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No 183 |
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Votes and Proceedings |
Procès-verbaux |
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Legislative
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Assemblée
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Tuesday November 3, 2009 Sessional Day 191 |
Mardi 3 novembre 2009 Jour de session 191 |
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1st
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1re
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PRAYERS |
PRIÈRES |
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9:00 A.M. |
9 H |
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ORDERS OF THE DAY |
ORDRE DU JOUR |
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Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 212, An Act to promote good government by amending or repealing certain Acts and by enacting two new Acts. |
Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 212, Loi visant à promouvoir une saine gestion publique en modifiant ou en abrogeant certaines lois et en édictant deux nouvelles lois. |
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Mr. Bisson moved, |
M. Bisson propose, |
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That the motion for Second Reading of Bill 212, An Act to promote good government by amending or repealing certain Acts and by enacting two new Acts, be amended by deleting all the words after "That" and substituting therefore the words "That the Bill be NOT now read a Second time but be referred back to the Government with instructions to: 1. Reintroduce those Sections of the Bill pertaining to the Municipal Elections Act as a separate Bill. |
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After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the Acting Speaker (Mrs. Munro) recessed the House at 10:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. |
Après quelque temps, conformément à l'article 9 a) du Règlement, le la présidente par intérim, Mme Munro ordonne une pause à l'Assemblée à 10 h 15 jusqu'à 10 h 30. |
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10:30 A.M. |
10 H 30 |
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INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS |
PRÉSENTATION DES VISITEURS |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, visitors were introduced. |
Conformément à l'article 36 du Règlement, les visiteurs sont présentés. |
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ORAL QUESTIONS |
QUESTIONS ORALES |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 37, the House proceeded to Oral Questions. |
Conformément à l'article 37 du Règlement, la chambre passe aux questions orales. |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the Speaker recessed the House at 11:35 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. |
Conformément à l'article 9 a) du Règlement, le Président ordonne une pause à l'Assemblée à 11 h 35 jusqu'à 15 h. |
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3:00 P.M. |
15 H |
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INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS |
PRÉSENTATION DES VISITEURS |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 36, visitors were introduced. |
Conformément à l'article 36 du Règlement, les visiteurs sont présentés. |
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MEMBERS' STATEMENTS |
DÉCLARATIONS DES DÉPUTÉS |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements. |
Conformément à l'article 31 du Règlement, des députés font des déclarations. |
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REPORTS BY COMMITTEES |
RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS |
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The Speaker addressed the House as follows:- |
Le Président s'adresse à l'Assemblée comme suit:- |
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I beg to inform the House that today the Clerk received the Report on Intended Appointments dated November 3, 2009 of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(f)(9), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 534). |
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS |
DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI |
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The following Bills were introduced and read the first time:- |
Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois:- |
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Bill 216, An Act to amend the Public Hospitals Act to require the provision of information sheets to patients. Mrs. Albanese. |
Projet de loi 216, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les hôpitaux publics afin d'exiger la remise de feuilles de renseignements aux malades. Mme Albanese. |
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Bill 217, An Act to amend the Planning Act to promote community gardens. Mr. Ruprecht. |
Projet de loi 217, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'aménagement du territoire afin de promouvoir les jardins communautaires. M. Ruprecht. |
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STATEMENTS BY THE MINISTRY AND RESPONSES |
DÉCLARATIONS MINISTÉRIELLES ET RÉPONSES |
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Pursuant to Standing Order 35, Ministers made statements and Opposition Members responded. |
Conformément à l'article 35 du Règlement, des ministres font des déclarations et des députés de l'opposition y répondent. |
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PETITIONS |
PÉTITIONS |
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Petition relating to supporting the Ombudsman having the power to probe decisions concerning the Children's Aid Societies (Sessional Paper No. P-30) Ms. Horwath. |
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Petition relating to requesting an amendment to the Children's Law Reform Act (Sessional Paper No. P-95) Mr. Craitor. |
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Petition relating to Bill 149, Inactive Cemeteries Protection Act (Sessional Paper No. P-220) Mr. Brownell. |
