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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Pimm.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply.
Bill (No. 7) intituled Police (Misconduct, Complaints, Investigations, Discipline and Proceedings) Amendment Act, 2009 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 Housing and Social Development.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.53 a.m.
One-Thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. M. de Jong (Attorney General) 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. 19) intituled Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2009 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
October 27, 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.”
By leave, the Hon. M. de Jong moved —
That the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth be appointed to be empowered to foster greater awareness and understanding among legislators and the public of the BC child welfare system, and in particular to:
1. Be the committee that receives and reviews the annual service plan from the Representative for Children and Youth (the “Representative”) that includes a statement of goals and identifies specific objectives and performance measures that will be required to exercise the powers and perform the functions and duties of the Representative during the fiscal year;
2. Be the committee to which the Representative reports, at least annually;
3. Refer to the Representative for investigation the critical injury or death of a child; and
4. Receive and consider all reports and plans delivered by the Representative (if any during the time period of these terms of reference) to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
In addition to the powers previously conferred upon Select Standing Committees of the House, the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth 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.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply.
Bill (No. Pr 401) intituled Verigin Memorial Park Amendment Act, 2009 was read a second time, and by leave, committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. Pr 402) intituled Trustee Board of the Church of God, Richmond Municipality, B.C. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2009 was read a second time, and by leave, committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. Pr 403) intituled Victoria Foundation Amendment Act, 2009 was read a second time, and by leave, committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 7) intituled Police (Misconduct, Complaints, Investigations, Discipline and Proceedings) Amendment Act, 2009 was again committed.
Mr. Farnworth moved a proposed amendment to section 12 of Bill (No. 7) which was defeated on the following division:
| Yeas—30 | |||
| S. Simpson D. Black Fleming Farnworth Ralston Popham B. Simpson Austin | Karagianis Brar Hammell Lali Thorne D. Routley Horgan Dix | Mungall Chouhan Macdonald Corrigan Herbert Krog Gentner | Elmore Donaldson Fraser B. Routley Conroy Coons Trevena |
| Nays—40 | |||
| Horne Letnick McRae Stewart I. Black Coell Chong Polak Bell Krueger | Bennett Stilwell Hawes Hogg Thornthwaite Hayer Lee Barnett Bloy Lekstrom | de Jong Bond Abbott Falcon Coleman Thomson Yap Cantelon Les Sultan | McIntyre Rustad Cadieux van Dongen Howard Lake Foster Slater Dalton Pimm |
Bill (No. 7) was reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 17) intituled Health Statutes (Residents’ Bill of Rights) Amendment Act, 2009, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Ms. Karagianis, the debate 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 Housing and Social Development.
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
Thursday, October 29
Ms. Karagianis to introduce a Bill intituled First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation Act, 2009.
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