39th Parliament, 1st Session

No. 206

No 206

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Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Tuesday

February 23, 2010

Sessional Day 214

Mardi

23 février 2010

Jour de session 214

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 242, An Act to amend the Education Act and certain other Acts in relation to early childhood educators, junior kindergarten and kindergarten, extended day programs and certain other matters.

Il s'élève un débat sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 242, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'éducation et d'autres lois en ce qui concerne les éducateurs de la petite enfance, la maternelle et le jardin d'enfants, les programmes de jour prolongé 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 (Mrs. Munro) recessed the House at 10:15 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

Conformément à l'article 9 a) du Règlement, 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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DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

The deferred vote on the motion by Ms. Smith that the federal government support Ontarians in Budget 2010, was carried on the following division:-

AYES / POUR - 49

Aggelonitis

Arthurs

Balkissoon

Bartolucci

Bentley

Berardinetti

Duguid

Flynn

Fonseca

Gerretsen

Gravelle

Hoskins

Levac

Matthews

McGuinty

McMeekin

Meilleur

Milloy

Phillips

Pupatello

Qaadri

Ramal

Ruprecht

Smith

AYES / POUR - Continued

Bradley

Broten

Brown

Chan

Colle

Crozier

Delaney

Hoy

Jaczek

Jeffrey

Kwinter

Lalonde

Leal

Mitchell

Moridi

Murray

Naqvi

Orazietti

Pendergast

Sousa

Takhar

Van Bommel

Wilkinson

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 18

Arnott

Bailey

Chudleigh

Elliott

Hardeman

Hudak

Klees

Martiniuk

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Munro

O'Toole

Ouellette

Savoline

Shurman

Sterling

Wilson

Witmer

Yakabuski

And it was,

Resolved, That the Legislative Assembly of Ontario calls on the federal government to invest in the future success of Ontarians and recognize that Canada's success depends on a strong and competitive Ontario. Ontario calls on the federal government to support Ontarians in Budget 2010 by:

- Ensuring current and future transfer payments that support services Ontarians rely on are protected, even as the federal deficit is addressed;

- Committing to the renewal of health care funding agreements before they expire and to the growth of health transfers at the real rate of health care expenditure;

- Positioning Canada as a global leader on the environment by supporting Ontario's burgeoning green economy through such things as a cap and trade program that will support jobs and investment in Ontario, and investing a fair share in Ontario's clean energy initiatives;

- Investing in our people and positioning them for good jobs by living up to the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreement and ending the current short-changing of new Canadians who come to Ontario;

- Continuing to partner with Ontarians by strengthening investments in post-secondary education and training programs that build workers' skills and knowledge for today and tomorrow; and

- Providing stability to the thousands of Ontario families who rely on child care spaces created with federal funding by continuing to fund those quality child care spaces for Ontario children.

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Pursuant to Standing Order 9(a), the Speaker recessed the House at 11:40 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 40 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 du Règlement, des députés font des déclarations.

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MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent, the following motion was moved without notice:-

On motion by Ms. Smith,

Sur la motion de Mme Smith,

Ordered, That notwithstanding Standing Order 98(b), the following change be made to the ballot list for Private Members' Public Business:-

Mr. Hudak and Ms. Jones exchange places in order of precedence such that Mr. Hudak assumes ballot item number 73 and Ms. Jones assumes ballot item number 65; and

That, notwithstanding Standing Order 98(g), the requirement for notice be waived with respect to ballot item number 65.

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PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to stopping the 13% combined sales tax (Sessional Paper No. P-235) Mr. O'Toole.

Petition relating to providing additional operational funding to the North Simcoe Muskoka LHIN (Sessional Paper No. P-330) Mr. Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka).

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ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Debate was resumed on the motion for Second Reading of Bill 236, An Act to amend the Pension Benefits Act.

Le débat reprend sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 236, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les régimes de retraite.

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

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

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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.

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 not imposing a new tax on Ontario's hard-working families and businesses (Sessional Paper No. P-288) (Tabled February 23, 2010) Mr. Shurman.

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