36th Parliament, 1st Session

No. 97 No 97

Votes and

Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly

of Ontario

Assemblée législative

de l'Ontario

1st Session,

36th Parliament

1re session,

36e législature

Tuesday,

September 24, 1996

Mardi

24 septembre 1996

PRAYERS

1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES

13 H 30

The Clerk of the Legislative Assembly informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker.

The House expressed its condolence on the death of John White, member for the Electoral District of London South from June 11, 1959 to August 11, 1975.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

Mr Johnson (Don Mills) moved,

M. Johnson (Don Mills) propose,

That, notwithstanding Standing Orders 8(a) and 96(a), the House will not meet on the morning of Thursday, September 26, 1996 to consider private members' public business; and, that notwithstanding Standing Order 96(h), the requirement for notice be waived with respect to ballot items 39, 40, 41 and 42; and, that Mr Ouellette and Mrs Marland exchange places in the order of precedence for private members' public business.

A debate arose and, after some time,

On a point of privilege having been raised by the member for Rainy River (Mr Hampton), the Deputy Speaker recessed the House for 10 minutes.

On his return the Deputy Speaker delivered the following ruling:-

Part of your privilege as a member is undoubtedly a right to unfettered free speech in this House. Let me repeat for emphasis - in this House.

If a member were to make comments in this House about the report in question and subsequent to those comments, a legal action was commenced, this would unquestionably constitute contempt of this House. In giving this ruling I must caution the House that this situation has not yet arisen.

Therefore, I rule that there does not exist today a prima facie case of privilege, nor a contempt of Parliament.

The debate continued and, after some time,

The Deputy Speaker named the member for Lake Nipigon (Mr Pouliot) for refusing to come to order and directed the member to withdraw from the service of the House for the balance of the day's sitting.

The debate continued and, after some time,

Ms Lankin moved the adjournment of the debate, which motion was lost on the following division:-

AYES - 24 NAYS - 56

Pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the motion for the adjournment of the debate was deemed to have been made and carried.

Conformément à l'article 9(a) du Règlement, la motion d'ajournement du débat est réputée avoir été proposée et adoptée.

The House then adjourned

at 6:10 p.m.

À 18 h 10, la chambre a ensuite

ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Allan K. McLean

Speaker

Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant to Standing Order 39(c):-

Documents Parlementaires Déposés Conformément à l'article 39(c) du Règlement:-

Compendia:

Addiction Research Foundation / Fondation de la recherche sur la toxicomanie, Annual Report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1996 (No. 236) (Tabled September 24, 1996).

Amendment to intended Order-in-Council dated September 11, 1996 (No. 235) (Tabled September 17, 1996).

Egg Fund Board, Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 1995 (No. 210) (Tabled July 11, 1996).

Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee, Annual Report for the period from 1 January 1994 to 28 February 1995 and for the period from 1 March 1995 to 31 December 1995 (No. 228) (Tabled August 30, 1996).

Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation / Corporation du Palais des Congrès du Toronto Metropolitain, Annual Report 1991-1992 (No. 240) (Tabled September 24, 1996).

Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation / Corporation du Palais des Congrès du Toronto Metropolitain, Annual Report 1992-1993 (No. 237) (Tabled September 24, 1996).

Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation / Corporation du Palais des Congrès du Toronto Metropolitain, Annual Report 1993-1994 (No. 238) (Tabled September 24, 1996).

Metropolitan Toronto Convention Centre Corporation / Corporation du Palais des Congrès du Toronto Metropolitain, Annual Report 1994-1995 (No. 239) (Tabled September 24, 1996).

Milk and Cream Producers Fund, Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 1996 (No. 223) (Tabled August 16, 196).

Ministry of Environment and Energy / Ministère de l'Environnement et de l'Énergie, Annual Report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1995 (No. 231) (Tabled September 5, 1996).

Ontario Arts Council / Conseil des Arts de l'Ontario, Annual Report 1994-1995 (No. 211) (Tabled July 12, 1996).

Ontario Association of Architects, Annual Report 1995 (No. 226) (Tabled August 30, 1996).

Ontario Film Review Board / Commission de contrôle cinématographique de l'Ontario, Annual Report 1994-1995 (No. 206) (Tabled June 28, 1996).

