Legislative Assembly of Ontario

No. 47

No 47

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l’Ontario

Thursday

May 3, 2012

Jeudi

3 mai 2012

1st Session,
40th Parliament

1re session
40e législature

PRAYERS

PRIÈRES

9:00 A.M.

9 H

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 75, An Act to amend the Electricity Act, 1998 to amalgamate the Independent Electricity System Operator and the Ontario Power Authority, to amend the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 and to make complementary amendments to other Acts.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 75, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1998 sur l’électricité pour fusionner la Société indépendante d’exploitation du réseau d’électricité et l’Office de l’électricité de l’Ontario, modifiant la Loi de 1998 sur la Commission de l’énergie de l’Ontario et apportant des modifications complémentaires à d’autres lois.

Debate arose and after some time,

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Mr. Moridi moved adjournment of the debate.

M. Moridi propose l’ajournement du débat.

Carried.

Adopté.

With unanimous consent, on motion by Ms. Broten, it was Ordered,

Avec le consentement unanime, sur la motion de Mme Broten, il est ordonné,

That when Bill 13, An Act to amend the Education Act with respect to bullying and other matters, is next called as a Government Order the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of Bill 13 without further debate or amendment and at such time Bill 13 shall be ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy (“the Committee”); and

That the vote on Second Reading may be deferred pursuant to Standing Order 28(h); and

That Bill 14, An Act to designate Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week in Schools and to provide for bullying prevention curricula, policies and administrative accountability in schools, the private members' bill sponsored by the former member from Kitchener–Waterloo be reinstated at the Standing Committee on Social Policy at the same status it was as of April 26, 2012 and that sponsorship of Bill 14 be transferred to the member from Nepean–Carleton in order to allow Bill 14 to receive public hearings simultaneously with Bill 13 and that its clauses be considered at the clause-by-clause stage of Bill 13 in accordance with the terms of this motion; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet in Toronto during its regular meeting times on Monday, May 7, Tuesday, May 8, Monday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 15, 2012 for the purpose of conducting public hearings on Bill 13 and Bill 14; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet beyond its normal meeting times on Monday, May 14, 2012 and Tuesday, May 15, 2012 for the purpose of conducting public hearings, but must adjourn on both days no later than 8:00 p.m.; and

That the Committee be authorized to sit on one day during the Constituency Week of May 21, 2012 through May 24, 2012 for the purpose of holding public hearings on Bills 13 and 14 in Ottawa, Ontario; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet in Toronto during its regular meeting times on Monday, May 28 and Tuesday, May 29, 2012 for clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 13; and

That the Committee shall be authorized to meet beyond the normal hour of adjournment for clause-by-clause consideration on Tuesday, May 29; and

That during clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 13, the Committee shall dedicate Monday, May 28 to considering which, if any, elements or clauses of Bill 14 should be incorporated into Bill 13, and that any remaining time on May 28 and all of May 29 shall be dedicated only to dealing with remaining clause-by-clause amendments to Bill 13; and

That the Committee be authorized during clause-by-clause consideration to incorporate such provisions of Bill 14 into Bill 13, as the Committee deems appropriate.

That the deadline for filing amendments to Bill 13 with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2012. At 5:00 p.m. on May 29, 2012, those amendments which have not yet 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 Bill 13 and any amendments thereto. 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, despite the deadline for filing amendments, amendments that arise during discussions at Committee on May 28 incorporating Bill 14 into Bill 13 may be introduced during the course of clause-by-clause hearings on that day, provided the amendment relates to the scope and principle of Bill 14.

That upon completion of clause-by-clause of Bill 13, the Committee shall refer Bill 13, as amended, only back to the House to commence Third Reading debate on Bill 13, as amended; and

That the Committee shall report Bill 13 to the House no later than Wednesday, May 30, 2012. In the event that the Committee fails to report Bill 13 on that day, Bill 13, as amended, 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 Committee, the Speaker shall put the question for adoption of the report forthwith, and at such time Bill 13, as amended, shall be ordered for Third Reading, which order may be called on that same day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of Bill 13, as amended, is called, four hours shall be allotted to the Third Reading stage of Bill 13, as amended, 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 Bill 13, as amended, 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 Bill 13, as amended the division bell shall be limited to 5 minutes.

