Nos. 17 and 18 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Ten o’clock a.m.

Prayers by Ms. Larson.

The Hon. M. de Jong (Minister of Finance) 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. 13) intituled Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2015 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,

February 19, 2015.

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.

On the motion of Mr. Holman, Bill (No. M 206) intituled Members’ Conflict of Interest Amendment Act, 2015 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.

On the motion of Mr. Simpson, Bill (No. M 207) intituled Whistleblowers Protection Act, 2015 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.”

Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion “That the Speaker do now leave the Chair” for the House to go into Committee of Supply.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Yeas — 46
Horne
Sturdy
Bing
Hogg
Yamamoto
Michelle Stilwell
Stone
Fassbender
Oakes
Wat
Thomson
Virk
Wilkinson
Pimm
Sultan
Hamilton
Reimer
Ashton
Morris
Hunt
Cadieux
Lake
Polak
de Jong
Clark
Coleman
Anton
Bond
Bennett
Letnick
Barnett
Thornthwaite
McRae
Plecas
Lee
Kyllo
Tegart
Throness
Bernier
Larson
Foster
Martin
Gibson
Moira Stilwell
Huntington
Dalton
Nays — 29
Hammell
Simpson
Robinson
Farnworth
Horgan
James
Dix
Ralston
Corrigan
Popham
Kwan
Austin
Chandra Herbert
Karagianis
Bains
Elmore
Shin
Heyman
Darcy
Donaldson
Krog
Trevena
D. Routley
Simons
Chouhan
Rice
Holman
B. Routley
Weaver

By leave, the Hon. M. de Jong moved —

Be it resolved that this House hereby authorizes the Committee of Supply for this Session to sit in two sections designated Section A and Section B; Section A to sit in such Committee Room as may be appointed from time to time, and Section B to sit in the Chamber of the Assembly, subject to the following rules:

1. The Standing Orders applicable to the Committee of the Whole House shall be applicable in both Sections of the Committee of Supply save and except that in Section A, a Minister may defer to a Deputy Minister to permit such Deputy to reply to a question put to the Minister.

2. All Estimates shall stand referred to Section A, save and except those Estimates as shall be referred to Section B on motion without notice by the Government House Leader, which motion shall be decided without amendment or debate and be governed by Practice Recommendation #6 relating to Consultation.

3. Section A shall consist of 17 Members, being 10 Members of the B.C. Liberal Party and 6 Members of the New Democratic Party and one Independent. In addition, the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole, or his or her nominee, shall preside over the debates in Section A. Substitution of Members will be permitted to Section A with the consent of that Member’s Whip, where applicable, otherwise with the consent of the Member involved. For the fourth session of the Fortieth Parliament, the Members of Section A shall be as follows: the Minister whose Estimates are under consideration and, Mike Bernier, Marvin Hunt, Mike Morris, Jordan Sturdy, Dan Ashton, Wm. Scott Hamilton, Darryl Plecas, Gordon Hogg, Jane Thornthwaite, Harry Bains, Shane Simpson, Mike Farnworth, Maureen Karagianis, Sue Hammell, Kathy Corrigan, and Vicki Huntington.

4. At fifteen minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment of the House, the Chair of Section A will report to the House. In the event such report includes the last vote in a particular ministerial Estimate, after such report has been made to the House, the Government shall have a maximum of eight minutes, and the Official Opposition a maximum of five minutes, and all other Members (cumulatively) a maximum of three minutes to summarize the Committee debate on a particular ministerial Estimate completed, such summaries to be in the following order:

(1) Other Members;

(2) Opposition; and

(3) Government.

5. Section B shall be composed of all Members of the House.

6. Divisions in Section A will be signalled by the ringing of the division bells four times.

7. Divisions in Section B will be signalled by the ringing of the division bells three times at which time proceedings in Section A will be suspended until completion of the division in Section B.

8. Section A is hereby authorized to consider Bills referred to Committee after second reading thereof and the Standing Orders applicable to Bills in Committee of the Whole shall be applicable to such Bills during consideration thereof in Section A, and for all purposes Section A shall be deemed to be a Committee of the Whole. Such referrals to Section A shall be made upon motion without notice by the Minister responsible for the Bill, and such motion shall be decided without amendment or debate. Practice Recommendation #6 relating to Consultation shall be applicable to all such referrals.

9. Bills or Estimates previously referred to a designated Committee may at any stage be subsequently referred to another designated Committee on motion of the Government House Leader or Minister responsible for the Bill as hereinbefore provided by Rule Nos. 2 and 8.

Motion agreed to.

And then the House adjourned at 11.59 a.m.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

One-thirty o’clock p.m.

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 4) intituled Chartered Professional Accountants Act, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 4) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 3) intituled Building Act, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 3) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

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 on the sub-amendment resumed.

The House divided.

The sub-amendment was negatived on the following division:

Nays — 40
Horne
Sturdy
Bing
Hogg
Michelle Stilwell
Stone
Fassbender
Wat
Thomson
Virk
Wilkinson
Pimm
Sultan
Hamilton
Reimer
Ashton
Morris
Hunt
Sullivan
Cadieux
Lake
Polak
de Jong
Coleman
Bond
Letnick
Barnett
Thornthwaite
McRae
Plecas
Lee
Kyllo
Tegart
Throness
Bernier
Larson
Foster
Martin
Gibson
Moira Stilwell
Yeas — 19
Simpson
Robinson
Farnworth
Horgan
James
Ralston
Kwan
Austin
Karagianis
Bains
Shin
Donaldson
Krog
Trevena
D. Routley
Holman
B. Routley
Huntington
Weaver

The debate on the amendment resumed.

The House divided.

The amendment was negatived on the following division:

Nays — 42
Horne
Sturdy
Bing
Hogg
Michelle Stilwell
Stone
Fassbender
Wat
Thomson
Virk
Wilkinson
Pimm
Sultan
Hamilton
Reimer
Ashton
Morris
Hunt
Sullivan
Cadieux
Lake
Polak
de Jong
Coleman
Bond
Bennett
Letnick
Thornthwaite
McRae
Plecas
Lee
Kyllo
Tegart
Throness
Bernier
Larson
Foster
Martin
Gibson
Moira Stilwell
Huntington
Weaver
Yeas — 17
Simpson
Robinson
Farnworth
Horgan
James
Ralston
Kwan
Austin
Karagianis
Bains
Shin
Donaldson
Krog
Trevena
D. Routley
Holman
B. Routley

The debate on the main motion resumed.

On the motion of the Hon. M. de Jong, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

And then the House adjourned at 5.43 p.m.

HON. LINDA REID, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, March 2

8  Ms. James to move —

Be it resolved that the Government of B.C. has a responsibility to make life more affordable for B.C. families.