Ontario Heritage Foundation / Fondation du Patrimoine Ontarien, Annual Reports for the years ending March 31, 1994 and March 31, 1995 (No. 219) (Tabled July 24, 1996).

Ontario Human Rights Commission / Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne, Annual Report 1993 to 1994 and 1994 to 1995 (No. 224) (Tabled August 22, 1996).

Ontario Human Rights Commission / Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne, Annual Report 1995 to 1996 (No. 225) (Tabled August 22, 1996).

Ontario Insurance Commission / Commission des assurances de l'Ontario, Annual Report 1995/96 (No. 209) (Tabled July 9, 1996).

Ontario Legal Aid Plan / Régime d'aide juridique de l'Ontario, Annual Report 1994 (No. 221) (Tabled August 8, 1996).

Ontario Legal Aid Plan / Régime d'aide juridique de l'Ontario, Annual Report 1995 (No. 222) (Tabled August 8, 1996).

Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Board / La Commission du Régime de Retraite des Employés Municipaux de l'Ontario, Annual Report 1995 (No. 234) (Tabled September 16, 1996).

Ontario Racing Commission, Annual Statistical Report for 1995 (No. 241) (Tabled September 24, 1996).

Ontario Share and Deposit Insurance Corporation / La Société ontarienne d'assurance des actions et dépôts, Annual Report 1993 (No. 218) (Tabled July 22, 1996).

Part-time appointments re intended Order-in-Council dated July 3, 1996 (No. 207) (Tabled July 3, 1996).

Part-time appointments re intended Order-in-Council dated July 17, 1996 (No. 213) (Tabled July 17, 1996).

Part-time appointments re intended Order-in-Council dated September 4, 1996 (No. 229) (Tabled September 4, 1996).

Part-time appointments re intended Order-in-Council dated September 11, 1996 (No. 233) (Tabled September 12, 1996).

Pay Equity Act / La loi sur l'équité salariale, Review of the (No. 212) (Tabled July 16, 1996).

Police Complaints Commissioner, Office of the / Bureau du commissaire aux plaintes contre la

police, Annual Report 1995 (No. 227) (Tabled August 30, 1996).

Royal Botanical Gardens / Les jardins botaniques royaux, Annual Report 1995 (No. 242) (Tabled September 24, 1996).

Science North / Science Nord, Annual Report 1994 to 1995 (No. 232) (Tabled September 11, 1996).

Standing Committee on Government Agencies Fifteenth Report / Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux Quinzième Rapport (No. 214) (Tabled July 17, 1996).

Standing Committee on Government Agencies Sixteenth Report / Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux Seizième Rapport (No. 215) (Tabled July 17, 1996).

Standing Committee on Government Agencies Seventeenth Report / Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux Dix-septième Rapport (No. 220) (Tabled August 7, 1996).

Standing Committee on Government Agencies Eighteenth Report / Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux Dix-huitième Rapport (No. 230) (Tabled September 4, 1996).

Standing Committee on Government Agencies Report on Agencies, Boards and Commissions (No. 22) / Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux rapport sur les organismes, conseils et commissions (No 22) (No. 216) (Tabled July 17, 1996).

Standing Committee on Government Agencies Report on Agencies, Boards and Commissions (No. 23) / Comité permanent des organismes gouvernementaux rapport sur les organismes, conseils et commissions (No 23) (No. 217) (Tabled July 17, 1996).

Standing Committee on Public Accounts / Comité permanent des comptes publics, Report on the Ontario Board of Parole (No. 205) (Tabled June 28, 1996).

TV Ontario Annual Report / Rapport Annuel, for the fiscal year April 1, 1993 to March 31, 1994 (No. 208) (Tabled July 5, 1996).

Responses to Petitions:-

Réponses aux Pétitions:-

Petitions relating to Postponing Tax Cuts (Sessional Paper No. P-33):

(Tabled June 27, 1996) Mr B. Vankoughnet.

(Tabled June 26, 1996) Mr W. Wettlaufer.

Petition relating to Job creation to promote economic growth and abandonment of the proposed tax cut (Sessional Paper No. P-110):

(Tabled June 3, 1996) Ms F. Lankin.

Petition relating to the Construction of a noise barrier along the property of Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 11 (Sessional Paper No. P-135):

(Tabled June 26, 1996) Mr G. Morin.

