36e législature, 1re session

No. 14 No 14

Orders and Notices

Legislative Assembly

of Ontario

Feuilleton et Avis

Assemblée législative

de l'Ontario

1st Session,

36th Parliament

Monday,

October 23, 1995

1re session,

36e législature

Lundi

23 octobre 1995

TABLE OF CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS / AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DU

GOUVERNEMENT 3

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS / AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DES

DÉPUTÉS 4

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS TO BE DEBATED /

AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS DEVANT ÊTRE DÉBATTUES 5

BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES / PROJETS DE LOI DÉFÉRÉS AUX COMITÉS 6

QUESTIONS / QUESTIONS 7

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DU GOUVERNEMENT

1. Second Reading Bill 1, An Act to amend the Executive Council Act. Hon. E. Eves. PRINTED.

Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 1, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le Conseil exécutif. L'hon. E. Eves. IMPRIMÉ.

2. Second Reading Bill 5, An Act respecting Shortline Railways. Hon. A. Palladini. PRINTED.

Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 5, Loi concernant les chemins de fer d'intérêt local. L'hon. A. Palladini. IMPRIMÉ.

3. Second Reading Bill 6, An Act to amend the Corporations Information Act. Hon. N. Sterling. PRINTED.

Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 6, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les renseignements exigés des personnes morales. L'hon. N. Sterling. IMPRIMÉ.

4. Resuming the Adjourned Debate on the motion for Second Reading Bill 7, An Act to restore balance and stability to labour relations and to promote economic prosperity and to make consequential changes to statutes concerning labour relations. Hon. E. Witmer. PRINTED.

Suite du débat ajourné sur la motion portant deuxième lecture du projet de loi 7, Loi visant à rétablir l'équilibre et la stabilité dans les relations de travail et à promouvoir la prospérité économique et apportant des modifications corrélatives à des lois en ce qui concerne les relations de travail. L'hon. E. Witmer. IMPRIMÉ.

5. Second Reading Bill 8, An Act to repeal job quotas and to restore merit-based employment practices in Ontario. Hon. M. Mushinski. PRINTED.

Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 8, Loi abrogeant le contingentement en matière d'emploi et rétablissant en Ontario les pratiques d'emploi fondées sur le mérite. L'hon. M. Mushinski. IMPRIMÉ.

6. Resuming the Adjourned Debate on the motion to appoint the membership to the Standing Committees of the House for this session.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS

7. Second Reading Bill 2, An Act to amend the Election Act. Mr D. McGuinty. PRINTED.

Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 2, Loi modifiant la Loi électorale. M. D. McGuinty. IMPRIMÉ.

8. Second Reading Bill 3, An Act to amend the Solicitors Act. Mr R. Chiarelli. PRINTED.

Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 3, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les procureurs. M. R. Chiarelli. IMPRIMÉ.

9. Second Reading Bill 4, An Act to amend the Law Society Act. Mr R. Chiarelli. PRINTED.

Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 4, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le Barreau. M. R. Chiarelli. IMPRIMÉ.

10. Second Reading Bill 10, An Act respecting the Price of Motor Vehicle Fuel and protecting Whistleblowers in the Motor Vehicle Fuel Industry. Mr R. Chiarelli. PRINTED.

Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 10, Loi concernant le prix du carburant pour véhicules automobiles et visant à protéger les dénonciateurs dans l'industrie du carburant pour véhicules automobiles. M. R. Chiarelli. IMPRIMÉ.

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS TO BE DEBATED

(Precedence in accordance with Standing Order 96(d).)

AFFAIRES ÉMANANT DES DÉPUTÉS DEVANT ÊTRE DÉBATTUES

(Ordre de priorité conforme à l'article 96(d) du Règlement.)

Ballot Item Number 8 - To be debated November 23, 1995.

Second Reading Bill 2, An Act to amend the Election Act. Mr D. McGuinty.

Deuxième lecture Projet de loi 2, Loi modifiant la Loi électorale. M. D. McGuinty.

BILLS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES

PROJETS DE LOI DÉFÉRÉS

AUX COMITÉS

STANDING COMMITTEE ON REGULATIONS AND PRIVATE BILLS

Bill Pr9, An Act respecting the City of Brampton. Mr T. Clement. (Referred October 10, 1995).

Bill Pr11, An Act respecting the Waterloo County Board of Education. Mr G. Leadston. (Referred October 10, 1995).

