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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Krog.
The Hon. S. Anton (Minister of Justice) 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. 6) intituled Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2015 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
February 6, 2015.
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 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. 5) intituled Government Information Act.
Bill (No. 5) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Environment.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.55 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.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 7) intituled Private Training Act, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
Bill (No. 7) 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 Federal Port Development Act, a debate arose.
Mr. Weaver moved the following amendment —
That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 12) intituled Federal Port Development Act be amended by deleting the word “now” and substituting “six months hence.”
The amendment on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 12) was negatived, on the following division:
| Nays — 73 | |||
| Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg Yamamoto Michelle Stilwell Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson Virk Rustad Wilkinson Pimm Sultan Hamilton Reimer Ashton | Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Lake Polak Coleman Anton Bond Letnick Barnett McRae Plecas Lee Kyllo Tegart Throness Hammell | Simpson Robinson Farnworth Horgan James Ralston Corrigan Fleming Popham Kwan Conroy Austin Chandra Herbert Bernier Larson Foster Macdonald Karagianis | Eby Mungall Bains Heyman Darcy Donaldson Trevena D. Routley Simons Fraser Dalton Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell Chouhan Rice Holman B. Routley |
| Yeas — 2 | |||
| Huntington | Weaver | ||
The debate resumed on the main motion.
Ms. Huntington moved the following amendment —
That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 12) intituled Federal Port Development Act be amended by deleting all the words after “That” and substituting “the bill be not now read a second time, that the order for second reading be discharged, the bill withdrawn from the Order Paper and the subject matter referred to the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills.”
The amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 12) was negatived.
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. 4) intituled Chartered Professional Accountants 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)
21. Resolved, that a sum not exceeding $118,122,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Environment, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2016.
22. Resolved, that a sum not exceeding $11,610,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Environment, Environmental Assessment Office, to 31st March, 2016.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Environment.
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 Environment) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.27 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
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