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Petition relating to a blended or harmonized sales tax (Sessional Paper No. P-224) Mr. Murdoch. |
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Petition relating to supporting the Single Sales Tax in the 2009-2010 Budget (Sessional Paper No. P-242) Mr. Ruprecht. |
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Petition relating to Elmvale District High School (Sessional Paper No. P-249) Mr. Wilson. |
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Petition relating to population-based social services funding (Sessional Paper No. P-263) Mr. Delaney. |
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Petition relating to Simcoe County Paramedics (Sessional Paper No. P-269) Mr. Wilson. |
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Petition relating to making positron emission tomography (PET) scanning available through the Sudbury Regional Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-272) Mme Gélinas. |
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Petition relating to not reducing or eliminating financial incentives that rural communities and small towns need to attract and retain doctors (Sessional Paper No. P-274) Mr. O'Toole. |
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Petition relating to installing traffic lights at the Pine Street - Highway 400 ramp and Highway 12 intersection (Sessional Paper No. P-304) Mr. Dunlop. |
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Petition relating to the establishment of an expanded Service Ontario office in Embrun (Sessional Paper No. P-308) Mr. Lalonde. |
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Petition relating to the Youth Action Alliance (Sessional Paper No. P-309) Mr. Murdoch. |
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ORDERS OF THE DAY |
ORDRE DU JOUR |
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Opposition Day |
Jour de l'opposition |
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Ms. Horwath moved, |
Mme Horwath propose, |
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Whereas the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has an annual budget of almost $43-billion, the largest of any Ministry; Whereas the Auditor General in his report on the Electronic Health Initiative explicitly said, "Throughout the years, oversight of the EHR initiative has not been effective"; Whereas the MOHLTC transfers more than $14-billion to hospitals and almost $3-billion to long-term care facilities; Whereas neither hospitals nor long-term care facilities are subject to Ombudsman oversight nor are they covered by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; and Whereas in a number of other provinces, hospitals and long-term care facilities are subject to Ombudsman oversight and are covered by Freedom of Information legislation; That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should act immediately to ensure that all MOHLTC transfer payment agencies, LHINs and all MOHLTC-funded agencies, boards and commissions are subject to Ombudsman oversight and are covered by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. |
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A debate arising, after some time, the motion was lost on the following division:- |
Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est rejetée par le vote suivant:- |
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AYES / POUR - 22 |
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Bailey Barrett Bisson DiNovo Elliott Gélinas |
Hampton Hardeman Hillier Horwath Klees Marchese |
Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek) Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka) Murdoch O'Toole Prue |
Runciman Savoline Tabuns Wilson Yakabuski |
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NAYS / CONTRE - 43 |
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Aggelonitis Albanese Balkissoon Bartolucci Brown Brownell Cansfield Carroll Colle Crozier Delaney |
Dhillon Dickson Dombrowsky Flynn Gerretsen Gravelle Hoskins Jaczek Jeffrey Johnson Kular |
Kwinter Lalonde Levac Matthews Mauro McMeekin McNeely Meilleur Mitchell Naqvi Orazietti |
Pendergast Qaadri Ramal Ramsay Rinaldi Ruprecht Sandals Smith Van Bommel Zimmer |
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At 6:00 p.m. the question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have been proposed pursuant to Standing Order 38(b). |
À 18 h, la motion portant «Que la présente Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant» est réputée avoir été proposée conformément à l'article 38 b) du Règlement. |
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After one matter was considered, the question was deemed to have been adopted. |
Après l'étude d'une question, la motion d'ajournement des débats est réputée avoir été adoptée. |
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The House then adjourned at 6:10 p.m. |
À 18 h 10, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux. |
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le président Steve Peters Speaker |
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PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 39(a) |
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Petition relating to construction of an Ambulatory Surgery Centre to serve the Mississauga Halton area (Sessional Paper No. P-23) (Tabled November 3, 2009) Mr. Delaney. |
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Petition relating to immediately releasing the remaining portion of $135 million for dental care among low income families, and apportioning the money so that Peel Region receives a fair share (Sessional Paper No. P-292) (Tabled November 3, 2009) Mr. Kular. |
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED (SEE SESSIONAL PAPER NO. 5):- |
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Final Answers to Question Numbers: 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235 and 236. |
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