Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 3

N^o 3

Orders and Notices

Feuilleton et Avis

2nd Session,
37th Parliament

2^e session,
37^e législature

Tuesday,
April 24, 2001

Mardi
24 avril 2001

TODAY'S BUSINESS

TRAVAUX DU JOUR

1:30 P.M.

13 H 30

Prayers

Prières

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

AFFAIRES COURANTES

Members' Statements

Déclarations des députés

Reports by Committees

Rapports des comités

Introduction of Bills

Dépôt des projets de loi

Motions

Motions

Statements by the Ministry and Responses

Déclarations ministérielles et réponses

Deferred Votes

Votes différés

Oral Questions

Questions orales

Petitions

Pétitions

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Government Order Number 1

Ordre du gouvernement numéro 1

Resuming the adjourned debate on the Motion for an Address in Reply to the Speech of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the Opening of the Session.

Suite du débat ajourné sur la motion portant l'Adresse en réponse au discours prononcé par Son Honneur la lieutenante-gouverneure à l'ouverture de la session.

ORDERS

ORDRES

LEGISLATION

PROJETS DE LOI

Legend

A Bill with a "G" prefix is a Government Bill

A Bill with an "M" prefix is a Private Members' Public Bill

A Bill with a "D" prefix is a Committee Bill arising out of a matter designated under Standing Order 124(d).

A Bill with "Pr" prefix is a Private Bill

Légende

Le préfixe «G» indique un projet de loi du gouvernement

Le préfixe «M» indique un projet de loi de député

Le préfixe «D» indique un projet de loi adopté par un comité à la suite d'une question désignée conformément à l'article 124. D) du Règlement.

Le préfixe «Pr» indique un projet de loi d'intérêt privé

G1. Second Reading of Bill 1, An Act to perpetuate an Ancient Parliamentary Right. Hon. Mr. Harris.

G1. Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 1, Loi visant à perpétuer un ancien droit parlementaire. L'hon. M. Harris.

M2. Second Reading of Bill 2, An Act respecting Accountability for Ministerial Travel. Mr. Bartolucci.

M2. Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 2, Loi concernant l'obligation de rendre compte des voyages ministériels. M. Bartolucci.

M3. Second Reading of Bill 3, An Act to restore public confidence in the quality of drinking water in Ontario. Ms. Churley.

M3. Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 3, Loi visant à rétablir la confiance publique dans la qualité de l'eau potable en Ontario. M^me Churley.

M4. Second Reading of Bill 4, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act to provide a tax credit for contributions to registered education savings plans. Mr. Hastings.

M4. Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 4, Loi modifiant la Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu en vue de prévoir un crédit d'impôt pour les cotisations versées à un régime enregistré d'épargne-études. M. Hastings.

M5. Second Reading of Bill 5, An Act to amend the Audit Act to insure greater accountability of hospitals, universities and colleges, municipalities and other organizations which receive grants or other transfer payments from the government or agencies of the Crown. Mr. Gerretsen.

M5. Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 5, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la vérification des comptes publics afin d'assurer une responsabilité accrue de la part des hôpitaux, des universités et collèges, des municipalités et d'autres organisations qui reçoivent des subventions ou d'autres paiements de transfert du gouvernement ou d'organismes de la Couronne. M. Gerretsen.

M6. Second Reading of Bill 6, An Act to protect minors from exposure to sexually explicit goods and services. Mr. Wood.

M6. Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 6, Loi visant à protéger les mineurs contre les biens et services sexuellement explicites. M. Wood.

M7. Second Reading of Bill 7, An Act to amend the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. Mr. Bartolucci.

M7. Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 7, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1996 sur la divulgation des traitements dans le secteur public. M. Bartolucci.

M8. Second Reading of Bill 8, An Act to amend the Legislative Assembly Act to provide for the singing of O Canada. Mr. Colle.

M8. Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 8, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'Assemblée législative pour prévoir que soit chanté le Ô Canada. M. Colle.

GOVERNMENT ORDERS

ORDRES DU GOUVERNEMENT

1. Resuming the adjourned debate on the Motion for an Address in Reply to the Speech of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the Opening of the Session.

1. Suite du débat ajourné sur la motion portant l'Adresse en réponse au discours prononcé par Son Honneur la lieutenante-gouverneure à l'ouverture de la session.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS

(Precedence in accordance with Standing Order 95(d).)

(Ordre de priorité conforme à l'article 95(d) du Règlement.)