Second Reading of Bill 13, An Act to amend the Education Act with respect to bullying and other matters.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 13, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’éducation en ce qui a trait à l’intimidation et à d’autres questions.

Pursuant to today’s Order of the House, the question was put.

Vote deferred.

At 10:10 a.m., the Deputy Government House Leader indicated that no further business would be called and therefore the House recessed.

À 10 h 10, le leader parlementaire adjoint du gouvernement a indiqué que l’ordre du jour de la séance étant épuisé, la Chambre suspendait ses travaux.

10:30 A.M.

10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

DEFERRED VOTES

VOTES DIFFÉRÉS

Second Reading of Bill 13, An Act to amend the Education Act with respect to bullying and other matters.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 13, Loi modifiant la Loi sur l’éducation en ce qui a trait à l’intimidation et à d’autres questions.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 66

Albanese

Armstrong

Balkissoon

Bartolucci

Bentley

Berardinetti

Best

Bisson

Bradley

Broten

Campbell

Chan

Chiarelli

Colle

Coteau

Crack

Craitor

Damerla

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

DiNovo

Duguid

Duncan

Flynn

Forster

Gélinas

Gerretsen

Gravelle

Horwath

Hoskins

Jaczek

Jeffrey

Kwinter

Leal

MacCharles

Mangat

Mantha

Marchese

Matthews

Mauro

McGuinty

McMeekin

McNeely

Meilleur

Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)

Milloy

Moridi

Murray

Natyshak

Orazietti

Piruzza

Prue

Qaadri

Sandals

Schein

Singh

Sorbara

Sousa

Tabuns

Takhar

Taylor

Vanthof

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

NAYS / CONTRE - 33

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Chudleigh

Clark

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Hardeman

Hillier

Hudak

Jackson

Jones

Klees

MacLaren

MacLeod

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Milligan

Nicholls

O'Toole

Ouellette

Pettapiece

Scott

Shurman

Smith

Thompson

Walker

Wilson

Yakabuski

Yurek

Referred to the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de la politique sociale.

The House recessed at 11:52 a.m.

À 11 h 52, l’Assemblée a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.

13 H

REPORTS BY COMMITTEES

RAPPORTS DES COMITÉS

Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs:-

Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques:-

Bill 2, An Act to amend the Taxation Act, 2007 to implement a healthy homes renovation tax credit.

Projet de loi 2, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2007 sur les impôts en vue de mettre en œuvre le crédit d’impôt pour l’aménagement du logement axé sur le bien-être.

Reported as amended.

Rapport est fait du projet de loi modifié.

Report adopted and Ordered for Third Reading.

Rapport adopté et passage à la troisième lecture.

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 82, An Act to strengthen consumer protection with respect to consumer agreements relating to wireless services accessed from a cellular phone, smart phone or any other similar mobile device. Hon. Ms. Best.

Projet de loi 82, Loi visant à mieux protéger les consommateurs en ce qui concerne les conventions de consommation portant sur les services sans fil accessibles au moyen d’un téléphone cellulaire, d’un téléphone intelligent ou de tout autre appareil mobile semblable. L’hon. Mme Best.

Bill 83, An Act to amend the Metrolinx Act, 2006. Mr. Schein.

Projet de loi 83, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2006 sur Metrolinx. M. Schein.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Exempting electricity from the HST (Sessional Paper No. P-22) Mme Gélinas.

Eastern Ontario Development Fund extension to Kanata (Sessional Paper No. P-38) Mr. McNeely.

Repeal breed-specific legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-52) Ms. DiNovo.

Anti-bullying (Sessional Paper No. P-81) Mr. Nicholls.

Amend the Greenbelt Plan Area (Sessional Paper No. P-82) Mr. O'Toole.

Utility arrears (Sessional Paper No. P-84) Mr. Leone.

Travel Information Centres (Sessional Paper No. P-98) Ms. Campbell.

Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act (Sessional Paper No. P-108) Mr. Dickson and Mr. Moridi.

Go Transit link from Lindsay to Oshawa (Sessional Paper No. P-116) Ms. Scott.

High gas prices (Sessional Paper No. P-118) Mr. Ouellette.