Answers to Questions Tabled July 5, 1996 (see Sessional Paper No. 5):-

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 321, 326, 329, 340, 440.

Answers to Questions Tabled July 8, 1996 (see Sessional Paper No. 5):-

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 457, 479.

Answers to Questions Tabled July 9, 1996 (see Sessional Paper No. 5):-

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 202, 204, 205, 317, 334, 336, 364, 468-473, 476, 477, 483-487.

Answers to Questions Tabled July 29, 1996 (see Sessional Paper No. 5):-

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 335, 386, 387, 388, 459, 474, 475.

Answers to Questions Tabled August 1, 1996 (see Sessional Paper No. 5):-

Final Answers to Question Number: 207.

Answers to Questions Tabled August 23, 1996 (see Sessional Paper No. 5):-

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 375 and 488.

Responses to Petitions Tabled July 5, 1996:-

Petitions relating to the Child Care System (Sessional Paper No. P-27):

(Tabled June 12, 1996) Mr G. Carr.

(Tabled June 4, 1996) Mr B. Grimmett.

Petition relating to the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-57):

(Tabled June 17, 1996) Mr J. Bradley.

Petition relating to Rent Control Legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-64):

(Tabled June 13, 1996) Mr M. Colle.

Petitions relating to Banning the Spring Bear Hunt (Sessional Paper No. P-84):

(Tabled June 13, 1996) Mr J. O'Toole.

(Tabled June 13, 1996) Mr C. Stockwell.

Petition relating to the Co-op Housing Sector (Sessional Paper No. P-89):

(Tabled June 11, 1996) Mr R. Marchese.

Petition relating to Overhead lit crosswalk sign in Port Perry (Sessional Paper No. P-111):

(Tabled June 3, 1996) Mr J. O'Toole.

Petition relating to the Ancaster Bus Route (Sessional Paper No. P-114):

(Tabled June 6, 1996) Ms A. Castrilli.

Petition relating to the Moratorium on school construction (Sessional Paper No. P-120):

(Tabled June 11, 1996) Mr R. Patten.

Responses to Petitions Tabled July 15, 1996:-

Petition relating to Opposing the Sale of Ontario Housing Units to the Private Sector (Sessional Paper No. P-11):

(Tabled June 17, 1996) Mr R. Patten.

Petition relating to the Child Care System (Sessional Paper No. P-27):

(Tabled June 24, 1996) Mr J. Tascona.

Petitions relating to Transition House in Chatham (Sessional Paper No. P-59):

(Tabled June 17, 19, 1996) Mr P. Hoy.

Petitions relating to Banning the Spring Bear Hunt (Sessional Paper No. P-84):

(Tabled June 26, 1996) Mr F. Klees.

(Tabled June 25, 1996) Mrs M. Marland.

(Tabled June 24, 1996) Mr D. Turnbull.

Petitions relating to the Condominium Act of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-85):

(Tabled June 24, 1996) Mrs M. Marland.

(Tabled June 24, 1996) Mr J. Parker.

Petitions relating to the Co-op Housing Sector (Sessional Paper No. P-89):

(Tabled June 24, 1996) Mr J. Bradley.

(Tabled June 19, 1996) Mr D. Christopherson.

(Tabled June 24, 1996) Mr R. Marchese.

Petitions relating to The Dellcrest Children's Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-100):

(Tabled June 26, 27, 1996) Mr T. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to Strengthening measures against impaired drivers in Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-102):

(Tabled June 18, 1996) Mr J. Baird.

Petition relating to Job creation to promote economic growth and abandonment of the proposed tax cut (Sessional Paper No. P-110):

(Tabled June 3, 1996) Ms F. Lankin.

Petition relating to the Power Corporation Act (Sessional Paper No. P-116):

(Tabled June 6, 1996) Mrs J. Munro.

Petition relating to Cam Jackson's discussion paper on the Workers' Compensation Board (Sessional Paper No. P-121):

(Tabled June 11, 1996) Mr D. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Opposing reductions to the education system (Sessional Paper No. P-128):

(Tabled June 18, 1996) Mr R. Patten.

Responses to Petitions Tabled July 29, 1996:-

Petitions relating to North York Branson Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-15):

(Tabled June 5, 10, 11, 17, 25, 26, 1996) Mr M. Kwinter.

