Good morning. Let us pray.

Prayers.

Mr. Downey moved 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.

If there are no objections, I would like to continue with introduction of visitors.

I want to acknowledge that we are meeting on lands traditionally inhabited by Indigenous peoples. We pay our respects to the many Indigenous nations who had gathered here and continue to gather here, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, meegwetch.

This morning we have with us, in the public gallery, the Bishop Strachan School choir from the riding of Toronto–St. Paul’s to perform O Canada and God Save the King. Please stand and join them in the singing our national and royal anthem.

Singing of the national anthem / Chant de l’hymne national.

Singing of the royal anthem / Chant de l’hymne royal.

Applause.

To reply, the Minister of Infrastructure.

The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and government House leader.

Stop the clock.

The Leader of the Opposition has the floor. She has the right to ask a question. I need to be able to hear it.

I apologize to the Leader of the Opposition for the interruption. Start the clock. Leader of the Opposition?

The Leader of the Opposition.

The Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

The member for Kitchener–Conestoga will come to order. The member for Mississauga–Malton will come to order.

Interjection.

Start the clock. I apologize. The member for Ottawa Centre.

The Minister of Transportation can reply.

To reply, the Premier.

Now, the Premier has the floor. He has the right to answer the question. I need to be able to hear him.

Premier.

Interjections.

The next question—

Interjections.

The next question.

Supplementary?

The next question.

Supplementary question?

I heard the comment. Thank you very much for drawing it to my attention.

The member must withdraw her unparliamentary comment—

Minister of Infrastructure.

Minister of Transportation.

The supplementary question.

Thank you.

The supplementary question.

The next question.

Supplementary question.

The next question.

To reply, the Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.

The Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions can reply.

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

Bill 148, An Act to amend the Auditor General Act and Members’ Integrity Act, 1994 / Projet de loi 148, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le vérificateur général et la Loi de 1994 sur l’intégrité des députés.

The division bells rang from 1144 to 1149.

On November 30, 2023, MPP Glover moved second reading of Bill 148, An Act to amend the Auditor General Act and Members’ Integrity Act, 1994.

All those in favour will please rise and remain standing until recognized by the Clerk.

Second reading negatived.

The House recessed from 1155 to 1300.

Report adopted.

Mr. Kerzner moved first reading of the following bill:

Bill 159, An Act to amend the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019 / Projet de loi 159, Loi modifiant la Loi de 2019 sur les services provinciaux visant le bien-être des animaux.

First reading agreed to.