Nos. 24 and 25 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Ten o’clock a.m.

Prayers by Ms. Thorne.

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. 4) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 was committed.

Section 2 of Bill (No. 4) passed, on division.

Section 3 of Bill (No. 4) passed, on division.

Section 7 of Bill (No. 4) passed, on division.

Section 8 of Bill (No. 4) passed, on division.

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 Small Business, Technology and Economic Development.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 11.55 a.m.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

One-Thirty o’clock p.m.

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. 6) intituled Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,

March 24, 2010.


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.”

Order called for Committee of Supply.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply.

Bill (No. 4) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 was again committed.

Section 30 of Bill (No. 4) passed, on division.

Section 31 of Bill (No. 4) passed, on division.

Section 32 of Bill (No. 4) passed, on division.

Bill (No. 4) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 5) intituled Zero Net Deforestation Act.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:

Yeas—62
Horne
Letnick
McRae
I. Black
Coell
McNeil
Chong
Polak
Yamamoto
Bell
Krueger
Stilwell
Hawes
Hogg
Thornthwaite
Hayer
Lee
Barnett
Bloy
Reid
Penner
Heed
de Jong
Hansen
Bond
MacDiarmid
Abbott
Falcon
Coleman
Cantelon
Les
Sultan
McIntyre
S. Simpson
D. Black
Farnworth
Kwan
Ralston
Popham
B. Simpson
Austin
Karagianis
Brar
Lali
van Dongen
Howard
Lake
Bains
Mungall
Chouhan
Macdonald
Corrigan
Krog
Gentner
Donaldson
Fraser
Foster
Slater
Dalton
Pimm
Sather
Trevena

Bill (No. 5) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

(In Committee — Section A)


Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 5.58 p.m.

Hon. Bill Barisoff, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, March 29

6  Mr. S. Simpson to move —

Be it resolved that this House discuss and debate that the BC Government should immediately develop a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy.