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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Krog.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
8 By leave and by agreement, Mr. Rustad moved on behalf of Mr. Pimm —
Be it resolved that this House support the Government’s decision to advance, subject to environmental assessment approvals, and ensuring that the Crown’s constitutional duties to First Nations are met, the development of the Site C Clean Energy Project to meet the future needs of British Columbia.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Lake, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.55 a.m.
One-Thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. M. de Jong (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) 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. 12) intituled Gunshot and Stab Wound Disclosure Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
April 23, 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. 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 Administrator, which read as follows:
Lance Finch
Administrator
The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 13) intituled Forests and Range (First Nations Woodland Licence) Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Vancouver Law Courts,
April 26, 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.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act.
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of the Hon. G. Abbott, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
The Hon. M. de Jong advised the House that an agreement could not be reached under the provisions of Standing Order 81.1 (1) in relation to Bill (No. 9) intituled Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act and therefore moved the following motion:
Pursuant to Standing Order 81.1 (2), all proceedings relating to the second reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act shall be completed and disposed of on or before April 27th, 2010 at 6 p.m. At 5.45 p.m. on the date mentioned, the Speaker shall forthwith put all necessary questions for the completion of second reading stage of the said bill without amendment or debate. Any divisions called on the second reading of such bill may be taken in accordance with Standing Order 16 and all other divisions will be covered by Practice Recommendation No. 1. Proceedings under this motion shall not be subject to the provisions of Standing Order 81 or the Standing or Sessional Orders relating to times and days of the sittings of the House.
I further move that pursuant to Standing Order 81.1 (2), on or before 6 p.m., Thursday, April 29th, all remaining stages of Bill (No. 9) shall be completed and disposed of. At 5 p.m. on the date mentioned, the Speaker and the Chair of the Committee of the Whole will forthwith put all necessary questions for the disposal of all remaining stages of the said bill without amendment or debate and divisions called on sections of Bill (No. 9) shall be taken in accordance with Practice Recommendation No. 1. Any divisions called on the third reading of such bill may be taken in accordance with Standing Order 16 and all other divisions will be covered by Practice Recommendation No. 1. Proceedings under this motion shall not be subject to the provisions of Standing Order 81, or the Standing or Sessional Orders relating to times and days of the sittings of the House.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas—46 | |||
| Horne Letnick McRae Stewart I. Black Coell McNeil Chong Polak Yamamoto Bell Krueger | Bennett Stilwell Hawes Hogg Thornthwaite Hayer Lee Barnett Bloy Reid Thomson Lekstrom | Penner de Jong Hansen Bond MacDiarmid Abbott Falcon Coleman Yap Cantelon Les | Sultan McIntyre Rustad Cadieux van Dongen Howard Lake Foster Slater Dalton Pimm |
| Nays—29 | |||
| S. Simpson D. Black Fleming Farnworth B. Simpson Austin Karagianis Brar | Hammell Lali Thorne Horgan Bains Dix Mungall | Chouhan Macdonald Corrigan Krog Simons Gentner Donaldson | Fraser B. Routley Conroy Coons Sather Trevena Huntington |
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Forests and Range.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.28 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
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