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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. B. Routley.
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. 16) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 2014 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
February 24, 2014.
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.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. C. Oakes (Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development) tabled the Property Assessment Appeal Board Annual Report, 2013.
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. 4) intituled Park Amendment Act, 2014.
On the motion of Mr. Weaver, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
(In Committee — Section A)
13. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,935,671,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Advanced Education, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2015.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Advanced Education.
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 Advanced Education) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.55 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. S. Anton (Minister of Justice) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:
Robert Bauman
Administrator
The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 15) intituled Liquor Control and Licensing Amendment Act, 2014 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Vancouver Law Courts,
February 28, 2014.
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.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 4) intituled Park Amendment Act, 2014.
Mr. Weaver moved the following amendment —
That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 4) intituled Park Amendment Act, 2014 be amended by deleting all the words after “That” and substituting the words “the Bill be not now read a second time, that the Order for second reading be discharged, and the subject matter of the Bill be referred to the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills.”
The amendment on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 4) was negatived, on the following division:
| Yeas — 36 | |||
| Corrigan Simpson James Horgan Dix Farnworth Kwan Ralston Popham | Fleming Conroy Austin Hammell Donaldson Chandra Herbert Macdonald Karagianis Eby | Mungall Bains Elmore Heyman Darcy Krog Robinson Trevena B. Routley | D. Routley Simons Fraser Chouhan Rice Shin Holman Huntington Weaver |
| Nays — 45 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg McRae Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson Virk Rustad | Yamamoto Sultan Hamilton Reimer Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Lake Polak de Jong | Clark Coleman Anton Bond Bennett Letnick Barnett Yap Thornthwaite Dalton Plecas | Lee Kyllo Tegart Michelle Stilwell Throness Larson Foster Bernier Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell |
The debate resumed on the main motion.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 45 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg McRae Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson Virk Rustad | Yamamoto Sultan Hamilton Reimer Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Lake Polak de Jong | Clark Coleman Anton Bond Bennett Letnick Barnett Yap Thornthwaite Dalton Plecas | Lee Kyllo Tegart Michelle Stilwell Throness Larson Foster Bernier Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell |
| Nays — 35 | |||
| Corrigan Simpson James Horgan Dix Farnworth Kwan Ralston Popham | Fleming Conroy Austin Hammell Donaldson Chandra Herbert Macdonald Karagianis Eby | Mungall Bains Elmore Heyman Darcy Krog Robinson Trevena B. Routley | D. Routley Simons Fraser Chouhan Shin Holman Huntington Weaver |
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. 12) intituled Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 12) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
Bill (No. 6) intituled Provincial Capital Commission Dissolution Act was committed.
Mr. Fleming moved a proposed amendment to section 7 of Bill (No. 6) which was defeated on the following division:
| Yeas — 28 | |||
| Corrigan James Horgan Farnworth Kwan Ralston Popham | Fleming Conroy Austin Hammell Chandra Herbert Macdonald Karagianis | Eby Mungall Bains Elmore Krog Robinson Trevena | B. Routley D. Routley Simons Fraser Shin Holman Weaver |
| Nays — 42 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg McRae Stone Oakes Wat Thomson Rustad Yamamoto | Sultan Hamilton Reimer Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Lake Polak de Jong Coleman | Anton Bond Bennett Letnick Barnett Yap Thornthwaite Dalton Plecas Lee | Kyllo Tegart Michelle Stilwell Throness Larson Foster Bernier Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell |
Bill (No. 6) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
The House recessed until 5.07 p.m.
Bill (No. 3) intituled Missing Persons Act was committed.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 5.53 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Monday, March 10
7 Mr. Lee to move —
Be it resolved that this House encourage the Federal Government to secure free trade agreements in our priority markets in Asia.
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