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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. D. Routley.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section B of Committee of Supply.
(In Committee — Section B)
Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Attorney General.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.54 a.m.
One-Thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. B. Penner (Attorney General) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:
Lance Finch
Administrator
The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 10) intituled Wills, Estates and Succession Amendment Act, 2011 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Vancouver Law Courts,
May 11, 2011.
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.”
The Hon. R. Coleman reserved his right to raise a matter of privilege.
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section B of Committee of Supply.
(In Committee — Section B)
Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Attorney General.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 5.53 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Tuesday, May 17
6 The Hon. R. Coleman to move —
That the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended by deleting Standing Order 81.1 and substituting the following:
81.1 (1) When a Minister of the Crown, from his or her place in the House, states that there is agreement among the representatives of all parties to allot a specified number of days or hours to the proceedings on Estimates or one or more stages of any public bill, the Minister may propose a motion, without notice, setting forth the terms of such agreed allocation; and the motion shall be decided forthwith, without debate or amendment.
(2) A Minister of the Crown who from his or her place in the House, has stated that an agreement could not be reached under the provisions of section (1) of this Standing Order in respect of proceedings on Estimates or one or more stages of a public bill, may propose without notice a motion for the purpose of allotting a specified number of days or hours for the consideration and disposal of proceedings on Estimates or one or more stages of a public bill. The motion shall be decided forthwith, without debate or amendment. Any proceedings interrupted pursuant to this section of this Standing Order shall be deemed adjourned.
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