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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Gibson.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
By leave, Mr. Weaver tabled correspondence amongst the Ministry of Energy and Mines, South Island Aggregates, and Cowichan Valley Regional District regarding encroachment and damage to lands owned by Cowichan Valley Regional District.
The Hon. M. de Jong (Minister of Finance) tabled the following documents:
Public Service Benefit Plan Act Annual Report, March 31, 2014;
Statement of 2013/14 Borrowings Pursuant to Section 56 of the Financial Administration Act, Schedule A; and,
Guarantees and Indemnities Authorized and Issued for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014.
Mr. B. Routley presented a petition regarding the increase of thermal coal exports.
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. 22) intituled Special Wine Store Licence Auction Act was again committed.
Bill (No. 22) was reported, complete without amendment.
On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 22), a debate arose.
Mr. Weaver moved the following amendment —
That the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 22) intituled Special Wine Store Licence Auction Act be amended by deleting the word “now” and substituting the words “six months hence”.
The amendment on the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 22) was negatived on the following division:
Nays — 42 | |||
Horne Sturdy Bing Hogg Yamamoto Michelle Stilwell Stone Fassbender Oakes Thomson Virk | Rustad Wilkinson Pimm Sultan Hamilton Ashton Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Lake | Polak de Jong Clark Coleman Anton Bennett Letnick Barnett Thornthwaite McRae | Plecas Kyllo Tegart Throness Bernier Larson Foster Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell |
Yeas — 30 | |||
Hammell Simpson Farnworth Horgan James Dix Ralston Corrigan | Fleming Popham Kwan Conroy Chandra Herbert Karagianis Mungall Bains | Shin Heyman Darcy Donaldson Krog Trevena D. Routley | Simons Fraser Chouhan Rice B. Routley Huntington Weaver |
Bill (No. 22) was 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 Children and Family Development.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 12.07 p.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. 26) intituled Liquefied Natural Gas Income Tax Amendment Act, 2015 was committed.
In consideration of a proposed amendment by Mr. Weaver on the Order Paper to section 56 of Bill (No. 26), the Committee divided.
The amendment was defeated on the following division:
Nays — 40 | |||
Sturdy Bing Hogg Yamamoto Michelle Stilwell Stone Fassbender Wat Thomson Virk | Rustad Wilkinson Pimm Sultan Hamilton Ashton Morris Hunt Sullivan Cadieux | Polak de Jong Coleman Anton Bennett Letnick Barnett Thornthwaite McRae Plecas | Lee Kyllo Tegart Throness Bernier Larson Foster Martin Gibson Moira Stilwell |
Yeas — 25 | |||
Hammell Farnworth James Ralston Corrigan Fleming Popham | Kwan Austin Chandra Herbert Karagianis Mungall Shin | Heyman Darcy Donaldson Krog Trevena D. Routley | Simons Fraser Holman B. Routley Huntington Weaver |
Bill (No. 26) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed, on division.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 5.58 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Tuesday, May 5
Ms. Karagianis to introduce a Bill intituled Honouring Our Military Act, 2015.
Monday, May 4
15 Ms. Corrigan to move —
Be it resolved that this House call on the B.C. government to fully support adult basic education programs as a critical component of job readiness and training.
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