Good morning. Let us pray.

Prières / Prayers.

Resuming the debate adjourned on May 17, 2023, on the motion for third reading of the following bill:

Bill 85, An Act to implement Budget measures and to amend various statutes / Projet de loi 85, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à modifier diverses lois.

Member for London West.

Questions to the member for London West?

The member for Windsor West.

That concludes our members’ statements for this morning.

Joining us in the Speaker’s gallery is the delegation from Quebec. La délégation québécoise est avec nous aujourd’hui dans la tribune du Président :

—M^me Nathalie Roy, Présidente de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec;

—M^me Suzanne Tremblay, députée de Hull;

—M^me Marie-Belle Gendron, députée de Châteauguay;

—M^me Brigitte B. Garceau, députée de Robert-Baldwin; et

—M. Siegfried Peters, secrétaire général de l’Assemblée nationale du Québec.

Please join me in warmly welcoming our guests to the Legislature today.

Applause.

That concludes our introduction of visitors.

I understand the member for Ottawa–Vanier has a point of order.

The supplementary question.

Members will please take their seats.

Interjections.

Start the clock. The next question.

Government House leader.

Government House leader.

Supplementary question?

Order. The minister has the floor.

To respond, the Minister of Colleges and Universities.

Once again, I’ll remind the members to please make their comments through the Chair, not directly across the floor of the House.

Start the clock.

Supplementary question? The member for Ottawa Centre.

The Minister of Colleges and Universities can reply.

Minister of Colleges and Universities.

One more time, I’ll remind the members to make their comments through the Chair, not directly across the floor of the House. Will I say it again?

Start the clock. The next question.

The supplementary question.

Order.

Stop the clock.

Interjections.

Start the clock. The next question.

Minister of Finance.

The Minister of Children, Community and Social Services.

Our pages are smart, trustworthy and hard-working. They are indispensable to the effective functioning of the chamber, and we are very, very fortunate to have had them here.

To our pages: You depart having made many new friends, with a greater understanding of parliamentary democracy and memories that will last a lifetime. Each of you will go home and continue your studies, and no doubt will contribute to your communities, your province and your country in important ways. We expect great things from all of you. Who knows? Maybe some of you will take your seats in this House as members or work here as staff someday. No matter where your path leads you, we wish you well.

Please join me in thanking this group of legislative pages.

Applause.

Deferred vote on the motion for second reading of the following bill:

Bill 101, An Act to establish the Advocate for Older Adults / Projet de loi 101, Loi créant le poste d’intervenant en faveur des personnes âgées.

The division bells rang from 1148 to 1153.

On May 17, 2023, MPP Vaugeois moved second reading of Bill 101, An Act to establish the Advocate for Older Adults. All those in favour, please rise and remain standing until recognized by the Clerk.

Second reading negatived.

Deferred vote on the motion that the question now be put on the motion for third reading of the following bill:

Bill 85, An Act to implement Budget measures and to amend various statutes / Projet de loi 85, Loi visant à mettre en oeuvre les mesures budgétaires et à modifier diverses lois.

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

The division bells rang from 1157 to 1158.

On May 18, 2023, Ms. Kusendova-Bashta moved that the question be now put.

All those in favour of Ms. Kusendova-Bashta’s motion, please rise one at a time and be recognized by the Clerk.

Mr. Pirie has moved third reading of Bill 85, An Act to implement Budget measures and to amend various statutes.

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

All those in favour of the motion will please say “aye.”

All those opposed will please say “nay.”

In my opinion, the ayes have it.

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

The division bells rang from 1201 to 1202.

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

Be it resolved that the bill do now pass and be entitled as in the motion.

Third reading agreed to.

First, the member for Scarborough Southwest.

On the same point of order, the member for London North Centre.

There being no further business at this time, this House stands in recess until 1 p.m.

The House recessed from 1208 to 1300.

Report deemed adopted.

Mr. Clark moved first reading of the following bill:

Bill 112, An Act to provide for the dissolution of The Regional Municipality of Peel / Projet de loi 112, Loi prévoyant la dissolution de la municipalité régionale de Peel.

First reading agreed to.

Point of order: the Minister of Labour.