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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. D. Routley.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for "Private Members' Statements."
42 By leave, 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.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Hawes, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.58 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. M. MacDiarmid (Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government) 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. 39) intituled Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
April 30, 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.
The Hon. D. McRae (Minister of Agriculture) 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. 37) intituled Animal Health Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
April 30, 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.
The Hon. S. Bond (Minister of Justice and Attorney General) 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. 40) intituled Legal Profession Amendment Act, 2012 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
April 30, 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.
The Hon. K. Falcon (Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier) 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. 38) intituled Pension Benefits Standards Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
April 30, 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.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 35) intituled Pharmaceutical Services Act, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
Bill (No. 35) 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 Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.27 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
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