No. 116 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

One-thirty o’clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. B. Routley.

The Hon. C. Clark (Premier) made a ministerial statement recognizing the individuals and organizations that rescued and provided support to those affected by the recent sinking of a whale-watching vessel off the coast of Tofino.

Mr. Fraser made a statement.

Order called for “Members’ Statements.”

Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

26  The House resumed the adjourned debate on Motion 26 with respect to the Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission tabled in the Legislative Assembly on September 28, 2015.

The debate continued.

Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:

Yeas — 71
Lee
Sturdy
Bing
Hogg
Yamamoto
Stone
Fassbender
Oakes
Thomson
Virk
Rustad
Wilkinson
Pimm
Sultan
Hamilton
Reimer
Ashton
Morris
Hunt
Cadieux
Lake
Polak
de Jong
Anton
Bond
Bennett
Letnick
Bernier
Barnett
Yap
Thornthwaite
Plecas
Kyllo
Tegart
Throness
Simpson
Robinson
Farnworth
Horgan
James
Corrigan
Fleming
Popham
Conroy
Austin
Chandra Herbert
Fraser
Huntington
Martin
Larson
Foster
Macdonald
Karagianis
Eby
Mungall
Bains
Elmore
Heyman
Darcy
Donaldson
Trevena
D. Routley
Simons
Weaver
Dalton
Gibson
Moira Stilwell
Chouhan
Rice
Holman
B. Routley

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. 42) intituled Electoral Districts Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,

October 20, 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.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 41) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2015, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

On the motion of the Hon. B. Bennett, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

And then the House adjourned at 6.53 p.m.

HON. LINDA REID, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, November 2

28  Ms. Corrigan to move —

Be it resolved that this House recognize the high value of adult basic education and English-language learning programs for refugees.