Bill 143 is on order for today Feb 20

[giraffe]

Ont ladies... Bill 143 is on the order for today... You can watch live at ontla.on.ca

[bright sparks]

Where do you actually "watch" it live?

[Judy Trickett]

Just FYI.....it's been on the daily agenda since Monday, when parliament reconvened. It might takes days or weeks to get to it because they talk FOREVER in endless dribble....it's exhausting watching them talk. Who can talk that much and that long about something so boring as half the laws they want to enact? Stab me in the eye with a fork.......

[Judy Trickett]

Where do you actually "watch" it live?

http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/go2.jsp?Page=/webcast/webcast_main&locale=en&menuItem=dandp_webca st

Be careful though, you might fall into a boredom coma if you watch it too long. :rolleyes:

[Judy Trickett]

Ooops, I guess they actually DID finally get to it today. Ugh...Great. NOT!

It now says the bill is in "debate'. Maybe we will get some thrilling video feed to watch this afternoon about the Bill. Yep, "thrilling"! :p

[sunnydays]

I think I'll wait until the transcript is printed...or can you watch it later the same day and skip to the part you want to see? I am afraid I might fall asleep if I watch this all naptime ;)

[Lou]

I just clicked on the link and they are talking about fast food...did I miss it?

[Lou]

They are discussing bill 159 so I'm guessing yes...how did 143 go?

[cfred]

I think they're jumping around a bit and not going in chronological order. I saw the fast food thing and that was 131 or something. My god this is boring. Novocaine directly into the frontal lobe......zzzzzzzzzz

[playfelt]

It was pretty much the first thing on the agenda this morning. Liz Sandals read it - didn't tune in till near the end of her reading. The NDP critic of course spoke mostly about centres and licensed care. MPP Leone from Cambridge spoke for the PC and did bring up much of what we have said, mentioned how many even from outside his riding had contacted him to tell him how they would be negatively impacted and he even mentioned rethinking the 2 under 2 rule.

You can tune in I think it starts around 6:30 and they replay the entire day again. You can also later download the hansard file as a pdf which is a word for word of the days proceedings. That won't be available till evening sometime.

[Daycare123]

This might be a silly question- but if bill 143 has been discussed-when we will know what the verdict is?

[giraffe]

Play felt did you actually see it this morning? What's there any debate at all?? I am not great at politics but from my understanding now it will go to committee? Or is it debated in house?

[Judy Trickett]

Play felt did you actually see it this morning? What's there any debate at all?? I am not great at politics but from my understanding now it will go to committee? Or is it debated in house?

Yes, right now its standing is that it has gone to the debate phase. Wow, now that will be entertaining. ((insert sarcasm here)).

Whenever I see politicians debate they remind me of a bunch of 5 year olds arguing on the playground.

[giraffe]

Yes, right now its standing is that it has gone to the debate phase. Wow, now that will be entertaining. ((insert sarcasm here)).

Whenever I see politicians debate they remind me of a bunch of 5 year olds arguing on the playground.
So when they do debate it will it be broadcast on the webcast? Or is it something they do behind closed doors?

[Judy Trickett]

So when they do debate it will it be broadcast on the webcast? Or is it something they do behind closed doors?

Once it gets to the second reading - which it did on Thursday - the legislature typically gives the MPPs a few days to review the bill again and prepare their debate points. So the debate will likely be on Monday or Tuesday. And, debates take place usually first thing in the morning after their do their ceremonial stuff. But, as we have been saying all along, who the heck knows with the government! And, is customary, they don't meet in parliament on Fridays as they are supposed to work in their riding on Fridays so they aren't back at it until Monday anyway. Once it is debated it could go one of two ways:

1. It could go to committee which is where they revise the bill if there was a lot of debate against it. But something strange about this bill, in particular, is that it had a committee BEFORE it was presented.
2. It could just get voted on the day of the debate if there isn't too much opposition against it by the MPPs who debate it.

I guess we'll see! And, yes, the debate will be on their webcast for everyone to see. Start popping the popcorn.

[lainey76]

I spoke to my girlfriend who works for a Senator and they haven't even heard or seen anything about this bill YET , she is the Senators right hand person..... When it does go to the committee she said it could be months and months before anything is done . Fingers crossed it does take as long as she said :)

She will update me as it goes ... she sits in on the committee meetings with the Senator :)

[Judy Trickett]

I spoke to my girlfriend who works for a Senator and they haven't even heard or seen anything about this bill YET , she is the Senators right hand person..... When it does go to the committee she said it could be months and months before anything is done . Fingers crossed it does take as long as she said :)

She will update me as it goes ... she sits in on the committee meetings with the Senator :)

MY hope is that a spring election is called and the Liberals lose and this gets washed away in the change of power. Now, THAT would be awesome!

[momofnerds]

thats what my dd said too. It takes forever for a bill to pass, she said almost a year because it has to go thru so many people and then changes have to be made.

[giraffe]

I actually do welcome some change in childcare. Mostly id love a way to be recognized as a "professional" childcare provider, not just a babysitter because i do believe there is a BIG difference. I am hoping that there will be some type of private licensing available to independent providers or some type of registry, I know it's a long shot and probably won't happen though.

[madmom]

I just want it over! I am tired of the discussions, the anxiety if I will be able to do this job anymore and mostly tired of the gobbledegook. Every article I read says something contradictory! I have been getting my husband to keep track of the proceedings and giving me a condensed version so I don't nod off while reading (lol) My big question is...where does it say WHO will be responsible for licensing us if that is what we choose? There was talk of us joining agencies (no thanks) and/or the hiring of inspectors. I would appreciate any insight, obviously I'm missing something. thanks