No. 68 ORDERS OF THE DAY OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

1.30 p.m.

ROUTINE BUSINESS

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

STATEMENTS (STANDING ORDER 25b)

(Afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)

ORAL QUESTION PERIOD

(30 minutes, afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday)

PRESENTING PETITIONS

READING AND RECEIVING PETITIONS

PRESENTING REPORTS

MOTIONS ON NOTICE

(See Schedule A — Government Motions)

(See Schedule D — Private Members’ Motions)

WRITTEN QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

(See Schedule B)

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ON NOTICE

17  The Hon. B. Lekstrom to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 17) intituled Clean Energy Act to amend as follows:

SECTION 77, by deleting item 2 of the table and substituting the following as indicated:

20  The Hon. S. Bond to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 20) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010 to amend as follows:

SECTION 219, as it enacts section 45.1 of the Coastal Ferry Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 14, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:

Regulation of unfair competitive advantage

45.1 (1) If a ferry operator is providing a competitive service, the commissioner must determine whether the ferry operator is pricing the service below the direct costs and an appropriate proportion of the indirect costs associated with providing that ferry transportation service, or has an unfair competitive advantage in providing that ferry transportation service, including, without limitation, an advantage as a result ofresulting from the ferry operator having been provided with

(a) use of, access to or ownership of vessels or terminals that are or had been owned by the government or a government body within the meaning of the Financial Administration Act,

(b) any tax exemption, or

(c) any subsidy.

(2) If the commissioner makes the determination referred to in subsection (1), the commissioner must regulate the ferry transportation service in one of the following ways:

(a) make an order under section 69 (1) and, after an alternative service provider satisfactory to the commissioner has been located through a competitive process established in a plan approved under section 69 (4) (a) or created under section 69 (4) (b) (i), order the ferry operator to arrange with that alternative service provider, under contract, franchise agreement or otherwise, for the alternative service provider to provide the ferry transportation service;

(b) calculate the amount that the commissioner considers would be charged as a tariff for that ferry transportation service to recover the direct costs and an appropriate proportion of the indirect costs attributable to providing the service were none of the factors referred to in subsection (1) (a), (b) or (c) of this section present, and order the ferry operator to charge at least that tariff when providing that ferry transportation service.

ORDERS OF THE DAY

Throne speech debate

(Ms. Hammell adjourned the debate.)

Committee of supply

Report of Resolutions passed in Committee of Supply

SECTION A: March 23, 24, 30, April 1, 12, 15, 20, 22, 27, May 3, 5, 18, 20.

Outstanding Summaries of Estimates — Section A

Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development.

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.

Ministry of Children and Family Development.

Ministry of Citizens’ Services.

Ministry of Community and Rural Development.

Ministry of Education.

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.

Ministry of Environment.

Ministry of Finance.

Ministry of Forests and Range.

Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport.

Ministry of Housing and Social Development.

Ministry of Labour.

Ministry of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development.

Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ TIME

(Monday morning only)

(See Schedule D)

PUBLIC BILLS AND ORDERS AND GOVERNMENT MOTIONS ON NOTICE

COMMITTEE

Committee —

Bill (No. 18) intituled Haida Gwaii Reconciliation Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation.

Committee —

Bill (No. 21) intituled Forestry Service Providers Protection Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for the Integrated Land Management Bureau. (Section 24.)

SECOND READING

Second Reading —

Bill (No. 1) intituled An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. 17) intituled Clean Energy Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. 19) intituled Finance Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2010, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. 20) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2010, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General.

PRIVATE BILLS

SECOND READING

Second Reading —

Bill (No. Pr 401) intituled Horizons Unbound Rehabilitation and Training Society (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2010, PRINTED. Mr. Horgan.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. Pr 402) intituled Vancouver Foundation Amendment Act, 2010, PRINTED. Mr. Hogg.

PUBLIC BILLS IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE MEMBERS

(See Schedule D)

ADJOURNED DEBATE ON OTHER MOTIONS

E. GEORGE MacMINN, Q.C.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

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