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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by the Hon. S. Robinson.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
29 By leave, Mr. Stone moved —
Be it resolved that this House acknowledge the value of listening to local voices.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Stewart, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.53 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. D. Eby (Attorney General) 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. 54) intituled Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2018 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
October 26, 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.”
The Hon. J. Horgan (Premier) made a ministerial statement regarding the shooting tragedy at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Mr. Wilkinson made a statement.
Mr. Weaver made a statement.
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 46) intituled South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Amendment Act (No. 2), 2018, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 46) 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. 48) intituled Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
Bill (No. 48) 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 motion for second reading of Bill (No. 44) intituled Budget Measures Implementation (Employer Health Tax) Act, 2018.
The debate continued.
The House recessed until 7 o’clock p.m.
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 — 39 | |||
| Cadieux de Jong Bond Polak Lee Stone 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 |
And then the House adjourned at 8.54 p.m.
HON. DARRYL PLECAS, Speaker
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