Good morning. Let us pray.

Prayers.

Resuming the debate adjourned on March 7, 2023, on the motion for second reading of the following bill:

Bill 71, An Act to amend the Mining Act / Projet de loi 71, Loi modifiant la Loi sur les mines.

Questions?

Thank you. I want to thank the member for her presentation.

The next member’s statement.

I beg to inform the House that the following document has been tabled: a report entitled Ontario Health Sector: Spending Plan Review from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario.

I feel compelled to remind members of standing order 33(a), and I’ll read it to you:

“Members’ Statements

“Length

“33(a) A member, other than a leader of a recognized party in the House or a minister of the crown, may be recognized to make a statement for not more than one and a half minutes”—one and a half minutes is 90 seconds.

I’m not singling out any one member or any party, it’s just that we’ve gotten to the point where the members’ statements are considerably longer and I’m going to have to start enforcing that standing order, if need be. I hesitate to interrupt members mid-thought or mid-sentence, but I think we have to rein that in. I just want to inform the members of that fact. Thank you.

Minister of Health.

Supplementary?

The final supplementary?

The associate minister, once again, to reply.

Supplementary?

The supplementary question: the member for Niagara Centre.

Minister of Children, Community and Social Services.

Supplementary question: the member for Parkdale–High Park.

The next question?

Supplementary question?

Thank you.

The next question.

The next question.

The next question.

Members will please take their seats.

To reply, government House leader and Minister of Long-Term Care.

The supplementary question: the member for Windsor West.

Restart the clock. Member for Windsor West has the floor.

That concludes our question period for this morning.

The Minister of the Environment has a point of order.

The division bells rang from 1146 to 1151.

MPP Bell has moved private member’s notice of motion number 27. All those in favour, please rise and remain standing until recognized by the Clerk.

Motion negatived.

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

The House recessed from 1155 to 1300.

Does the member wish to make a brief statement?

Debate adjourned.

Responses?