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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Hunt.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
7 By leave, Mr. Hunt moved —
Be it resolved that this House supports the elimination of MSP premiums, and not replacing them with increased taxes in other areas.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Hamilton, 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.
The Speaker made a statement regarding Commonwealth Day.
The Hon. S. Anton (Minister of Justice) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:
Robert Bauman
Administrator
The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 4) intituled Election Amendment Act, 2017 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Vancouver Law Courts,
March 9, 2017.
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.”
Ms. Robinson presented a petition regarding safe transportation of animals in vehicles.
The Hon. M. de Jong (Minister of Finance) tabled the Province of British Columbia Fortieth Annual Report pursuant to the Public Service Benefit Plan Act, Year Ended March 31, 2016.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 3) intituled Discriminatory Provisions (Historical Wrongs) Repeal Act.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:
| Yeas — 74 | |||
| Lee Sturdy Bing Hogg Yamamoto Michelle Stilwell Stone Fassbender Oakes Wat Thomson Rustad Wilkinson Morris Gibson Sultan Hamilton Reimer Ashton | Hunt Sullivan Cadieux Polak de Jong Coleman Anton Bond Bennett Letnick Bernier Barnett Yap Thornthwaite McRae Kyllo Tegart Throness Hammell | Simpson Robinson Farnworth Horgan James Dix Ralston Darcy Fleming Popham Conroy Holman Fraser Huntington Martin Larson Foster Karagianis | Eby Mungall Mark Bains Elmore Wickens Shin Heyman Rice Donaldson Krog Trevena D. Routley Simons Dalton Chouhan Corrigan Austin |
Bill (No. 3) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
And then the House adjourned at 6.21 p.m.
HON. LINDA REID, Speaker
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