No. 84

N^o 84

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Monday
June 5, 2006

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 125
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 126

Lundi
5 juin 2006

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 125
Séance du soir - jour de session 126

2^nd Session,
38^th Parliament

2^e session
38^e législature

PRAYERS
1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES
13 H 30

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr. Delaney from the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly presented the Committee's Report. Pursuant to Standing Order 109(b), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 166).

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mr. Bradley,

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

Ordered, That, at the request of the applicant, Standing Order 80(e), concerning publication of notice of an application for a private bill, and Standing Order 87, concerning notice of committee hearings, be waived with respect to Bill Pr27, An Act respecting Thunder Bay International Airports Authority Inc.

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, June 5, 2006 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 - 56

Arthurs

Barrett

Bentley

Berardinetti

Bradley

Broten

Brownell

Cansfield

Chambers

Colle

Crozier

Delaney

Di Cocco

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Duncan

Dunlop

Elliott

Flynn

Hardeman

Hoy

Jackson

Jeffrey

Kular

Kwinter

Levac

MacLeod

Marsales

Matthews

Mauro

Mitchell

Mossop

Munro

Orazietti

O'Toole

Parsons

Peters

Phillips

Pupatello

Qaadri

Racco

Rinaldi

Sandals

Smith

Smitherman

Takhar

Tascona

Tory

Van Bommel

Watson

Wilkinson

Wilson

Witmer

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 7

Bisson

Horwath

Marchese

Martel

Murdoch

Prue

Tabuns

The Speaker informed the House that, in the name of Her Majesty the Queen, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor had been pleased to assent to the following bills in his office on June 1, 2006.

Le Président avise l'Assemblée qu'au nom de Sa Majesté la Reine, Son Honneur le lieutenant-gouverneur a eu le plaisir de sanctionner les projets de loi suivants dans son cabinet le 1^er juin 2006.

Bill 78, An Act to amend the Education Act, the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996 and certain other statutes relating to education.

Projet de loi 78, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'éducation, la Loi de 1996 sur l'Ordre des enseignantes et des enseignants de l'Ontario et certaines autres lois se rapportant à l'éducation.

Bill Pr24, An Act respecting the City of London.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

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

Petitions relating to increasing operating funding to Long Term Care homes (Sessional Paper No. P-136) Mr. Levac and Mrs. Munro.

Petition relating to faith-based schools in Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-151) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to amending the Ontario School Boards' Education Act to divert waste from Ontario high school classrooms and cafeterias (Sessional Paper No. P-168) Mr. Arnott.

Petition relating to eliminating the province's health tax (Sessional Paper No. P-182) Mr. Hardeman.

Petitions relating to insisting on ceasing free trade discussions or agreeing to fair and equal access to international trade with the Republic of Korea (Sessional Paper No. P-192) Mr. Delaney, Mr. Leal and Mrs. Van Bommel.

Petitions relating to withdrawing or amending Bill 102 to ensure fairness to patients and pharmacies (Sessional Paper No. P-193) Mr. Kormos, Ms. Martel and Mrs. Witmer.

Petition relating to reviewing and amending the Workplace Safety Insurance Act (Sessional Paper No. P-197) Mr. Zimmer.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l'opposition

Mr. Tory moved,

M. Tory propose,

That the Legislative Assembly calls upon the government,

To recognize that the McGuinty government was made aware of the Six Nations' land claim issues at Caledonia in August 2005, yet allowed the situation to escalate to a full-blown standoff starting on February 28, 2006;

To recognize that the McGuinty government refused even to acknowledge the Caledonia land occupation as a provincial issue until Day 42 of the standoff;

To recognize that the McGuinty government's Places to Grow Act was a catalyst in igniting the standoff, since it provides a legal framework for the McGuinty Liberals to designate any area of land as a growth plan area;

To recognize that the McGuinty government further provoked the situation with a regulation identifying the Greater Golden Horseshoe area as the first area for which a growth plan will be prepared;

To recognize that the Premier's procrastination and failure to show leadership when it was most needed, allowed this situation to escalate into a public safety crisis;

To recognize that the McGuinty Liberals have refused to compensate the OPP for the unforeseen costs incurred while policing Caledonia and to reimburse municipalities policed by the OPP that sent officers to Caledonia;

To recommend to the Lieutenant Governor in Council that a Commission be appointed to inquire into and report on how absence of communication and lack of leadership by Premier McGuinty and his Liberal government allowed the Caledonia situation to escalate to a full-blown standoff and subsequently a public security crisis;

To accept recommendations from the Commission directed to preventing similar chaotic confrontations when dealing with future land claim issues in the province, including recommendations with respect to ways in which we can improve dispute resolution in this area and enhance respect for the rule of law; and

To grant the Commission powers under the Public Inquiries Act.

A debate arising, after some time, the motion was declared carried.

Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est déclarée adoptée.

The House then adjourned at 5:45 p.m.

À 17 h 45, 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 107, An Act to amend the Human Rights Code.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 107, Loi modifiant le Code des droits de la personne.

After some time, there being no further debate, the question having been put, the Acting Speaker (Mr. Prue) declared his opinion that the Ayes had it, and a recorded vote having been demanded,

Après quelque temps, comme il n'y a plus de débat, la motion mise aux voix, le président par intérim, M. Prue déclare qu'à son avis les voix favorables l'emportent et un vote par appel nominal ayant été demandé,

The Acting Speaker directed that the Members be called in, for which purpose the division bells were rung.

