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One-Thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers by Ms. Kwan.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
The House observed a minute of silence in recognition of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands.
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. 16) intituled Armoured Vehicle and After-Market Compartment Control Act was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 8) intituled Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 was again committed.
Mr. Horgan moved a proposed amendment to section 47 of Bill (No. 8) which was defeated on the following division:
| Yeas—28 | |||
| S. Simpson D. Black Fleming Farnworth Popham Austin Karagianis | Brar Hammell Lali Thorne Horgan Bains Dix | Mungall Chouhan Macdonald Corrigan Chandra Herbert Krog Simons | Gentner Elmore Fraser B. Routley Sather Trevena Huntington |
| Nays—43 | |||
| Horne Letnick McRae Stewart I. Black Coell McNeil Chong Polak Yamamoto Bell | Krueger Bennett Hawes Hogg Thornthwaite Hayer Lee Barnett Bloy 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 |
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
30. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $135,104,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Environment, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2011.
31. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $8,816,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Environment, Environmental Assessment Office, to 31st March, 2011.
52. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $2,088,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Environmental Appeal Board and Forest Appeals Commission, to 31st March, 2011.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Environment.
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 Environment) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.56 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Monday, May 17
10 Mr. Sultan to move —
Be it resolved that this House recognize the importance of investing in capital projects across the province that will create thousands of jobs today to facilitate an even stronger economy in the future.
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