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Ontario Assembly

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
February 22, 2024 09:00AM
  • Feb/22/24 9:00:00 a.m.

Good morning. Let us pray.

Prières / Prayers.

Mr. Piccini moved third reading of the following bill:

Bill 149, An Act to amend various statutes with respect to employment and labour and other matters / Projet de loi 149, Loi modifiant diverses lois en ce qui concerne l’emploi, le travail et d’autres questions.

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  • Feb/22/24 10:30:00 a.m.

As the Speaker of this provincial Parliament, I’m pleased to have a colleague at the far side of the chamber today. In the lower gallery is my friend the MLA from Olds–Didsbury–Three Hills, Speaker Nathan Cooper of the province of Alberta. Speaker Cooper is currently one of the longest-serving Speakers in Canada. He is joined by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Shannon Dean; his chief of staff, Lianne Bell; and parliamentary and engagement coordinator Andrew Koning. Welcome to Queen’s Park. We’re delighted to have you here.

Minister of Colleges and Universities.

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  • Feb/22/24 10:40:00 a.m.

Members will please take their seats.

Minister of Colleges and Universities.

I’m having difficulty hearing the Leader of the Opposition ask her question, so I’d ask the House to come to order so that I can.

Restart the clock. To respond for the government, the government House leader.

The government House leader will respond.

Start the clock. Supplementary question.

The Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.

The final supplementary.

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  • Feb/22/24 10:50:00 a.m.

Stop the clock. Again, I’m having difficulty hearing the member who has the floor, who was duly recognized to ask a question. I’d ask the government side to allow me to do so.

Start the clock. The Premier can respond.

Interjections.

The supplementary question.

The member for Carleton will come to order. The member for Sault Ste. Marie will come to order. The member for Kitchener–Conestoga will come to order.

Restart the clock. The member for Waterloo, I apologize once again for interrupting.

We’ll start the clock. The Premier can respond.

The next question.

The next question.

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To respond, the parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health and the member for Eglinton–Lawrence.

The member for Eglinton–Lawrence.

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  • Feb/22/24 11:10:00 a.m.

The parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Health, the member for Eglinton–Lawrence.

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The Premier will please take his seat. And I’ll remind the members to make comments through the Chair.

Supplementary question.

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  • Feb/22/24 11:30:00 a.m.

The supplementary question.

I’ll start with the government House leader, under standing order 59.

Pursuant to standing order 36(a), the member for Waterloo has given notice of their dissatisfaction with the answer to their question given by the Premier regarding Super Bowl commercials. This matter will be debated on Tuesday, following private members’ public business.

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

The division bells rang from 1144 to 1149.

Mr. Saunderson has moved private member’s notice of motion number 75. All those in favour will please rise and remain standing until recognized by the Clerk.

Motion agreed to.

The House recessed from 1153 to 1300.

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