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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Krog.
The Speaker made the following statement:
Honourable Members:
I have now had the opportunity to review the Blues of Thursday, May 15th, relating to Private Members’ Statements.
I am particularly concerned about the content of the statement given by the Member for Delta North and find that the Member’s statement breached the well established guidelines related to such statements. In particular I quote a Speaker’s decision in this House of July 2, 1992, in part, as follows:
“In reviewing the practice of this House, however, highly partisan remarks that negatively reflect on individual members or groups of members in the House have not been regarded as falling within the spirit and intent of Standing Order 25a.”
I note here that the Speaker’s decision of March 1, 2007, made it clear that guidelines applicable to Standing Order 25a are equally applicable to statements under Standing Order 25b.
Accordingly, it is the Chair’s opinion that the Member for Delta North breached the well established guidelines applicable to Standing Order 25b, and should any Member transgress the guidelines again, he or she will be ordered to resume his or her seat and discontinue the statement.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
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. 29) intituled Environmental (Species and Public Protection) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008.
The debate continued.
Bill (No. 29) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Health.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.58 a.m.
One-Thirty o’clock p.m.
The House observed a minute of silence for the victims of the earthquake in China.
On the motion of Ms. Conroy, Bill (No. M 213) intituled Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Amendment Act, 2008 was introduced, read a first time, and 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.
Bill (No. 14) intituled Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008 was committed.
On the motion that the Committee rise and report Bill (No. 14) complete without amendment, the Committee divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas—38 | |||
| Falcon Reid Coell Chong Christensen Richmond Bell Krueger van Dongen Les |
Roddick Hayer Lee Jarvis Nuraney Cantelon Thorpe Hagen de Jong Taylor |
Bond Abbott Penner Neufeld Coleman Hogg Sultan Bennett Lekstrom |
Mayencourt Polak Hawes Yap Bloy MacKay Black McIntyre Rustad |
| Nays—27 | |||
| Hammell S. Simpson Farnworth Ralston B. Simpson Austin Brar |
Thorne Simons Puchmayr Fraser Wyse Sather Horgan |
Gentner Dix Trevena Bains Macdonald Karagianis Evans |
Robertson Chudnovsky Coons Routley Lali Conroy |
Bill (No. 14) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 18) intituled Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act 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)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Health.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.25 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Wednesday, May 21
Mr. Cubberley to introduce a Bill intituled Funding Stability for Boards of Education Act, 2008.
Thursday, May 22
62 The Hon. M. de Jong to move —
Be it resolved that this Legislature apologizes for the events of May 23, 1914, when 376 passengers of the Komagata Maru, stationed off Vancouver harbour, were denied entry by Canada. The House deeply regrets that the passengers, who sought refuge in our country and our province, were turned away without benefit of the fair and impartial treatment befitting a society where people of all cultures are welcomed and accepted.
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