Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 259 N^o 259

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Assemblée législative de l'Ontario

1st Session, 36th Parliament

1re session, 36e législature

Wednesday, December 10, 1997

Mercredi 10 décembre 1997

PRAYERS 1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES 13 H 30

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

I beg leave to inform the House that today the Clerk received the Forty-seventh Report/quarante-septième rapport of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 105(g)(9), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House. (Sessional Paper No. 622) (Tabled December 10, 1997).

I also beg to inform the House that pursuant to section 30 of the Members' Integrity Act, 1994, I have today laid upon the table a request by the member for Hamilton Centre to the Honourable Robert C. Rutherford, Integrity Commissioner, for an opinion on whether the member for Simcoe Centre has contravened the Act or Ontario Parliamentary Convention (Sessional Paper No. 623) (Tabled December 10, 1997).

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr Barrett from the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:-	M. Barrett 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 as amended:-	Votre comité propose qu'il soit permis de faire rapport sur le projet de loi suivant avec des amendements:-

Bill Pr89, An Act respecting the City of Brampton.

Mr Bartolucci from the Standing Committee on Estimates presented the Committee's report as follows:-

Pursuant to Standing Order 60(a), the following Estimates (1997-1998) are reported back to the House as they were not previously selected by the Committee for consideration and are deemed to be received and concurred in:-

OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER

OMBUDSMAN ONTARIO

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL AUDITOR

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et déféré au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi privés:-

Bill Pr96, An Act respecting The Tamil Eelam Society of Canada. Mr J. Brown (Scarborough West).

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petitions relating to Stopping the Funding of Abortions (Sessional Paper No. P-93) (Tabled December 10, 1997) Mr L. Jordan and Mr J. Spina.

Petitions relating to Enacting legislation to require women to wear tops in public places (Sessional Paper No. P-278) (Tabled December 10, 1997) Mr B. Wood (London South) and Mr L. Wood (Cochrane North).

Petition relating to Request not to move the Fort Frances Ambulance Dispatch to Kenora (Sessional Paper No. P-300) (Tabled December 10, 1997) Mr H. Hampton.

Petition relating to Marilyn Manson (Sessional Paper No. P-312) (Tabled December 10, 1997) Mr J. Baird.

Petition relating to Bill 160, Education Quality Improvement Act, 1997 (Sessional Paper No. P-321) (Tabled December 10, 1997) Mr P. Hoy.

Petitions relating to Restoring funding levels to Malden Park and refurbishing Windsor Western hospital as a chronic care facility (Sessional Paper No. P-338) (Tabled December 10, 1997) Mr B. Crozier and Mrs S. Pupatello.

Petition relating to Amending certain sections of Bill 160 (Sessional Paper No. P-341) (Tabled December 10, 1997) Mr M. Gravelle.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 164, An Act to implement job creation measures and other measures contained in the 1997 Budget and to make other amendments to statutes administered by the Ministry of Finance or relating to taxation matters.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 164, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre des mesures de création d'emplois et d'autres mesures mentionnées dans le budget de 1997 et à apporter d'autres modifications à des lois dont l'application relève du ministère des Finances ou qui traitent de questions fiscales.

After some time, the motion was carried on the following division:-

Après quelque temps, la motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

Arnott Hastings Ross

Baird Hudak Runciman

Barrett Jackson Sampson

Beaubien Johnson Saunderson

Boushy (Don Mills) Shea

Brown Jordan Sheehan

(Scarborough West) Kells Skarica

Chudleigh Klees Smith

Clement Leadston Stewart

Elliott Marland Tilson

Eves Martiniuk Turnbull

Fisher McLean Vankoughnet

Flaherty Munro Wettlaufer

Ford Murdoch Witmer

Fox O'Toole Wood

Galt Palladini (London South)

Grimmett Parker

Guzzo Rollins

Bartolucci Conway Phillips

Bisson Crozier Pouliot

Boyd Cullen Pupatello

Bradley Gerretsen Ruprecht

Brown Hoy Sergio

(Algoma-Manitoulin) Kormos Silipo

Caplan Kwinter Wildman

Castrilli Lankin Wood

Christopherson Laughren (Cochrane North)

Churley Lessard

Cleary Marchese

And the Bill was accordingly read the second time and Ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

En conséquence, ce projet de loi est lu une deuxième fois et déféré au Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques.

The House then adjourned at 6:05 p.m.

À 18 h 05, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

6:30 P.M.

18 H 30

Debate was resumed on the motion to extend the House Calendar.	Le débat reprend sur la motion portant prolongation du calendrier parlementaire.
After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the motion for the adjournment of the debate was deemed to have been made and carried.	Après quelque temps, 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 9:30 p.m.

À 21 h 30, 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:-

Algonquin Forestry Authority, Annual Report 1996-1997 (No. 624) (Tabled December 10, 1997).