Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 144

N^o144

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Wednesday
March 21, 2007

Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 217
Evening Meeting - Sessional Day 218

Mercredi
21 mars 2007

Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 217
Séance du soir - jour de session 218

2^ndSession,
38^th Parliament

2^e session
38^e législature

Prayers
1:30 P.M.

Prières
13 H 30

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

Pursuant to Standing Order 62(c), the Supplementary Estimates (2006-2007) of the Office of the Assembly before the Standing Committee on Estimates are reported back to the House as they were not selected by the Committee for consideration, and are deemed to be received and concurred in.

Accordingly, the Supplementary Estimates (2006-2007) of the following office, not having been selected for consideration, were deemed to be received and concurred in:-

OFFICE OF THE ASSEMBLY

       201

Office of the Assembly

$

1,330,300

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 185, An Act to amend the Condominium Act, 1998.  Mr. Marchese.

Projet de loi 185, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1998 sur les condominiums.  M. Marchese.

Bill 186, An Act to amend the Human Rights Code respecting gender identity.  Ms. DiNovo.

Projet de loi 186, Loi modifiant le Code des droits de la personne en ce qui concerne l'identité de genre.  M^me DiNovo.

Motions

Motions

Mr. Bradley moved,

M. Bradley 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,        March 21, 2007, 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 - 48

Arthurs

Balkissoon

Bartolucci

Bentley

Berardinetti

Bradley

Brownell

Bryant

Cansfield

Caplan

Chambers

Chan

Colle

Crozier

Delaney

Di Cocco

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Duncan

Fonseca

Gerretsen

Hoy

Kular

Kwinter

Lalonde

Leal

Marsales

Matthews

Mauro

McNeely

Meilleur

Milloy

Mitchell

Mossop

Orazietti

Patten

Peters

Phillips

Pupatello

Rinaldi

Ruprecht

Sandals

Smith

Smitherman

Van Bommel

Watson

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 21

Arnott

Bisson

DiNovo

Ferreira

Hardeman

Hudak

Klees

Kormos

MacLeod

Marchese

Martel

Martiniuk

Miller

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Munro

O'Toole

Ouellette

Prue

Runciman

Savoline

Tabuns

Yakabuski

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mr. Bradley,

Avec le consentement unanime, sur la motion de M. Bradley,

Ordered, That each party be allowed to speak for up to five minutes on a motion regarding the commemoration of the 200^th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, 1807, following which the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the motion without further debate or amendment.

With unanimous consent, on motion by Mr. Colle, it was,

Avec le consentement unanime, sur la motion de M. Colle, il est,

Resolved, That the Legislative Assembly recognizes that the 25^th of March 2007, marks the 200^th anniversary of the passage by the British Parliament of 'An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, 1807';

To acknowledge that this trade in human beings was an affront to the core values of our society, to our sense of justice and our reverence for human dignity and freedom;

To acknowledge that the slave trade and slavery is at the historical root of and has contributed to the social and economic inequality that continues to affect people of African descent;

To acknowledge that this legislation contributed greatly to the passage in 1834 of the first Act to abolish slavery throughout the British Empire;

To honour the memory of those who suffered and died as a result of slavery or resisting enslavement and those who fought for its abolition in Ontario and around the world;

To recall with sorrow that slavery was practised on Ontario's soil;

To recall that in 1793 – a mere two years after its establishment – Upper Canada, as Ontario was then known, passed 'An Act to prevent the further introduction of Slaves, and to limit the Term of Contracts for Servitude within this Province,' and that this Act was the first to limit slavery in the British Empire although it did not end enslavement;

To recall also with pride the role that Ontarians later played in the Underground Railroad, which was in operation roughly from 1815-1865, and the courage of those who helped enslaved Africans escape from the United States to freedom in our province;

To acknowledge that this day has been designated by the United Nations as the International Day for the Commemoration of this event.

The Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, on behalf of the people of Ontario:

Joins Parliaments and governments around the world in marking this event of global historic significance;

Condemns racism and reaffirms our belief in diversity, inclusion and equality;

Condemns bonded labour and any and all forms of slavery and human trafficking that continue to exist under various guises around the world today.

Petitions

Pétitions

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

Petition relating to enacting Bill 25, An Act that will preserve the gravesites of the former Premiers of Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-250) Mr. Brownell.

Petitions relating to increasing long-term care operating funding in 2007 and 2008 and introducing a capital renewal and retrofit program (Sessional Paper No. P-282) Mr. Arthurs, Mr. Crozier, Mr. Hampton and Mr. Klees.

Petitions relating to funding the eight million dollar shortfall for Lakeridge Health (Sessional Paper No. P-286) Ms. DiNovo, Mr. O'Toole and Mr. Ouellette.

Petition relating to working with Hershey to reverse the decision to close the Smith Falls plant, fund infrastructure projects, complete the four-laning of Highway 7 and the reconstruction of Highway 15, postpone the closure of Rideau Regional Centre, create a fund to attract investment to Eastern Ontario (Sessional Paper No. P-287) Mr. Sterling.

Petition relating to providing the required $1.4 million in new funding to Stevenson Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-288) Mr. Wilson.

Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

A debate arose on the motion for Third 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 troisième 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.

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 171, An Act to improve health systems by amending or repealing various enactments and enacting certain Acts.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 171, Loi visant à améliorer les systèmes de santé en modifiant ou en abrogeant divers textes de loi et en édictant certaines lois. 

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 9:30 p.m.

À 21 h 30, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Mike Brown

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 Answers to Question Numbers: 235, 242, 243, 244, 335, 336, 337, 339, 340, 341, 343.