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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Slater.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section B of Committee of Supply.
Mr. Austin reserved his right to raise a matter of privilege.
(In Committee — Section B)
24. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $67,793,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Ministry Operations to 31st March, 2010.
25. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,875,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Contracts and Funding Arrangements to 31st March, 2010.
Section B of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
38. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $625,431,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Ministry Operations to 31st March, 2010.
39. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $20,975,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Emergency Program Act, to 31st March, 2010.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
By agreement, summary of debate of estimates passed in Section A (Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.58 a.m.
One-Thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. B. Barisoff (Speaker) tabled the Legislative Assembly Management Committee Annual Report, 2007-2008.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. B. Penner (Minister of Environment) tabled the Creston Valley Wildlife Management Authority Trust Fund Annual Report, 2008/09.
The Hon. M. de Jong (Attorney General) tabled the following documents:
British Columbia Utilities Commission Annual Report, 2008/2009;
Crown Proceeding Act Report for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2009; and
Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia Annual Report, 2008/2009.
By leave, the Hon. M. de Jong moved —
That effective immediately, the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended as follows for the Second Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament, which will commence on February 9, 2010:
That section 2 (2) (a) (i) be amended to read “from the second Tuesday in February to the first Thursday in June inclusive.”
That section 2 (2) (b) be amended to read “The House shall stand adjourned during the weeks of February 15, February 22, March 15, April 5, and May 10, 2010.”
That section 2 (2) (c) be amended to read “As soon as possible after the passing of this motion the Clerk of the House shall publish a calendar which shows the days on which the House shall meet, according to the Standing Orders.”
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 B of Committee of Supply.
(In Committee — Section B)
1. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $73,529,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Legislation to 31st March, 2010.
2. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $15,536,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Auditor General to 31st March, 2010.
3. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $440,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Conflict of Interest Commissioner to 31st March, 2010.
4. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $41,440,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Elections BC to 31st March, 2010.
5. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $3,822,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Information and Privacy Commissioner to 31st March, 2010.
6. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $955,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Merit Commissioner to 31st March, 2010.
7. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $4,773,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Ombudsman to 31st March, 2010.
8. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,974,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Police Complaint Commissioner to 31st March, 2010.
9. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $7,027,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Representative for Children and Youth to 31st March, 2010.
Section B of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions.
Report to be considered forthwith.
The Hon. C. Hansen moved —
That the reports of resolutions from the Committees of Supply on September 21, 23; October 6, 8, 19, 20 , 21 , 22 , 28 and November 2, 3, 5, 17, 24, 25, 26 be now received, taken as read and agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
The Hon. C. Hansen moved —
That there be granted from and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of 32 billion, 315 million, 474 thousand dollars. This sum includes that authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2009 and Supply Act (No. 2), 2009 and is granted to Her Majesty towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010.
Motion agreed to.
The Hon. C. Hansen moved —
That there be granted from and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of 746 million, 115 thousand dollars. This sum includes that authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2009 and is granted to Her Majesty towards defraying the capital, loans, investments and other financing requirements of the province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010.
Motion agreed to.
The Hon. C. Hansen moved —
That there be granted from and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of one billion, 194 million, 257 thousand dollars. This sum includes that authorized to be paid under section 3 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2009 and is granted to Her Majesty for disbursements to other entities for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010.
Motion agreed to.
The Hon. C. Hansen (Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier) 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. 22) intituled Supply Act, 2009-2010 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
November 12, 2009.
Bill introduced and read a first time.
The Speaker declared a short recess for distribution of the Bill.
Bill permitted to be advanced all stages this day.
Bill (No. 22) was read a second time.
On the motion of the Hon. C. Hansen, Bill (No. 22) was referred to a Committee of the Whole House to be considered forthwith.
Bill (No. 22) was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas—45 | |||
| Horne Letnick McRae Stewart I. Black Coell McNeil Chong Polak Yamamoto Bell Krueger | Bennett Stilwell Hawes Hogg Thornthwaite Hayer Lee Bloy Reid Lekstrom Penner | de Jong Campbell Hansen Bond Abbott Coleman Thomson Yap Cantelon Les Sultan | McIntyre Rustad Cadieux van Dongen Howard Lake Foster Slater Dalton Pimm Huntington |
| Nays—27 | |||
| S. Simpson Fleming Farnworth James Kwan Ralston Popham | B. Simpson Austin Karagianis Brar Hammell Lali D. Routley | Horgan Dix Macdonald Herbert Krog Simons Elmore | Donaldson Fraser B. Routley Conroy Coons Trevena |
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 titles to the following Acts:
Bill (No. 14) Housing and Social Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2009.
Bill (No. 17) Health Statutes (Residents’ Bill of Rights) Amendment Act, 2009.
Bill (No. 18) Assistance to Shelter Act.
Bill (No. 19) Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2009.
Bill (No. 20) Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2009.
His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty’s name to give assent to the said Acts.
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 these Acts.”
E. George MacMinn, Q.C., Clerk of the House, read the title to the following Act:
Bill (No. 22) Supply Act, 2009-2010.
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 thank Her Majesty’s loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to this Act.”
His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.
The Hon. M. de Jong moved —
That the House, at its rising, do stand adjourned until it appears to the satisfaction of the Speaker, after consultation with the Government, that the public interest requires that the House shall meet, or until the Speaker may be advised by the Government that it is desired to prorogue the First Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament of the Province of British Columbia. The Speaker may give notice that he is so satisfied or has been so advised and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice, and, as the case may be, may transact its business as if it has been duly adjourned to that time and date; and
That, in the event of the Speaker being unable to act owing to illness or other cause, the Deputy Speaker shall act in his stead for the purpose of this order.
Motion agreed to.
And then the House adjourned at 3.56 p.m.
Hon. Bill Barisoff, Speaker
Monday, November 30
19 Ms. Kwan to move —
Be it resolved that this House urge the federal government to amend the Criminal Code of Canada to designate attacks against homeless individuals as a hate crime consistent with other designated groups.
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