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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Nuraney.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
23 By leave, Mr. Les moved —
Be it resolved that this House recognize the necessity of fiscal restraint to protect our children and grandchildren from bearing the burden of today’s economic difficulties.
A debate arose.
On the motion of Mr. Thorpe, 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.
The Hon. I. Black (Minister of Labour and Citizens’ Services) 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. 8) intituled Workers Compensation Amendment Act, 2009 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 5, 2009.
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.
The Hon. B. Barisoff (Speaker) tabled the Legislative Library Annual Report, 2008.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 5) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 2009.
The debate continued.
Bill (No. 5) 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. 2) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2009 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
The Speaker made the following statement:
Honourable Members:
Earlier today during Question Period the Member for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant in addressing a question to the Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the Olympics accused him of providing false information to the House. Upon the Speaker requesting that the Member withdraw the offending statement, she did so without hesitation.
The Member then went on to say, “The Minister provides misleading information to this House, budget after budget....” Such an accusation, while intemperate, does not fall into the category of remarks which require an immediate withdrawal, and I was in error in requesting the Honourable Member for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant to withdraw that latter accusation.
To clarify matters somewhat, I wish to advise the House that any advice I received on this occasion was the perfectly correct advice, but at that moment I slipped into error and tender my apologies to both the Member and the House.
Hon. Bill Barisoff, Speaker
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 4) intituled Ministerial Accountability Bases Act, 2008-2009, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Farnworth, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 6.24 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Tuesday, March 10
Mr. Ralston to introduce a Bill intituled Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act, 2009.
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