39th Parliament, 1st Session

No. 183

No 183

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Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Tuesday

November 3, 2009

Sessional Day 191

Mardi

3 novembre 2009

Jour de session 191

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

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 212, An Act to promote good government by amending or repealing certain Acts and by enacting two new Acts.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 212, Loi visant à promouvoir une saine gestion publique en modifiant ou en abrogeant certaines lois et en édictant deux nouvelles lois.

Mr. Bisson moved,

M. Bisson propose,

That the motion for Second Reading of Bill 212, An Act to promote good government by amending or repealing certain Acts and by enacting two new Acts, be amended by deleting all the words after "That" and substituting therefore the words "That the Bill be NOT now read a Second time but be referred back to the Government with instructions to:

             1. Reintroduce those Sections of the Bill pertaining to the Municipal Elections Act as a separate                  Bill.

After some time, pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the Acting Speaker (Mrs. Munro) recessed the House at 10:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

Après quelque temps, conformément à l'article 9 a) du Règlement, le la présidente par intérim, Mme Munro 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 du Règlement, 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 du Règlement, la chambre passe aux questions orales.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the Speaker recessed the House at 11:35 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.

Conformément à l'article 9 a) du Règlement, le Président ordonne une pause à l'Assemblée à 11 h 35 jusqu'à 15 h.

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3:00 P.M.

15 H

INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS

PRÉSENTATION DES VISITEURS

Pursuant to Standing Order 36, visitors were introduced.

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

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MEMBERS' STATEMENTS

DÉCLARATIONS DES DÉPUTÉS

Pursuant to Standing Order 31, Members made statements.

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

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REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

The Speaker addressed the House as follows:-

Le Président s'adresse à l'Assemblée comme suit:-

I beg to inform the House that today the Clerk received the Report on Intended Appointments dated November 3, 2009 of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies. Pursuant to Standing Order 108(f)(9), the Report is deemed to be adopted by the House (Sessional Paper No. 534).

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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 216, An Act to amend the Public Hospitals Act to require the provision of information sheets to patients. Mrs. Albanese.

Projet de loi 216, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les hôpitaux publics afin d'exiger la remise de feuilles de renseignements aux malades. Mme Albanese.

Bill 217, An Act to amend the Planning Act to promote community gardens. Mr. Ruprecht.

Projet de loi 217, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'aménagement du territoire afin de promouvoir les jardins communautaires. M. Ruprecht.

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STATEMENTS BY THE MINISTRY AND RESPONSES

DÉCLARATIONS MINISTÉRIELLES ET RÉPONSES

Pursuant to Standing Order 35, Ministers made statements and Opposition Members responded.

Conformément à l'article 35 du Règlement, des ministres font des déclarations et des députés de l'opposition y répondent.

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PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to supporting the Ombudsman having the power to probe decisions concerning the Children's Aid Societies (Sessional Paper No. P-30) Ms. Horwath.

Petition relating to requesting an amendment to the Children's Law Reform Act (Sessional Paper No. P-95) Mr. Craitor.

Petition relating to Bill 149, Inactive Cemeteries Protection Act (Sessional Paper No. P-220) Mr. Brownell.

Petition relating to a blended or harmonized sales tax (Sessional Paper No. P-224) Mr. Murdoch.

Petition relating to supporting the Single Sales Tax in the 2009-2010 Budget (Sessional Paper No. P-242) Mr. Ruprecht.

Petition relating to Elmvale District High School (Sessional Paper No. P-249) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to population-based social services funding (Sessional Paper No. P-263) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to Simcoe County Paramedics (Sessional Paper No. P-269) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to making positron emission tomography (PET) scanning available through the Sudbury Regional Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-272) Mme Gélinas.

Petition relating to not reducing or eliminating financial incentives that rural communities and small towns need to attract and retain doctors (Sessional Paper No. P-274) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to installing traffic lights at the Pine Street - Highway 400 ramp and Highway 12 intersection (Sessional Paper No. P-304) Mr. Dunlop.

Petition relating to the establishment of an expanded Service Ontario office in Embrun (Sessional Paper No. P-308) Mr. Lalonde.

Petition relating to the Youth Action Alliance (Sessional Paper No. P-309) Mr. Murdoch.

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ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l'opposition

Ms. Horwath moved,

Mme Horwath propose,

Whereas the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has an annual budget of almost $43-billion, the largest of any Ministry;

Whereas the Auditor General in his report on the Electronic Health Initiative explicitly said, "Throughout the years, oversight of the EHR initiative has not been effective";

Whereas the MOHLTC transfers more than $14-billion to hospitals and almost $3-billion to long-term care facilities;

Whereas neither hospitals nor long-term care facilities are subject to Ombudsman oversight nor are they covered by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; and

Whereas in a number of other provinces, hospitals and long-term care facilities are subject to Ombudsman oversight and are covered by Freedom of Information legislation;

That, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should act immediately to ensure that all MOHLTC transfer payment agencies, LHINs and all MOHLTC-funded agencies, boards and commissions are subject to Ombudsman oversight and are covered by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

A debate arising, after some time, the motion was lost on the following division:-  

Un débat s'ensuit et après quelque temps, la motion est rejetée par le vote suivant:-

AYES / POUR - 22

Bailey

Barrett

Bisson

DiNovo

Elliott

Gélinas

Hampton

Hardeman

Hillier

Horwath

Klees

Marchese

Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Murdoch

O'Toole

Prue

Runciman

Savoline

Tabuns

Wilson

Yakabuski

NAYS / CONTRE - 43

Aggelonitis

Albanese

Balkissoon

Bartolucci

Brown

Brownell

Cansfield

Carroll

Colle

Crozier

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

Dombrowsky

Flynn

Gerretsen

Gravelle

Hoskins

Jaczek

Jeffrey

Johnson

Kular

Kwinter

Lalonde

Levac

Matthews

Mauro

McMeekin

McNeely

Meilleur

Mitchell

Naqvi

Orazietti

Pendergast

Qaadri

Ramal

Ramsay

Rinaldi

Ruprecht

Sandals

Smith

Van Bommel

Zimmer

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At 6:00 p.m. the question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have been proposed pursuant to Standing Order 38(b).

À 18 h, la motion portant «Que la présente Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant» est réputée avoir été proposée conformément à l'article 38 b) du Règlement.

After one matter was considered, the question was deemed to have been adopted.

Après l'étude d'une question, la motion d'ajournement des débats est réputée avoir été adoptée.

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The House then adjourned at 6:10 p.m.

À 18 h 10, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

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le président

Steve  Peters

Speaker

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PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 39(a)

Petition relating to construction of an Ambulatory Surgery Centre to serve the Mississauga Halton area (Sessional Paper No. P-23) (Tabled November 3, 2009) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to immediately releasing the remaining portion of $135 million for dental care among low income families, and apportioning the money so that Peel Region receives a fair share (Sessional Paper No. P-292) (Tabled November 3, 2009) Mr. Kular.

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QUESTIONS ANSWERED (SEE SESSIONAL PAPER NO. 5):-

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 235 and 236.

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