Nos. 26 and 27 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Monday, March 29, 2010

Ten o’clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. Horne.

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”

6  By leave, Mr. S. Simpson moved —

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

A debate arose.

The debate continued.

On the motion of Ms. Mungall, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

And then the House adjourned at 11.59 a.m.

Monday, March 29, 2010

One-Thirty o’clock p.m.

The Hon. M. de Jong (Attorney General) on behalf of the Hon. P. Bell (Minister of Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for the Integrated Land Management Bureau) 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. 7) intituled Forests and Range Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,

March 29, 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.

The Hon. B. Lekstrom (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) 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. 8) intituled Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,

March 29, 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.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 6) intitutled Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 6) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

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 debate continued.

On the motion of Ms. Hammell, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

(In Committee — Section A)


Section A of Committee of Supply reported the 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 6.27 p.m.

Hon. Bill Barisoff, Speaker