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One-Thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers by Mr. Nuraney.
Mr. Lali made a statement regarding the deaths of three children killed in Merritt, and requested that the House observe a minute of silence.
The Hon. G. Abbott (Minister of Health) 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. 23) intituled Public Health Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
April 8, 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.”
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.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 16) intituled Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel Requirements) Act.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas—39 | |||
| Coell Ilich Chong Christensen Richmond Bell Krueger van Dongen Les Roddick |
Jarvis Nuraney Whittred Cantelon Thorpe Hagen Oppal de Jong Campbell Taylor |
Bond Hansen Abbott Penner Neufeld Coleman Hogg Sultan Hawkins Bennett |
Lekstrom Mayencourt Polak Yap Bloy MacKay Black McIntyre Rustad |
| Nays—31 | |||
| Hammell S. Simpson Fleming Farnworth James Kwan Ralston B. Simpson |
Cubberley Austin Brar Thorne Simons Puchmayr Fraser Wyse |
Sather Horgan Gentner Dix Bains Macdonald Karagianis Evans |
Krog Robertson Chudnovsky Chouhan Coons Lali Conroy |
Bill (No. 16) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 18) intituled Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
Mr. S. Simpson moved the following amendment —
That Bill 18 not be read a second time now but that the subject matter be forwarded to the Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives.
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of Mr. Sather, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.20 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Monday, April 14
54 Mr. Brar to move —
Be it resolved that this House recognizes the importance of meeting the needs of the people as individuals by ending the 3-week wait for income assistance.
55 Mr. Brar to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports a statement of apology by the provincial and federal governments and the establishment of a permanent memorial by the federal government for the incident of Komagata Maru that took place at the Port of Vancouver in 1914.
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