Air-Rail Link (Sessional Paper No. P-119) Mr. Schein.

Small Drinking Water testing (Sessional Paper No. P-120) Mr. Crack.

Canadian Pacific Railway (Sessional Paper No. P-121) Mr. Yakabuski.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D'INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS

Mr. Natyshak moved,

M. Natyshak propose,

Second Reading of Bill 77, An Act to amend the Labour Relations Act, 1995 with respect to enhancing fairness for employees.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 77, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1995 sur les relations de travail en vue d’accroître l’équité à l’égard des employés.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried on voice division.

Adoptée au vote.

Referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques.

Mr. McNaughton moved,

M. McNaughton propose,

Second Reading of Bill 76, An Act to amend the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation Act, 1999.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 76, Loi modifiant la Loi de 1999 sur la Société des loteries et des jeux de l’Ontario.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES / POUR - 57

Armstrong

Arnott

Bailey

Barrett

Bisson

Bradley

Campbell

Cansfield

Chudleigh

Clark

Coteau

Damerla

DiNovo

Dunlop

Elliott

Fedeli

Forster

Gélinas

Hardeman

Harris

Hillier

Hudak

Jackson

Klees

Kwinter

Leal

Leone

MacLaren

MacLeod

Mantha

Marchese

McDonell

McKenna

McNaughton

Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)

Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Milligan

Natyshak

Nicholls

O'Toole

Ouellette

Pettapiece

Prue

Qaadri

Schein

Scott

Shurman

Singh

Smith

Tabuns

Taylor

Thompson

Vanthof

Walker

Wilson

Yakabuski

Yurek

NAYS / CONTRE - 19

Berardinetti

Broten

Delaney

Dhillon

Dickson

Duguid

Jeffrey

Mangat

McMeekin

McNeely

Milloy

Moridi

Piruzza

Sandals

Sousa

Takhar

Wong

Wynne

Zimmer

Referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des finances et des affaires économiques.

Mr. Berardinetti moved,

M. Berardinetti propose,

Second Reading of Bill 69, An Act to amend the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to protect elephants.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 69, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la Société de protection des animaux de l’Ontario afin de protéger les éléphants.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Referred to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de la justice.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Second Reading of Bill 50, An Act to amend the Ambulance Act with respect to air ambulance services.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 50, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les ambulances en ce qui concerne les services d’ambulance aériens.

Debate resumed, during which the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings and announced that there had been more than six and one-half hours of debate and that the debate would be deemed adjourned.

Le débat a repris. Le Vice-Président a interrompu les travaux et a annoncé qu’il y avait eu plus de six heures et demie de débat et que le débat est réputé ajourné.

The Deputy Government House Leader directed that the debate should continue.

Le leader parlementaire adjoint du gouvernement a indiqué que le débat devrait se poursuivre.

Debate resumed and after some time, Mr. Leone moved the adjournment of the debate.

Le débat reprend et après quelque temps, M. Leone propose l'ajournement du débat.

Carried on the following division:-

Adoptée par le vote suivant :-

AYES - 31 NAYS - 2

POUR - 31 CONTRE - 2

On motion by Mr. Bradley, it was Ordered that the House adjourn.

Sur la motion de M. Bradley, il est ordonné que la chambre ajourne ses travaux.

The House adjourned at 5:42 p.m.

À 17 h 42, la chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

SESSIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED PURSUANT TO STANDING ORDER 40

DOCUMENTS PARLEMENTAIRES DÉPOSÉS CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE 40 DU RÈGLEMENT

COMPENDIA:

Bill 82, An Act to strengthen consumer protection with respect to consumer agreements relating to wireless services accessed from a cellular phone, smart phone or any other similar mobile device (No. 84) (Tabled May 3, 2012).

Ontario Educational Communications Authority (TVO) / L'Office de la télécommunication éducative de l'Ontario, 2010-2011 Annual Report (No. 85) (Tabled May 3, 2012).

RESPONSES TO WRITTEN QUESTIONS

RÉPONSES AUX QUESTIONS ÉCRITES

Final Answers to Question Number: 292.

RESPONSES TO PETITIONS

RÉPONSES AUX PÉTITIONS

New Markdale Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-67):

(Tabled March 7, 2012) Mr. Walker.