Good morning. Let us pray.

Prayers.

Resuming the debate adjourned on December 4, 2023, on the motion for second reading of the following bill:

Bill 157, An Act to amend various Acts in relation to the courts and other justice matters / Projet de loi 157, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne les tribunaux et d’autres questions relatives à la justice.

To reply, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Health.

The supplementary question?

The member for Hamilton Mountain will come to order.

Final supplementary?

Response, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

And the supplementary?

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

Supplementary question?

Interjections.

The Minister of Transportation can reply.

Interjections.

I think we’re ready to start again. Start the clock. The next question.

Interjection.

Interjection.

The House will come to order.

Interjections.

Restart the clock. The Premier has the floor.

Members will please take their seats. I’ll remind the members to make their comments through the Chair, not directly across the floor of the House at each other.

Interjections.

Let’s restart the clock. Supplementary?

Supplementary question?

Supplementary question? The member for Nickel Belt.

The Minister of Health.

Supplementary?

The supplementary question?

Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs.

Call in the members. This is a five-minute bell.

The division bells rang from 1137 to 1142.

On December 4, 2023, Mr. McCarthy moved government notice of motion number 20.

Mr. McCarthy then moved that the motion be amended by adding “and that, in the case of any division related to any proceedings on the bills, the division bells shall be limited to five minutes” at the end of the motion.

Mr. Vanthof then moved that the amendment be amended by replacing the words “five minutes” with “one hour.”

All those in favour of Mr. Vanthof’s motion will please rise one at a time and be recognized by the Clerk.

All those opposed to Mr. Vanthof’s motion will please rise one at a time and be recognized by the Clerk.

Pursuant to standing order 50, I’m now required to put the question on the amendment to government notice of motion number 20.

Mr. McCarthy moved that the motion be amended by adding, “and that, in the case of any division relating to any proceedings on the bills, the division bells shall be limited to five minutes” at the end of the motion.

Is it the pleasure of the House that Mr. McCarthy’s amendment to the motion carry? I heard some noes.

All those in favour of Mr. McCarthy’s amendment will please say “aye.”

All those opposed to Mr. McCarthy’s amendment will please say “nay.”

In my opinion, the ayes have it.

Call in the members. This is another five-minute bell.

The division bells rang from 1147 to 1148.

All those in favour of the amendment will please rise one at a time and be recognized by the Clerk.

Pursuant to standing order 50, I am now required to put the question on government notice of motion number 20, as amended, relating to the allocation of time on Bill 136, Bill 150 and Bill 154.

Is it the pleasure of the House that the motion, as amended, carry? I heard some noes.

All those in favour of the motion, as amended, please say “aye.”

All those opposed to the motion, as amended, please say “nay.”

In my opinion, the ayes have it.

Call in the members. This is another five-minute bell.

The division bells rang from 1152 to 1153.

All those in favour of the motion, as amended, will please rise one at a time and be recognized by the Clerk.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

The House recessed from 1156 to 1500.

Start the clock.

Would the minister care to lead off the debate?