HST Protect Continues

A continuing protest over tax harmonization at the Ontario legislature has derailed the daily question period in the chamber.

Progressive Conservatives Randy Hillier and Bill Murdoch have been staging a sit-in over the government's refusal to hold provincewide public consultations on the tax change.

The two remained in the legislature overnight despite being ordered to leave by Speaker Steve Peters.

But Hillier and Murdoch were rejoined by their caucus colleagues today and continued to shout and pound their desks.

Following a brief meeting to try to resolve the impasse, the speaker began question period by again asking Hillier and Murdoch to leave, but they remained in their chairs.

The speaker then said he was not prepared to continue and would``let the clock run'' down on the daily session.