Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 133

No 133

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Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Tuesday

April 7, 2009

Sessional Day 141

Mardi

7 avril 2009

Jour de session 141

1st Session,
39th Parliament

1re session
39e législature

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PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

9:00 A.M.

9 H

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

A debate arose on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 162, An Act respecting the budget measures and other matters.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 162, Loi concernant les mesures budgétaires et d'autres questions.

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

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

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Pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the Acting Speaker (Mr. Arnott) recessed the House at 10:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

Conformément à l'article 9 a), le président par interim, M. Arnott ordonne une pause à l'Assemblée à 10 h 15 jusqu'à 10 h 30.

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10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS

PRÉSENTATION DES VISITEURS

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, visitors were introduced.

Conformément à l'article 36, les visiteurs sont présentés.

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ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

Pursuant to Standing Order 37, the House proceeded to Oral Questions.

Conformément à l'article 37, la chambre passe aux questions orales.

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DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

The deferred vote on the amendment to the motion that this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government, as follows:-

That the motion moved by the Minister of Finance on March 26, 2009, "that this House approves in general the budgetary policy of the government," be amended by deleting the words after  "that this House" and adding the following: 

"acknowledges that Budget 2009 brings in the biggest deficit in Ontario's history of $14 billion, when the McGuinty Liberals had a $6 billion surplus just last year; and

acknowledges that under this government's watch, nearly 300,000 manufacturing jobs have disappeared, with another 135,000 expected to be lost this year; and

acknowledges that the Premier broke his promise not to raise taxes after the 2003 election by imposing a health tax of up to $900; and

acknowledges that the Premier again broke his promise with this budget by announcing his scheme to create a single sales tax - the biggest tax grab in Ontario's history that will force people to pay taxes on everything from a cup of coffee to funeral services; and

acknowledges that serial promise-breaking on tax increases, coupled with serial spending and mismanagement of public money, will not be tolerated by the people of Ontario.

Therefore, this government has lost the confidence of this House."

was lost on the following division:-

AYES / POUR - 26

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Chudleigh

DiNovo

Dunlop

Elliott

Hardeman

Hudak

Jones

Klees

Kormos

MacLeod

Marchese

Martiniuk

Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Munro

O'Toole

Ouellette

Prue

Runciman

Shurman

Wilson

Witmer

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 60

Aggelonitis

Albanese

Arthurs

Balkissoon

Bentley

Berardinetti

Best

Bradley

Broten

Bryant

Cansfield

Caplan

Carroll

Chan

Colle

Craitor

Crozier

Delaney

Dickson

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Duncan

Fonseca

Gerretsen

Gravelle

Hoy

Jaczek

Jeffrey

Johnson

Kwinter

Lalonde

Levac

Mangat

Mauro

McGuinty

McMeekin

McNeely

Meilleur

Milloy

Mitchell

Moridi

Naqvi

Orazietti

Pendergast

Phillips

Qaadri

Ramal

Ramsay

Rinaldi

Ruprecht

Sandals

Smith

Smitherman

Sousa

Takhar

Van Bommel

Watson

Wilkinson

Wynne

Zimmer

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

AYES / POUR - 60

Aggelonitis

Albanese

Arthurs

Balkissoon

Bentley

Berardinetti

Best

Bradley

Broten

Bryant

Cansfield

Caplan

Carroll

Chan

Colle

Craitor

Crozier

Delaney

Dickson

Dombrowsky

Duguid

Duncan

Fonseca

Gerretsen

Gravelle

Hoy

Jaczek

Jeffrey

Johnson

Kwinter

Lalonde

Levac

Mangat

Mauro

McGuinty

McMeekin

McNeely

Meilleur

Milloy

Mitchell

Moridi

Naqvi

Orazietti

Pendergast

Phillips

Qaadri

Ramal

Ramsay

Rinaldi

Ruprecht

Sandals

Smith

Smitherman

Sousa

Takhar

Van Bommel

Watson

Wilkinson

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 26

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Chudleigh

DiNovo

Dunlop

Elliott

Hardeman

Hudak

Jones

Klees

Kormos

MacLeod

Marchese

Martiniuk

Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Munro

O'Toole

Ouellette

Prue

Runciman

Shurman

Wilson

Witmer

Yakabuski

And it was,

Resolved, That this House approves in general the Budgetary Policy of the Government.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the Speaker recessed the House at 11:45 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Conformément à l'article 9 a), le Président ordonne une pause à l'Assemblée à 11 h 45 jusqu'à 15 h.

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3:00 P.M.

15 H

MEMBERS' STATEMENTS

DÉCLARATIONS DES DÉPUTÉS

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

Conformément à l'article 31, des députés font des déclarations.

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REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Mr. Qaadri from the Standing Committee on Social Policy presented the Committee's Report which was read as follows and adopted:-

M. Qaadri du Comité permanent de la politique sociale présente le rapport du comité qui est lu comme suit et adopté:-

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 133, An Act to amend various Acts in relation to certain family law matters and to repeal the Domestic Violence Protection Act, 2000.

