Good morning. Let us pray.

Prayers.

Mr. Lecce moved second reading of the following bill:

Bill 28, An Act to resolve labour disputes involving school board employees represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees / Projet de loi 28, Loi visant à résoudre les conflits de travail concernant les employés des conseils scolaires représentés par le Syndicat canadien de la fonction publique.

Order.

The Minister of Education has the floor.

Minister of Education.

The official opposition needs to come to order. We’ll have lots of opportunity to debate this bill. Right now, the Minister of Education has the floor.

Minister of Education.

The government House leader will come to order. The member for Waterloo will come to order.

I apologize to the Minister of Education for the interruption.

Questions to the Minister of Education?

The Member for Davenport has the floor to ask her question.

The Minister of Education.

Minister of Education to respond.

The member for Mississauga–Malton.

Interjections.

Start the clock. The member for St. Catharines.

Further debate?

The member for Sudbury.

Question to the members who just made the presentation?

Next question?

I’m going to ask the official opposition to come to order. The member for Perth–Wellington has the floor.

The next question.

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

That concludes our members’ statements for this morning.

I thank the member for Scarborough–Guildwood for the point of privilege. Are there any other members that would want to speak to it?

I want to thank the member for Scarborough–Guildwood for her written presentation as well as her comments this morning. I also thank the member for London West, the government House leader, the member for Ottawa South and the member for Guelph for their submissions and their comments.

I will consider the matter carefully and report back to the House as soon as we can.

The Premier.

I realize that members care passionately and deeply about this issue, but I need to be able to hear the member who has the floor, and I’ll ask the House to come to order.

Start the clock.

The next question.

The supplementary question.

I realize this is out of order, but I want to welcome the schoolchildren who are here in the east and west public galleries. We’re glad to have you here to observe question period.

I know all members will join me in wanting to impress those schoolchildren today.

Start the clock.

Next question.

Minister of Education.

Thank you.

The next question.

To reply, the Minster of Education.

Start the clock. The member for Guelph.

Supplementary question.

The member for Lanark–Frontenac–Kingston and parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Long-Term Care.

Thank you very much. The next question.

Response?

The House recessed from 1156 to 1300.

Afternoon meeting reported in volume B.