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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers by Mr. Hunt.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. M. de Jong (Minister of Finance) tabled the following documents:
Public Accounts, 2014/15; and,
Ministerial Accountability Report, 2014/15.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 30) intituled Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act.
The debate continued.
Mr. Weaver moved the following amendment —
That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 30) intituled Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act be amended by deleting all the words after “that” and substituting therefore the following: “be not now read a second time as Project Development Agreements inappropriately limit the ability of future governments to use their legislative prerogative to respond to the future environmental, social and economic challenges that will face both the LNG industry and our Province.”
The amendment on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 30) intituled Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act was negatived, on the following division:
| Nays — 42 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg Yamamoto Michelle Stilwell Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson | Virk Rustad Wilkinson Pimm Sultan Hamilton Ashton Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux | Polak de Jong Coleman Anton Bond Bennett Barnett Thornthwaite McRae Plecas | Lee Kyllo Tegart Throness Larson Foster Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell Dalton |
| Yeas — 29 | |||
| Hammell Simpson Farnworth Horgan James Dix Ralston Corrigan | Fleming Popham Austin Chandra Herbert Macdonald Karagianis Eby | Mungall Bains Elmore Shin Heyman Darcy Donaldson | Krog D. Routley Chouhan Rice Holman B. Routley Weaver |
The debate resumed on the main motion.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 42 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg Yamamoto Michelle Stilwell Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson | Virk Rustad Wilkinson Pimm Sultan Hamilton Ashton Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux | Lake Polak de Jong Coleman Anton Bond Bennett Barnett Thornthwaite McRae | Plecas Lee Kyllo Tegart Throness Larson Foster Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell |
| Nays — 29 | |||
| Hammell Simpson Farnworth Horgan James Dix Ralston Corrigan | Fleming Popham Austin Chandra Herbert Macdonald Karagianis Eby | Mungall Bains Elmore Shin Heyman Darcy Donaldson | Krog D. Routley Chouhan Rice Holman B. Routley Weaver |
Bill (No. 30) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
And then the House adjourned at 6.50 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Monday, July 20
Mr. Chandra Herbert to introduce a Bill intituled Gender Identity and Expression Human Rights Recognition Act.
Monday, July 20
21 Mr. Eby to move —
Be it resolved that this House support the creation of an affordable housing plan for British Columbia to ensure housing affordability for first-time home buyers and renters, secure the housing of those at risk of homelessness, and eliminate homelessness in our communities.
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