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ORDERS OF THE DAY — Continued
No. 107 — Thursday, May 10, 2012 — 10 a.m.
(Monday morning only)
1 Ms. Conroy —
Healthy Seniors.
2 Mr. Hawes —
Mining in B.C.
3 Mr. Donaldson —
First Nations and Resources.
4 Mr. Howard —
The Damaging Effects of the Corporate Capital Tax on a Modern Economy.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 201) intituled Carbon Neutral Government Repeal Act, 2011, PRINTED. Mr. B. Simpson.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 202) intituled Election Finance Amendment Act, 2011, PRINTED. Mr. B. Simpson.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 203) intituled Representative for Seniors Act, 2011, PRINTED. Ms. Conroy.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 204) intituled Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act, 2011, PRINTED. Mr. Letnick.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 205) intituled Fall Fixed Election Amendment Act, 2011, PRINTED. Mr. B. Simpson.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 206) intituled Concussions in Youth Sport Safety Act, 2011, PRINTED. Ms. Stilwell.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 207) intituled Sustainable Development Indicators and Reporting Act, 2011, PRINTED. Mr. Fleming.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 208) intituled Private Career Training Institutions Amendment Act, 2011, PRINTED. Ms. Mungall.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 209) intituled Poverty Reduction Act, 2011, PRINTED. Mr. S. Simpson.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 210) intituled Workers’ Dues Transparency and Rights Act, PRINTED. Mr. Rustad.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 211) intituled Access to Prostate Cancer Screening Act, 2011, PRINTED. Ms. Hammell.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 212) intituled Workplace Bullying Prevention Act, 2012, PRINTED. Mr. Chouhan.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 213) intituled Senate Election Act, PRINTED. Mr. Les.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. M 214) intituled Standards of Care for Breeders of Companion Animals Act, PRINTED. Ms. Thornthwaite.
5 Mr. Simons moved —
Be it resolved that this House urges the Government to immediately halt the closure of group homes in British Columbia. (Mr. Howard adjourned the debate.)
7 Mr. Horgan moved —
Be it resolved that this House urges the Government to direct the B.C. Utilities Commission to do a full and comprehensive review of the Smart Metering Program. (Mr. D. Routley adjourned the debate.)
14 Mr. Les moved —
Be it resolved that this House support an increase in transparency and accountability to ensure local taxpayers are getting value for money. (Mr. Hawes adjourned the debate.)
18 Mr. Foster moved —
Be it resolved that this House support law-abiding gun owners and support the Federal Government’s decision to repeal the federal long-gun registry. (Mr. Les adjourned the debate.)
23 Mr. Brar moved —
Be it resolved that this House views it as advisable to fast-track the elimination of the HST and re-implement the GST/PST system in order to bring economic stability to the province and assist small businesses in creating jobs in British Columbia. (Mr. Les adjourned the debate.)
26 Ms. Conroy moved —
That this House urges the Government to ensure that DriveABLE and other functional driving evaluations are reasonably accessible to all British Columbians. (Ms. Mungall adjourned the debate.)
30 Mr. Les moved —
Be it resolved that this House supports the “net-zero” mandate to control spending in these uncertain economic times and ensure taxes remain low for B.C. families. (Mr. Rustad adjourned the debate.)
31 Mr. Bennett moved —
Be it resolved that this House support taking the necessary measures to ensure the Province maintain its AAA credit rating to keep borrowing costs down for the Province. (Mr. Hansen adjourned the debate.)
32 Mr. Chandra Herbert moved —
Be it resolved that this House support appropriate representation in this Legislature for every British Columbian in every corner of this province. (Mr. Farnworth adjourned the debate.)
35 Mr. Hawes moved —
Be it resolved that this House supports maintaining and creating jobs for British Columbians working in the mining sector. (Mr. Sultan adjourned the debate.)
39 Mr. Howard moved —
Be it resolved that this House support continued investments in our ports and transportation corridors to improve the flow of goods to markets, attract investment, and enable job creation. (Mr. Krog adjourned the debate.)
42 Mr. Fleming moved —
Be it resolved that this House urge the Government to allow universities, colleges, hospitals and other organizations to keep carbon offset payments in the public sector in order to fund energy efficiency projects that achieve real carbon emission reductions in the public sector, instead of the current system of mandatory offsets that subsidizes projects by some of British Columbia’s largest industrial polluters. (Mr. Hawes adjourned the debate.)
44 Mr. Hawes moved —
Be it resolved that this House supports B.C. teachers’ and parents’ right to provide volunteer extracurricular school activities to students without fear of intimidation or job loss. (Mr. Rustad adjourned the debate.)
1 Ms. Huntington to move —
Be it resolved that this House establish a Special Committee to examine questions and concerns related to the expansion of unconventional gas production in British Columbia and the use of hydraulic fracturing technology.
2 Mr. B. Simpson to move —
Be it resolved that this House recognize the need to consider the cumulative impact of the expansion of oil and gas production in the Northeast of British Columbia on public health and safety, provincial greenhouse gas emissions, landuse management, and watersheds.
3 Mr. Dix to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports the fair and equal treatment of all survivors of Woodlands School.
4 Ms. Popham to move —
Be it resolved that the House urges the Government to act immediately to break down interprovincial barriers so that consumers can take their purchases from British Columbia’s wineries across provincial borders.
6 Ms. Corrigan to move —
Be it resolved that this House urges the Government to conduct a full and comprehensive review of the effect of the Federal Government’s Safe Streets and Communities Act on British Columbia’s judicial and corrections systems, including but not limited to, an accounting of the total financial burden the Act will have on the Province of British Columbia.
8 Mr. Hawes to move —
Be it resolved that this House support the proclamation of an anti-racism day to recognize that the Jewish Holocaust, the Armenian Genocide, and more recently, the slaughters in Rwanda and Darfur were the ultimate manifestation of racism.
9 Ms. Trevena to move —
Be it resolved that this House agrees that we have a moral responsibility to children who have been in the care of the government and recognises that developmental disabilities have no age limit.
10 Ms. Trevena to move —
Be it resolved that this House recognises the difficulties faced by children and youth with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and those with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder should receive the best supports possible.
11 Ms. Trevena to move —
Be it resolved that this House acknowledges the unacceptably high numbers of Aboriginal children in government care and be it further resolved that this House agrees to work collaboratively to significantly lower those numbers.
12 Ms. Trevena to move —
Be it resolved that this House agrees that children should be protected from exploitation in the workplace.
13 Ms. Trevena to move —
Be it resolved that this House recognises the stigma of mental illness and the particular difficulties faced by young people with mental health problems; be it further resolved that the province should provide the best supports possible.
15 Ms. Popham to move —
Be it resolved that this House amend the list of Select Standing Committees in Standing Order 68 (1) by adding the following:
10. Agriculture.
17 Mr. B. Simpson to move —
Be it resolved that the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended as follows:
1 Section 60A be amended by striking out “Select Standing Committee” wherever it appears and substituting “Standing Committee”.
2 Section 68 be amended by deleting Standing Order 68 and substituting the following:
68 (1) At the commencement of the first Session of a Parliament a Committee of Selection shall be appointed without notice, whose duty it shall be to prepare and report, with all convenient speed, lists of Members to compose the following Standing Committees of the House:
1. Aboriginal Affairs;
2. Education;
3. Finance and Government Services;
4. Health;
5. Public Accounts;
6. Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills;
7. Crown Corporations;
8. Legislative Initiatives;
9. Children and Youth;
10. Natural Resources and Environment.
List of Committees to be posted.
(2) The Clerk of the House shall post a list of the Standing Committees and Special Committees appointed during the Parliament.
3 Section 69, 70, 71, 78A, 80, 105 be amended by striking out “Select Standing” wherever it appears and substituting “Standing”.
19 Mr. Les to move —
Be it resolved that this House support the intent of the Government of Canada’s Bill C-10, the Safe Streets and Communities Act, in order to keep our families protected from the actions of criminals and our children safe from sex offenders.
20 Ms. Stilwell to move —
Be it resolved that this House recognize the importance of three criteria in protecting young brains: removing a child or youth athlete from play if a concussion is suspected; ensuring the child or youth does not return to play until he or she has received medical clearance; and, providing sport-related education to athletes, coaches and parents.
21 Ms. Popham to move —
Be it resolved that this House urges the Government to establish a provincial seed bank.
22 Ms. Popham to move —
Be it resolved that this House urges the Government to track GMO seed crops in British Columbia.
25 Ms. Stilwell to move —
Be it resolved that this House recognize the importance of three criteria in protecting young brains: removing a child or youth athlete from play if a concussion is suspected; ensuring the child or youth does not return to play until he or she has received medical clearance; and, providing education on sport-related concussions to athletes, coaches and parents.
28 Mr. Donaldson to move —
Be it resolved that this House urge the government to acknowledge the negative impact of Indian residential schools.
29 Mr. Hawes to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports the mandatory instruction of life-saving CPR techniques for students in all B.C. high schools.
33 Mr. Hansen to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports maintaining a competitive corporate and small business tax structure for B.C. businesses.
34 Mr. van Dongen to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports our province’s agriculture sector by endorsing the BC Jobs Plan’s Agriculture Strategy.
36 Ms. Trevena to move —
Be it resolved that this House agrees that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child should be used when considering the impact of legislation.
37 Mr. Fleming to move —
Be it resolved that this House urge the Government of Canada to continue to uphold the Canada Fisheries Act and its statutory requirements to protect fish habitat from harmful alteration, disruption or destruction.
38 Ms. Popham to move —
Be it resolved that this House urge the Government of Canada to abstain from using Federal powers to override the provincial Agricultural Land Reserve and thereby ensure that lands in the B.C. Agricultural Land Reserve in proximity to the Port Metro Vancouver Deltaport facility continue to be used for agricultural use only.
41 Mr. Fleming to move —
Be it resolved that this House urge the Government to stop transferring funds from public sector organizations to some of British Columbia’s largest industrial polluters and instead take real action to reduce carbon emissions in the public sector.
43 Mr. Farnworth to move —
Be it resolved that this House support the continuation, protection and preservation of the Riverview Grounds for the treatment of mental health, mental wellness and recovery purposes and that these lands remain owned by the public.
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