No. 41 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Monday, October 3, 2011

Ten o’clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. Krog.

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

Auditor General Annual Report, 2010/11 and Service Plan, 2011/12–2013/14;

Auditor General Report 3: June 2011, Status of Enterprise Risk Management in the Government Ministries of British Columbia;

Auditor General Report 4: July 2011, An Audit of the Environmental Assessment Office’s Oversight of Certified Projects;

Auditor General Report 5: July 2011, British Columbia Coroners Service;

Auditor General Report 6: September 2011, Observations on Financial Reporting: Summary Financial Statements 2010/11;

Elections BC Annual Report, 2010-2011;

Elections BC Discussion Paper: Internet Voting, August 2011;

Elections BC Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Recall Petitions, November 15, 2010 – April 30, 2011;

Elections BC Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Vancouver-Point Grey By-election, May 11, 2011;

Information and Privacy Commissioner Annual Report, 2010-2011;

Merit Commissioner Annual Report: Upholding Fair Hiring in the BC Public Service, 2010/2011;

Police Complaint Commissioner Annual Report, 2010;

Representative for Children and Youth Annual Report, April 1, 2010 – March 31, 2011;

Representative for Children and Youth, So Many Plans, So Little Stability: A Child’s Need for Security, September 2011; and,

Representative for Children and Youth, Isolated and Invisible: When Children with Special Needs are Seen but Not Seen, June 2011.

The Honourable Steven L. Point, Lieutenant Governor of the Province, having entered the House, took his seat on the Throne and was pleased to deliver the following gracious speech:

Mr. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly:

In closing this third session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament of British Columbia, I wish to commend you on the accomplishments of the past year. The session has seen the passage of measures of wideranging and significant importance to the people of our province. Honourable Members, on behalf of all British Columbians, I wish to express my appreciation for the care and attention you have given to your deliberations. I now relieve you of your legislative duties.

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.

The Hon. S. Bond (Attorney General) then said:

Mr. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly:

It is His Honour the Lieutenant Governor’s will and pleasure that the Legislative Assembly be prorogued until 2 o’clock p.m. today, and this Legislative Assembly is hereby prorogued.

Pursuant to section 33 (3) of the Constitution Act:

A declaration by the Member of the Electoral District Port Moody–Coquitlam (Mr. I. Black) of his intention to resign his seat as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, effective October 3, 2011, was delivered to the Speaker.

The following reports were received by the Office of the Clerk during adjournment:

BC Games Society Annual Report, 2010/2011;

BC Housing Management Commission Annual Report, 2010/11;

BC Hydro Annual Report, 2011;

BC Immigrant Investment Fund Ltd. (BCIIF) Service Plan Report, 2010/2011;

BC Oil and Gas Commission Annual Service Plan Report, 2010/2011;

BC Pavilion Corporation Annual Report, April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011;

BC Transit Annual Report, 2010/11;

British Columbia Arts Council Annual Report, 2010-2011;

British Columbia Innovation Council Annual Service Plan Report, Fiscal Year 2010/11;

British Columbia Liquor Distribution Branch Annual Report, 2010/11;

British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) Annual Service Plan Report, 2010/2011;

British Columbia Securities Commission Annual Report, 2010/11;

Columbia Basin Trust Annual Report, 2010/2011;

Columbia Power Corporation Annual Report, 2010/11;

Community Living British Columbia Annual Report, 2010/11;

Davies Commission, Final Report of the Inquiry into the Response of the Criminal Justice Branch to the Death of Frank Paul;

First Peoples’ Heritage, Language & Culture Council Annual Report, 2010/11;

Forestry Innovation Investment Service Plan Annual Report, 2010/11;

Government Strategic Plan Annual Report, 2010/11;

Industry Training Authority Annual Service Plan Report, 2010/11;

Knowledge Network Corporation Annual Report, 2010-2011;

Legal Services Society Annual Service Plan Report, 2010- 2011;

Ministerial Accountability Report, 2010/2011;

Ministry Annual Service Plan Reports, 2010/11;

Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists Annual Report, 2010-2011;

Pacific Carbon Trust Annual Service Plan Report, 2010/2011;

Partnerships British Columbia Inc. Annual Report, 2010/2011;

Private Career Training Institutions Agency Annual Report, 2010/2011;

Provincial Capital Commission Annual Report, 2010/11;

Public Accounts, 2010/2011;

Quarterly Report (First), Fiscal Plan Update, 2011/12 – 2013/14, Economic Outlook and Financial Forecast, 2011/12 & Three Month Results, April-June 2011;

Royal BC Museum Corporation Annual Report, 2010-2011; and,

Transportation Investment Corporation Annual Report, 2010-2011.

And then the House prorogued at 10.10 a.m.

Hon. Bill Barisoff, Speaker