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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers by Mr. B. Routley.
The Hon. S. Bond (Minister of Justice and Attorney General) presented to the Speaker a Message from Her Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:
Jacqueline Dorgan
Administrator
The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 31) intituled Motion Picture Amendment Act, 2012 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Victoria Law Courts,
March 13, 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 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. 22) intituled Education Improvement Act was again committed.
The Chair made the following statement:
Honourable Members:
I’ve heard that a division call has been made. We are currently operating under the time allocation motion adopted on Monday. However, I understand that there is agreement that a standing division may proceed on the amendment. I will now call the Members to the House.
In consideration of a proposed amendment by Mr. Austin on the Order Paper to section 6 of Bill (No. 22), the Committee divided.
The amendment was defeated on the following division:
| Yeas—31 | |||
| James S. Simpson Corrigan Horgan Farnworth Ralston Kwan Lali | Austin Conroy Brar D. Routley Hammell Trevena Elmore Bains | Mungall Karagianis Chandra Herbert Krog Simons Chouhan Popham Fraser | B. Routley Macdonald Coons Black Gentner Sather Huntington |
| Nays—45 | |||
| Rustad McIntyre Thomson Lekstrom Bloy Yamamoto McNeil Chong MacDiarmid McRae Yap Letnick | Barnett Lee Sultan Dalton Hawes Coell Krueger Heed Cadieux Polak Bell | Coleman Clark Falcon Bond de Jong Abbott Hansen Les Stilwell Hayer Cantelon | Bennett Pimm Hogg Howard Thornthwaite Stewart Foster van Dongen Horne Slater B. Simpson |
By leave, the Hon. G. Abbott moved —
Be it resolved that the Committee recess for 30 minutes. By agreement the Committee will sit until 9 p.m. this evening.
Motion agreed to.
The Committee recessed until 7 p.m.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
38. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $66,974,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2013.
39. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $439,744,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government, Shared Services BC, to 31st March, 2013.
40. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $26,155,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government, Government Communications and Public Engagement, to 31st March, 2013.
41. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $15,713,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government, Labour Programs, to 31st March, 2013.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government.
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 Labour, Citizens’ Services and Open Government) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 8.56 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Monday, March 26
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.
35 Mr. Hawes to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports maintaining and creating jobs for British Columbians working in the mining sector.
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