Le Président par intérim donne des directives pour convoquer les députés et la sonnerie d'appel se fait entendre.

During the ringing of the bells, the Acting Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

Pendant la sonnerie d'appel, le Président par intérim s'adresse à l'Assemblée en ces mots:-

I have received a request from the Chief Government Whip, under Standing Order 28 (h), that the vote on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 107, An Act to amend the Human Rights Code, be deferred until Tuesday, June 6, 2006.

J'ai reçu une requête du Whip en chef du gouvernement, conformément à l'article 28 h) du Règlement, que le vote sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 107, Loi modifiant le Code des droits de la personne, soit différé jusqu'au mardi 6 juin 2006.

Therefore the vote is accordingly deferred.

En conséquence, le vote est différé.

Mr. Ramsay moved, That the House do now adjourn.

M. Ramsay 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 8:12 p.m.

À 20 h 12, 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

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

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 75, 136 and 137.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Petitions relating to restoring the former municipal structure of the City of Kawartha Lakes (Sessional Paper No. P-14):

(Tabled March 29, 2006) Mr. Hardeman

(Tabled March 30, 2006) Mr. Prue

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):

(Tabled April 11, 2006) Mrs. Munro

(Tabled April 3, 2006) Mr. O'Toole

(Tabled March 28, 2006) Mr. Jackson

(Tabled March 23, 2006) Mr. Murdoch

(Tabled March 23, 2006) Mr. Leal

Petitions relating to increasing public funding for post-secondary education, reducing tuition fees and re-instating an up-front system of grants (Sessional Paper No. P-33)

(Tabled April 12, 2006) Mr. Marchese and Mr. Patten

Petitions relating to Ontario's Early Learning and Child Care Agreement (Sessional Paper No. P-119):

(Tabled February 27, 2006) Mrs. Sandals

(Tabled March 30, 2006) Mr. Berardinetti

(Tabled February 22, 2006) Mr. McNeely and Mr. Ramal

(Tabled March 23, 2006) Mr. Kular, Mr. Rinaldi and Mrs Van Bommel

(Tabled March 2, 2006) Mr. Leal

(Tabled February 28, 2006) Mr. Kular, Mr. Leal and Mr. Ramal

(Tabled March 1, 2006) Mr. Ramal

Petition relating to the agreement of the former Government of Canada to provide day care spaces to the children living in Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-122)

(Tabled February 23, 2006) Mr. Ruprecht

Petition relating to stopping public private partnership (P3) hospitals and funding new public hospitals (Sessional Paper No. P-10):

(Tabled March 28, 2006) Mr. Racco

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

(Tabled April 12, 2006) Mr. Bisson

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

(Tabled April 10, 2006) Ms. MacLeod

Petition relating to the Leslie M. Frost Natural Resources Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-35):

(Tabled April 6, 2006) Ms. Scott

Petition relating to an increase to the employment earnings exemption threshold for ODSP recipients (Sessional Paper No. P-70):

(Tabled April 10, 2006) Ms. Horwath

Petitions relating to rescinding the Joint Board's decision approving the applications of Dufferin Aggregates to expand its mining license (Sessional Paper No. P-81):

(Tabled April 13 and April 25, 2006) Mr. Flynn

Petition relating to funding the treatment of the occult sub-type of macular degeneration with photodynamic therapy for all patients (Sessional Paper No. P-108):

(Tabled March 27, April 4 and April 10, 2006) Mr. Dunlop

Petition relating to granting senior citizens of Ontario full OHIP coverage for Visudyne treatment (Sessional Paper No. P-135):

(Tabled March 2, 2006) Mr. Yakabuski

Petitions relating to supporting and funding the ongoing service delivery of the Peel Community Mediation Service through Inter-Cultural Neighbourhood Social Services (Sessional Paper No. P-137):

(Tabled April 4, 2006) Mr. Arthurs

(Tabled April 5 and April 6, 2006) Mr. Delaney

(Tabled April 11, 2006) Mr. Kular

(Tabled April 12, 2006) Mr. Racco

(Tabled April 13, 2006) Mr. Delaney

(Tabled April 18, 2006) Mr. Arthurs and Mr. Delaney

(Tabled April 20, 2006) Mr. Delaney

Petition relating to ceasing all cutbacks and providing quality health care to the citizens of Niagara Falls (Sessional Paper No. P-140):

(Tabled March 27, 2006) Mr. Craitor

Petition relating to the development of a National Income Supplement program for people living with developmental disabilities (Sessional Paper No. P-144):

(Tabled March 28, 2006) Mr. Racco

Petition relating to Spring bear hunt in Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-145):

(Tabled March 28, 2006) Ms. Smith

Petition relating to Solatol medication (Sessional Paper No. P-148):

(Tabled April 4, 2006) Mr. Hardeman

Petition relating to support for the Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) and enhancing Ontario's health care system (Sessional Paper No. P-156):

(Tabled April 13, 2006) Mr. Berardinetti

Petition relating to Spadina-York subway extension (Sessional Paper No. P-167):

(Tabled April 27, 2006) Mr. Racco