39e législature, 1re session

No. 7

No7

 

Votes and Proceedings

Procès-verbaux

Legislative Assembly
of Ontario

Assemblée législative
de l'Ontario

Monday
December 10, 2007


Daytime Meeting - Sessional Day 7

Lundi
10 décembre 2007


Séance de l'après-midi - jour de session 7

1stSession
39th Parliament

1re session
39e législature

Prayers
1:30 P.M.

Prières
13 H 30

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 12, An Act to amend the Vital Statistics Act in relation to adoption information and to make consequential amendments to the Child and Family Services Act. Hon. Mrs. Meilleur.

Projet de loi 12, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les statistiques de l'état civil en ce qui a trait aux renseignements sur les adoptions et apportant des modifications corrélatives à la Loi sur les services à l'enfance et à la famille. L'hon. Mme Meilleur.

Bill 13, An Act to establish a yearly target for the patient-to-doctor ratio. Mr. Martiniuk.

Projet de loi 13, Loi établissant un rapport cible annuel entre patients et médecins. M. Martiniuk.

Bill 14, An Act to deem that the Building Code and the Fire Code require fire detectors, interconnected fire alarms and non-combustible fire escapes. Mr. Prue.

Projet de loi 14, Loi prévoyant que le code du bâtiment et le code de prévention des incendies sont réputés exiger des détecteurs d'incendie, des systèmes d'alerte d'incendie interconnectés et des sorties de secours incombustibles. M. Prue.

Bill 15, An Act to amend the Retail Sales Tax Act. Mr. Ouellette.

Projet de loi 15, Loi modifiant la Loi sur la taxe de vente au détail. M. Ouellette.

The following Bill was introduced, read the first time and referred to the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté, lu une première fois et renvoyé au Comité permanent des règlements et des projets de loi d'intérêt privé:-

Bill Pr4, An Act to revive 872440 Ontario Inc. Mr. Dunlop.

  

Motions

Motions

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

On motion by Mr. Bryant,

Sur la motion de M. Bryant,

Ordered, that notwithstanding Standing Order 106 the following committees be appointed for the duration of the 39th Parliament and that the membership of these committees is as follows:

Standing Committee on Estimates:

Mr. Craitor

Mr. Delaney

Mrs. Mangat

Mr. McNeely

Mr. Rinaldi

Mr. Dunlop

Mr. Hudak

Mr. O'Toole

Mr. Bisson

Standing Committee on  Finance and Economic Affairs:

Ms. Aggelonitis

Mr. Arthurs

Mr. Hoy

Mr. Lalonde

Ms. Pendergast

Mr. Sousa

Mr. Barrett

Mr. Arnott

Mr. Prue

Standing Committee on General Government:

Mr. Brownell

Mrs. Jeffrey

Mr. Kular

Mr. Mauro

Mrs. Mitchell

Mr. Orazietti

Mr. Bailey

Mrs. Savoline

Mr. Marchese

Standing Committee on Government Agencies:

Mr. Brown

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Ramsay

Mrs. Sandals

Mrs. Van Bommel

Mrs. Munro

Mr. Hillier

Ms. MacLeod

Mme Gélinas

Standing Committee on Justice Policy:

Mr. Berardinetti

Mr. Leal

Mr. Moridi

Mr. Naqvi

Mr. Rinaldi

Mr. Zimmer

Mrs. Elliott

Mr. Yakabuski

Mr. Kormos

Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly:

Mrs. Albanese

Mr. Balkissoon

Mr. Delaney

Mr. Dickson

Mr. Flynn

Mr. Sergio

Ms. Jones

Mr. Miller (Parry Sound–Muskoka)

Mr. Tabuns

Standing Committee on Public Accounts:

Mrs. Albanese

Mr. McNeely

Mrs. Sandals

Mrs. Van Bommel

Mr. Zimmer

Mr. Sterling

Mr. Ouellette

Mr. Hardeman

Ms. Horwath

Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills:

Mr. Balkissoon

Mr. Colle

Mr. Craitor

Mr. Ruprecht

Mr. Sergio

Mr. Naqvi

Mr. Murdoch

Mr. Martiniuk

Mr. Prue

Mr. Miller (Hamilton East–Stoney Creek)

Standing Committee on Social Policy:

Ms. Broten

Mr. Dhillon

Ms. Jaczek

Mr. Levac

Mr. Qaadri

Mr. Ramal

Ms. Scott

Mr. Shurman

Ms. DiNovo

That all Standing Orders which currently apply to the Standing Committee on Justice and Social Policy shall apply to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy and the Standing Committee on Social Policy.

