Debates and Progress

First Reading

October 28, 2008
Minister's Statement and Mr. Bailey and Mr. Miller (Paul)

Committee

Second Reading

October 29, 2008
Principal Debaters:
Hon. Peter Fonseca, Mr. Vic Dhillon, Mr. Robert Bailey, Mr. Paul Miller

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Ted Arnott, Mr. Peter Kormos, Mr. David Zimmer, Mr. John O'Toole, Mr. Khalil Ramal, Mr. Frank Klees

October 30, 2008
Principal Debaters:
Mr. Khalil Ramal, Mr. Norm Miller, Mr. Gilles Bisson

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Peter Shurman, Mr. Rosario Marchese, Mr. Vic Dhillon, Hon. Brad Duguid, Mr. Ernie Hardeman

November 3, 2008
Principal Debaters:
Mr. Robert W. Runciman, Mr. Garfield Dunlop, Mr. Gilles Bisson, Mr. Howard Hampton, Mr. Peter Kormos

Questions and Comments:
Mr. Dave Levac, Ms. Lisa MacLeod, Mr. Jeff Leal, Mr. David Zimmer, Mr. Mike Colle, Mr. Bob Delaney, Ms. Sylvia Jones, Mme France Gélinas, Mr. John O'Toole, Hon. Madeleine Meilleur, Mrs. Liz Sandals, Mr. Reza Moridi

November 4, 2008
Principal Debaters:
Mr. Jim Wilson

Questions and Comments:
Ms. Andrea Horwath, Ms. Helena Jaczek, Mr. Toby Barrett, Mr. John O'Toole

Time Allocation
November 5, 2008
Hon. Monique M. Smith, Mr. John Yakabuski, Mr. Paul Miller, Mr. Khalil Ramal, Mr. Garfield Dunlop, Mr. Peter Tabuns, Mrs. Carol Mitchell, Mrs. Joyce Savoline, Mme France Gélinas, Mr. Kevin Daniel Flynn, Ms. Laurie Scott, Ms. Andrea Horwath, Mr. Jeff Leal, Mr. John O'Toole, Mr. Vic Dhillon, Mr. Mike Colle

Carried on division.

November 6, 2008
Vote deferred.

November 6, 2008
Carried on division. Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Committee

Standing Committee on Social Policy
November 17, 2008
November 18, 2008
November 24, 2008

November 25, 2008
Reported to the House as amended. Ordered for third reading.

Third Reading

November 26, 2008
Principal Debaters:
Hon. Peter Fonseca, Mr. John O'Toole, Mr. Paul Miller, Mrs. Julia Munro, Mme France Gélinas

Vote deferred.

November 26, 2008
Carried on division.

Royal Assent: Thursday, November 27, 2008

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

Same

(2) Section 9 comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.

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(3) Sections 1 to 8, 10 and 11 come into force on the first anniversary of the day named under subsection (2).