37th Parliament, 1st Session

No. 113

No 113

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Tuesday
December 5, 2000


Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 175
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 176

Mardi
5 décembre 2000


Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 175
Séance du soir - jour de session 176

1st Session,
37th Parliament

1re session
37e législature

Prayers
1:30 P.M.

Prières
13 H 30

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

I beg to inform the House that I have today laid upon the Table the 2000 Annual Report of the Provincial Auditor (Sessional Paper No. 1).

Reports by Committees

Rapports des Comités

Mr. Gilchrist from the Standing Committee on General Government presented the Committee's report as follows and moved its adoption:-

M. Gilchrist du Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales présente le rapport du comité et propose l'adoption comme suit:-

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 132, An Act to enact the Post-secondary Education Choice and Excellence Act, 2000, repeal the Degree Granting Act and change the title of and make amendments to the Ministry of Colleges and Universities Act.

Projet de loi 132, Loi édictant la Loi de 2000 favorisant le choix et l'excellence au niveau postsecondaire, abrogeant la Loi sur l'attribution de grades universitaires et modifiant le titre et le texte de la Loi sur le ministère des Collèges et Universités.

The motion having been put, was carried on the following division:-

La motion, mise aux voix, est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 45

Arnott

Hardeman

Ouellette

Barrett

Hudak

Runciman

Beaubien

Jackson

Snobelen

Chudleigh

Johns

Spina

Clark

Johnson

Sterling

Clement

Kells

Stewart

Coburn

Klees

Stockwell

Cunningham

Marland

Tascona

DeFaria

Martiniuk

Tilson

Dunlop

Maves

Tsubouchi

Ecker

Mazzilli

Turnbull

Elliott

Molinari

Wilson

Flaherty

Munro

Witmer

Gilchrist

Mushinski

Wood

Gill

O'Toole

Young

NAYS / CONTRE - 36

Agostino

Conway

Marchese

Bartolucci

Cordiano

Martel

Bisson

Crozier

Martin

Bountrogianni

Di Cocco

McGuinty

Boyer

Dombrowsky

McMeekin

Bradley

Duncan

Parsons

Brown

Gerretsen

Patten

NAYS

NAYS / CONTRE - Continued

Bryant

Gravelle

Peters

Caplan

Hampton

Phillips

Christopherson

Hoy

Pupatello

Churley

Kormos

Ruprecht

Cleary

Kwinter

Smitherman

Pursuant to the Order of the House of October 31, 2000, the Bill is Ordered for Third Reading.

Conformément à l'ordre adopté par l'Assemblée le 31 octobre 2000, ce projet de loi est ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

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

Pursuant to Standing Order 60(a), the following Estimates (2000-2001) 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

201 Office of the Assembly $ 89,529,000

202 Commission(er)'s $ 9,316,200

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER

501 Office of the Chief Election Officer $ 2,137,700

OMBUDSMAN ONTARIO

2301 Ombudsman Ontario $ 8,106,800

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL AUDITOR

2501 Office of the Provincial Auditor $ 8,213,400

Introduction of Bills

Dépôt des Projets de Loi

The following Bills were introduced and read the first time:-

Les projets de loi suivants sont présentés et lus une première fois:-

Bill 155, An Act to provide civil remedies for organized crime and other unlawful activities. Hon. Mr. Flaherty.

Projet de loi 155, Loi prévoyant des recours civils pour crime organisé et autres activités illégales. L'hon. M. Flaherty.

Bill 156, An Act to increase the safety of equestrian riders. Mrs. Molinari.

Projet de loi 156, Loi visant à accroître la sécurité des cavaliers. Mme Molinari.

The House expressed its condolence on the death of Frederick McIntosh Cass, Member for the Electoral District of Grenville-Dundas from June 9, 1955 to October 20, 1971 and Speaker of the Legislature from February 14, 1968 to October 20, 1971.

