No. 12 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

One-thirty o’clock p.m.

Prayers by Ms. Thornthwaite.

The Hon. J. Sims (Minister of Citizens’ Services) 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. 4) intituled Acting Information and Privacy Commissioner Continuation Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,

September 11, 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.”

Mr. D’Eith reserved his right to raise a matter of privilege.

The Hon. D. Eby (Attorney General) tabled the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal Annual Report, 2016-2017.

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion “That the Speaker do now leave the Chair” for the House to go into Committee of Supply.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

By leave, the Hon. M. Farnworth moved —

Be it resolved that this House hereby authorizes the Committee of Supply for this Session to sit in two sections designated Section A and Section B; Section A to sit in such Committee Room as may be appointed from time to time, and Section B to sit in the Chamber of the Assembly, subject to the following rules:

1. The Standing Orders applicable to the Committee of the Whole House shall be applicable in both Sections of the Committee of Supply save and except that in Section A, a Minister may defer to a Deputy Minister to permit such Deputy to reply to a question put to the Minister.

2. All Estimates shall stand referred to Section A, save and except those Estimates as shall be referred to Section B on motion without notice by the Government House Leader, which motion shall be decided without amendment or debate and be governed by Practice Recommendation #6 relating to Consultation.

3. Section A shall consist of 17 Members, being 8 Members of the New Democratic Party and 8 Members of the BC Liberal Party and one member of the Green Party. In addition, the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole, or his or her nominee, shall preside over the debates in Section A. Substitution of Members will be permitted to Section A with the consent of that Member’s Whip, where applicable, otherwise with the consent of the Member involved. For the second session of the Forty-first Parliament, the Members of Section A shall be as follows: the Minister whose Estimates are under consideration and, Jagrup Brar, Mitzi Dean, Bob D’Eith, Mable Elmore, Anne Kang, Jennifer Rice, Ronna-Rae Leonard, Rachna Singh, Simon Gibson, Jane Thornthwaite, Peter Milobar, Coralee Oakes, Joan Isaacs, Mike Morris, Teresa Wat, Ellis Ross and Sonia Furstenau.

4. At fifteen minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment of the House, the Chair of Section A will report to the House. In the event such report includes the last vote in a particular ministerial Estimate, after such report has been made to the House, the Government shall have a maximum of eight minutes, and the Official Opposition a maximum of five minutes, and all other Members (cumulatively) a maximum of three minutes to summarize the Committee debate on a particular ministerial Estimate completed, such summaries to be in the following order:

(1) Other Members;

(2) Opposition; and

(3) Government.

5. Section B shall be composed of all Members of the House.

6. Divisions in Section A will be signalled by the ringing of the division bells four times.

7. Divisions in Section B will be signalled by the ringing of the division bells three times at which time proceedings in Section A will be suspended until completion of the division in Section B.

8. Section A is hereby authorized to consider Bills referred to Committee after second reading thereof and the Standing Orders applicable to Bills in Committee of the Whole shall be applicable to such Bills during consideration thereof in Section A, and for all purposes Section A shall be deemed to be a Committee of the Whole. Such referrals to Section A shall be made upon motion without notice by the Minister responsible for the Bill, and such motion shall be decided without amendment or debate. Practice Recommendation #6 relating to Consultation shall be applicable to all such referrals.

9. Bills or Estimates previously referred to a designated Committee may at any stage be subsequently referred to another designated Committee on motion of the Government House Leader or Minister responsible for the Bill as hereinbefore provided by Rule Nos. 2 and 8.

Motion agreed to.

And then the House adjourned at 6.38 p.m

Hon. Darryl Plecas, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, October 2

5  Ms. Oakes to move —

Be it resolved that this House continues to support a strong rural B.C.

NOTICE OF QUESTIONS

Thursday, September 21

1  Mr. Throness to ask the Hon. Minister of Children and Family Development the following questions:—

1. Could the Minister provide a list of all organizations that received funding in the latest fiscal year from the Ministry of Children and Family Development that are located in the constituency of Kootenay West? This should include the organization name and amount of the funding.

2. Could the Minister provide the list of transfers under $20,000 in the latest fiscal year from the Ministry of Children and Family Development? This should include the organization name and amount of the funding.

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