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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Hamilton.
On the motion of Mr. Horgan, Bill (No. M 204) intituled Parliamentary Calendar 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. M. Polak (Minister of Environment) 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. 11) intituled Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2014 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
February 21, 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.”
Mr. Sturdy presented a petition regarding poverty reduction.
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. 4) intituled Park Amendment Act, 2014 was committed.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.56 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
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. 16) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 2014 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 8) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2014 was committed.
In consideration of section 16 of Bill (No. 8), the Committee divided, nemine contradicente, as follows:
| Yeas — 73 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg McRae Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson Virk Rustad 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 | Michelle Stilwell Corrigan Simpson James Horgan Farnworth Kwan Ralston Popham Fleming Conroy Austin Hammell Donaldson Chandra Herbert Throness Larson Foster | Macdonald Karagianis Eby Bains Elmore Heyman Darcy Krog Robinson B. Routley D. Routley Fraser Weaver Bernier Moira Stilwell Rice Shin Holman |
Bill (No. 8) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 2014 was reported complete without amendment, on division, read a third time and passed, on division.
The Hon. M. de Jong tabled the following documents:
Government’s Proposed Response to the Report of the 2013 Judicial Justices Compensation Commission, March 2014; and,
Government’s Proposed Response to the Report of the 2013 Judges Compensation Commission, March 2014.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 7) intituled Laboratory Services Act.
Bill (No. 7) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
Bill (No. 13) intituled Off-Road Vehicle Act was committed.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 5.52 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Monday, March 24
9 The Hon. S. Anton (Minister of Justice) to move —
That pursuant to section 6 (2) of the Judicial Compensation Act the Legislative Assembly:
a. reject the following recommendations of the Report of the 2013 Judges Compensation Commission as laid before this Assembly on February 18, 2014 as unfair and/or unreasonable for the reasons outlined in Government’s Proposed Response to the Report of the 2013 Judges Compensation Commission filed in this House; and
b. set the remuneration, allowances or benefits that are to be substituted for the rejected recommendations;
as follows:
1. The recommended salary for puisne judges for April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 of $241,500, an increase of 2.9%, is rejected. The salary for April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 is set at $236,950, which is a 1.0% increase.
2. The recommended salary for puisne judges for April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 of $245,122, an increase of 1.5%, is rejected. The salary for April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 is set at $240,504, which is a 1.5% increase on the substituted salary for fiscal year 2014/15.
3. The recommended salary for puisne judges for April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 of $250,024, an increase of 2.0%, is rejected. The salary for April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 is set at $244,112, which is a 1.5% increase.
4. The recommended increase in the pension accrual rate for judges from 3% to 3.25% effective April 1, 2014 is rejected. The pension accrual rate is set at 3%.
5. Recommendation 5 that, effective April 1, 2014, government take steps to continue judges as active members in the Public Service Pension Plan to age 75 is accepted in part. Recommendation 5(d), to the extent that it applies to any retroactive measures, including return of pension payments, making back-contributions, or making interest payments, is rejected.
That the Legislative Assembly accept the remaining recommendations contained in the report.
10 The Hon. S. Anton (Minister of Justice) to move —
That pursuant to section 6 (2) of the Judicial Compensation Act the Legislative Assembly:
a. reject the following recommendations of the Report of the 2013 Judicial Justices Compensation Commission as laid before this Assembly on February 18, 2014 as unfair and/or unreasonable for the reasons outlined in Government’s Proposed Response to the Report of the 2013 Judicial Justices Compensation Commission filed in this House; and
b. set the remuneration, allowances or benefits that are to be substituted for the rejected recommendations;
as follows:
The recommended salary increase effective April 1, 2014 of 5% is rejected. The salary increase effective April 1, 2014 is set at 1.5%.
That the Legislative Assembly accept the remaining recommendations contained in the report.
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