39e législature, 1re session

No. 25

No 25

   

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Thursday
April 10, 2008


Morning and
Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 28

Jeudi
10 avril 2008

Séance du matin et
de l'après-midi - jour de session 28

1st  Session
39th Parliament

1re session
39e législature

Prayers
10:00 A.M.

Prières
10 H

Mr. Chudleigh moved,

M. Chudleigh propose,

That, in the opinion of this House, the McGuinty government should agree to define its proposed Tire Tax as a "tax", like the $2.6 billion Health Tax, and the McGuinty government should immediately cancel all plans to implement the $60-million tax on purchasing new tires that will impact all Ontarians.

A debate arising, at 11:00 a.m., further proceedings were reserved until 12:00 noon.

À 11 h, la suite du débat est réservée jusqu'à midi.

Mr. Moridi then moved,

Ensuite, M. Moridi propose,

That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario must demonstrate, in its promotion of diversity, the acknowledgement of the first day of Spring, which may be anytime between March 20th to the 22nd, as Nowruz.

At 11:50 a.m., there being no further debate, pursuant to Standing Order 96(e), the Deputy Speaker (Mr. Crozier) suspended the proceedings until 12:00 noon.

À 11 h 50, comme il n'y a plus de débat, conformément à l'article 96 e) du Règlement, le vice-président, M. Crozier, suspend les délibérations jusqu'à midi.

The question having been put on Mr. Chudleigh's Resolution Number 24, it was lost on the following division:-

La motion, mise aux voix, sur la résolution numéro 24 de M. Chudleigh est rejetée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 15

Barrett

Chudleigh

Elliott

Hardeman

Hudak

Jones

Klees

MacLeod

Miller
  (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Savoline

Shurman

Sterling

Tabuns

Wilson

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 44

Aggelonitis

Albanese

Arthurs

Balkissoon

Best

Broten

Brown

Brownell

Bryant

Cansfield

Carroll

Colle

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

Dombrowsky

Flynn

Fonseca

Gerretsen

Hoy

Jaczek

Jeffrey

Lalonde

Leal

Levac

Mangat

McNeely

Meilleur

Mitchell

Moridi

Naqvi

Pendergast

Phillips

Qaadri

Ramal

Rinaldi

Ruprecht

Sandals

Smitherman

Sousa

Van Bommel

Wilkinson

Wynne

Zimmer

The question having been put on Mr. Moridi's Resolution Number 20, it was declared carried.

La motion, mise aux voix, sur la résolution numéro 20 de M. Moridi est déclarée adoptée.

  

1:30 P.M.

13 H 30

With unanimous consent, the following motion was moved without notice:-

Avec le consentement unanime, la motion suivante est proposée sans préavis:-

On motion by Mr. Smitherman,

Sur la motion de M. Smitherman,

That the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, as a long standing friend of China, express concern with the current situation in Tibet and encourage the parties to engage in meaningful dialogue.

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

Il s'élève un débat et, après quelque temps, la motion est declarée adoptée.

  

During "Oral Questions", the Speaker repeatedly requested the Member for Thornhill (Mr. Shurman) to withdraw unparliamentary language.

Pendant la période des «Questions orales», le Président demande à plusieurs reprises au député de Thornhill, M. Shurman de retirer les propos non-parlementaires.

The Member having refused was named by the Speaker and directed to withdraw from the service of the House for the balance of the sessional day.

Comme le député refuse d'obéir, le Président le désigne par son nom et l'ordonne de se retirer du service de l'Assemblée pour le reste du jour de session.

  

Petitions

Pétitions

Petition relating to construction of an Ambulatory Surgery Centre to serve the Mississauga Halton area (Sessional Paper No. P-23) Mr. Kular.

Petition relating to providing equal funding for Employment Insurance benefits and job training (Sessional Paper No. P-31) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petitions relating to the Lord's prayer (Sessional Paper No. P-48) Mr. Chudleigh, Mr. Hardeman, Ms. Jones, Mr. Klees, and Mr. Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka).

Petition relating to the practice of competitive bidding for home care services (Sessional Paper No. P-50) Mme Gélinas.

Petition relating to GO Transit services (Sessional Paper No. P-51) Mr. Chudleigh.

Petition relating to approving Bill 11 and amending the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (Sessional Paper No. P-55) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to unlawful firearms in vehicles (Sessional Paper No. P-75) Mr. Colle.

Petition relating to the Chinese Government violation of human rights in Tibet (Sessional Paper No. P-76) Mr. Prue.

Petition relating to mega hog operations, bio-digesters and ethanol plants (Sessional Paper No. P-77) Mr. Lalonde.

  

Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 35, An Act to authorize the Minister of Finance to make payments to eligible recipients out of money appropriated by the Legislature and to amend the Fiscal Transparency and Accountability Act, 2004, the Ministry of Treasury and Economics Act and the Treasury Board Act, 1991.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 35, Loi autorisant le ministre des Finances à faire des versements aux bénéficiaires admissibles sur les crédits affectés par la Législature et modifiant la Loi de 2004 sur la transparence et la responsabilité financières, la Loi sur le ministère du Trésor et de l'Économie et la Loi de 1991 sur le Conseil du Trésor.

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

Steve  Peters

Speaker

   

PetitionS Tabled Pursuant to Standing Order 38(a)

Petition relating to construction of an Ambulatory Surgery Centre to serve the Mississauga Halton area (Sessional Paper No. P-23) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to the Lord's prayer (Sessional Paper No. P-48) Mr. Leal.