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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.”
32 By leave, 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.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Farnworth, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.57 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. S. Bond (Minister of Justice and 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. 28) intituled Criminal Asset Management Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Vancouver Law Courts,
March 9, 2012.
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 Hon. R. Coleman moved —
Pursuant to Standing Order 81.1 (2), all proceedings, relating to second reading of Bill (No. 22) intituled Education Improvement Act shall be completed and disposed of on or before Monday, March 12, 2012 at 6:15 p.m. At 6:15 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, or a second reading amendment, of the said bill may be taken in accordance with Standing Order 16.
I further move that pursuant to Standing Order 81.1 (2), on or before Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. all remaining proceedings relating to Bill (No. 22) shall be completed and disposed of. At 4:45 p.m. on March 15, 2012, 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 any section of Bill (No. 22) shall be taken in accordance with Practice Recommendation No. 1. Any division called on the third reading of the said bill may be taken in accordance with Standing Order 16. 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—43 | |||
| Rustad McIntyre Reid Thomson Lekstrom Bloy Yamamoto McNeil Chong Lake MacDiarmid | McRae Yap Letnick Barnett Lee Sultan Dalton Hawes Coell Krueger Heed | Cadieux Polak Bell Coleman Falcon Bond Abbott Hansen Les Stilwell Hayer | Cantelon Bennett Pimm Hogg Howard Thornthwaite Stewart Foster Horne Slater |
| Nays—32 | |||
| James S. Simpson Corrigan Horgan Dix Farnworth Ralston Kwan | Fleming Lali Austin Conroy Brar Donaldson D. Routley Hammell | Trevena Elmore Bains Mungall Karagianis Chandra Herbert Krog Simons | Chouhan B. Routley Macdonald Coons Black Sather Huntington B. Simpson |
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. 22) intituled Education Improvement Act.
The debate on the amendment continued.
Pursuant to the time allocation resolution adopted by the House earlier today, the Speaker took the Chair and put the question on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 22) intituled Education Improvement Act.
The House divided.
The amendment was negatived on the following division:
| Yeas—29 | |||
| James Corrigan Horgan Dix Farnworth Kwan Fleming Lali | Austin Conroy Brar Donaldson D. Routley Hammell Trevena | Bains Mungall Karagianis Chandra Herbert Krog Simons Chouhan | B. Routley Macdonald Coons Black Sather Huntington B. Simpson |
| Nays—44 | |||
| Rustad McIntyre Reid Thomson Lekstrom Bloy McNeil Chong Lake MacDiarmid McRae | Yap Letnick Barnett Lee Sultan Dalton Hawes Coell Krueger Heed Cadieux | Polak Bell Coleman Falcon Bond de Jong Abbott Hansen Les Stilwell Hayer | Cantelon Bennett Pimm Hogg Howard Thornthwaite Stewart Foster van Dongen Horne Slater |
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 22) intituled Education Improvement Act, the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas—44 | |||
| Rustad McIntyre Reid Thomson Lekstrom Bloy McNeil Chong Lake MacDiarmid McRae | Yap Letnick Barnett Lee Sultan Dalton Hawes Coell Krueger Heed Cadieux | Polak Bell Coleman Falcon Bond de Jong Abbott Hansen Les Stilwell Hayer | Cantelon Bennett Pimm Hogg Howard Thornthwaite Stewart Foster van Dongen Horne Slater |
| Nays—29 | |||
| James Corrigan Horgan Dix Farnworth Kwan Fleming Lali | Austin Conroy Brar Donaldson D. Routley Hammell Trevena | Bains Mungall Karagianis Chandra Herbert Krog Simons Chouhan | B. Routley Macdonald Coons Black Sather Huntington B. Simpson |
Bill (No. 22) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Social Development.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.22 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
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