Nos. 26 and 27 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Ten o’clock a.m.

Prayers by Ms. Larson.

Order called for “Members’ Statements.”

Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”

The Hon. L. Reid (Speaker) tabled the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Accountability Report, 2013-14, November 2014.

By leave, the Hon. M. de Jong moved —

That a Special Committee be appointed to select and unanimously recommend the appointment of a Police Complaint Commissioner, pursuant to section 47 of the Police Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 367.

The said Special Committee shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and in addition is empowered:

a) to appoint of their number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;

b) to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;

c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and,

d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;

and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

The said Special Committee is to be composed of John Martin (Convener), Marvin Hunt, Eric Foster, Mike Farnworth and Jennifer Rice.

Motion agreed to.

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

Bill (No. 2) intituled Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act was again committed.

Section 12 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 11.58 a.m.

Thursday, November 6, 2014

One-thirty o’clock p.m.

The Hon. M. de Jong (Minister of Finance) made representations on a point of privilege regarding the Minister of Advanced Education and executive compensation at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

The Speaker stated that she would take the matter under advisement.

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

Bill (No. 2) intituled Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act was again committed.

Section 22 of Bill (No. 2) passed, on division.

Section 23 of Bill (No. 2) passed, on division.

In consideration of section 28 of Bill (No. 2), the Committee divided, nemine contradicente as follows:

Yeas — 65
Sturdy
Bing
Hogg
Yamamoto
Oakes
Thomson
Virk
Wilkinson
Pimm
Sultan
Hamilton
Reimer
Ashton
Morris
Hunt
Sullivan
Cadieux
Lake
Polak
de Jong
Coleman
Anton
Bond
Letnick
Barnett
Yap
Thornthwaite
Dalton
Plecas
Lee
Kyllo
Tegart
Robinson
Farnworth
Dix
Corrigan
Fleming
Popham
Kwan
Austin
Chandra Herbert
Huntington
Throness
Larson
Foster
Karagianis
Eby
Mungall
Bains
Elmore
Shin
Heyman
Donaldson
Krog
Trevena
D. Routley
Simons
Fraser
Weaver
Bernier
Martin
Gibson
Moira Stilwell
Holman
B. Routley

Section 48 of Bill (No. 2) passed, on division.

Section 49 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 5.58 p.m.

HON. LINDA REID, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Monday, November 17

Mr. Ralston to introduce a Bill intituled Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act, 2014.

Tuesday, November 18

Mr. Chandra Herbert to introduce a Bill intituled Gender Identity and Expression Human Rights Recognition Act.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

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.

NOTICE OF QUESTIONS

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?