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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Hayer.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order for Committee of Supply called.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 10) intituled Housing Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 10) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
Bill (No. 8) intituled Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, was committed.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
41. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $65,114,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Small Business and Revenue, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2009.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
By agreement, summary of debate of estimates passed in Section A (Ministry of Small Business and Revenue) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.57 a.m.
One-Thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. M. de Jong (Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Steven L. Point
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 12) intituled Musqueam Reconciliation, Settlement and Benefits Agreement Implementation Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 7, 2008.
Bill introduced and read a first time.
Bill Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
Mr. Fleming presented the Third Report of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts for the Third Session of the Thirty-eighth Parliament.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave of the House, Mr. Fleming moved that the Report be adopted.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order for Committee of Supply called.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply.
Bill (No. 8) intituled Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 was again committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 7) intituled Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 was committed.
Section 2 of Bill (No. 7) passed, on division.
Mr. Robertson moved a proposed amendment to section 14 of Bill (No. 7) which was defeated on the following division:
| Yeas—22 | |||
| Hammell S. Simpson Fleming Farnworth Ralston B. Simpson | Cubberley Austin Brar Thorne Simons Puchmayr | Wyse Horgan Gentner Dix Trevena | Macdonald Karagianis Robertson Chouhan Conroy |
| Nays—38 | |||
| Falcon Reid Coell Ilich Chong Christensen Les Richmond Bell Krueger | van Dongen Roddick Hayer Lee Jarvis Nuraney Horning Cantelon Thorpe Hagen | Oppal de Jong Bond Penner Coleman Hogg Sultan Bennett Lekstrom | Mayencourt Polak Hawes Yap Bloy MacKay Black McIntyre Rustad |
Section 14 of Bill (No. 7) passed, on division.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.27 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Thursday, March 13
Mr. Fleming to introduce a Bill intituled Private Post-Secondary Accountability and Student Protection Act, 2008.
Thursday, March 13
39 The Hon. M. de Jong to move —
Be it resolved that this House believes the electoral map for the Province of British Columbia must reflect a balance between the need for reasonable and effective representation and the constitutional requirement for relative voter parity; and, further, believes that none of the 12 regions identified in the Electoral Boundaries Commission’s preliminary report of August 15, 2007 should have its existing level of representation reduced under a new electoral map; and, accordingly, approves the establishment of an electoral map for the Province of British Columbia that will include 85 electoral districts on the following basis:
Adoption of the proposals contained in the report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission as contained in its report entitled Amendment to the Preliminary Report (February 14, 2008), (“the Report”) with the following alterations:
a) The proposals for the North and Cariboo-Thompson Regions are not approved and the alternatives contained in Appendix P of the Report relating to these regions are approved in their place.
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