38th Parliament, 2nd Session

No. 121

No 121

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Thursday
November 16, 2006


Morning and
Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 183

Jeudi
16 novembre 2006


Séance du matin et
de l'après-midi - jour de session 183

2nd Session,
38th Parliament

2e session
38e législature

 

PRAYERS
10:00 A.M.

PRIÈRES
10 H

Ms. Martel moved,

Mme Martel propose,

Second Reading of Bill 30, An Act to reduce the incidence of needlestick injuries.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 30, Loi visant à réduire les incidences de blessures causées par des piqûres d'aiguille.

A debate arising, at 11:00 a.m., further proceedings were reserved until 12:00 noon.

À 11 h, la suite du débat est réservée jusqu'à midi.

Mr. Miller then moved,

Ensuite, M. Miller propose,

That, in the opinion of this House, the Minister of the Environment must confirm that the region impacted by the Green Lane landfill purchase is a `willing host', and that the Government of Ontario must guarantee that the landfill will not be in operation after the current scheduled closing date of 2018, and that the City of Toronto, acting as a `good neighbour', must develop a comprehensive plan to ensure that the necessary policies and technologies are adopted and in place, so that as of January 1st, 2012, the City of Toronto will no longer dispose of any waste at the Green Lane landfill site.

The question having been put on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 30, An Act to reduce the incidence of needlestick injuries, it was declared carried and the Bill was accordingly read the second time and Ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills.

La motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 30, Loi visant à réduire les incidences de blessures causées par des piqûres d'aiguille, mise aux voix, est déclarée adoptée et le projet de loi est en conséquence lu une deuxième fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi privés.

The question having been put on Mr. Miller's Resolution Number 31, it was carried on the following division:-

La motion, mise aux voix, sur la résolution numéro 31 de M. Miller est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 22

 

Arnott

Barrett

Brownell

Chudleigh

Elliott

Hardeman

Hudak

Leal

McMeekin

McNeely

Miller

Mitchell

Munro

Ouellette

Ramal

Runciman

Ruprecht

Scott

Tascona

Wilson

Yakabuski

Zimmer

 

NAYS / CONTRE - 3

 

Delaney

Levac

Marsales

   

1:30 P.M.

13 H 30

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr. Hudak from the Standing Committee on Estimates reported the following Resolutions:-

Resolved, That Supply in the following amounts and to defray the expenses of the following ministries and offices be granted to Her Majesty for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2007:-

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

1001

1002

1003

Ministry Administration

Elementary and Secondary Education

Community Services I & IT Cluster

$

24,260,900

11,616,299,400

1,000

MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

701

702

Ministry Administration

Adults' Services

$

34,749,300

7,010,820,700

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

1201

1202

1203

1204

1206

1207

Ministry Administration

Tax Policy, Budget and Revenue Operations

Economic, Fiscal, and Financial Policy

(including supplementaries)

Financial Services Industry Regulation

Central Agencies Information and Information Technology Cluster

Results Office

$

139,502,900

540,035,400

2,947,380,800

501,000

1,000

3,117,200

MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE

1401

1402

1403

1405

1406

1408

1409

1407

Ministry Administration

Health Policy and Research

Smart Systems and Knowledge Management

Ontario Health Insurance

Public Health

Acute and Emergency Health Services

Community and Mental Health

Health Capital

$

182,485,500

547,611,700

144,476,400

12,091,968,400

566,714,200

14,511,643,600

6,669,758,700

378,883,300

MINISTRY OF HEALTH PROMOTION

4201

Ministry of Health Promotion

$

363,118,300

MINISTRY OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

1501

1502

Ministry Administration

Intergovernmental Relations

$

2,281,000

7,101,300

MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT

1101

1106

1107

1108

Ministry Administration

Air

Water

Waste

$

59,042,800

49,904,900

149,725,300

43,576,000

MINISTRY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES

3701

3702

3703

Ministry Administration

Children and Youth Services

Infrastructure

$

12,771,900

3,233,719,900

19,450,000

MINISTRY OF ENERGY

2901

2902

Ministry Administration

Energy Sector Transformation

$

7,649,600

18,657,700

MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND HOUSING

1901

1902

1903

1904

Ministry Administration

Local Government

Land Use Planning and Building Regulation

Affordable Housing

$

31,746,500

22,443,200

20,200,100

732,575,400

MINISTRY OF TRAINING, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

3001

3002

3003

Ministry Administration

Postsecondary Education

One-Stop Training and Employment

$

10,914,500

4,859,902,200

635,990,600

MINISTRY OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE RENEWAL

4001

Infrastructure and Growth Management Planning/Ministry Administration

$

428,143,800

 

Mr. Sterling from the Standing Committee on Public Accounts presented the Committee's Report on Child Care Activity and moved the adoption of its recommendations (Sessional Paper No. 320).

M. Sterling du Comité permanent des comptes publics présente le rapport du comité sur l'activité relative aux services de garde d'enfants et propose l'adoption de ses recommandations (document parlementaire no 320).

