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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers by Elder Shirley Alphonse of the T-Sou’ke Nation, Elder Butch Dick of the Songhees Nation, and the Lekwungen Traditional Dancers.
The Hon. S. Fraser (Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation) 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. 41) intituled Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
October 23, 2019.
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.
By leave, the Hon. M. Farnworth moved —
That the House suspend proceedings in order that Grand Chief Ed John, Cheryl Casimer, Regional Chief Terry Teegee, and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip may address the Legislative Assembly, and that the addresses and statements by the Premier, the Leader of the Official Opposition, and the Leader of the Third Party, or their designates, be printed as an appendix to the Official Report of Debates of the Legislative Assembly of today.
And further, that all remaining items of Routine Business, including Statements by Members and Oral Question Period be deferred to the start of the next sitting of the House.
Motion agreed to.
And then the House adjourned at 11.45 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
By leave, the Hon. M. Farnworth moved —
That Andrew Weaver be appointed as a member of the Special Committee to Appoint an Auditor General, replacing Adam Olsen.
Motion agreed to.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Bill (No. 36) intituled Gaming Control Amendment Act, 2019 was again committed and reported complete without amendment.
On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 36), the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 72 | |||
| Chouhan Kahlon Begg Brar Heyman Donaldson Mungall Bains Beare Chen Popham Trevena Chow Kang Simons D’Eith Sims Ma |
Elmore Dean Routledge Singh Leonard Glumac Darcy Simpson Robinson Farnworth Horgan James Eby Dix Ralston Mark Fleming Conroy |
Fraser Chandra Herbert Rice Malcolmson Furstenau Weaver Olsen Cadieux de Jong Polak Lee Stone Coleman Wat Thornthwaite Paton Ashton Martin |
Davies Kyllo Sullivan Morris Stilwell Oakes Johal Rustad Milobar Shypitka Hunt Tegart Stewart Sultan Gibson Isaacs Thomson Larson |
| Nays — 1 | |||
| Letnick |
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On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 33) intituled Securities Amendment Act, 2019, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Chandra Herbert, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 5.44 p.m.
HON. DARRYL PLECAS, Speaker
Monday, October 28
22 Ms. Leonard to move —
Be it resolved that this House recognize and support Clean BC and the Government’s efforts to reduce emissions.
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