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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Foster.
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. 6) intituled Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 was committed.
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.
One-Thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. G. Campbell (Premier) made a ministerial statement regarding First World War veterans.
Ms. James made a statement.
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. 9) intituled Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 30, 2010.
On the motion that Bill (No. 9) be introduced and read a first time, the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas—47 | |||
| Horne Letnick McRae Stewart I. Black Coell McNeil Chong Polak Yamamoto Krueger Bennett |
Stilwell Hawes Hogg Thornthwaite Hayer Lee Barnett Bloy Reid Lekstrom Penner Heed |
de Jong Campbell Hansen Bond MacDiarmid Abbott Falcon Coleman Thomson Yap Cantelon Les |
Sultan McIntyre Rustad Cadieux van Dongen Howard Lake Foster Slater Dalton Pimm |
| Nays—34 | |||
| S. Simpson D. Black Fleming Farnworth James Kwan Ralston B. Simpson Austin |
Karagianis Brar Hammell Lali Thorne Horgan Bains Dix Mungall |
Chouhan Macdonald Corrigan Herbert Krog Simons Gentner Elmore |
Donaldson Fraser B. Routley Conroy Coons Sather Trevena Huntington |
Bill introduced and read a first time.
On the motion that Bill (No. 9) be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today, a member called for a division.
The Speaker made the following statement:
Honourable Members:
First reading is purely formal, subject to Practice Recommendation 5 — no debate, no amendment. After the motion of first reading is passed, the second motion is then made by the sponsor of the bill that the bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting of the House after today. The second motion is purely procedural and not subject to amendment or debate. So the motion is passed.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
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.”
Mr. Speaker stated that although names were missed when the results of the division on first reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act were announced, the numbers were correct, and the omitted names would be included on the official record of votes.
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. 6) intituled Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 was again committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 8) intituled Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2010, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
Bill (No. 8) 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)
43. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $47,426,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2011.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development and further reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.
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 Small Business, Technology and Economic Development) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.21 p.m.
Hon. Bill Barisoff, Speaker
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