Bill Pr12, An Act respecting Canadian Niagara Power Company, Limited. Mr T. Hudak. (Referred October 11, 1995).

Bill Pr13, An Act respecting the City of Nepean. Mr J. Baird. (Referred October 10, 1995).

Bill Pr14, An Act respecting the City of Nepean. Mr J. Baird. (Referred October 10, 1995).

Bill Pr37, An Act respecting the City of Mississauga. Mr R. Sampson. (Referred October 11, 1995).

Bill Pr38, An Act respecting the Waterloo-Guelph Regional Airport. Mr G. Leadston. (Referred October 10, 1995).

QUESTIONS

(Questions are to appear on the day after they are received and on every subsequent day in that week and then subsequently only on each Monday until an Answer (other than an Interim Answer) is received. A question first appearing on a Thursday will appear on each day of the following week.)

QUESTIONS

(Les questions seront publiées le jour suivant leur réception et tous les jours de la semaine. Elles seront ensuite publiées tous les lundis jusqu'à ce qu'une réponse autre qu'une réponse provisoire soit reçue. Une question publiée le jeudi pour la première fois sera publiée tous les jours de la semaine suivante.)

1. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide any reports and correspondence related to the practice and level of bears killed in Ontario associated with the trade in animal parts. October 3, 1995.

2. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide copies of any reports completed since 1987 dealing with assessing Ontario black bear population numbers. October 3, 1995.

3. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide copies of the Wildlife Branch Bear Hunt reports for 1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and existing data (even preliminary analysis) of the Spring 1995 hunt. October 3, 1995.

4. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide any memos, notes or reports pertaining to the quality, and/or limitations, and/or data, and/or suggestions for improved data collection produced since 1985 related to the bear harvest in Ontario. October 3, 1995.

5. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide an analysis of the government revenue and expenditures associated with a) the spring bear hunt; b) the fall bear hunt in Ontario. October 3, 1995.

6. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide population density (or any other existing measurements, map perhaps) by bear management areas (BMA's). October 3, 1995.

7. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide a bibliography (annotated if possible) of all publications dealing with black bears in Ontario, produced by OMNR staff, or funded in any way or produced with the cooperation of the OMNR. October 3, 1995.

8. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide available information pertaining to any bear attacks causing injury or death in Ontario since 1985. October 3, 1995.

9. Answered, October 19, 1995.

10. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minster of Natural Resources provide any documentation which is an assessment of the Black Bear Management Area program, and provide the number of BMA's in place for each year since the program's start. October 3, 1995.

11. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide any correspondence between the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters pursuant to the mailing of OFAH material with the Outdoor card renewals. Would the Minister provide the OMNR Policy and/or Directive which would guide the OMNR in its dealing with businesses or organizations seeking to undertake similar cooperative arrangements. October 3, 1995.

12. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide copies of correspondence sent or received by the OMNR (including the Minister) and organizations interested in the Ontario bear hunt (such as, but not limited to: Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, Animal Alliance, Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters). October 3, 1995.

13. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide any reports, data, or related material produced by the Ministry or used in its decision making process which deal with the economics of bear hunting in Ontario. October 3, 1995.

14. Answered, October 19, 1995.

15. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism provide any reports, data, or related material produced by the Ministry or used in its decision making process which deal with the economics of bear hunting in Ontario. October 3, 1995.

16. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minster of Natural Resources provide copies of any reports, guidelines or directives, and correspondence with, but not limited to organizations such as the Sierra Club or Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters dealing with lead shot. October 3, 1995.

17. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide copies of reports or minutes of any workshops or like meetings held with Tourist operators, the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, Federation of Ontario Naturalists or Bear Management Area operators dealing with bear hunting since 1990. October 3, 1995.

18. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism provide copies of reports or minutes of any workshops or like meetings held with Tourist operators, the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, Federation of Ontario Naturalists or Bear Management Area operators dealing with bear hunting since 1990. October 3, 1995.

19. Answered, October 19, 1995.

20. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide copies of the waterfowl hunting reports from all the Provincial Parks in Ontario which currently allow this activity for the years 1992 to 1994. October 3, 1995.

21. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Health provide any reports and correspondence related to the closure of the Memorial Hospital in Sudbury. October 4, 1995.

22. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Health please provide reports and any correspondence related to the exemption of physicians from Bill 50. October 4, 1995.

23. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Health provide any correspondence with the Ontario Medical Association on the issue of Under Serviced Areas and/or the retention of physicians in these areas. October 4, 1995.

