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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers by Ms. Shin.
The Hon. M. de Jong advised the House of the death of Hugh Curtis, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Mr. Holman made a statement.
The Hon. A. Virk (Minister of Advanced Education) made a ministerial statement regarding the 100th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident.
Mr. Bains made a statement.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
Mr. Yap presented the Report of the Special Committee to Appoint an Auditor General, May 2014.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave, Mr. Yap moved that the Report be adopted.
Motion agreed to.
By leave, Mr. Yap moved —
Pursuant to the Auditor General Act (SBC 2003, c. 2), Carol Bellringer be appointed as Auditor General of British Columbia for one eight-year term commencing on September 15, 2014.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
Mr. Ralston presented the Second Report of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Summary of Activities 2013-14, for the Second Session of the Fortieth Parliament, May 2014.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave, Mr. Ralston moved that the Report be adopted.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
Ms. Thornthwaite presented the First Report of the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, Annual Report 2012-13, for the First Session of the Fortieth Parliament, May 2014.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave, Ms. Thornthwaite moved that the Report be adopted.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
The Hon. S. Bond (Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour) tabled the WorkSafeBC Annual Report, 2013, and Service Plan, 2014-2016.
Mr. Eby presented a petition regarding the free Pine Community Health Clinic for youth.
Mr. Heyman presented a petition regarding the free Pine Community Health Clinic for youth.
Mr. Simons presented a petition regarding the genetically modified apple.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section C of Committee of Supply.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 24) intituled Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014.
The debate on the amendment continued.
The House divided.
The amendment was negatived on the following division:
| Nays — 46 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg McRae Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson Virk Rustad | Wilkinson Sultan Hamilton Reimer Ashton Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Lake Polak de Jong | Clark Coleman Anton Bond Bennett Letnick Barnett Yap Thornthwaite Dalton Plecas | Lee Kyllo Tegart Michelle Stilwell Throness Larson Foster Bernier Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell |
| Yeas — 31 | |||
| Hammell Simpson Farnworth Ralston Horgan James Dix Corrigan | Popham Fleming Kwan Conroy Austin Donaldson Macdonald Karagianis | Eby Bains Shin Heyman Darcy Robinson Krog D. Routley | Simons Fraser Chouhan Rice Holman B. Routley Huntington |
The debate resumed on the main motion.
Mr. Ralston moved the following amendment —
That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 24) intituled Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2014 be amended by deleting all the words following the word “that” and substituting therefore the following: “it is not in the best interests of agriculture, food producers, the public, nor those of future generations of British Columbians for the government to change the legislated protection that exists over land in the Agricultural Land Reserve without first determining the possible impacts of those changes to agriculture in our Province.”
On the motion of Mr. Macdonald, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Health.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section C)
1. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $69,565,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Legislation, to 31st March, 2015.
2. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $16,621,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Auditor General, to 31st March, 2015.
3. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $567,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Conflict of Interest Commissioner, to 31st March, 2015.
4. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $8,210,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Elections BC, to 31st March, 2015.
5. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $5,526,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Information and Privacy Commissioner, to 31st March, 2015.
6. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,039,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Merit Commissioner, to 31st March, 2015.
7. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $5,615,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Ombudsperson, to 31st March, 2015.
8. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $3,124,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Police Complaint Commissioner, to 31st March, 2015.
9. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $7,917,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Officers of the Legislature, Representative for Children and Youth, to 31st March, 2015.
22. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $127,361,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Finance, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2015.
23. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $19,819,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Finance, Gaming Policy and Enforcement, to 31st March, 2015.
24. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $50,807,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Finance, Public Service Agency, to 31st March, 2015.
25. 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, 2015.
45. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,285,466,000 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, 2015.
46. 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, 2015.
47. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,048,243,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Capital Funding, to 31st March, 2015.
48. 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, 2015.
49. 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, 2015.
50. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $778,000,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Tax Transfers, to 31st March, 2015.
Section C of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of Legislation, Officers of the Legislature, and the Ministry of Finance and further reported progress of the estimates of the Office of the Premier.
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 C (Legislation, Officers of the Legislature, and the Ministry of Finance) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.55 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Monday, October 6
21 Mr. Martin to move —
Be it resolved that this House continue to work towards responsible and affordable long-term labour peace for the benefit of all British Columbians.
22 Ms. Tegart to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports securing non-treaty benefit agreements with First Nations.
23 Mr. Kyllo to move —
Be it resolved that this House continue to encourage private sector economic growth by keeping taxes low.
Monday, October 6
6 Mr. Donaldson to ask the Hon. Premier the following questions: —
1. The National Energy Board has approved export licenses for eight proposed Liquid Natural Gas facilities on the northwest coast of B.C. for a cumulative total of 119.1 million tonnes per annum (MTA). How many of these facilities proceeding to production does the B.C. Government require to meet its stated goal of a $100 billion BC Prosperity Fund and 75,000 full time jobs?
2. What are the number of pipelines that will be required to supply these LNG plants on the northwest coast required to meet the B.C. Government’s stated goals?
3. From which fields will the natural gas be produced to supply the proposed LNG facilities?
4. How many wells need to be drilled to recover the amount of natural gas to supply these LNG facilities and how many well sites will need to be developed?
5. How many kilometres of pipeline will be needed to connect these well sites with natural gas production facilities?
6. How many compressor stations will need to be constructed to move the gas to production facilities?
7. What is the amount of water that will be used in the hydraulic fracturing process for these new wells? Where will the water be sourced?
8. How is the B.C. Government assessing the overall environmental impact of the development required at the natural gas production end associated with the proposed LNG plants planned for the northwest B.C. coast?
9. How many full time jobs will be required for the operations of the natural gas production needed to supply the proposed LNG facilities? How many transient workers will be needed to fill these full time jobs?
10. What are the impacts on local services that will result from the increase in workers required for the expansion of natural gas production that will be required for the B.C. Government to meet its stated goals?
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