37th Parliament, 1st Session

No. 106

No 106

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Wednesday
November 22, 2000


Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 163
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 164

Mercredi
22 novembre 2000


Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 163
Séance du soir - jour de session 164

1st Session,
37th Parliament

1re session
37e législature

Prayers
1:30 P.M.

Prières
13 H 30

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 d'intérêt privé:-

Bill Pr31, An Act to change the name of The Corporation of the Town of Sioux Lookout to The Corporation of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout. Mr. Hampton.

During "Oral Questions", the Speaker repeatedly requested the Member for Hamilton East (Mr. Agostino) to come to order.

Pendant la période des «Questions orales», le Président demande à plusieurs reprises au député de Hamilton-Est, M. Agostino de se comporter.

The Member having refused was named by the Speaker and directed to withdraw from the service of the House for the balance of the sessional day.

Comme le député refuse d'obéir, le Président le désigne par son nom et l'ordonne de se retirer du service de l'Assemblée pour le reste du jour de session.

Petitions

Pétitions

Petitions relating to the Northern Health Travel Grant program / Programme de subventions accordées aux résidents du nord de l'Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-1) Mr. Bartolucci, Mr. Brown, Ms. Martel, and Mr. Martin.

Petition relating to Protecting minors from exposure to sexually explicit material (Sessional Paper No. P-70) Mrs. Mushinski.

Petition relating to Terminating any further expenditure on political advertising (Sessional Paper No. P-88) Mr. Bradley.

Petition relating to Hand-held cellular phones (Sessional Paper No. P-153) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to Closure of St. Raymond Catholic School (Sessional Paper No. P-168) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to Diabetes Supplies (Sessional Paper No. P-173) Mr. Tascona.

Petition relating to Unfair Business Taxes in the Region of Hamilton-Wentworth (Sessional Paper No. P-184) Mrs. Bountrogianni.

Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

Mr. Stockwell moved,

M. Stockwell propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 139, An Act to amend the Labour Relations Act, when Bill 139 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 ordered to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy; and

That no deferral of the second reading vote pursuant to Standing Order 28(h) shall be permitted; and

That the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy shall be authorized to meet during its regularly scheduled meeting times on one day for clause-by-clause consideration; and

That, pursuant to Standing Order 75(c), the Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy shall establish a deadline for the tabling of amendments or for filing them with the Clerk of the Committee; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet beyond its normal hour of adjournment on that day until the completion of clause-by-clause consideration; and

That, at 4:30 p.m. on the day designated by the Committee for clause-by-clause consideration of the bill, those amendments which have not 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 division 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); and

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, and not later than December 6, 2000. In the event that the Committee fails to report the bill on the date provided, the bill shall be deemed to have been 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 Justice and Social Policy, 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, when the Order for Third Reading is called, two hours shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the bill, the debate time being divided equally among the three caucuses, after which 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, the vote on third reading may, pursuant to Standing Order 28(h), be deferred until the next Sessional day during the Routine Proceeding "Deferred Votes"; and

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

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

Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 50

Arnott

Hardeman

Runciman

Baird

Harris

Sampson

Barrett

Hodgson

Snobelen

Beaubien

Hudak

Spina

Chudleigh

Jackson

Sterling

Clark

Johns

Stewart

Clement

Johnson

Stockwell

Coburn

Klees

Tascona

Cunningham

Marland

Tilson

DeFaria

Martiniuk

Tsubouchi

Dunlop

Maves

Turnbull

Elliott

Mazzilli

Wettlaufer

Flaherty

Molinari

Wilson

Galt

Munro

Witmer

Gilchrist

Mushinski

Wood

Gill

O'Toole

Young

Guzzo

Ouellette

NAYS / CONTRE - 24

Bartolucci

Dombrowsky

Martel

Bountrogianni

Duncan

McLeod

Boyer

Gerretsen

McMeekin

Bradley

Kormos

Parsons

Caplan

Kwinter

Peters

Christopherson

Lalonde

Phillips

Conway

Levac

Ruprecht

Curling

Marchese

Sergio

The House then adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

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

6:45 P.M.

18 H 45

Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 140, An Act to amend the Assessment Act, Municipal Act and other Acts with respect to property taxes.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 140, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'évaluation foncière, la Loi sur les municipalités et d'autres lois à l'égard de l'impôt foncier.

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.

le président

GARY CARR

Speaker

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

Documents Parlementaires Déposés Conformément à l'Article 39(A) du Règlement

Questions Answered (See Sessional Paper No. 5):-

Final Answer to Question Number 29.

Responses to Petitions

Réponses aux Pétitions

Petitions relating to the Link between cancer and occupation (Sessional Paper No. P-32):

(Tabled October 10; November 2, 2000) Mr. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Privatizing Ontario's correctional facilities (Sessional Paper No. P-116):

(Tabled October 5 and 26, 2000) Mrs. McLeod.

Petition relating to Protection of the Class I-3 farmland (Sessional Paper No. P-140):

(Tabled September 28; October 12 and 24, 2000) Mrs. Munro.

Petition relating to Covering Diabetic supplies under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (Sessional Paper No. P-142):

(Tabled October 2 and 3, 2000) Mr. Tascona.

Petition relating to Bill 103, Inquiry into Police Investigations of Sexual Abuse Against Minors in the Cornwall Area Act, 2000 (Sessional Paper No. P-151):

(Tabled October 11 and 24, 2000) Mr. Cleary.