24. Answered, October 19, 1995.

25. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources please provide a list of all unauthorized (done without a permit from the Ministry) road building activity since 1987 on crown land and the parties involved, that has come to the Ministry's attention in the area designated by the Ministry as the "central region". October 4, 1995.

26. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Health please provide copies of any public polling done by the Ministry on the closing of hospitals in Ontario. October 4, 1995.

27. Mr Bartolucci - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Health please provide copies of any public polling done by the Ministry on health care user fees, drug benefits and supplementary health services. October 4, 1995.

28. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.5303)M for 1995-96 as applied to fire management and the shortening of contracts of seasonal staff. October 17, 1995.

29. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (19.0397)M for 1995-96 as applied to timber environmental assessment/sustainable forestry reductions. October 17, 1995.

30. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.4204)M for 1996-97 as applied to a reduction in aviation, fire and flood management capabilities. October 17, 1995.

31. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (19.0397)M for 1996-97 as applied to savings through revisions to forest management business plan. October 17, 1995.

32. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.3805)M for 1995-96 and 0.6680M for 1996-97 as applied to the closing of Kemptville, Orono, Thessalon Trees Nurseries and closure of Midhurst and Kirkland Lake/Thunder Bay support units. October 17, 1995.

33. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of 0.0644M for 1995-96 and (0.2339)M for 1996-97 as applied to the reduction in parks Ontario staff. October 17, 1995.

34. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (l.2000)M for 1995-96 and (1.2000)M for 1996-97 as applied to reduce conservation authorities operating TPs. October 17, 1995.

35. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (1.8710)M for 1995-96 and (1.8710)M for 1996-97 as applied to aboriginal program reductions. October 17, 1995.

36. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (1.1518)M for 1995-96 and( 2.0371)M for 1996-97 as applied to the downsizing and re-engineering of field operations. October 17, 1995.

37. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (1.0122)M for 1995-96 and (1.0122)M for 1996-97 to eliminate selected programs funded by ADM operations. October 17, 1995.

38. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.4597)M for 1995-96 and (0.4620)M for 1996-97 as applied to reduction in Great Lakes Resource Management Program. October 17, 1995.

39. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (1.2599)M for 1995-96 and (1.2711)M for 1996-97 as applied to reduce policy and planning activities. October 17, 1995.

40. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (1.5122)M for 1995-96 and (1.7328)M for 1996-97 as applied to corporate support and management reductions. October 17, 1995.

41. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Natural Resources provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (2.9256)M for 1995-96 and (3.0103)M for 1996-97 as applied to reduce science and information resource activities. October 17, 1995.

42. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Native Affairs provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.2500)M for 1995-96 as applied to reduce salaries and wages. October 17, 1995.

43. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Native Affairs provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.2500)M for 1995-96 and (0.2500)M for 1996-97 as applied to a reduction in SPR transfer payments. October 17, 1995.

44. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister responsible for Native Affairs provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.2500)M for 1996-97 as applied to a reduction in support for community negotiations fund. October 17, 1995.

45. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister responsible for Native Affairs provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.6000)M for 1995-96 and (0.6000)M for 1996-97 as applied to a reduction in ODOE. October 17, 1995.

46. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Community and Social Services provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.2698)M for 1995-96 and (1.0579)M for 1996-97 as applied to L'il Beavers - recreation program - funding elimination. October 17, 1995.

47. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Community and Social Services provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.3021)M for 1995-96 and (1.1772)M for 1996-97 as applied to Native Community Development Worker funding elimination. October 17, 1995.

48. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Community and Social Services provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.0567)M for 1996-97 as applied to Ontario Native Council on Justice funding elimination. October 17, 1995.

49. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Community and Social Services provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.3000)M for 1995-96 and (0.3000)M for 1996-97 as applied to reduction of "Back of Track" funding to aboriginals. October 17, 1995.

50. Mr Brown (Algoma-Manitoulin) - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Community and Social Services provide details of the Ministry's operating spending reductions as announced on October 6, 1995 of (0.0186)M for 1995-96 and (0.0372)M for 1996-97 as applied to Ontario Native Welfare Administrator Assoc. operating budget-funding elimination. October 17, 1995.

51. Mr Gravelle - Enquiry of the Ministry - Would the Minister of Transportation provide memos, notes or directives detailing the level of winter road maintenance service that will be applied to provincial highways in northern Ontario this winter. October 19, 1995.