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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Ms. Kang.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
28 By leave, Ms. Routledge moved —
Be it resolved that this House support an electoral system where every vote counts and where the percentage of seats in the legislature reflects the percentage of popular vote.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. D’Eith, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 12.01 p.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Mr. Rustad advised the House of the death of Len Fox, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Mr. Paton advised the House of the death of John Savage, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly.
The Hon. G. Heyman (Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy) presented to the Speaker a Message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Janet Austin
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 49) intituled Professional Governance Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
October 19, 2018.
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 House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 45) intituled Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 43 | |||
| 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 Furstenau Weaver Olsen |
| Nays — 40 | |||
| Cadieux de Jong Bond Polak Wilkinson Lee Stone Coleman Wat Bernier |
Thornthwaite Paton Ashton Barnett Yap Martin Davies Kyllo Sullivan Isaacs |
Morris Stilwell Ross Oakes Johal Redies Rustad Milobar Sturdy Shypitka |
Hunt Throness Tegart Stewart Sultan Gibson Foster Reid Thomson Larson |
Bill (No. 45) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 42) intituled Assessment Amendment Act, 2018, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
Bill (No. 42) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 43) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes (Minor Corrections) Amendment Act, 2018, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 43) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 40) intituled Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018.
On the motion of the Hon. M. Farnworth, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to later today.
The House recessed until 7 o’clock p.m.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 40) intituled Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018.
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of Ms. Barnett, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 8.51 p.m.
HON. DARRYL PLECAS, Speaker
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