Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 231 N^o 231

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Assemblée législative de l'Ontario

1st Session, 36th Parliament

1re session, 36e législature

Wednesday, September 17, 1997

Mercredi 17 septembre 1997

PRAYERS 1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES 13 H 30

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr Beaubien from the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:-	M. Beaubien du Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi privés présente le rapport du comité qui est lu comme suit et adopté:-
Your Committee begs to report the following Bill without amendment:-	Votre comité propose qu'il soit permis de faire rapport sur le projet de loi suivant sans amendement:-

Bill Pr65, An Act respecting the City of Hamilton.

Your Committee recommends that the following Bill be not reported:-

Votre comité recommande que le projet de loi suivant ne soit pas reporté:-

Bill Pr88, An Act respecting Lansing Co-operative Nursery School.

With unanimous consent, statements were made with respect to national unity.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to Northern Vehicle Registration Tax (Sessional Paper No. P-259) (Tabled September 17, 1997) Mr R. Bartolucci.

Petition relating to Issuing a Deductible credit for Ontario Seniors (Sessional Paper No. P-267) (Tabled September 17, 1997) Mr F. Miclash.

Petitions relating to Enacting legislation to require women to wear tops in public places (Sessional Paper No. P-278) (Tabled September 17, 1997) Mrs J. Munro and Mr B. Wood (London South).

Petition relating to Women's College Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-292) (Tabled September 17, 1997) Mrs M. Boyd.

Petition relating to Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (Sessional Paper No. P-313) (Tabled September 17, 1997) Mr T. Hudak.

Petition relating to The Wellesley Central Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-314) (Tabled September 17, 1997) Mrs M. Boyd.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mrs Witmer moved,

Mme Witmer propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 136, An Act to provide for the expeditious resolution of disputes during collective bargaining in certain sectors and to facilitate collective bargaining following restructuring in the public sector and to make certain amendments to the Employment Standards Act and the Pay Equity Act, when Bill 136 is next called as a government order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the second reading stage of the bill without further debate or amendment, and at such time the bill shall be referred to the Standing Committee on Resources Development;

That the Standing Committee on Resources Development shall be authorized to meet to consider the bill on September 23, 1997 following Routine Proceedings until 6:00 p.m., and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.;

That the Standing Committee on Resources Development shall further be authorized to meet to consider the bill on September 24, 1997 and September 25, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and following Routine Proceedings until 6:00 p.m., and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.;

That the Standing Committee on Resources Development shall further be authorized to meet to consider the bill on September 26, 1997 from 9:00 am to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.;

That all proposed amendments shall be filed with the Clerk of the Committee by 10:00 a.m. on September 29, 1997;

That the Committee shall be authorized to meet for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill on September 29, 1997 at its regularly scheduled meeting time and from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.;

That the Committee shall further be authorized to meet for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill on September 30, 1997 following Routine Proceedings until the completion of clause-by-clause consideration;

At 5:00 p.m. on September 30, 1997, those amendments which have not yet been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the bill and any amendments thereto. Any divisions required shall be deferred until all remaining questions have been put and taken in succession with one 20-minute waiting period allowed pursuant to Standing Order 127(a);

That, the Committee shall report the bill to the House not later than the first Sessional day that reports from Committees may be received following the completion of clause-by-clause consideration. In the event that the Committee fails to report the bill on that day, the bill shall be deemed to be passed by the Committee, and shall be deemed to be reported to and received by the House;

That, upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on Resources Development, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the bill shall be ordered for third reading;

That, one Sessional day shall be allotted to the third reading stage of the bill. At 5:45 p.m. or 9:15 p.m. as the case may be on such day, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the bill without further debate or amendment;

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the bill, the division bell shall be limited to 5 minutes.

A debate arose and, after some time, the motion was carried on the following division:-

Il s'élève un débat et après quelque temps, la motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

Arnott Harnick O'Toole

Baird Hastings Rollins

Beaubien Hudak Ross

Boushy Johnson Runciman

Brown (Brantford) Sampson

(Scarborough West) Johnson Saunderson

Carr (Don Mills) Sheehan

Carroll Johnson Snobelen

Cunningham (Perth) Spina

Danford Jordan Sterling

DeFaria Kells Stewart

Doyle Leach Tilson

Fisher Leadston Turnbull

Flaherty Marland Vankoughnet

Fox Martiniuk Villeneuve

Froese McLean Wettlaufer

Galt Munro Witmer

Gilchrist Murdoch Wood

Grimmett Newman (London South)

Agostino Cullen Martel

Bisson Gerretsen Martin

Boyd Grandmaître Miclash

Bradley Gravelle Patten

Brown Kennedy Ramsay

(Algoma-Manitoulin) Kormos Silipo

Castrilli Lalonde Wildman

Christopherson Lankin Wood

Churley Laughren (Cochrane North)

Conway Lessard

The House then adjourned at 6:07 p.m.

À 18 h 07, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

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

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

Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation / Ministère des Affaires Civiques, de la Culture, et des Loisirs, Annual Report 1995-1996 (No. 575) (Tabled September 17, 1997).

Standing Committee on Government Agencies Forty-fourth Report / Quarante-quatrième rapport (No. 576) (Tabled September 17, 1997).

Part-time appointments re intended Order-in-Council dated September 17, 1997 (No. 577) (Tabled September 17, 1997).

Responses to Petitions:-

Réponses aux Pétitions:-

Petition relating to Clarification of federal legislation on going topless in public places (Sessional Paper No. P-272):

Petitions relating to Enacting legislation to require women to wear tops in public places (Sessional Paper No. P-278):

Petitions relating to Women's College Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-292):