Hon. Jim Ernst (Government House Leader): Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the Minister of Highways and Transportation (Mr. Findlay), that Bill 67, The Manitoba Telephone System Reorganization and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi concernant la réorganisation de la Société de téléphone du Manitoba et apportant des modifications corrélatives, be now read a third time and passed.

Madam Speaker: The hour being after 2:45 p.m., in accordance with my ruling of November 21, which was sustained by this House, I am interrupting the proceedings to put the question on the motion for third reading of Bill 67. The question before the House, therefore, is the motion of the honourable government House leader, that Bill 67, The Manitoba Telephone System Reorganization and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi concernant la réorganisation de la Société de téléphone du Manitoba et apportant des modifications corrélatives, be now read a third time and passed. Agreed?

Some Honourable Members: Agreed.

Some Honourable Members: No.

Madam Speaker: All those in favour of the motion, please say yea.

Some Honourable Members: Yea.

Madam Speaker: All those opposed, please say nay.

Some Honourable Members: Nay.

Madam Speaker: In my opinion, the Yeas have it.

An Honourable Member: Yeas and Nays, Madam Speaker.

Madam Speaker: A recorded vote has been requested. Call in the members.

According to our rules, the one hour has expired. Would the Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms please turn off the buzzers?

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The question before the House is third reading Bill 67, The Manitoba Telephone System Reorganization and Consequential Amendments Act (Loi concernant la réorganisation de la Société de téléphone du Manitoba et apportant des modifications corrélatives).

A RECORDED VOTE was taken, the result being as follows:

Cummings, Derkach, Downey, Driedger, Dyck, Enns, Ernst, Filmon, Findlay, Gilleshammer, Helwer, Laurendeau, McAlpine, McCrae, McIntosh, Mitchelson, Newman, Pallister, Penner, Pitura, Praznik, Radcliffe, Reimer, Render, Rocan, Stefanson, Sveinson, Toews, Tweed, Vodrey.

Gaudry, Lamoureux.

Mr. Clerk (William Remnant): Yeas 30, Nays 2.

Madam Speaker: The motion is accordingly carried.

I am advised that His Honour the Lieutenant Governor is about to enter the Chamber.