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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Foster.
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. 34) intituled Limitation Act was again committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.49 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. B. Barisoff (Speaker) introduced representatives of the BC Lions Football Team, winners of the 2011 Grey Cup, at the Bar of the House.
The Hon. R. Coleman made a statement.
Mr. Horgan made a statement.
The Hon. G. Abbott (Minister of Education) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Steven L. Point
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 36) intituled School Amendment Act, 2012 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
April 26, 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. 26) intituled Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2012 was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 24) intituled Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act, 2012 was again committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.
(In Committee — Section A)
43. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $806,921,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2013.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Transportation and Infrastructure) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 5.51 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Monday, April 30
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.
42 Mr. Fleming to move —
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.
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