Nos. 66 and 67 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Ten o’clock a.m.

Prayers by Ms. Hammell.

Order called for “Members’ Statements.”

Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”

The Hon. S. Bond (Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour) tabled the WorkSafeBC Annual Report, 2014 and Service Plan, 2015-2017.

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.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 11) intituled Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2015.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Yeas — 44
Horne
Sturdy
Bing
Hogg
Yamamoto
Michelle Stilwell
Stone
Fassbender
Oakes
Wat
Thomson
Virk
Rustad
Wilkinson
Pimm
Sultan
Hamilton
Ashton
Morris
Hunt
Sullivan
Lake
Polak
Clark
Coleman
Anton
Bond
Letnick
Barnett
Yap
Thornthwaite
McRae
Plecas
Lee
Kyllo
Tegart
Throness
Bernier
Larson
Foster
Martin
Gibson
Moira Stilwell
Dalton
Nays — 31
Hammell
Simpson
Farnworth
James
Dix
Ralston
Fleming
Popham
Kwan
Conroy
Austin
Chandra Herbert
Macdonald
Karagianis
Eby
Mungall
Bains
Elmore
Shin
Heyman
Darcy
Krog
Trevena
D. Routley
Simons
Fraser
Chouhan
Holman
B. Routley
Huntington
Weaver

Bill (No. 11) 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. 25) intituled Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, a debate arose.

On the motion of Mr. Macdonald, the debate 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 Justice.

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.

Thursday, May 7, 2015

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.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 25) intituled Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2015.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 25) read a second time, on division, 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. 20) intituled Election Amendment Act, 2015, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

On the motion of Mr. Farnworth, the debate 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 Justice.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 5.51 p.m.

HON. LINDA REID, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Monday, May 11

Ms. James to introduce a Bill intituled Franchise Act, 2015.

Tuesday, May 12

Mr. Weaver to introduce a Bill intituled Recall and Initiative Amendment Act, 2015.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, May 11

16  Mr. Hunt to move —

Be it resolved that this House recognize the importance of international business investment and export diversification in growing a strong economy.