36e législature, 1re session

No. 31 No 31

Votes and

Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly

of Ontario

Assemblée législative

de l'Ontario

1st Session,

36th Parliament

1re session,

36e législature

Tuesday,

November 28, 1995

Mardi

28 novembre 1995

PRAYERS

1:30 P.M.

PRIÈRES

13 H 30

MOTIONS

MOTIONS

With unanimous consent,

Avec le consentement unanime,

On motion by Mr Sterling,

Sur la motion de M. Sterling,

Ordered, That, on Wednesday, November 29th the House shall recess immediately after Routine Proceedings; and, that the House shall reconvene at 4:00 p.m. for an Economic Statement by the Minister of Finance; and, that the House shall adjourn immediately following the Minister of Finance's statement that day; and, that on Thursday, November 30th and Monday, December 4th under Orders of the Day, the House shall consider replies to the Economic Statement.

PETITIONS

PÉTITIONS

Petition relating to North York Branson Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-15) (Tabled November 28, 1995) Mr M. Kwinter.

Petition relating to Winter Road Maintenance for the Northern Region (Sessional Paper No. P-18)

(Tabled November 28, 1995) Mr D. Ramsay.

Petition relating to Community based Justice Programs (Sessional Paper No. P-19) (Tabled November 28, 1995) Ms S. Pupatello.

Pétition ayant rapport aux Services en français dans les centres de santé communautaire de Hamilton-Wentworth et du Niagara (Sessional Paper No. P-20) (Tabled November 28, 1995) Mr D. Christopherson.

Petition relating to Northwestern General Hospital (Sessional Paper No. P-21) (Tabled November 28, 1995) Mr M. Colle.

Petition relating to Replacing Child Care Subsidies with a Voucher System (Sessional Paper No. P-32) (Tabled November 28, 1995) Mr M. Gravelle.

Petition relating to Installing a Safety Median for a Safer Highway 401 (Sessional Paper No. P-36) (Tabled November 28, 1995) Mr D. Galt.

Petition relating to the Calvington Bus Route 120A (Sessional Paper No. P-37) (Tabled November 28, 1995) Ms A. Castrilli.

Petition relating to Junior Kindergarten Programmes (Sessional Paper No. P-38) (Tabled November 28, 1995) Mr R. Bartolucci.

Petition relating to Post-Secondary Education (Sessional Paper No. P-39) (Tabled November 28, 1995) Ms A. Castrilli.

Petition relating to Stabilizing High Quality Child Care/Pétition ayant rapport à la remise en place des soins de garderie de haute qualité (Sessional Paper No. P-40) (Tabled November 28, 1995) Mr J.-M. Lalonde.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

DÉPOT DES PROJETS DE LOI

The following Bill was introduced and read the first time:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté et lu une première fois:-

Bill 25, An Act to provide for the Observance of Remembrance Day. Mr D. Boushy.

Projet de loi 25, Loi prévoyant la célébration du jour du Souvenir. M. D. Boushy.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

ORDRE DU JOUR

Opposition Day

Jour de l'opposition

Ms Castrilli moved,

Ms Castrilli propose,

Whereas the Conservative policy document "New Directions II, A Blueprint for Learning in Ontario" reports that tuition fees should represent 25 per cent of the operating costs of a post secondary education; and

Whereas a recent Statistic Canada report shows that university tuition fees already represent more than 26 per cent of the cost of education; and

Whereas the former NDP government was responsible for a 42 percent increase in tuition fees and the elimination of the grant portion of the Ontario Student Assistant Program; and

Whereas Ontario ranks second-last when it comes to per student expenditure on post secondary education; and

Whereas the Conservative government has failed to act on their promise to establish an income contingent loan repayment plan; and

Whereas it is immoral to force students to pay the price of Mike Harris' income tax cut to the wealthy through higher tuition fees;

Therefore this House calls on the Mike Harris government not to impose or allow any tuition increase without first: demonstrating that students are not paying their fair share of education costs, which according to New Directions II, was set by the Conservatives at 25 per cent of operating expenditure; ensuring that no student is denied access to a post-secondary institution as a result of their ability to pay; significantly expanding existing student aid programs; consulting with all stakeholders; and establishing an income contingent loan repayment plan as promised.

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 - 38

Agostino Cooke McLeod

Bartolucci Cordiano Miclash

Bisson Crozier Morin

Boyd Curling Patten

Bradley Duncan Phillips

Brown Gerretsen Pouliot

(Algoma-Manitoulin) Grandmaître Pupatello

Caplan Gravelle Ramsay

Castrilli Hoy Sergio

Christopherson Lalonde Silipo

Churley Lankin Wood

Cleary Marchese (Cochrane North)

Colle Martel

Conway Martin

NAYS / CONTRE - 61

Arnott Hudak Preston

Baird Johns Rollins

Barrett Johnson Ross

Bassett (Brantford) Runciman

Beaubien Johnson Shea

Boushy (Don Mills) Sheehan

Brown Johnson Skarica

(Scarborough West) (Perth) Smith

Carroll Jordan Snobelen

Chudleigh Kells Spina

Clement Klees Sterling

Cunningham Leadston Stewart

Doyle Marland Tascona

Elliott Martiniuk Tilson

Fisher Maves Tsubouchi

Ford Munro Turnbull

Fox Murdoch Vankoughnet

Gilchrist Newman Villeneuve

Grimmett O'Toole Wettlaufer

Guzzo Ouellette Wilson

Hardeman Palladini Young

Hodgson Parker

At 6:05 p.m., the question "That this House do now adjourn" was deemed to have been proposed pursuant to Standing Order 34(b).

À 18 h 5, la motion portant «Que la présente Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant» est réputée avoir été proposée conformément à l'article 34(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 du débat est réputée avoir été adoptée.

The House then adjourned

at 6:15 p.m.

À 18 h 15, la chambre a ensuite

ajourné ses travaux.

le président

Allan K. McLean

Speaker

Questions Answered (see Sessional Paper No. 5):-

Final Answers to Question Numbers: 3.

Responses to Petitions:-

Réponses aux Pétitions:-

Petition relating to the Public Libraries Act (Sessional Paper No. P-24) (Tabled November 15, 1995) Mr J. Gerretsen.