (Tabled November 30,
2005).
RESPONSES TO
PETITIONS
RÉPONSES AUX
PÉTITIONS
Petition relating to
recreational seasonal trailers. (Sessional Paper No.
P-13)
(Tabled October 18, 2005) Mr.
O'Toole
Petition relating to supporting
the McGuinty government's plan for progress as outlined I the
Throne Speech. (Sessional Paper No. P-27)
(Tabled October 20, 2005) Mr.
Berardinetti
Petition relating to forming a
special legislative committee on Pension Reform. (Sessional Paper
No. P-43)
(Tabled October 26, 2005) Ms.
Horwath
(Tabled October 26, 2005) Ms.
Martel
Petition relating to preventing
the screening and distribution of "Deadly" in Ontario movie
theatres. (Sessional Paper No. P-50)
(Tabled October 27, 2005) Mr.
O'Toole
Petition relating to immigrants
with professional designations. (Sessional Paper No.
P-56)
(Tabled October 31, 2005) Mr.
Kular
Petition relating to claiming
public transit expenses on income tax. (Sessional Paper No.
P-62)
(Tabled November 2, 2005) Mr.
O'Toole
Petition relating to fair and
timely access to professional certification for skilled
immigrants. (Sessional Paper No. P-66)