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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Hamilton.
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. 27) intituled Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2016 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
July 22, 2016.
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. de Jong (Minister of Finance) 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. 28) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes (Housing Priority Initiatives) Amendment Act, 2016 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
July 22, 2016.
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 House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
16 By leave, Mr. Martin moved—
Be it resolved that this House remain committed to powering B.C.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Ms. Corrigan, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.59 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. L. Reid (Speaker) tabled the following documents:
Auditor General Progress Audit Report: Effectiveness of B.C. Community Corrections, May 2016;
Auditor General Financial Statements, 2015/16;
Ombudsperson Special Report No. 38, Under Inspection: The Hiatus in BC Correctional Centre Inspections, June 2016;
Representative for Children and Youth Report, A Review of Youth Substance Use Services in B.C., May 2016;
Registrar of Lobbyists Investigation Report 16-06, Lobbyist: Dana Hayden, May 2, 2016;
Elections BC Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2016 Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and Coquitlam-Burke Mountain By-elections, February 2, 2016;
Auditor General Annual Report, 2015/16;
Conflict of Interest Commissioner Annual Report, 2015;
Information and Privacy Commissioner Annual Report, 2015–2016;
Ombudsperson Annual Report, 2015-2016; and,
Registrar of Lobbyists Annual Report, 2015-16.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
By leave, Bill (No. 27) intituled Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2016, permitted to advance through all stages this day.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 27) a debate arose.
The debate continued.
Bill (No. 27) read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole House to be considered forthwith.
Bill (No. 27) was committed and reported complete without amendment.
On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 27) the House divided.
Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:
| Yeas — 70 | |||
| Lee Sturdy Bing Hogg Yamamoto Michelle Stilwell Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson Virk Rustad Wilkinson Sultan Hamilton Reimer Hunt | Sullivan Cadieux Lake Polak de Jong Coleman Anton Bennett Letnick Bernier Barnett Yap Thornthwaite McRae Plecas Kyllo Tegart Hammell | Simpson Robinson Farnworth Horgan James Ralston Corrigan Fleming Popham Conroy Austin Chandra Herbert Fraser Huntington Martin Foster Karagianis | Eby Mark Bains Elmore Wickens Shin Heyman Donaldson Krog Trevena Macdonald Gibson Moira Stilwell Chouhan Rice Holman B. Routley |
Bill (No. 27) was read a third time and passed.
The following reports were received by the Office of the Clerk during adjournment:
BC Assessment Annual Service Plan Report, 2015;
BC Games Society Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
BC Housing Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
BC Immigrant Investment Fund Ltd. Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
BC Liquor Distribution Branch Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
BC Lottery Corporation Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
BC Oil and Gas Commission Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
BC Pavilion Corporation Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
BC Transit Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
British Columbia Arts Council Annual Report, 2015/16;
British Columbia Council for International Education Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
British Columbia Innovation Council Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
British Columbia Securities Commission Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Capital Project Plan, Centre for Mental Health and Addictions, March 21, 2016;
Columbia Basin Trust Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Columbia Power Corporation Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Community Living British Columbia Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Destination British Columbia Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
First Peoples’ Cultural Council Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd. Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Government Strategic Plan Annual Report, 2015-16, July 2016;
Industry Training Authority Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Annual Service Plan Report, 2015;
Knowledge Network Corporation Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Legal Services Society Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Ministerial Accountability Report, 2015/16;
Ministry Annual Service Plan Reports, 2015/16: Office of the Premier; Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation; Advanced Education; Agriculture; Children and Family Development; Community, Sport and Cultural Development; Education; Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review; Environment; Finance; Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations; Health; International Trade and Minister Responsible for Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism; Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour; Justice and Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General; Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing; Small Business and Red Tape Reduction and Minister Responsible for the Liquor Distribution Branch; Social Development and Social Innovation; Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services; Transportation and Infrastructure;
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Partnerships British Columbia Inc. Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16;
Public Accounts, 2015/16;
Royal BC Museum Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16; and,
Transportation Investment Corporation Annual Service Plan Report, 2015/16.
And then the House adjourned at 5.42 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
Wednesday, July 27
Mr. Farnworth to introduce a Bill intituled Public Health Protection Act, 2016.
Wednesday, July 27
17 The Hon. S. Anton (Minister of Justice) to move —
Be it resolved that —
1. The salary for full-time Judicial Justices for April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 be 4.9% higher than the salary in effect from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013;
2. Commencing April 1, 2014 ad hoc Judicial Justices shall receive the same per diem rate as the per diem Judicial Justices; and,
3. That #1 and #2 replace the salary provisions contained in the resolution of the Legislative Assembly respecting the 2010 Judicial Justices Compensation Commission recommendations and the resolution of the Legislative Assembly respecting the 2013 Judicial Justices Compensation Commission recommendations which were adopted by the Legislative Assembly on May 30, 2011, and March 24, 2014, respectively.
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