The Ontario legislature has voted to keep its daily reading of the Lord's Prayer.

Premier Dalton McGuinty caused a tempest earlier this year when he said reading just the Lord's Prayer every day before the opening of business was out of date.

In February, McGuinty said, "it's time we had a prayer that better reflects our diversity."

An all-party committee was appointed to examine the issue.

That committee received more than 30,000 signatures on petitions, letters and e-mails, asking the legislature to keep the Lord's Prayer.

On Thursday, the committee recommended keeping the Christian prayer, but adding an additional prayer from another religion, or a moment of silence.

Government house leader Michael Bryant accepted the compromise.

"Is it a perfect decision, perhaps, perhaps not," he said.

The New Democrats say the Liberals needlessly created a crisis by trying to get rid of the prayer.

"Dalton McGuinty retreated at the sound of speed as soon as he saw the e-mails coming in," said NDP MPP Cheri Di Novo.