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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.”
2 Mr. Ralston moved —
Be it resolved that this House supports the abolition of the Senate of Canada.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Sultan, 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.
On the motion of Ms. Huntington, Bill (No. M 201) intituled Fall Fixed Election Amendment Act, 2014 was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
The Hon. T. Lake (Minister of Health) presented to the Speaker a Message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Judith Guichon
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 7) intituled Laboratory Services Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
February 14, 2014.
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. C. Oakes (Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development) presented to the Speaker a Message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Judith Guichon
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 6) intituled Provincial Capital Commission Dissolution Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
February 13, 2014.
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.”
By leave, Mr. Krog tabled a notice of application to the Supreme Court of British Columbia with regard to the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.
The debate continued.
3 Mr. Weaver moved, seconded by Ms. Huntington —
Be it resolved that the motion “We, Her Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, in session assembled, beg leave to thank Your Honour for the gracious speech which your Honour has addressed to us at the opening of the present session,” be amended by adding the following:
“and that the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, recognizes that climate change is one of the greatest issues facing our Province and that this government’s commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions is inconsistent with the current expansion of United States sourced thermal coal exports coming through British Columbia harbours, and therefore calls upon this government to follow the lead of our Pacific Coast Action Plan Partners, Washington, Oregon and California, and explore all means by which the government may halt the expansion of thermal coal exports in British Columbia.”
The House divided.
The amendment was negatived on the following division:
| Yeas — 1 | |||
| Weaver | |||
| Nays — 73 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg McRae Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson Rustad Wilkinson Yamamoto Sultan Hamilton Reimer Ashton Morris Hunt | Sullivan Cadieux Lake Polak de Jong Coleman Anton Bond Bennett Letnick Barnett Yap Thornthwaite Dalton Plecas Lee Kyllo Tegart | Corrigan Simpson James Horgan Dix Kwan Ralston Popham Conroy Austin Donaldson Chandra Herbert Huntington Throness Larson Foster Macdonald Karagianis | Eby Mungall Bains Elmore Heyman Darcy Krog Trevena B. Routley Fraser Bernier Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell Chouhan Rice Shin Holman |
The debate resumed on the main motion.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Simons, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 6.25 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Wednesday, February 19
Ms. Mungall to introduce a Bill intituled Poverty Reduction and Economic Inclusion Act.
Tuesday, February 18
5 Ms. Darcy to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports the creation of a specialized clinic to address the late effects of childhood cancer treatment.
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