41st Parliament, 2nd Session

No. 18

No 18

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l’Ontario

2nd Session
41st Parliament

2e session
41e législature

Thursday
October 20, 2016

Jeudi
20 octobre 2016

PRAYERS
PRIÈRES
9:00 A.M.
9 H

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Mr. Naqvi moved,

M. Naqvi propose,

That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 37, An Act to amend the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, and the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, when the Bill is next called as a Government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; and

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, October 27, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on the Bill; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 37:

• Notice of public hearings on the Ontario Parliamentary Channel, the Legislative Assembly's website and Canada NewsWire; and

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2016; and

• That witnesses be scheduled to appear before the Committee on a first-come first-served basis; and

• That each witness will receive up to 5 minutes for their presentation followed by 9 minutes for questions from Committee members; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2016; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 p.m. on Monday, October 31, 2016; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Thursday, November 3, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., and from 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 4:00 p.m., 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 the Bill and any amendments thereto. At this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Monday, November 14, 2016. 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, which Order may be called that same day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, 2 hours of debate 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

The votes on Second and 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 5 minutes.

Debate arose and after some time, the House recessed at 10:15 a.m.

Il s’élève un débat et après quelque temps, à 10 h 15, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

10:30 A.M.
10 H 30

ORAL QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS ORALES

The House recessed at 11:41 a.m.

À 11 h 41, la Chambre a suspendu la séance.

1:00 P.M.
13 H

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 46, An Act respecting pregnancy and parental leaves of municipal council members. Ms. Vernile.

Projet de loi 46, Loi sur les congés de maternité et les congés parentaux des membres des conseils municipaux. Mme Vernile.

Bill 47, An Act to amend the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 with respect to rewards points. Mr. Potts.

Projet de loi 47, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2002 sur la protection du consommateur en ce qui a trait aux points de récompense. M. Potts.

Bill 48, An Act to repeal the Safe Streets Act, 1999. Ms. DiNovo.

Projet de loi 48, Loi abrogeant la Loi de 1999 sur la sécurité dans les rues. Mme DiNovo.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Price of electricity (Sessional Paper No. P-1) Mr. Arnott and Ms. Thompson.

Certified Crop Advisors (Sessional Paper No. P-7) Ms. Thompson.

Global adjustment (Sessional Paper No. P-8) Mr. Coe.

Privatization of Hydro One (Sessional Paper No. P-15) Mr. Mantha.

Canal Road ramps at Highway 400 (Sessional Paper No. P-28) Mrs. Munro.

Oral health services (Sessional Paper No. P-51) Mme Gélinas.

Registered nurses (RNs) cuts (Sessional Paper No. P-57) Mme Gélinas.

Rural public schools (Sessional Paper No. P-58) Mrs. Martow.

Breed-specific legislation (Sessional Paper No. P-63) Ms. DiNovo.

Repealing the Safe Streets Act (Sessional Paper No. P-72) Ms. DiNovo.

The Deputy Speaker informed the House of the following changes in the Order of Precedence for Private Members’ Public Business:-

La Vice-Présidente a informé la Chambre des changements suivants dans l’ordre de priorité des affaires d’intérêt public émanant des députés :-

Mr. Brown assumes ballot item number 32 and

Ms. Jones assumes ballot item number 45.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' PUBLIC BUSINESS

AFFAIRES D'INTÉRÊT PUBLIC ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS

Private Members’ Notice of Motion No. 29:-

Avis de motion émanant des députées no 29 :-

Ms. MacLeod moved,

Mme MacLeod propose,

That, in the opinion of this House, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) should appoint an advisory committee to review jurisdictions where a process is in place to consider lifesaving experimental and high cost healthcare treatments and otherwise exceptional circumstances for patients. The MOHLTC advisory committee should consider Australia's Special Access Scheme; New Zealand's Exceptional Circumstances Framework and High Cost Treatment Pool and the UK's National Health Service's Experimental and Unproven Treatments Policy with the view to establish a compassionate catastrophic care program in Ontario for those suffering from rare disease or whose treatments may be experimental or complimentary but are not yet covered by Ontario Health Insurance Program (OHIP).

