Debates and Progress

First Reading

November 27, 2003

Minister's Statement and Mrs. Witmer and Ms. Martel

December 18, 2003
Order for second reading discharged. Referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy

February 16, 2004 (Toronto)
February 17, 2004 (Sudbury)
February 18, 2004 (Ottawa)
February 19, 2004 (Windsor)
February 23, 2004 (Toronto)
February 24, 2004 (Toronto)
February 25, 2004 (Toronto)
February 26, 2003 (Niagara Falls)
March 9, 2004
March 22, 2004
Reported to the House as amended. Carried on division. Ordered for second reading.

Second Reading

Debate
March 23, 2004
Mr. Smitherman, Ms. Smith, Ms. Wynne, Mr. Qaadri, Mrs. Witmer, Ms. Martel, Mr. McNeely, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Brownell, Mr. Hudak

March 31, 2004
Ms. Martel, Mr. Wong, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Marchese, Mr. Rinaldi, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Ramal, Mr. Fonseca, Mr. Yakabuski, Mr. Miller, Mr. McNeely, Mr. Mauro, Mrs. Sandals, Mr. Brownell

April 1, 2004
Ms. Martel, Mr. Berardinetti, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Kormos, Mrs. Sandals, Mr. Klees, Mr. Duguid, Mr. Yakabuski, Mr. Prue, Mr. Colle, Mr. Craitor
Further Debate

April 5, 2004
Mr. Craitor, Mr. Fonseca, Mr. Yakabuski, Mr. Prue, Mr. Ramal, Mr. O'Toole, Mrs. Jeffrey, Mr. Klees, Mr. Colle, Mr. Bisson, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Kular, Mrs. Cansfield, Mr. Milloy, Mr. Orazietti, Ms. Mossop, Mr. Dunlop

April 6, 2004
Mr. McMeekin, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Runciman, Mr. Kormos, Mr. Berardinetti, Mr. Baird, Mr. Bisson, Ms. Wynne, Mr. Barrett, Ms. Churley, Mr. O'Toole, Mr. Qaadri, Mr. Leal, Mr. Duguid, Ms. Broten, Ms. Marsales, Mr. Hudak, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Yakabuski

April 13, 2004
Mr. Wilson, Mr. Bisson, Mr. Duguid, Mr. O'Toole, Mr. Marchese, Mr. Fonseca, Mrs. Witmer, Mr. Craitor, Mr. Hudak, Mr. Kormos, Mr. Yakabuski, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Dunlop, Ms. Mossop

Vote deferred.

April 14, 2003
Carried on division. Referred to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy.

May 3, 2004
May 4, 2004
May 10, 2004
May 11, 2004
May 17, 2004
June 1, 2004
Reported to the House as amended. Carried on division. Ordered for third reading.

Third Reading

Debate
June 3, 2004
Mr. Caplan, Mr. O'Toole, Ms. Wynne, Mr. Dunlop, Ms. Martel, Mr. McMeekin, Mr. Delaney, Mr. Flynn

Vote deferred.

June 7, 2004
Carried on division.

Royal Assent: Thursday, June 17, 2004

Coming into force:
42. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Same

(2) Sections 1 to 6, 7 to 18 and 33 to 41 come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

Same

(3) Section 26.1 comes into force two years after this Act receives Royal Assent.