Legislative

Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée

législative
de l’Ontario

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

No. 59

No 59

2nd Session
41st Parliament

2e session
41e législature

Tuesday
March 28, 2017

Mardi

28 mars 2017

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

9:00 A.M.

9 H

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 111, An Act to authorize the expenditure of certain amounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 111, Loi autorisant l'utilisation de certaines sommes pour l'exercice se terminant le 31 mars 2017.

Debate arose and after some time, the House recessed at 10:15 a.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 10 h 15, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

The House recessed at 11:41 a.m.

À 11 h 41, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

3:00 P.M.

15 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

The Speaker informed the House,

Le Président a informé la Chambre,

That the Clerk received the Report on Intended Appointments dated March 28, 2017 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. 194) (Tabled March 28, 2017).

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Global adjustment (Sessional Paper No. P-8) Ms. Thompson.

The Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers (Sessional Paper No. P-20) Mr. Barrett.

Steps to reduce the cost of energy (Sessional Paper No. P-35) Mr. Hatfield.

Fluoridation legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-40) Mr. Yakabuski.

Home inspection industry (Sessional Paper No. P-53) Ms. Hoggarth.

Loi sur les foyers de SLD (2007) Temps pour les soins (document parlementaire no P-115) Mme Gélinas.

Investing in interprofessional primary health care (Sessional Paper No. P-132) Ms. Forster.

Declare December 13 as the Nanjing Massacre Commemorative Day (Sessional Paper No. P-137) Ms. Wong.

Grandview Children's Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-140) Ms. French.

Assistance for persons with communication disabilities (Sessional Paper No. P-163) Mr. Hardeman.

Careless driving (Sessional Paper No. P-164) Mr. McMeekin.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l'opposition

Ms. Horwath moved,

Mme Horwath propose,

Whereas hydro bills in Ontario have become unaffordable for too many people;

Whereas reducing hydro bills by up to 30 per cent for families and businesses is an ambitious but realistic target;

Whereas the only way to fix the hydro system is to address the root causes of high prices including privatization, excessive profit margins, oversupply, unfavourable net export practices and more;

Whereas Ontario families should not have to pay Time-of-Use premiums, and those living in a rural or northern region should not have to pay higher, punitive delivery charges;

Whereas changing the financing of private contracts and the Global Adjustment fails to reduce the long-term cost of hydro for families and businesses, does not fix the system and, in fact, will cost billions of dollars extra in borrowing costs;

Whereas Hydro One can be returned to public ownership and management without increasing rates;

Whereas returning Hydro One to public ownership would deliver over $7 billion back to the province and the people of Ontario

Therefore, the Legislative Assembly expresses its support for reducing hydro bills for businesses and families by up to 30 per cent, eliminating mandatory Time of Use, ending unfair rural delivery costs, and restoring public ownership of Hydro One.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Lost on the following division:

Rejetée par le vote suivant :

AYES / POUR - 28

Arnott

Bisson

Clark

DiNovo

Fife

Forster

French

Gates

Gélinas

Hardeman

Hatfield

Horwath

Jones

MacLeod

Mantha

McDonell

Miller (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek)

Natyshak

Sattler

Scott

Singh

Tabuns

Taylor

Thompson

Vanthof

Wilson

Yakabuski

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 48

Albanese

Anderson

Baker

Berardinetti

Bradley

Chan

Chiarelli

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Damerla

Del Duca

Delaney

Des Rosiers

Dhillon

Dickson

Dong

Duguid

Flynn

Fraser

Hoggarth

Hoskins

Hunter

Jaczek

Kiwala

Leal

MacCharles

Malhi

Martins

Matthews

Mauro

McGarry

McMahon

McMeekin

Milczyn

Moridi

Murray

Naidoo-Harris

Naqvi

Potts

Qaadri

Rinaldi

Sandals

Sousa

Thibeault

Vernile

Wong

Zimmer

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr. Wilson,

Sur la motion de M. Wilson,

Ordered, That the following changes be made in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

Il est ordonné que les changements suivants soient effectués dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députés :-

Mr. Walker assumes ballot item number 43

Mr. MacLaren assumes ballot item number 48; and

That the requirement for notice be waived for ballot item number 43.

At 6:00 p.m., the following matter was considered in an adjournment debate.

À 18 h, la question suivante a été examinée dans un débat d’ajournement.

Member for Timiskaming – Cochrane (Mr. Vanthof) to the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy – Hydro rates.

The House adjourned at 6:14 p.m.

À 18 h 14, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 39(a)

PÉTITIONS DÉPOSÉES CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE
39a) DU RÈGLEMENT

Global adjustment (Sessional Paper No. P-8) (Tabled March 28, 2017) Mr. Clark.

Rural public schools (Sessional Paper No. P-58) (Tabled March 28, 2017) Mr. Clark.

Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-165) (Tabled March 28, 2017) Mr. Wilson.

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT

Adjudicative Tribunals, Ontario Review Board, 2015-2016 Annual Report / Tribunaux décisionnels, Commission ontarienne d'examen, 2015-2016 Rapport annuel (No. 195) (Tabled March 28, 2017).

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Film Classification Act (Sessional Paper No. P-120):

(Tabled December 6, 2016) Mr. Arnott.

(Tabled December 7, 2016) Mr. Bradley.

(Tabled December 7, 2016) Ms. DiNovo.

(Tabled March 6, 2017) Mr. Pettapiece.