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Nine o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Krog.
The Speaker made the following statement:
Honourable Members:
Today is a special day for the province and the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
Later today, we will have a visit to the precinct by His Royal Highness Prince Charles and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall.
I know that all Members of this House welcome the visit and we are all hoping that the threatened rain will hold off between 4:00 and 4:30 this afternoon.
I know the House joins with me in extending a warm welcome to the Royal couple.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 21) intituled Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act.
The debate continued.
Mr. Farnworth moved the following amendment —
That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 21) intituled Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act be amended by deleting the word “now” and substituting the words “six months hence.”
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion by the Hon. M. de Jong to recess until 7 p.m., the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas—38 | |||
| Horne Letnick Stewart I. Black McNeil Chong Polak Krueger Bennett Hogg | Thornthwaite Hayer Lee Barnett Bloy Reid Lekstrom Penner Heed de Jong | Hansen Abbott Falcon Coleman Thomson Yap Cantelon Les Sultan | McIntyre Rustad Cadieux van Dongen Howard Foster Slater Dalton Pimm |
| Nays—29 | |||
| S. Simpson D. Black Fleming Farnworth Kwan Ralston Popham B. Simpson | Austin Karagianis Brar Hammell Thorne D. Routley Horgan | Dix Mungall Chouhan Macdonald Herbert Simons Gentner | Elmore Donaldson Fraser B. Routley Coons Trevena Huntington |
The House recessed until 7 p.m.
The debate on the amendment continued.
The House continued to sit past midnight.
On the motion to adjourn debate on the amendment, the House divided.
The motion was negatived on the following division:
| Yeas—24 | |||
| S. Simpson Fleming Farnworth James Ralston Popham | B. Simpson Karagianis Brar Hammell D. Routley Horgan | Dix Mungall Chouhan Macdonald Gentner Elmore | Donaldson Fraser B. Routley Coons Trevena Huntington |
| Nays—42 | |||
| Horne Letnick Stewart I. Black Coell McNeil Chong Polak Krueger Bennett Hawes | Hogg Thornthwaite Hayer Lee Barnett Bloy Reid Lekstrom Penner Heed de Jong | Hansen Bond Abbott Falcon Coleman Thomson Yap Cantelon Les Sultan | McIntyre Rustad Cadieux van Dongen Howard Lake Foster Slater Dalton Pimm |
The debate on the amendment continued.
The House divided.
The amendment was negatived on the following division:
| Yeas—24 | |||
| S. Simpson Fleming Farnworth James Ralston Popham | B. Simpson Karagianis Brar Hammell D. Routley Horgan | Dix Mungall Chouhan Macdonald Gentner Elmore | Donaldson Fraser B. Routley Coons Trevena Huntington |
| Nays—42 | |||
| Horne Letnick Stewart I. Black Coell McNeil Chong Polak Krueger Bennett Hawes | Hogg Thornthwaite Hayer Lee Barnett Bloy Reid Lekstrom Penner Heed de Jong | Hansen Bond Abbott Falcon Coleman Thomson Yap Cantelon Les Sultan | McIntyre Rustad Cadieux van Dongen Howard Lake Foster Slater Dalton Pimm |
The debate resumed on the main motion.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 21) intituled Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act, the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas—42 | |||
| Horne Letnick Stewart I. Black Coell McNeil Chong Polak Krueger Bennett Hawes | Hogg Thornthwaite Hayer Lee Barnett Bloy Reid Lekstrom Penner Heed de Jong | Hansen Bond Abbott Falcon Coleman Thomson Yap Cantelon Les Sultan | McIntyre Rustad Cadieux van Dongen Howard Lake Foster Slater Dalton Pimm |
| Nays—24 | |||
| S. Simpson Fleming Farnworth James Ralston Popham | B. Simpson Karagianis Brar Hammell D. Routley Horgan | Dix Mungall Chouhan Macdonald Gentner Elmore | Donaldson Fraser B. Routley Coons Trevena Huntington |
Bill (No. 21) was read a second time.
On the motion of the Hon. K. Falcon, Bill (No. 21) was referred to a Committee of the Whole House to be considered forthwith.
Bill (No. 21) was committed.
Section 3 of Bill (No. 21) passed, on division.
The title of Bill (No. 21) passed, on division.
The motion that the Committee rise and report Bill (No. 21) complete without amendment passed, on division.
Bill (No. 21) was reported complete without amendment.
On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 21) the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas—41 | |||
| Horne Letnick Stewart I. Black Coell McNeil Chong Polak Krueger Bennett Hawes | Hogg Thornthwaite Hayer Lee Barnett Bloy Reid Lekstrom Penner Heed | de Jong Hansen Bond Abbott Falcon Coleman Thomson Cantelon Les Sultan | McIntyre Rustad Cadieux van Dongen Howard Lake Foster Slater Dalton Pimm |
| Nays—25 | |||
| S. Simpson Fleming Farnworth James Ralston Popham B. Simpson | Karagianis Brar Hammell D. Routley Horgan Dix | Mungall Chouhan Macdonald Simons Gentner Elmore | Donaldson Fraser B. Routley Coons Trevena Huntington |
Bill (No. 21) was read a third time and passed.
The Speaker declared a short recess.
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair —
E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, read the title to the following Act:
Bill (No. 21) Ambulance Services Collective Agreement Act.
His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty’s name to give assent to the said Act.
The said assent was announced by E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, in the following words:
“In Her Majesty’s name, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to this Act.”
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.
And then the House adjourned at 8.10 a.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
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