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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Donaldson.
The Hon. J. Rustad (Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation) 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. 7) intituled Nisga’a Final Agreement Amendment Act, 2014 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
October 27, 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 Hon. M. Polak (Minister of Environment) 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. 8) intituled Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act (No. 2), 2014 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
October 27, 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.
On the motion of Ms. Mungall, Bill (No. M 204) intituled Poverty Reduction and Economic Inclusion 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.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. L. Reid (Speaker) tabled the following documents:
Auditor General Report: The 2014 Summary Financial Statements and the Auditor General’s Findings, October 2014;
Registrar of Lobbyists Investigation Report 14-11: Lobbyist: Benjamin Chin, September 18, 2014; and,
Registrar of Lobbyists Investigation Report 14-13: Lobbyist: Brenda Swick, September 19, 2014.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Bill (No. 2) intituled Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act was committed.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.59 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Bill (No. 2) intituled Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act was again committed.
A proposed amendment by Mr. Weaver on the Order Paper to section 1 of Bill (No. 2) was defeated, on division.
In consideration of a proposed amendment by Mr. Weaver on the Order Paper to section 1 of Bill (No. 2), the Committee divided.
The amendment was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 43 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg Yamamoto Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson Virk | Rustad Wilkinson Pimm Sultan Hamilton Reimer Ashton Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux | Lake Polak de Jong Coleman Anton Bond Bennett Letnick Barnett Yap Thornthwaite | Plecas Lee Kyllo Tegart Larson Foster Bernier Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell |
| Yeas — 27 | |||
| Hammell Simpson Robinson Farnworth Horgan Dix Ralston | Fleming Popham Kwan Conroy Austin Chandra Herbert Karagianis | Eby Mungall Elmore Shin Heyman Darcy Donaldson | Trevena Fraser Holman B. Routley Huntington Weaver |
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 5.52 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Monday, November 3
Mr. Horgan to introduce a Bill intituled Taxi Industry Safety and Fairness Act.
Monday, November 3
8 Mr. Sullivan to move —
Be it resolved that this House celebrate the success of the film, audio visual and digital media sector in British Columbia.
9 Ms. Conroy to move —
Be it resolved that the provincial government work with the federal government to ensure that salmon are returned in an expedient manner to the upper Columbia River, as efforts being put forth in the United States by both the federal and state governments and the tribal bands have given optimism to this happening expeditiously.
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