No. 101

N^o 101

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Tuesday
October 3, 2006

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 151
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 152

Mardi
3 octobre 2006

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 151
Séance du soir - jour de session 152

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 a vacancy has occurred in the membership of the House by reason of the resignation of Cam Jackson as member of the electoral district of Burlington effective September 29, 2006.

Accordingly, I have issued my warrant to the Chief Election Officer for the issue of a writ for a by-election.

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

I beg to inform the House that I have laid upon the Table the 2005-2006 Annual Report of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. 270).

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 140, An Act respecting long-term care homes. Hon. Mr. Smitherman.

Projet de loi 140, Loi concernant les foyers de soins de longue durée. L'hon. M. Smitherman.

Bill 141, An Act to establish a yearly target for the patient-to-doctor ratio. Mr. Martiniuk.

Projet de loi 141, Loi établissant un rapport cible annuel entre patients et médecins. M. Martiniuk.

Bill 142, An Act to require that meetings of provincial and municipal boards, commissions and other public bodies be open to the public. Mr. Craitor.

Projet de loi 142, Loi exigeant que les réunions des commissions et conseils provinciaux et municipaux et d'autres organismes publics soient ouvertes au public. M. Craitor.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mr. Bradley,

Ordered, That the following substitution be made to the membership of a Committee:-

On the Standing Committee on Government Agencies:

Ms. DiNovo replaces Mr. Bisson.

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mr. Bradley,

Ordered, That notwithstanding Standing Order 96(d), the following change be made to the ballot list for Private Members' Public Business:-

Ms. DiNovo and Mr. Bisson exchange places in order of precedence such that Ms. DiNovo assumes ballot item 57 and Mr. Bisson assumes ballot item 77.

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 Tuesday, October 3, 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 - 62

Arnott

Arthurs

Balkissoon

Bartolucci

Bradley

Bryant

Cansfield

Caplan

Chambers

Chudleigh

Colle

Craitor

Delaney

Di Cocco

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Dunlop

Elliott

Fonseca

Gerretsen

Gravelle

Hardeman

Hoy

Hudak

Jeffrey

Kwinter

Leal

Levac

Marsales

Martiniuk

Matthews

Mauro

McNeely

Miller

Mitchell

Mossop

Orazietti

O'Toole

Ouellette

Patten

Peters

Phillips

Pupatello

Racco

Ramal

Rinaldi

Runciman

Ruprecht

Sandals

Scott

Sergio

Smith

Smitherman

Sorbara

Takhar

Tory

Van Bommel

Watson

Wilkinson

Witmer

Wynne

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 9

Bisson

DiNovo

Horwath

Kormos

Marchese

Martel

Murdoch

Prue

Tabuns

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

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

Petition relating to passing Bill 57, The Land Rights and Responsibilities Act, 2006 (Sessional Paper No. P-126) Mrs. Elliott.

Petition relating to increasing operating funding to Long Term Care homes (Sessional Paper No. P-136) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to supporting the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, 2006 (Sessional Paper No. P-202) Mr. Craitor.

Petition relating to amending the Children's Law Reform Act to emphasize the importance of children's relationships with their parents and grandparents (Sessional Paper No. P-205) Mr. Craitor.

Petition relating to supporting the Ombudsman having the power to probe decisions and investigate complaints concerning the Children's Aid Societies (Sessional Paper No. P-211) Ms. Horwath.

Petition relating to not passing Bill 43 (The Clean Water Act) until proper funding and amendments are in place (Sessional Paper No. P-222) Ms. Scott.

Petition relating to amending the Health Protection and Promotion Act to permit serving home-cooked food for fund-raising purposes (Sessional Paper No. P-226) Ms. MacLeod.

Petition relating to providing financial incentives and support for Family Health Networks to solve the shortage of doctors in rural Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-227) Mr. Murdoch.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

A debate arose on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 124, An Act to provide for fair registration practices in Ontario's regulated professions.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 124, Loi prévoyant des pratiques d'inscription équitables dans les professions réglementées de l'Ontario.

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 Third Reading of Bill 43, An Act to protect existing and future sources of drinking water and to make complementary and other amendments to other Acts.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant troisième lecture du 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.

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

Compendia:

Bill 140, An Act respecting long-term care homes (Sessional Paper No. 271).

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

Final Answer to Question Number 187.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

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

(Tabled June 21, 2006) Mr. Hardeman and Mr. O'Toole.