No. 28

N^o 28

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Monday
December 5, 2005

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 39
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 40

Lundi
5 décembre 2005

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 39
Séance du soir - jour de session 40

2^nd Session,
38^th Parliament

2^e 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 the Clerk has received from the Chief Election Officer and laid upon the Table the following certificate of a by-election:

ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF SCARBOROUGH-ROUGE RIVER -- BAS BALKISSOON

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 Twenty-sixth day of October, 2005 was issued by the Honourable Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario, and was addressed to George Tang, Returning Officer for the Electoral District of Scarborough-Rouge River, for the election of a Member to represent the said Electoral District of Scarborough-Rouge River in the Legislative Assembly of this Province in the room of Alvin Curling who since his election as representative of the said Electoral District of Scarborough-Rouge River has resigned his seat. This is to certify that, a poll having been granted and held in Scarborough-Rouge River on the Twenty-Fourth day of November, 2005, Bas Balkissoon has been returned as duly elected as appears by the Return of the said Writ of Election, dated the 2^nd of December, 2005, which is now lodged of record in my office.

JOHN L. HOLLINS

Toronto, December 5, 2005 CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER

Bas Balkissoon, Member for the Electoral District of Scarborough-Rouge River, having taken the Oath and subscribed the Roll, took his seat.

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 43, An Act to protect existing and future sources of drinking water and to make complementary and other amendments to other Acts. Hon. Ms. Broten.

Projet de loi 43, Loi visant à protéger les sources existantes et futures d'eau potable et à apporter des modifications complémentaires et autres à d'autres lois. L'hon. M^me Broten.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mr. Bradley,

Avec le consentement unanime, sur la motion de M. Bradley,

Ordered, That the November 28, 2005 Order of the House referring Bill 16, An Act respecting the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve, to the Standing Committee on General Government be discharged, and that the Bill be referred instead to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly.

Mr. Bradley moved,

M. Bradley 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, December 5, 2005, 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 - 68

Arthurs

Balkisoon

Bartolucci

Bentley

Berardinetti

Bountrogianni

Bradley

Broten

Bryant

Cansfield

Caplan

Chambers

Chudleigh

Colle

Cordiano

Crozier

Delaney

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Flynn

Fonseca

Gerretsen

Hardeman

Hoy

Jackson

Jeffrey

Klees

Kular

Kwinter

Lalonde

Leal

Levac

Marsales

Matthews

Mauro

McMeekin

McNeely

Meilleur

Miller

Milloy

Mitchell

O'Toole

Ouellette

Parsons

Patten

Peters

Peterson

Phillips

Pupatello

Qaadri

Racco

Ramal

Ramsay

Runciman

Ruprecht

Smith

Smitherman

Sterling

Takhar

Tory

Van Bommel

Watson

Wilkinson

Wilson

Witmer

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 5

Hampton

Horwath

Marchese

Martel

Prue

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to providing access to Velcade and other intravenous cancer chemotherapy drugs (Sessional Paper No. P-7) Mr. Jackson.

Petitions 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. Hudak, Mr. O'Toole and Mr. Ramal.

Petition relating to OHIP coverage for all forms of Macular Degeneration (Sessional Paper No. P-16) Mr. Balkissoon.

Petition relating to insuring PSA tests through OHIP (Sessional Paper No. P-48) Mr. Delaney.

Petitions relating to funding all diabetic supplies (Sessional Paper No. P-57) Mr. Dunlop and Mr. Leal.

Petition relating to restoring the cuts to funding for Ontario public library services (Sessional Paper No. P-77) Mr. Miller.

Petition relating to Brockville General Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-92) Mr. Runciman.

Petition relating to endorsing the Frederick Banting Homestead Preservation Act (Sessional Paper No. P-95) Mr. Wilson.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 36, An Act to provide for the integration of the local system for the delivery of health services.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 36, Loi prévoyant l'intégration du système local de prestation des services de santé.

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.

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 37, An Act to amend the Taxpayer Protection Act, 1999 in relation to municipalities.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 37, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1999 sur la protection des contribuables en ce qui concerne les municipalités.

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 9:30 p.m.

À 21 h 30, 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

Certificate pursuant to Standing Order 106(e)(1) re intended appointments dated December 2, 2005 (No. 33).

Compendia:

Bill 43, An Act to protect existing and future sources of drinking water and to make complementary and other amendments to other Acts (No. 34).

Ontario Clean Water Agency / Agence ontarienne des eaux, Annual Report 2004 (No. 32).

QUESTIONS ANSWERED (SEE SESSIONAL PAPER NO. 5):-

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 4, 5, 6 and 7.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Petitions relating to appointing a mediator and resuming negotiations with the Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) (Sessional Paper No. P-3):

(Tabled October 13, 2005) Mr. O'Toole.

(Tabled October 17, 2005) Ms. Martel.

Petitions relating to cancelling rent increases paid by the Queensway-Carleton Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-6):

(Tabled October 17, 2005) Ms. Martel.

(Tabled October 17, 24, November 1 and 2, 2005) Mr. Baird.

Petitions relating to providing access to Velcade and other intravenous cancer chemotherapy drugs (Sessional Paper No. P-7):

(Tabled October 17, 20, 25, 26 and November 2, 2005) Mr. Jackson.

(Tabled October 26, 2005) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to freezing gas prices for 90 days and to establishing a Gas Price Watchdog (Sessional Paper No. P-11):

(Tabled October 17, 2005) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to maintaining OHIP coverage for chiropractic services (Sessional Paper No. P-22):

(Tabled October 19, 2005) Mr. Hudak.

Petition relating to providing consumers with a tax break on high gas prices (Sessional Paper No. P-24):

(Tabled October 19, 2005) Mr. Hudak.

Petitions relating to freezing gas prices temporarily and petitioning the federal government to remove the GST (Sessional Paper No. P-31):

(Tabled October 20 and November 2, 2005) Mr. Ouellette.