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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Mayencourt.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
69 By leave, Mr. Black moved—
Be it resolved that this House recognize Spirit Square communities throughout the province, and encourages community participation in their local Spirit Square celebrations of BC150 years.
A debate arose.
On the motion of Mr. MacKay, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.58 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
Ms. Trevena presented a petition regarding smoking areas in Royal Canadian Legions.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 43) intituled Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2007.
The debate on the amendment continued.
The House divided.
The amendment was negatived on the following division:
| Yeas—27 | |||
| Brar S. Simpson Fleming Farnworth James Kwan Ralston |
Cubberley Hammell Coons Puchmayr Lali Routley Fraser |
Horgan Gentner Dix Bains Robertson Karagianis Evans |
Chudnovsky Chouhan Wyse Macdonald Conroy Sather |
| Nays—38 | |||
| Falcon Reid Coell Ilich Christensen Les Richmond Bell Roddick Hayer |
Lee Jarvis Nuraney Whittred Cantelon Thorpe Hagen Oppal de Jong Taylor |
Bond Hansen Abbott Penner Coleman Hogg Sultan Bennett Lekstrom |
Mayencourt Polak Hawes Yap Bloy MacKay Black McIntyre Rustad |
The debate continued on the main motion.
Mr. Dix moved the following amendment—
That Bill (No. 43) not be read a second time now for the following reasons: It undermines local democracy; will result in dramatic increases in local property taxes and dramatic increases in transit fares; will not provide the resources necessary to create the public transit improvements which are so necessary in the lower mainland; and is an intrusion into municipal autonomy.
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of Mr. Macdonald, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 6.25 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Tuesday, November 20
Mr. Simons to introduce a Bill intituled Representative for Children and Youth Act Amendment Act, 2007.
Wednesday, November 21
Mr. Krog to introduce a Bill intituled Smoke Free Cars Act.
Wednesday, November 21
81 Mr. Brar to move—
Be it resolved that this House call on the BC government to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the issue of growing poverty in the province of British Columbia.
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