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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Foster.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
6 By leave, Mr. Ralston moved —
Be it resolved that this House support discussion and debate of the creation of an Independent Budget Officer.
The Speaker made the following statement:
Honourable Member:
If we refer back to Standing Order 66, “The House will not receive any resolution stating an express or abstract opinion of the House on recommending an expenditure of public money unless recommended by the Crown.”
If the Member wishes to take out the offending section, which would be “of the creation” and “House support” the Speaker would certainly entertain looking at that.
Motion 6 was ruled out of order.
7 By leave, Mr. Ralston moved —
Be it resolved that this House enter into discussion and debate of an Independent Budget Officer.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Cantelon 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. B. Barisoff (Speaker) tabled the Elections BC Annual Report, 2008-2009.
The Hon. M. de Jong (Attorney General) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:
Keith Bracken
Administrator
The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 4) intituled Wills, Estates and Succession Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Victoria Law Courts,
September 14, 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.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion “That the Speaker do now leave the Chair” for the House to go into Committee of Supply.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Lali, the debate was adjourned.
The Hon. M. de Jong presented the First Report of the Special Committee of Selection, which read as follows:
First Report
Douglas Fir Committee Room,
Parliament Buildings,
September 14, 2009
Mr. Speaker:
The Special Committee of Selection appointed on August 25, 2009 to prepare and report lists of members to compose the Committees of this House reports that the following is the list of members to compose the Select Standing Committees for the present Session:
Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs — Don McRae (Convener), Donna Barnett, Dr. Terry Lake, John Slater, John Les, Gordon Hogg, Bob Simpson, Harry Lali, Doug Routley and Scott Fraser.
Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth — Joan McIntyre (Convener), Marc Dalton, Jane Thornthwaite, Stephanie Cadieux, John Rustad, Douglas Horne, Maurine Karagianis, Leonard Krog, Mable Elmore and Nicholas Simons.
Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations — Ralph Sultan (Convener), Harry Bloy, Pat Pimm, Joan McIntyre, Rob Howard, Gordon Hogg, John Horgan, Gary Coons, Harry Bains and Vicki Huntington.
Select Standing Committee on Education — Gordon Hogg (Convener), Richard T. Lee, Jane Thornthwaite, Marc Dalton, Dave S. Hayer, Rob Howard, Robin Austin, Diane Thorne, Dawn Black and Michael Sather.
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services — John Les (Convener), John van Dongen, Don McRae, Norm Letnick, John Rustad, Jane Thornthwaite, Doug Donaldson, Bruce Ralston, Michelle Mungall and Bill Routley.
Select Standing Committee on Health — Stephanie Cadieux (Convener), Ron Cantelon, Dave S. Hayer, Don McRae, Dr. Terry Lake, Donna Barnett, Adrian Dix, Sue Hammell, Jagrup Brar and Raj Chouhan.
Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives — Dr. Terry Lake (Convener), Eric Foster, Dave S. Hayer, John Slater, Richard T. Lee, Pat Pimm, Jenny Kwan, Rob Fleming, Mike Farnworth and Katrine Conroy.
Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills — Norm Letnick (Convener), Eric Foster, Harry Bloy, Pat Pimm, Donna Barnett, John Slater, Rob Fleming, Mike Farnworth, Jenny Kwan and Katrine Conroy.
Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts — Bruce Ralston (Convener), Douglas Horne, John Les, John Rustad, Norm Letnick, Joan McIntyre, Richard T. Lee, Ralph Sultan, Rob Howard, Spencer Herbert, Kathy Corrigan, Lana Popham, Shane Simpson, Guy Gentner and Vicki Huntington.
Hon. Michael de Jong, MLA,
Chair and Government House Leader
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave of the House, the Hon. M. de Jong moved that the Report be adopted.
Motion agreed to.
By leave, the Hon. M. de Jong moved —
That the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services be empowered:
1. To examine, inquire into and make recommendations with respect to the budget consultation paper prepared by the Minister of Finance in accordance with section 2 of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act and, in particular, to:
(a) Conduct public consultations across British Columbia on proposals and recommendations regarding the provincial budget and fiscal policy for the coming fiscal year by any means the committee considers appropriate, including but not limited to public meetings, telephone and electronic means;
(b) Prepare a report no later than November 15, 2009 on the results of those consultations; and
2. (a) To consider and make recommendations on the annual reports, rolling three-year service plans and budgets of the following statutory officers:
(i) Auditor General
(ii) Chief Electoral Officer
(iii) Conflict of Interest Commissioner
(iv) Information and Privacy Commissioner
(v) Merit Commissioner
(vi) Ombudsman
(vii) Police Complaint Commissioner
(viii) Representative for Children and Youth; and,
(b) To examine, inquire into and make recommendations with respect to other matters brought to the Committee’s attention by any of the Officers listed in 2 (a) above.
3. That the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services be the committee referred to in sections 19, 20, 21 and 23 of the Auditor General Act and that the performance report in section 22 of the Auditor General Act be referred to the committee.
In addition to the powers previously conferred upon the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, the committee shall be empowered:
(a) to appoint of their number, one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;
(b) to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;
(c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and
(d) to retain personnel as required to assist the Committee,
and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.
Motion agreed to.
By leave, the Hon. M. de Jong moved —
That a Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives be appointed for the 39th Parliament, pursuant to Section 9 of the Recall and Initiative Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 398.
Motion agreed to.
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion “That the Speaker do now leave the Chair” for the House to go into Committee of Supply.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. B. Simpson, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 6.25 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
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