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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers by Mr. Evans.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
On the motion for Third Reading of Bill (No. 40) intituled Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement Act, the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas—63 | |||
| Falcon Coell Ilich Chong Christensen Les Richmond Bell Krueger Roddick Hayer Lee Nuraney Whittred Cantelon Thorpe | Hagen Oppal de Jong Campbell Taylor Bond Hansen Abbott Penner Neufeld Coleman Hogg Sultan Bennett Polak S. Simpson | Farnworth James Kwan Ralston B. Simpson Cubberley Hammell Coons Thorne Simons Puchmayr Routley Fraser Hawes Yap Bloy | Horgan Dix Trevena Robertson Karagianis Krog Austin Chudnovsky Chouhan Wyse Macdonald Conroy Black McIntyre Rustad |
| Nays—4 | |||
| Jarvis | Lekstrom | Sather | MacKay |
Bill (No. 40) read a third time and passed.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 39) intituled Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2007, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Rustad, the debate was adjourned until the next sitting of the House.
The Hon. B. Penner moved that the House do now adjourn.
Motion agreed to on division.
And then the House adjourned at 6.26 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Thursday, November 8
Mr. S. Simpson to introduce a Bill intituled Whistleblower Protection Act, 2007.
Monday, November 19
Mr. B. Simpson to introduce a Bill intituled Public Interest Protection Act.
Thursday, November 8
78 Ms. Karagianis to move—
Be it resolved that this House urge the BC Government to use bio-diesel fuel to heat all government buildings including the Legislature.
79 Mr. Coons to move—
Be it resolved that this House support the recommendations of the Highway of Tears Symposium including full funding for the following:
1. The existing coordinator position for the Highway of Tears Project; to guarantee resources are there to ensure the longevity of the position.
2. The full set of recommendations as listed by the Highway of Tears Symposium (including a second coordinator position for the Project); and
3. The additional position of an event coordinator as recommended by Carrier-Sekani Family Services to properly distribute the workload that needs to be done to coordinate the recommendations.
80 Mr. Coons to move—
Be it resolved that this House support the creation of a “Ferry Dependent Communities Strategy” to ensure the long-term viability of ferry routes to remote communities and the viability of those communities, and;
Be it further resolved that this House support the freezing of ferry fares at rates current to November 1, 2007, until the “Ferry Dependent Communities Strategy” is enacted.
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