  

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

On motion by Mr. Bryant,

Sur la motion de M. Bryant,

Ordered, that for the purposes of this afternoon's debate on Government Notice of Motion 12, that up to 15 minutes be allotted to each recognized party to speak to the motion after which the Speaker shall without further debate or amendment put every question necessary to dispose of the motion and in case of any division, the division bell be limited to 10 minutes.

  

Petitions

Pétitions

Petition relating to funding the treatment of the occult sub-type of macular degeneration (Sessional Paper No. P-4) Mr. Dunlop.

Petition relating to bringing a mobile, health card renewal clinic to the Mount Hope and Binbrook area  (Sessional Paper No. P-10) Mr. Hudak.

Petition relating to re-opening the Stevenson Memorial Hospital birth unit (Sessional Paper No. P-14) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to Highway 26 (Sessional Paper No. P-20) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to Construction of an Ambulatory Surgery Centre to serve the Mississauga Halton area (Sessional Paper No. P-23) Mr. Delaney.

Petition relating to ensuring that the Banting Homestead is kept in good repair (Sessional Paper No. P-25) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to establishing an evening bus route from St. Joan of Arc High School in Barrie (Sessional Paper No. P-27) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to the NDP's Living Wage Bill (Sessional Paper No. P-29) Mr. Prue.

Petition relating to supporting the Ombudsman having the power to probe decisions concerning the Children's Aid Societies (Sessional Paper No. P-30) Ms. Horwath.

Petition relating to providing equal funding for Employment Insurance benefits and job training (Sessional Paper No. P-31) Mr. Colle.

Petition relating to funding to community agencies in the developmental services sector (Sessional Paper No. P-32) Mr. Wilson.

Petition relating to physicians in small Ontario communities (Sessional Paper No. P-33) Ms. Scott.

  


Orders of the Day

Ordre du Jour

Mr. McGuinty moved,

M. McGuinty propose,

That the Legislative Assembly of Ontario recognizes that despite the Federal Government's efforts to improve the representation of growing provinces in the House of Commons, the proposed formula is unfair to Ontario and calls on the Federal Government to amend Bill C-22 to provide Ontarians with their fair share of seats in the House of Commons while maintaining the constitutionally protected seat guarantees of smaller provinces.


A debate arose and, after some time,

Il s'élève un débat et après quelque temps,

Mr. Sterling moved that the motion be amended by adding the following:-

M. Sterling propose que la motion soit amendée en ajoutant le suivant:-

"and that, in the opinion of this Legislature, the Government of Ontario must demonstrate its belief in the principle of representation by population by addressing the inequity in representation at the provincial level, by guaranteeing 11 MPP's in Northern Ontario and creating an independent Electoral Boundaries Commission to ensure Ontarians receive equal and effective representation in their provincial Legislature."

The debate continued and after some time, in accordance with the Order of the House passed earlier today, the Deputy Speaker put the question forthwith on Mr. Sterling's amendment to the motion, and it was declared lost.

The main motion, having then been put, was declared carried.

La motion principale, après avoir été mise aux voix, est déclaré adoptée.

And it was resolved,

That the Legislative Assembly of Ontario recognizes that despite the Federal Government's efforts to improve the representation of growing provinces in the House of Commons, the proposed formula is unfair to Ontario and calls on the Federal Government to amend Bill C-22 to provide Ontarians with their fair share of seats in the House of Commons while maintaining the constitutionally protected seat guarantees of smaller provinces.

  

Mr. Bryant moved, That the House do now adjourn.

M. Bryant propose que l'Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant.

The question, having been put on the motion, was declared carried.

Cette motion, mise aux voix, est déclarée adoptée.

  

The House then adjourned at 4:15 p.m.

À 16 h 15, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux.

  

le président

Steve  Peters

Speaker

  

Sessional Papers Presented Pursuant to Standing Order 39(a)

Documents Parlementaires Déposés Conformément à l'Article 39 a) du Règlement

Compendia:

       Bill 12, An Act to amend the Vital Statistics Act in relation to adoption information and to make consequential amendments to the Child and Family Services Act. (No. 9).