Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 43

N^o 43

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Wednesday
May 5, 2004

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 61
Evening Meetig - Sessional Day 62

Mercredi
5 mai 2004

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 61
Séance du soir - jour de session 62

1^st Session,
38^th Parliament

1^re session
38^e législature

PRAYERS
1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES
13 H 30

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 74, An Act to provide for an interim freeze in the price of certain petroleum products. Mr. Bisson.

Projet de loi 74, Loi prévoyant le gel provisoire du prix de certains produits pétroliers. M. Bisson.

Bill 75, An Act to amend the Retail Sales Tax Act. Mr. O'Toole.

Projet de loi 75, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la taxe de vente au détail. M. O'Toole.

Bill 76, An Act to amend the Election Act. Mr. Patten.

Projet de loi 76, Loi modifiant la Loi électorale. M. Patten.

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

Mr. Duncan moved,

M. Duncan propose,

That pursuant to Standing Order 9(c)(i), the House shall meet from 6:45 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 5, 2004, for the purpose of considering government business.

The question being put on the motion, it was carried on the following division:-

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

AYES / POUR - 68

Arnott

Baird

Barrett

Bartolucci

Bentley

Berardinetti

Bountrogianni

Bradley

Broten

Bryant

Cansfield

Caplan

Chambers

Colle

Cordiano

Craitor

Crozier

Delaney

Di Cocco

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Duncan

Dunlop

Flynn

Gerretsen

Gravelle

Hardeman

Hoy

Hudak

Jackson

Klees

Kwinter

Lalonde

Levac

Marsales

Martiniuk

Matthews

Mauro

McGuinty

McNeely

Meilleur

Miller

Milloy

Mitchell

Orazietti

O'Toole

Parsons

Patten

Phillips

Pupatello

Qaadri

Racco

Ramal

Ramsay

Runciman

Ruprecht

Sergio

Smith

Smitherman

Sorbara

Tascona

Van Bommel

Watson

Wilkinson

Wilson

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 6

Bisson

Kormos

Marchese

Martel

Murdoch

Prue

During "Oral Questions", the Speaker requested the Member for Simcoe-Grey (Mr. Wilson) to withdraw unparliamentary language.

Pendant la période des «Questions orales», le Président demande au député de Simcoe-Grey, M. Wilson de retirer les propos non-parlementaires.

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

Petition relating to a landfill at site 41 (Sessional Paper No. P-27) Mr. Dunlop.

Petitions relating to improving the Ontario Drug Benefit program and abandoning the plan to de-list drugs or increase seniors' drug fees (Sessional Paper No. P-53) Mr. Hudak and Mr. Jackson.

Petition relating to adopting Bill 44, The Alexander Graham Bell Parkway Act (Sessional Paper No. P-73) Mr. Craitor.

Petition relating to recreational seasonal trailers (Sessional Paper No. P-85) Mr. Barrett.

Petition relating to presenting annual budgets in the House of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-87) Mr. Berardinetti.

Petition relating to extending regulation 390-03 under the Assessment Act (Sessional Paper No. P-100) Mr. Martiniuk.

Petition relating to completing Highway 407 eastward into the Regional Muncipality of Durham (Sessional Paper No. P-104) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to protecting pension benefits for active employees and retirees of Stelpipe and Welland Pipe (Sessional Paper No. P-106) Mr. Kormos.

Petition relating to keeping London's Northdale Public School open (Sessional Paper No. P-107) Ms. Matthews.

Petition relating to funding school boards and implement the Rozanski report (Sessional Paper No. P-108) Mr. Peterson.

Petition relating to introducing new landlord-tenant legislation in consultation with stakeholders (Sessional Paper No. P-109) Mr. Ruprecht.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l'opposition

Mr. Baird moved,

M. Baird propose,

That the Legislative Assembly call upon the government,

To recognize that the Premier ruled out raising taxes over the course of the last election - just six short months ago, by saying the following: "we will not raise taxes one cent on Ontario families",

To recognize that Liberal caucus members over the last several years have consistently stood in opposition to user fees, and have publicly labelled user fees "tax increases",

And to recognize that the Premier has publicly insisted that user fees were recommended to him in his pre-budget hearings, but is unable to give the name of one, single person who actually asked for new user fees,

That the Legislative Assembly calls upon the McGuinty government to live by the promises made during the most important public consultation session - namely, the last election, and rule out any and all new and increased user fees in advance of the May 18 Budget.

A debate arising, after some time, the motion was declared lost.

Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est déclarée rejetée.

The House then adjourned at 5:50 p.m.

À 17 h 50, 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 49, An Act to prevent the disposal of waste at the Adams Mine site and to amend the Environmental Protection Act in respect of the disposal of waste in lakes.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 49, Loi visant à empêcher l'élimination de déchêts à la mine Adams et à modifier la Loi sur la protection de l'environnement en ce qui concerne l'élimination de déchets dans des lacs.

After some time, the Acting Speaker (Mr. Arnott) put the question, and declared his opinion that the ayes had it, and a recorded vote having been demanded,

Après quelque temps, le président par intérim, M. Arnott met la motion aux voix, et déclare qu'à son avis les voix favorables l'emportent et un vote par appel nominal a été demandé,

The Acting Speaker directed that the Members be called in, for which purpose the division bells were rung.

Le président par intérim donne des directives pour convoquer les députés et la sonnerie d'appel se fait entendre.

During the ringing of the bells, the Acting Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

Pendant la sonnerie d'appel, le président par intérim s'adresse à l'Assemblée en ces mots:-

I have received a request from the Chief Government Whip, under Standing Order 28(h), that the vote on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 49, An Act to prevent the disposal of waste at the Adams Mine site and to amend the Environmental Protection Act in respect of the disposal of waste in lakes, be deferred until Thursday, May 6, 2004.

J'ai reçu une requête du Whip en chef du gouvernement, conformément à l'article 28(h) du Règlement, que le vote sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 49, Loi visant à empêcher l'élimination de déchêts à la mine Adams et à modifier la Loi sur la protection de l'environnement en ce qui concerne l'élimination de déchets dans des lacs, soit différé jusqu'au jeudi 6 mai 2004.

Therefore the vote is accordingly deferred.

En conséquence, le vote est différé.

Mr. Duncan moved, That the House do now adjourn.

M. Duncan propose que l'Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant.

The question, having been put on the motion, was declared carried.

Cette motion, mise aux voix, est déclarée adoptée.

The House then adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

À 20 h 20, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Alvin Curling

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 38 (A)

Petition relating to maintaining the Provincial Retail Sales Tax exemption on meals under four dollars (Sessional Paper No. P-88) Ms. Di Cocco.

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 Answers to Question Numbers: 4-13 inclusive, 25, 26, 28 and 29.