Projet de loi 133, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne des questions de droit de la famille et abrogeant la Loi de 2000 sur la protection contre la violence familiale.

Ordered for Third Reading.

Ordonné pour la troisième lecture.

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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPÔT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced and read the first time:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté et lu une première fois:-

Bill 167, An Act to promote reductions in the use and creation of toxic substances and to amend other Acts. Hon. Mr. Gerretsen.

Projet de loi 167, Loi visant à promouvoir une réduction de l'utilisation et de la création de substances toxiques et à modifier d'autres lois. L'hon. M. Gerretsen.

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d'intérêt privé:-

Bill Pr23, An Act to revive Welechenko Transport Ltd. Mr. Murdoch.

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STATEMENTS BY THE MINISTRY AND RESPONSES

DÉCLARATIONS MINISTÉRIELLES ET RÉPONSES

Pursuant to Standing Order 35, a Minister made a statement and Opposition Members responded.

Conformément à l'article 35, un ministre fait une déclaration et des députés de l'opposition y répondent.

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The House expressed its condolence on the death of Maurice Bossy, Member for the Electoral District of Chatham–Kent from May 2, 1985 to September 5, 1990.

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PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Sessional Paper No. P-157) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to Charlotte Eleanor Englehart (CEE) Hospital emergency room (Sessional Paper No. P-197) Mr. Bailey.

Petition relating to Burk's Falls Health Centre (Sessional Paper No. P-198) Mr. Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka).

Petition relating to implementing a 3 month tax holiday to stimulate auto sales (Sessional Paper P-202) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to "Freeze 'til Sale" for fairness to Ontario's property tax system (Sessional Paper P-207) Ms. DiNovo.

Petition relating to the funding of Lakeridge Health Bowmanville Hospital (Sessional Paper P-210) Mr. Murdoch and Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to supporting The Caregiver and Foreign Worker Recruitment and Protection Act, 2009 (Sessional Paper P-215) Mr. Colle.

Petition relating to Bill 149, Inactive Cemeteries Protection Act (Sessional Paper P-220) Mr. Craitor.

Petition relating to a blended or harmonized sales tax (Sessional Paper P-224) Ms. Jones.

Petition relating to rejecting the harmonization of GST and RST (Sessional Paper P-225) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to the Clarkson Airshed Study (Sessional Paper P-226) Mr. Sousa.

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ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Ms. Smith moved,

Mme Smith propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 163, An Act to amend the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority Act, 2006, that the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. and Thursday, April 23, 2009 during its regular meeting times for the purpose of Public Hearings on the Bill and on Thursday, April 30, 2009 during its regular meeting times for clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2009. On Thursday, April 30, 2009, at no later than 5:00 p.m., those amendments which have not been moved shall be deemed to have been moved, and the Chair of the Committee shall interrupt the proceedings and shall, without further debate or amendment, put every question necessary to dispose of all remaining sections of the Bill and any amendments thereto. The Committee shall be authorized to meet beyond the normal hour of adjournment until completion of clause-by-clause consideration. Any division 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 129(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Monday, May 4, 2009. 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; and

That, upon receiving the report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered for Third Reading; and

That, on the day the Order for Third Reading of the bill is called, 2 hours shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of the bill, apportioned equally among the recognized parties. At the end of this time, the Speaker shall interrupt the proceedings and shall 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 be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

That, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the bill, the division bell shall be limited to 10 minutes.

After some time, the motion was carried on the following division:-

Après quelque temps, la motion est adoptée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 27

Arthurs

Berardinetti

Colle

Crozier

Delaney

Dhillon

Flynn

Gravelle

Hoy

Jaczek

Jeffrey

Kular

Lalonde

Levac

Mangat

Mauro

Mitchell

Moridi

Orazietti

Qaadri

Ramal

Rinaldi

Ruprecht

Sandals

Smith

Sousa

Van Bommel

NAYS / CONTRE - 13

Bailey

Bisson

Hardeman

Kormos

Marchese

Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

O'Toole

Prue

Shurman

Wilson

Witmer

Yakabuski

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The Order of the Day for the resumption of the debate on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 157, An Act to amend the Education Act having been called and there being no further debate,

La poursuite du débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 157, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'éducation étant à l'ordre du jour et aucun député ne souhaitant intervenir,

The Acting Speaker (Mr. Arnott) put the question and declared the motion carried, and the Bill was accordingly read the second time and Ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Le président par interim (M. Arnott) a mis la question aux voix et a déclaré la motion adoptée, et en conséquence le projet de loi a été lu pour la deuxième fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent de la politique sociale.

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Ms. Smith moved, That the House do now adjourn.

Mme Smith, 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.

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

À 17 h 50, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

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le président

Steve  Peters

Speaker

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SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT

compendia:

             Bill 167, An Act to promote reductions in the use and creation of toxic substances and to amend              other Acts. (No. 393)

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