Ballot Item Number 1 - To be debated April 26, 2001.

M4. Second Reading of Bill 4, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act to provide a tax credit for contributions to registered education savings plans. Mr. Hastings.

M4. Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 4, Loi modifiant la Loi de l'impôt sur le revenu en vue de prévoir un crédit d'impôt pour les cotisations versées à un régime enregistré d'épargne-études. M. Hastings.

NOTICES

AVIS

GOVERNMENT NOTICES OF MOTION

AVIS DE MOTIONS DU GOUVERNEMENT

1. Motion relating to evening meeting period on Monday, April 23, 2001. Carried on division April 23, 2001.

2. Mrs. Ecker - Resolution - That pursuant to Standing Order 9(c)(i), the House shall meet from 6:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, 2001, for the purpose of considering government business. Filed on April 19, 2001.

3. Mrs. Ecker - Resolution - That pursuant to Standing Order 9(c)(i), the House shall meet from 6:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 25, 2001, for the purpose of considering government business. Filed on April 19, 2001.

4. Interim Supply Motion. Debated and carried April 23, 2001.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

SÉANCES DES COMITÉS

The Standing Committee on Government Agencies will meet to consider intended appointments, as follows:

Wednesday, April 25

10:00 a.m.

Room No. 151

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts will meet to consider Section 3.06 of the Special Report of the Provincial Auditor (Operations Division), as follows:

Thursday, April 26

10:00 a.m. (in closed session)

10:30 a.m. (in open session)

Room No. 1

QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS

(Questions are to appear on the day after they are received and on every subsequent day in that week and then subsequently only on each Monday until an Answer (other than an Interim Answer is received. A question first appearing on a Thursday will appear on each day of the following week.)

(Les questions seront publiées le jour suivant leur réception et tous les jours de la semaine. Elles seront ensuite publiées tous les lundis jusqu'à ce qu'une réponse autre qu'une réponse provisoire soit reçue. Une question publiée le jeudi pour la première fois sera publiée tous les jours de la semaine suivante.)

1. Mr. Caplan - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing provide the following information:

With respect to Sections 154(3), 155(1), and 156(1) of the Tenant Protection Act, please provide the number of cases assigned to an inspector under section 154(3) and how many work orders an inspector issued under Section 155(1), and how many applications for review of a Provincial Work Order were received, and how many Failure to Comply convictions under the Act with such Work Orders, including the amount of the fine for each conviction for each month of the years 1998, 1999, & 2000. April 24, 2001.

2. Mr. Caplan - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing provide the following information:

With respect to the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal and the Maintenance and Standards Unit, please provide the number of orders for permanent rent reductions, including short-term rent reductions, and the number of Form T3's filed and the number of Form T3's that resulted in a rent abatement for each month of the years 1998, 1999, & 2000. April 24, 2001.

3. Mr. Caplan - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing provide the following information:

With respect to the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal and the Maintenance and Standards Unit, please provide the number of Form T6 applications received and include the problems listed and which resulted in orders made by the Tribunal for an abatement of rent, or authorized repair, or ordered repairs to be carried out within a certain amount of time, or required other appropriate action, and whether or not the problems listed were described as ongoing, and the number of orders issued authorizing a repair and charging the cost to the landlord, for each month of the years 1998, 1999, & 2000. April 24, 2001.

4. Mr. Caplan - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing provide the following information:

With respect to the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal and the Provincial Maintenance Standards please provide the number of written tenant complaints received regarding structural, electrical, inadequate heating, plumbing, pest infestations, and poor maintenance including the number of work orders issued for each area described and the number of deadlines that were met and missed in each area and the number of enforcement proceedings initiated for work orders in each area for each month of the years 1998, 1999, & 2000. April 24, 2001.

5. Mr. Caplan - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing provide the following information:

With respect to the Tenant Protection Act and the Investigations Unit please provide the number of complaints of tenants claiming harassment by a landlord, including the number of complaints found to be harassment by a landlord, and in each case, list the nature of the harassment, and the remedy or fine for each instance of harassment. April 24, 2001.

6. Mr. Caplan - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing provide the following information:

With respect to the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal please provide the number of mediations conducted for dispute resolutions between tenants and landlords including the number that were resolved without going to hearings and the number of hearings for each month of the years 1998, 1999, & 2000. April 24, 2001.

