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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers by Ms. Kang.
The Hon. D. Eby (Attorney General) 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. 5) intituled Constitution Amendment Act, 2017 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.
The Hon. D. Eby (Attorney General) 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. 6) intituled Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 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.”
The Hon. D. Plecas (Speaker) tabled the Representative for Children and Youth Report, Missing Pieces: Joshua’s Story, October 2017.
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.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 3) intituled Election Amendment Act, 2017.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 44 | |||
| Chouhan Kahlon Begg Brar Heyman Donaldson Mungall Bains Beare Chen Popham |
Trevena Sims Chow Kang Simons D’Eith Routley Ma Elmore Dean Routledge |
Singh Leonard Glumac Darcy Simpson Robinson Farnworth Horgan James Eby Dix |
Ralston Mark Fleming Conroy Fraser Chandra Herbert Rice Krog Furstenau Weaver Olsen |
| Nays — 40 | |||
| Cadieux Rustad Bond de Jong Coleman Wilkinson Kyllo Stone Bernier Wat |
Johal Lee Hunt Barnett Tegart Martin Throness Davies Sullivan Polak |
Morris Ashton Oakes Thomson Sturdy Ross Isaacs Milobar Thornthwaite Clovechok |
Yap Redies Paton Gibson Sultan Shypitka Reid Letnick Larson Foster |
Bill (No. 3) read a second time.
On the motion that Bill (No. 3) be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today, the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 44 | |||
| Chouhan Kahlon Begg Brar Heyman Donaldson Mungall Bains Beare Chen Popham |
Trevena Sims Chow Kang Simons D’Eith Routley Ma Elmore Dean Routledge |
Singh Leonard Glumac Darcy Simpson Robinson Farnworth Horgan James Eby Dix |
Ralston Mark Fleming Conroy Fraser Chandra Herbert Rice Krog Furstenau Weaver Olsen |
| Nays — 40 | |||
| Cadieux Rustad Bond de Jong Coleman Wilkinson Kyllo Stone Bernier Wat |
Johal Lee Hunt Barnett Tegart Martin Throness Davies Sullivan Polak |
Morris Ashton Oakes Thomson Sturdy Ross Isaacs Milobar Thornthwaite Clovechok |
Yap Redies Paton Gibson Sultan Shypitka Reid Letnick Larson Foster |
Bill (No. 3) Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.54 p.m.
Hon. Darryl Plecas, Speaker
Monday, October 16
6 Ms. Ma to move —
Be it resolved that this House support the celebration of diversity and recognize the importance of protecting human rights.
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