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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Ms. Dean.
The Hon. H. Bains (Minister of Labour) 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. 48) intituled Temporary Foreign Worker Protection 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.
The Hon. S. Robinson (Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing) 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. 46) intituled South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act (No. 2), 2018 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
October 11, 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.”
Bill (No. 42) intituled Assessment Amendment Act, 2018 was committed.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.56 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Bill (No. 42) intituled Assessment Amendment Act, 2018 was again committed.
Mr. Stone moved a proposed amendment to add section 1.1 to Bill (No. 42) which was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 42 | |||
| 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 |
| Yeas — 41 | |||
| 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 Letnick Thomson Larson |
Bill (No. 42) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 43) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes (Minor Corrections) Amendment Act, 2018 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
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.
The amendment on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 40) was negatived, on the following division:
| Nays — 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 |
| Yeas — 41 | |||
| 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 Letnick Thomson Larson |
The debate resumed on the main motion.
On the motion of Mr. de Jong, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 6.26 p.m.
HON. DARRYL PLECAS, Speaker
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