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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Yap.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
Mr. Ralston made a statement regarding the Leader of the Official Opposition.
Mr. Dix made a statement.
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. 20) intituled Local Elections Campaign Financing Act was again committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 21) intituled Local Elections Statutes Amendment Act, 2014 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)
18. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $5,350,361,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Education, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2015.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the Ministry of 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 Education) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.58 a.m.
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.
Bill (No. 21) intituled Local Elections Statutes Amendment Act, 2014 was again committed.
Ms. Robinson moved a proposed amendment to section 137 of Bill (No. 21) which was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 38 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing McRae Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson Virk | Wilkinson Yamamoto Sultan Hamilton Ashton Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Lake | Polak Coleman Anton Bennett Letnick Barnett Yap Thornthwaite Dalton | Plecas Lee Kyllo Throness Larson Foster Bernier Martin Gibson |
| Yeas — 31 | |||
| Corrigan Simpson James Ralston Dix Farnworth Popham Kwan | Fleming Conroy Austin Hammell Donaldson Chandra Herbert Macdonald Karagianis | Eby Mungall Bains Heyman Darcy Krog Robinson B. Routley | Simons Fraser Rice Shin Holman Huntington Weaver |
Bill (No. 21) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 23) intituled South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Funding Referenda Act was again committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed, on division.
Bill (No. 22) intituled South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act, 2014 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 Social Development and Social Innovation.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
By notice from Ms. Elmore to the Table, Motion No. 15 was withdrawn from the Order Paper.
And then the House adjourned at 5.52 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Monday, May 5
17 Ms. Elmore to move —
Be it resolved that this House urge the Government to protect and promote the rights and welfare of Canadian workers and temporary foreign workers in B.C.
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