37e législature, 1re session

Thursday
October 21, 1999


Jeudi
21 octobre 1999


3:00 P.M.

15 H

The members having assembled:-

Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor entered the Chamber and took her seat upon the Throne.

The Speaker addressed Her Honour as follows:

"May it please Your Honour,

The Legislative Assembly has elected me as their Speaker, though I am but little able to fulfill the important duties thus assigned to me.

If, in the performance of those duties, I should at any time fall into error, I pray that the fault may be imputed to me and not to the Assembly whose servant I am, and who, through me, the better to enable them to discharge their duty to their Queen and Country, hereby claim all their undoubted rights and privileges, especially that they have freedom of speech in their debates, access to your person at all seasonable times, and that their proceedings may receive from you the most favourable consideration."

The Government House Leader said:-

"Speaker, I am commanded by Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor to declare to you that she freely confides in the duty and attachment of the Assembly to Her Majesty's Person and Government and, not doubting that the proceedings will be conducted with wisdom, temperance and prudence, she grants and upon all occasions will recognize and allow the constitutional privileges.

I am commanded also to assure you that the Assembly shall have ready access to Her Honour upon all suitable occasions, and that their proceedings, as well as your words and actions, will constantly receive from her the most favourable construction."

Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor was pleased to open the First Session of the Thirty-seventh Parliament by reading the Speech from the Throne (Sessional Paper No. 6).

Her Honour was then pleased to retire.

Prayers

2:35 P.M.

Prières

14 H 35

The Speaker reported that, to prevent mistakes, he had obtained a copy of Her Honour's speech, which he would read. (Reading dispensed with.)

The following Bill was introduced and read the first time:-

Le projet de loi suivant est présenté et lu une première fois:-

Bill 1, An Act to perpetuate an Ancient Parliamentary Right. Hon. Mr. Harris.

Projet de loi 1, Loi visant à perpétuer un ancien droit parlementaire. L'hon. M. Harris.

On motion by Mr. Sterling,

Sur la motion de M. Sterling,

Ordered, That the Speech of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor to this House be taken into consideration Monday, October 25, 1999.

The Speaker informed the House that Mr. McGuinty, member for the Electoral District of Ottawa South, was recognized as Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition.

The Speaker informed the House that the Clerk had laid upon the Table the Roll of members elected at the General Election of 1999 (Sessional Paper No. 35i) (Tabled September 29, 1999).

Mr. Sterling moved, That the House do now adjourn.

M. Sterling propose que l'Assemblée ajourne les débats maintenant.

The question, having been put on the motion, was declared carried.

Cette motion, mise aux voix, est déclarée adoptée.

The House then adjourned at 4:05 p.m. until Monday, October 25, 1999.

À 16 h 05, la chambre a ensuite ajourné ses travaux jusqu'au lundi 25 octobre 1999.

le président

GARY CARR

Speaker

Status Of Legislation

État De L'avancement Des Projets De Loi

Public Bills Index

Index Des Projets De Loi D'intérêt Public

(Government and Private Members')

(Gouvernement et Députés)

Ancient Parliamentary Right. Hon. M. Harris. Bill - 1

Private Bills Index

Index Des Projets De Loi D'intèrêt Privé

Government Bills And Private Members' Public Bills

Projets de loi émanant du Gouvernement Et Projets De loi d'intérêt public émanant des députés

Bill 1, An Act to perpetuate an Ancient Parliamentary Right/Loi visant à perpétuer un ancien droit parlementaire. Hon. M. Harris (Premier and President of the Council). First Reading October 21, 1999.

Private Bills

Projets De Loi D'intérêt Privé