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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Ms. Barnett.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
By leave, Mr. Eby tabled correspondence relating to employment contracts and compensation at British Columbia universities.
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. 15) intituled Liquor Control and Licensing Amendment Act, 2014 was again committed.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
44. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $812,293,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2015.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Transportation and Infrastructure) 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 Mr. Dix, Bill (No. M 207) intituled The British Columbia Local Food Act, 2014 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.
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 Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2014 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 18) intituled Water Sustainability Act was committed.
Mr. Chandra Herbert moved a proposed amendment to section 1 of Bill (No. 18) which was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 40 | |||
| Horne Bing Hogg McRae Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Virk Rustad | Yamamoto Sultan Hamilton Reimer Ashton Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Polak | Coleman Anton Bond Bennett Letnick Barnett Yap Thornthwaite Dalton Plecas | Lee Kyllo Tegart Michelle Stilwell Throness Larson Foster Bernier Martin Moira Stilwell |
| Yeas — 27 | |||
| Corrigan Simpson James Ralston Dix Popham Fleming | Conroy Austin Hammell Donaldson Chandra Herbert Macdonald Eby | Mungall Bains Elmore Heyman Darcy Krog Robinson | Trevena D. Routley Fraser Holman Huntington Weaver |
Mr. Chandra Herbert moved a proposed amendment to section 5 of Bill (No. 18) which was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 40 | |||
| Horne Bing Hogg McRae Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Virk Rustad | Yamamoto Sultan Hamilton Reimer Ashton Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Polak | Coleman Anton Bond Bennett Letnick Barnett Yap Thornthwaite Dalton Plecas | Lee Kyllo Tegart Michelle Stilwell Throness Larson Foster Bernier Martin Moira Stilwell |
| Yeas — 26 | |||
| Corrigan Simpson James Ralston Dix Popham Fleming | Conroy Austin Hammell Donaldson Chandra Herbert Macdonald Eby | Mungall Bains Elmore Heyman Darcy Krog | Robinson Trevena D. Routley Fraser Holman Weaver |
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 Natural Gas Development.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 5.57 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Monday, April 7
12 Ms. Mungall to move —
Be it resolved that this House acknowledge the work being done in other jurisdictions to reduce poverty.
Tuesday, April 8
13 Ms. Hammell to move —
Be it resolved that this House applaud the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police for initiating a national dialogue on a framework to train police on how to best deal with the mentally ill.
14 Ms. Hammell to move —
Be it resolved that this House applaud the City of Delta’s resolution that the provincial government develop a long-term, multi-faceted strategy to help people suffering from concurrent disorders from becoming chronic offenders.
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