On motion by Mr. Sterling,

Sur la motion de M. Sterling,

Ordered, That the debate be adjourned.

Il est ordonné que le débat soit ajourné.

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

The deferred vote on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 152, An Act to modernize various Acts administered by or affecting the Ministry of Government Services, was carried on the following division:-

La motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 152, Loi visant à moderniser diverses lois qui relèvent du ministère des Services gouvernementaux ou qui le touchent, mise aux voix sur le vote différé, est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 53

 

Bartolucci

Bentley

Bountrogianni

Bradley

Broten

Brownell

Bryant

Cansfield

Caplan

Chambers

Colle

Crozier

Delaney

Dhillon

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Duncan

Gerretsen

Jeffrey

Kormos

Kular

Kwinter

Levac

Marsales

Martel

McGuinty

McMeekin

McNeely

Meilleur

Milloy

Mitchell

Mossop

Orazietti

Parsons

Peters

Peterson

Phillips

Prue

Pupatello

Qaadri

Racco

Ramal

Ramsay

Ruprecht

Sandals

Smith

Smitherman

Tabuns

Takhar

Watson

Wilkinson

Wynne

Zimmer

 

NAYS / CONTRE - 12

 

Chudleigh

Elliott

Hardeman

Hudak

Miller

Munro

Ouellette

Runciman

Scott

Tascona

Wilson

Yakabuski

And the Bill was accordingly read the second time and Ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

En conséquence, ce projet de loi est lu une deuxième fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent de la politique sociale.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to funding the treatment of IBI and an ABA education program in the school system (Sessional Paper No. P-9) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to endorsing the Frederick Banting Homestead Preservation Act (Sessional Paper No. P-95) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to identity theft (Sessional Paper No. P-113) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to supporting the establishment of a bi-national group to consider alternatives to proposed border requirements (Sessional Paper No. P-150) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to supporting the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, 2006 (Sessional Paper No. P-202) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to funding the regional FASD diagnostic clinic with two sites in northwestern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-218) Mr. Hampton.

Petition relating to not passing Bill 43 (The Clean Water Act) until proper funding and amendments are in place (Sessional Paper No. P-222) Mr. Hardeman.

Petition relating to enacting a minimum standard of 3.5 hours of nursing care for each nursing home resident per day (Sessional Paper No. P-228) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to stopping tuition fee hikes and improving access and quality in Post-Secondary education (Sessional Paper No. P-241) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to Section 23 of the Planning and Conservation Land Statute Law Amendment Act, 2006 (Sessional Paper No. P-245) Mr. Chudleigh.

Petition relating to withdrawing the proposed Long-Term Care Homes Act or removing the offending sections (Sessional Paper No. P-248) Ms. Scott.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

A debate arose on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 155, An Act to provide for a referendum on Ontario's electoral system.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 155, Loi prévoyant un référendum sur le système électoral de l'Ontario.

After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9, the motion for the adjournment of the debate was deemed to have been made and carried.

Après quelque temps, conformément à l'article 9 du Règlement, la motion d'ajournement du débat est réputée avoir été proposée et adoptée.

   

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

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

le président

Mike Brown

Speaker

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to funding the treatment of IBI and an ABA education program in the school system (Sessional Paper No. P-9):

(Tabled May 16 and 18, 2006) Mr. Jackson.

Petition relating to funding community agencies to ensure quality support and services to people who have an intellectual disability (Sessional Paper No. P-15):

(Tabled June 22, 2006) Mrs. Munro.

(Tabled June 13, 19 and 21, 2006) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to maintaining and preserving the Banting homestead (Sessional Paper No. P-21):

(Tabled September 28, 2006) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to extending the GO transit tunnel beyond St. Clair Avenue West (Sessional Paper No. P-23):

(Tabled September 28, 2006) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to providing consumers with a tax break on high gas prices (Sessional Paper No. P-24):

(Tabled June 14, 2006) Mr. Hudak.

Petition relating to forming a special legislative committee on Pension Reform (Sessional Paper No. P-43):

(Tabled October 5, 2006) Ms. Horwath.

Petition relating to amending the Limitation Act, 2002, to provide an exemption for victims of wrongdoing claims of financial services (Sessional Paper No. P-64):

(Tabled February 22, 2006) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to removing the present minimum amount of medical expenses from the Income Tax Act (Sessional Paper No. P-69):

(Tabled September 26, 2006) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to enacting legislation to curtail the use of cellular telephones by drivers (Sessional Paper No. P-80):

(Tabled September 26 and October 2, 2006) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to preventing the closure of the Ontario SPCA Lennox and Addington Branch (Sessional Paper No. P-112):

(Tabled June 8 and 12, 2006) Mr. Dunlop.

(Tabled June 13, 2006) Mrs. Elliott.

Petition relating to Ontario's Early Learning and Child Care Agreement (Sessional Paper No. P-119):

(Tabled June 20, 2006) Mr. Orazietti.