Deferred Votes

Votes différés

The deferred vote on the motion for Third Reading of Bill 119, An Act to reduce red tape, to promote good government through better management of Ministries and agencies and to improve customer service by amending or repealing certain Acts and by enacting two new Acts, was carried on the following division:-

La motion portant troisième lecture du projet de loi 119, Loi visant à réduire les formalités administratives, à promouvoir un bon gouvernement par une meilleure gestion des ministères et organismes et à améliorer le service à la clientèle en modifiant ou abrogeant certaines lois et en édictant deux nouvelles lois, mise aux voix sur le vote différé, est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 46

Arnott

Hardeman

Runciman

Baird

Hodgson

Snobelen

Barrett

Hudak

Spina

Beaubien

Jackson

Sterling

Chudleigh

Johns

Stewart

Clark

Johnson

Stockwell

Clement

Kells

Tascona

Coburn

Klees

Tilson

Cunningham

Marland

Tsubouchi

DeFaria

Maves

Turnbull

Dunlop

Mazzilli

Wilson

Ecker

Molinari

Witmer

Elliott

Munro

Wood

Flaherty

Mushinski

Young

Gilchrist

O'Toole

Gill

Ouellette

NAYS / CONTRE - 38

Agostino

Cordiano

Martel

Bartolucci

Crozier

Martin

Bisson

Di Cocco

McGuinty

Bountrogianni

Dombrowsky

McMeekin

Boyer

Duncan

Parsons

Bradley

Gerretsen

Patten

Brown

Gravelle

Peters

Bryant

Hampton

Phillips

Caplan

Hoy

Pupatello

Christopherson

Kennedy

Ramsay

Churley

Kormos

Ruprecht

Cleary

Kwinter

Smitherman

Conway

Marchese

And the Bill was accordingly read the third time and was passed.

En conséquence, ce projet de loi est lu une troisième fois et adopté.

Petitions

Pétitions

Petition 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.

At 4:00 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 30(b), the Speaker interrupted the proceedings and called Orders of the Day.

À 16 heures, conformément à l'article 30(b) du Règlement, le Président interrompt les délibérations et passe à l'ordre du jour.

Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

Mr. Klees moved,

M. Klees propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 46 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 117, An Act to better protect victims of domestic violence, when the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy next meets for the purpose of considering the bill, the Chair shall put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the bill without further debate or amendment; and

That, 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, and not later than December 12, 2000. 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 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, the Speaker shall immediately put every question necessary to dispose of this stage of the bill without further debate or amendment; and

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 - 49

Arnott

Harris

Ouellette

Baird

Hastings

Runciman

Barrett

Hodgson

Snobelen

Beaubien

Hudak

Spina

Chudleigh

Jackson

Sterling

Clark

Johns

Stewart

Clement

Johnson

Stockwell

Coburn

Kells

Tascona

Cunningham

Klees

Tilson

DeFaria

Marland

Tsubouchi

Dunlop

Martiniuk

Turnbull

Ecker

Maves

Wilson

AYES / POUR - Continued

Elliott

Mazzilli

Witmer

Flaherty

Molinari

Wood

Gilchrist

Munro

Young

Gill

Mushinski

Hardeman

O'Toole

NAYS / CONTRE - 29

Agostino

Conway

Kwinter

Bartolucci

Cordiano

Marchese

Bountrogianni

Crozier

Martin

Boyer

Di Cocco

McMeekin

Bradley

Dombrowsky

Peters

Bryant

Gerretsen

Phillips

Caplan

Gravelle

Pupatello

Christopherson

Hoy

Ramsay

Churley

Kennedy

Ruprecht

Cleary

Kormos

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 147, An Act to revise the law related to employment standards.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 147, Loi portant révision du droit relatif aux normes d'emploi.

During the debate, as a result of disruptions, the Acting Speaker (Mr. Martin) ordered the East Public Gallery to be cleared and recessed the House for 10 minutes.

The debate continued and, 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.

Le débat se poursuit et 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

Compendia:

Bill 155, An Act to provide civil remedies for organized crime and other unlawful activities (No. 227).

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

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 28 and 30.