7. Mr. Caplan - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing provide the following information:

With respect to the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal and the Maintenance and Standards Unit, please provide the number of Form C1E (Tenant Complaint about Maintenance) submitted including the number of which resulted in a work order being issued against a landlord by an inspector where there was a finding that there were maintenance problems within the rental unit or complex. Please include the number of work orders that are still outstanding. April 24, 2001.

8. Mr. Caplan - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing provide the following information:

With respect to the Maintenance Standards Unit and the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal, landlords can submit a Form L6 under section 156(1) of the Tenant Protection Act, for an Application for a Review of a work Order to the Tribunal. Please provide the number of Order of the Tribunal made at hearings stemming from Form L6 applications that were decided in favour of the landlord and include the number of findings in favour of the tenant. April 24, 2001.

9. Mr. Caplan - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing provide the following information:

With respect to Section 156(2) of the Tenant Protection Act, please provide the number of Provincial Work Orders that were "confirmed", the number of Provincial Work Orders that were varied, including whether varied by time and or terms, the number of Provincial Work Orders rescinded, the number of Provincial Work Orders "quashed" including the reason for each work order quashed, and the number of Provincial Work Orders complied with for each month of the years 1998, 1999, & 2000. April 24, 2001.

Order of Precedence for Private Members' Public Business to be called During the Second Session of the Thirty-Seventh Parliament according to the draw on April 20, 2001, pursuant to Standing Order 96(d). / Ordre de priorité des affaires d'intérêt public émanant des députés à être étudiées pendant la deuxième session de la trente-septième législature d'après le tirage au sort tenu le 20 avril 2001, conformément à l'article 96. d) du Règlement.

Effective April 20, 2001

No

Member

Ballot Date

No

Member

Ballot Date

1

Mr. Hastings

April 26, 2001

39

Mr. McMeekin

2

Mr. Parsons

April 26, 2001

40.

Ms. Lankin

3

Mr. Tascona

May 3, 2001

41

Mr. Wettlaufer

4

Mrs. Dombrowsky

May 3, 2001

42

Mr. Sergio

5

Mr. Gilchrist

May 10, 2001

43

Mr. Christopherson

6

Mr. Maves

May 10, 2001

44

Mr. Caplan

7

Mr. Agostino

May 17, 2001

45

Mr. Ramsay

8

Mr. Barrett

May 17, 2001

46

Mr. Ouellette

9

Mr. Miller

May 31, 2001

47.

Mr. Peters

10

Mr. Conway

May 31, 2001

48.

Mr. Martin

11

Mr. Mazzilli

June 7, 2001

49.

Mrs. Molinari

12

Mr. Bradley

June 7, 2001

50.

Mrs. Boyer

13

Mrs. McLeod

June 14, 2001

51.

Mr. Lalonde

14

Mr. Tilson

June 14, 2001

52.

Mr. Hoy

15

Mr. Guzzo

June 21, 2001

53.

Ms. Martel

16

Mr. Kells

June 21, 2001

54.

Mr. Curling

17

Mrs. Mushinski

June 28, 2001

55.

Mr. Brown

18

Mr. Smitherman

June 28, 2001

56.

Mr. Duncan

19

Mr. Kormos

57.

Mr. Colle

20

Mr. Marchese

58.

Mr. Chudleigh

21

Mrs. Pupatello

59.

Mr. Martiniuk

22

Mr. Dunlop

60.

Mr. Arnott

23

Ms. Churley

61.

Mrs. Marland

24

Ms. Di Cocco.

62.

Mr. Bryant

25

Mr. Bartolucci.

63.

Mr. Gill

26

Mr. McGuinty

64.

Mr. Wood

27

Mr. Gravelle

65.

Mr. O'Toole

28

Mr. Kwinter

66.

Mr. Cleary

29

Mr. Murdoch

67.

Mr. Hampton

30

Mrs. Bountrogianni

68.

Mr. Ruprecht

31

Mr. Spina

69.

Mr. Cordiano

32

Mr. Stewart

70.

Mr. Kennedy

33

Mr. Johnson

71.

Mr. Gerretsen

34

Mrs. Munro

72.

Mr. DeFaria

35

Mr. Beaubien

73.

Mr. Hardeman

36

Mr. Crozier

74.

Mr. Phillips

37

Mr. Galt

75.

Mr. Patten

38

Mr. Levac

76.

Mr. Bisson