No. 30 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

One-Thirty o’clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. Letnick.

The Hon. B. Barisoff (Speaker) tabled the following documents:

Elections BC Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 39th Provincial General Election and Referendum on Electoral Reform, May 12, 2009; and

Auditor General 2009/2010 Report 11: Follow-up Report: Updates on the implementation of recommendations from recent reports.

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. 8) intituled Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources 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 Tourism, Culture and the Arts.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

The Speaker declared a short recess.

His Honour the Administrator having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair —

Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk Assistant and Committee Clerk, read the titles to the following Acts:

Bill (No. 2) Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2010.

Bill (No. 4) Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2010.

Bill (No. 6) Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2010.

His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty’s name to give assent to the said Acts.

The said assent was announced by Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk Assistant and Committee Clerk, in the following words:

“In Her Majesty’s name, His Honour the Administrator doth assent to these Acts.”

Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk Assistant and Committee Clerk, read the title to the following Act:

Bill (No. 3) Supply Act (No. 1), 2010.

His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty’s name to give assent to the said Act.

The said assent was announced by Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk Assistant and Committee Clerk, in the following words:

“In Her Majesty’s name, His Honour the Administrator doth thank Her Majesty’s loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to this Act.”

His Honour the Administrator was then pleased to retire.

And then the House adjourned at 6.37 p.m.

Hon. Bill Barisoff, Speaker