Petition relating to refraining from cutbacks or cancellations to the provincial fish hatchery program (Sessional Paper No. P-130):

(Tabled June 7, 2006) Mr. Ouellette.

Petition relating to supporting and funding the ongoing service delivery of the Peel Community Mediation Service through Inter-Cultural Neighbourhood Social Services (Sessional Paper No. P-137):

(Tabled May 16, 2006) Mr. Kular.

(Tabled June 8, 2006) Mr. Sergio.

Petition relating to increasing provincial funding to Domiciliary Hostels (Sessional Paper No. P-159):

(Tabled June 19, 2006) Ms. Mossop.

Petition relating to consideration for a full-service passport office in the City of Barrie (Sessional Paper No. P-163):

(Tabled September 26, 2006) Mr. Tascona.

Petition relating to supporting the JobsNow Program (Sessional Paper No. P-169):

(Tabled June 19, 2006) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to directing the City of Greater Sudbury Council to hold a referendum / exiger que le conseil de la Ville du Grand Sudbury tienne un référendum (Sessional Paper No. P-178):

(Tabled June 22; September 26, and October 16, 2006) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to amending the Dog Owners' Liability Act, create a dangerous dog registry and financially support a dog bite prevention program (Sessional Paper No. P-183):

(Tabled May 17, 2006) Mr. Hudak.

Petition relating to investing $300 million to create child-care spaces (Sessional Paper No. P-184):

(Tabled May 17, 2006) Ms. Martel.

Petition relating to restoring funding to the Municipal Outlet Drainage program (Sessional Paper No. P-186):

(Tabled May 18, 2006) Ms. Scott.

Petition relating to placing a cap on rent and passing Bill 109, Residential Tenancies Act (Sessional Paper No. P-187):

(Tabled May 18, 2006) Mr. Berardinetti.

Petition relating to banning the use of terminator seeds in Canada and the Province of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-188):

(Tabled May 29, 2006) Mr. Murdoch.

Petition relating to holding a referendum in rural wards of the City of Ottawa (Sessional Paper No. P-190):

(Tabled May 29, 2006) Mr. Prue.

Petition relating to insisting on ceasing free trade discussions or agreeing to fair and equal access to international trade with the Republic of Korea (Sessional Paper No. P-192):

(Tabled October 2, 2006) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to reviewing and amending the Workplace Safety Insurance Act (Sessional Paper No. P-197):

(Tabled June 5, 2006) Mr. Zimmer.

Petition relating to ensuring Dickinson Square remains a public place (Sessional Paper No. P-198):

(Tabled June 6, 2006) Ms. MacLeod.

Petition relating to enhancing workers rights and encouraging the Government to make it easier for workers in other sectors of the economy to unionize (Sessional Paper No. P-199):

(Tabled June 7 and 8, 2006) Mr. Berardinetti.

Petition relating to amending the Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, 1994 (Sessional Paper No. P-200):

(Tabled June 13, 2006) Mr. Levac.

(Tabled September 25, 2006) Mrs. Van Bommel.

Petition relating to treating workplace harassment as a health and safety issue and passing Bill 45 (Sessional Paper No. P-201):

(Tabled June 8 and 12, 2006) Ms. Horwath.

Petition relating to supporting the Fair Access to Regulated Professions Act, 2006 (Sessional Paper No. P-202):

(Tabled June 21, 2006) Mr. Leal.

(Tabled June 20 and 22, 2006) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to improving mental health services for all children in the province of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-204):

(Tabled June 12, 2004) Mr. Jackson.

Petition relating to amending the Children's Law Reform Act to emphasize the importance of children's relationships with their parents and grandparents (Sessional Paper No. P-205):

(Tabled June 13 and 14, 2006) Mr. Craitor.

Petition relating to stopping repairs, securing funding and constructing a new facility for St. Paul's Elementary School (Sessional Paper No. P-207):

(Tabled September 28; October 2, 4 and 5, 2006) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to considering an immediate, temporary gas price freeze and fair transparent gasoline pricing by supporting the previous Member's Bills while international gas prices stabilize (Sessional Paper No. P-208):

(Tabled October 2, 2006) Mr. Ouellette.

(Tabled June 15, 2006) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to supporting the Ombudsman having the power to probe decisions and investigate complaints concerning the Children's Aid Societies (Sessional Paper No. P-211):

(Tabled June 19 and 21, 2006) Ms. Horwath.

Petition relating to small rural schools (Sessional Paper No. P-214):

(Tabled June 19, 2006) Mr. Barrett.

Petition relating to amending the ODSP Act and/or Ontario Regulation 222/98 (Sessional Paper No. P-215):

(Tabled June 19, 2006) Ms. Mossop.

Petition relating to investing in energy sources for the future (Sessional Paper No. P-217):

(Tabled June 21, 2006) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to revising the Landlord / Tenant Act to include mail as a vital service in a rental agreement (Sessional Paper No. P-220):

(Tabled September 27, 2006) Mr. O'Toole.