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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers by Ms. Tegart.
The Hon. M. de Jong (Minister of Finance) made a ministerial statement regarding the 100th anniversary of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
Mr. Horgan made a statement.
On the motion of Ms. Karagianis, Bill (No. M 206) intituled First Nations Heritage Protection and Conservation 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.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Bill (No. 2) intituled Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act was again committed.
In consideration of section 1 of Bill (No. 2), the Committee divided as follows:
| Yeas — 42 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg Yamamoto McRae Oakes Thomson Virk Rustad Wilkinson | Pimm Sultan Hamilton Reimer Ashton Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Lake Polak | de Jong Coleman Anton Bond Letnick Barnett Yap Thornthwaite Plecas Lee | Kyllo Tegart Michelle Stilwell Throness Larson Foster Bernier Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell |
| Nays — 32 | |||
| Hammell Simpson Robinson Farnworth Horgan Dix Ralston Corrigan | Fleming Popham Kwan Austin Chandra Herbert Macdonald Karagianis Eby | Mungall Bains Shin Darcy Donaldson Krog Trevena D. Routley | Simons Fraser Chouhan Rice Holman B. Routley Huntington Weaver |
Section 4 of Bill (No. 2) passed, on division.
Section 5 of Bill (No. 2) passed, on division.
Section 6 of Bill (No. 2) passed, on division.
Section 7 of Bill (No. 2) passed, on division.
Mr. Weaver moved a proposed amendment to section 9 of Bill (No. 2) which was defeated, on division.
Section 9 of Bill (No. 2) passed, on division.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.57 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Monday, November 17
Mr. Ralston to introduce a Bill intituled Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act, 2014.
Monday, November 17
10 Ms. Corrigan to move —
Be it resolved that this House recognizes the importance of public, post-secondary English language learning programs to a skilled labour force in B.C. and to the health of the provincial economy as a whole.
Monday, November 17
1 Ms. Kwan to ask the Hon. Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing and Deputy Premier the following questions: —
1. Could you please confirm that there will be no changes to both the amount and the number of subsidies made available to the tenants at the Stamps Place development for both the short and long term?
2. As a bench mark, can you advise how many people are receiving subsidies at this time and their rate of subsidy at Stamps Place?
3. Beyond the impact for the existing tenants, could you please also confirm that the plan to sell Stamps Place will not change the rate and ratio of subsidies provided to this development in the long term?
4. Can you advise if there will be a successorship agreement with the prospective new operator of Stamps Place?
5. Could you advise the number of full-time staff or full-time equivalent staff currently employed at the Stamps Place site and their job titles?
6. Could you please provide me with a list of the major upgrades that were completed at the Stamps Place development?
7. Are there any outstanding renovations or upgrades that remain to be undertaken at Stamps Place? If yes, could you please provide me with a list of the outstanding renovations and upgrades that is required for Stamps Place?
8. Could you confirm that this plan will not displace current tenants at any time?
9. Is it BC Housing’s intention to retain and continue to operate MacLean Park under BC Housing, or will MacLean Park undergo a similar process as the Stamps Place development?
10. With the transfer of ownership and management of the Stamps Place development, could you advise if BC Housing will put in place conditions or covenants with the new operator to ensure that the site remains in perpetuity as non-profit housing?
11. With the pending sale of the Stamps Place housing development, will all the partners in the original agreement continue to cost share Ray-Cam’s janitorial, maintenance and utility expenses at the same ratio that was agreed upon? Specifically, will the federal/provincial partnership continue to uphold its responsibility for 70% of the janitorial, maintenance and utility expenses with the city continuing to assume 30% of the cost at Ray-Cam?
12. Could you confirm that the Ray-Cam Co-operative Community Centre site will remain, in perpetuity, as a community amenity for the community?
13. Can you confirm that the Ray-Cam Co-operative Community Centre and its grounds will not be part of the sale of the Stamps Place development?
14. Can you provide the current book value of the Stamps Place housing development?
15. Will you put the sale of Stamps Place development on hold in order to facilitate a process that’s inclusive and respectful of the community and to enable the community to put forward the community’s vision for the property?
16. Could you clarify the intention of the REOI where it states that the Ray-Cam Co-operative Community Centre and the associated lands “...will be subdivided at a later date by BC Housing with our various partners”?
17. Will you make available the results of core samples taken on November 3rd and 4th, 2014 from both the parking lot at 512 Campbell Street and at the Ray-Cam Co-operative Community Centre site?
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