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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Ms. Elmore.
The Hon. K. Heed (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Steven L. Point
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 16) intituled Body Armour Control Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
October 16, 2009.
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.
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.
Bill (No. 10) intituled Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2009 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
(In Committee — Section A)
13. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $82,634,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2010.
14. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $2,276,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Agricultural Land Commission, to 31st March, 2010.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
By agreement, summary of debate of estimates passed in Section A (Ministry of Agriculture and Lands) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.57 a.m.
One-Thirty o’clock p.m.
On the motion of Ms. Conroy Bill (No. Pr 401) intituled Verigin Memorial Park Amendment Act, 2009 was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered referred to the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
By leave, the Hon. M. de Jong moved —
That a Special Committee be appointed to select and unanimously recommend to the Legislative Assembly, pursuant to section 5.01 of the Public Service Act (RSBC 1996, c. 385), the appointment of an individual to hold office as the Merit Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, and that the Special Committee so appointed shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee, and is also 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 any 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 conduct meetings by any means the committee considers appropriate, including but not limited to telephone and videoconferencing;
(d) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and
(e) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;
and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment of the House, 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 the resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.
That the Special Committee to Appoint a Merit Commissioner be comprised of John Rustad (Convener), Douglas Horne, Norm Letnick, Dawn Black and Leonard Krog.
Motion agreed to.
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.
Bill (No. 11) intituled Labour Mobility Act was committed.
Ms. D. Black moved a proposed amendment to section 3 of Bill (No. 11) which was defeated, on division.
Ms. D. Black moved a proposed amendment to section 8 of Bill (No. 11) which was defeated, on division.
The motion that the Committee rise and report Bill (No. 11) complete without amendment passed, on division.
Bill (No. 11) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed, on division.
Bill (No. 12) intituled Ombudsman Amendment Act, 2009 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.25 p.m.
HON. BILL BARISOFF, Speaker
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