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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers by Mr. Hansen.
The certificate of the Chief Electoral Officer of the result of the election of two Members was read by Craig James, Clerk of the House, as follows:
“Chief Electoral Officer,
“Elections BC
“Victoria, B.C., May 7, 2012
“Honourable Bill Barisoff
“Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
“Room 207, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
“Dear Mr. Speaker:
“On October 6, 2011 this office received your Warrant advising of a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly resulting from the resignation of Iain Black, Member for the electoral district of Port Moody-Coquitlam. On January 30, 2012 a second Warrant was received after the resignation of Barry Penner, Member for the electoral district of Chilliwack-Hope.
“On direction from the Lieutenant Governor in Council, I simultaneously issued writs of election for the electoral districts of Port Moody-Coquitlam and Chilliwack-Hope on March 22, 2012, ordering by-elections be held to fill the vacancies. The writs specified General Voting Day to be April 19, 2012.
“The by-elections were held in accordance with the provisions of the Election Act, and the completed writs of election have been returned to me.
“In accordance with section 147(2) of the Election Act, I hereby certify the following individuals to be elected to serve as members of the Legislative Assembly:
“Joe Trasolini of the BC NDP for the electoral district of Port Moody-Coquitlam
“Gwen O’Mahony of the BC NDP for the electoral district of Chilliwack-Hope
“Sincerely,
“Keith Archer, Ph.D.
“Chief Electoral Officer”
On the motion of the Hon. S. Bond (Minister of Justice and Attorney General), it was Ordered —
That the certificate of the Chief Electoral Officer of the result of the election of the Members be entered upon the Journals of the House.
Ms. Gwen O’Mahony and Mr. Joe Trasolini, having taken the oath and signed the Parliamentary Roll, were introduced by Mr. Dix, and took their seats.
The Hon. B. Lekstrom (Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure) 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. 47) intituled Coastal Ferry Amendment Act, 2012 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
May 7, 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.”
Mr. Les presented the Report of the Special Committee to Appoint an Ombudsperson for the Fourth Session of the Thirty-ninth Parliament.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave of the House, Mr. Les moved that the Report be adopted.
Motion agreed to.
By leave, Mr. Les moved —
That this House recommend to His Honour the Lieutenant Governor the appointment of Kim Carter as a statutory Officer of the Legislature, to exercise the powers and duties assigned to the Ombudsperson for the province of British Columbia pursuant to section 2 (2) of the Ombudsperson Act (RSBC 1996, c. 340).
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
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. 41) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012 was committed.
In consideration of section 14 of Bill (No. 41), the Committee divided as follows:
| Yeas—42 | |||
| Rustad McIntyre Thomson Lekstrom Yap Yamamoto McNeil Chong Lake MacDiarmid McRae |
Stilwell Letnick Barnett Lee Sultan Dalton Hawes Coell Krueger Heed Cadieux |
Polak Bell Coleman Falcon Bond de Jong Abbott Hansen Hayer Bloy |
Cantelon Bennett Pimm Hogg Howard Thornthwaite Stewart Foster Horne Slater |
| Nays—30 | |||
| James S. Simpson Horgan Farnworth Ralston Fleming Popham Austin |
Conroy Brar Donaldson D. Routley Hammell Trevena Elmore Bains |
Mungall Karagianis Krog Trasolini Simons Fraser B. Routley |
Macdonald Coons Black Thorne Gentner Sather Huntington |
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
Bill (No. 40) intituled Legal Profession Amendment Act, 2012 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
(In Committee — Section A)
24. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $117,209,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Finance, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2013.
25. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $51,163,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Finance, Public Service Agency, to 31st March, 2013.
26. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Finance, Benefits, to 31st March, 2013.
44. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,287,491,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Management of Public Funds and Debt, Management of Public Funds and Debt, to 31st March, 2013.
45. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $300,000,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Contingencies (All Ministries) and New Programs, to 31st March, 2013.
46. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,061,586,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Capital Funding, to 31st March, 2013.
47. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Commissions on Collection of Public Funds, to 31st March, 2013.
48. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Allowances for Doubtful Revenue Accounts, to 31st March, 2013.
49. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,091,405,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Tax Transfers, to 31st March, 2013.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Finance.
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 Finance) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.55 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
Monday, May 14
45 Mr. Coons to move —
Be it resolved that this House urges the Government of Canada to immediately commit its support to the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area initiative (PNCIMA), a process to create a comprehensive plan to manage the environmental and economic needs of the North Coast from the top of Haida Gwaii to the top of Vancouver Island.
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