Petition relating to Replacing Child Care Subsidies with a Voucher System (Sessional Paper No. P-32):

(Tabled June 11, 1996) Mr M. Gravelle.

Petitions relating to Postponing Tax Cuts (Sessional Paper No. P-33):

(Tabled June 19, 1996) Mrs M. Boyd.

(Tabled June 18, 1996) Mr D. Rollins.

Petition relating to the Resignation of Mike Harris (Sessional Paper No. P-43):

(Tabled June 19, 1996) Ms S. Martel.

Petition relating to User Fees on Prescription Medicine (Sessional Paper No. P-44):

(Tabled June 25, 1996) Mr T. Ruprecht.

Petitions relating to Scarborough General Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-65):

(Tabled June 6, 1996) Mr J. Brown (Scarborough West).

(Tabled June 3, 5, 12, 17, 26, 1996) Mr D. Newman.

Petition relating to Opposing the Privatization of Ontario Hydro (Sessional Paper No. P-69): (Tabled June 24, 1996) Mr M. Gravelle.

Petition relating to Enacting necessary measures to Provide Employment, Reduce Poverty and Preserve the Environment (Sessional Paper No. P-74):

(Tabled April 2, 1996) Mr J. Flaherty.

Petition relating to The Dellcrest Children's Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-100):

(Tabled June 13, 1996) Mr T. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to TVOntario (Sessional Paper No. P-117):

(Tabled June 10, 1996) Mr M. Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin).

Petitions relating to Workers Health and Safety Centre and Occupational Health Clinics (Sessional Paper No. P-118):

(Tabled June 18, 19, 1996) Mr D. Christopherson.

(Tabled June 25, 26, 1996) Mr R. Marchese.

(Tabled June 24, 1996) Ms S. Martel.

(Tabled June 19, 26, 1996) Mr T. Martin.

(Tabled June 25, 1996) Mr B. Wildman.

(Tabled June 18, 26, 1996) Mr L. Wood (Cochrane North).

Petition relating to The French Language Services Act, 1986 (Sessional Paper No. P-122):

(Tabled June 13, 1996) Mr B. Grimmett.

Petition relating to Solving the WCB's problems without attacking injured workers (Sessional Paper No. P-125):

(Tabled June 18, 1996) Mr J. Cleary.

Petition relating to Changing the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (Sessional Paper No. P-126):

(Tabled June 18, 1996) Mr B. Grimmett.

Pétitions ayant rapport aux Services de santé et de sécurité au travail offerts par des organismes (Sessional Paper No. P-127):

(Tabled June 25, 1996) Mr R. Marchese.

(Tabled June 18, 1996) Mr T. Silipo.

Pétition ayant rapport à l'Abolition des barrières interprovinciales au sein de l'industrie de la construction (Sessional Paper No. P-130):

(Tabled June 19, 1996) Mr J.-M. Lalonde.

Petition relating to Opposition to retail stores opening 365 days a year (Sessional Paper No. P-131):

(Tabled June 25, 1996) Mr J. Cleary.

Petition relating to Opposing the amalgamation of the Kenora District Roman C.S.S.B. with the Red Lake Area C.S.S.B. (Sessional Paper No. P-132):

(Tabled June 25, 1996) Mr F. Miclash.

Petition relating to Initiating a consultation process with tenant organizations to develop sustainable tenant service funding (Sessional Paper No. P-134):

(Tabled June 26, 1996) Mr G. Kennedy.

Response to Petition Tabled August 13, 1996:-

Petition relating to the Standard of patient care at the Toronto Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-136):

(Tabled June 26, 1996) Mrs E. Caplan.

Responses to Petitions Tabled August 23, 1996:-

Petition relating to Moose Tag Draw (Sessional Paper No. P-46):

(Tabled June 25, 1996) Mr F. Miclash.

Petition relating to the Removal of induced abortion from medically insured services (Sessional Paper No. P-103):

(Tabled June 26, 1996) Mr W. Wettlaufer.

Responses to Petitions Tabled September 23, 1996:-

Petition relating to the Mohawks of Tyendinaga (Sessional Paper No. P-73):

(Tabled April 1, 1996) Mr G. Fox.