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Ms. Sattler moved,

Mme Sattler propose,

Second Reading of Bill 26, An Act to amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in respect of leave and accommodation for victims of domestic or sexual violence and to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act in respect of information and instruction concerning domestic and sexual violence.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 26, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2000 sur les normes d'emploi à l'égard du congé et des mesures d'accommodement pour les victimes de violence familiale ou sexuelle et modifiant la Loi sur la santé et la sécurité au travail à l'égard des renseignements et directives concernant la violence familiale et sexuelle.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Referred to the Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent de l'Assemblée législative.

Mr. Berardinetti moved,

M. Berardinetti propose,

Second Reading of Bill 44, An Act to proclaim the month of March as Bangladeshi Heritage Month.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 44, Loi proclamant le mois de mars Mois du patrimoine bangladais.

Debate arose.

Il s’élève un débat.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.

Renvoyé au Comité permanent des affaires gouvernementales.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Motion for allocation of time on Bill 37, An Act to amend the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, and the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996.

Debate resumed and after some time,

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps,

The question was then put.

La question a ensuite été mise aux voix.

Carried.

Adoptée.

Ordered, That, pursuant to Standing Order 47 and notwithstanding any other Standing Order or Special Order of the House relating to Bill 37, An Act to amend the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, and the Ontario College of Teachers Act, 1996, when the Bill is next called as a Government Order, the Speaker shall put every question necessary to dispose of the Second Reading stage of the Bill without further debate or amendment and at such time the Bill shall be Ordered referred to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs; and

That the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, October 27, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of public hearings on the Bill; and

That the Clerk of the Committee, in consultation with the Committee Chair, be authorized to arrange the following with regard to Bill 37:

• Notice of public hearings on the Ontario Parliamentary Channel, the Legislative Assembly's website and Canada NewsWire; and

• That the deadline for requests to appear be 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 24, 2016; and

• That witnesses be scheduled to appear before the Committee on a first-come first-served basis; and

• That each witness will receive up to 5 minutes for their presentation followed by 9 minutes for questions from Committee members; and

• That the deadline for written submissions be 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 27, 2016; and

That the deadline for filing amendments to the Bill with the Clerk of the Committee shall be 12:00 p.m. on Monday, October 31, 2016; and

That the Committee be authorized to meet on Thursday, November 3, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., and from 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill; and

That on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at 4:00 p.m., 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 the Bill and any amendments thereto. At this time, the Chair shall allow one 20-minute waiting period pursuant to Standing Order 129(a); and

That the Committee shall report the Bill to the House no later than Monday, November 14, 2016. 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, which Order may be called that same day; and

That, when the Order for Third Reading of the Bill is called, 2 hours of debate 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

The votes on Second and 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 5 minutes.

Second Reading of Bill 41, An Act to amend various Acts in the interests of patient-centred care.

Deuxième lecture du projet de loi 41, Loi modifiant diverses lois dans l'intérêt des soins axés sur les patients.

Debate resumed and after some time the House adjourned at 5:55 p.m.

Le débat a repris et après quelque temps, à 17 h 55, la Chambre a ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Dave Levac

Speaker

PETITIONS TABLED PURSUANT TO
STANDING ORDER 39(a)

PÉTITIONS DÉPOSÉES CONFORMÉMENT À L'ARTICLE
39a) DU RÈGLEMENT

Stevenson Memorial Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-5) (Tabled October 20, 2016) Mr. Wilson.

Global adjustment (Sessional Paper No. P-8) (Tabled October 20, 2016) Mr. Wilson.

Hamilton LRT (Sessional Paper No. P-73) (Tabled October 20, 2016) Mr. Harris.