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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers and Reflections by Mr. Letnick.
The Hon. D. Eby (Attorney General and Minister Responsible for 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. 11) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
May 5, 2021.
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 Speaker reminded Members that the use of props is not permitted during proceedings.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
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.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 13) intituled Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, division on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 13) was deferred to later today.
Bill (No. 2) intituled Public Interest Disclosure Amendment Act, 2021 was again committed.
Clauses 1 through 26 and the title of Bill (No. 2) passed.
Bill (No. 2) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
The House recessed until 6.40 p.m.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, the House proceeded to deferred divisions.
The motion for second reading of Bill (No. 13) intituled Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021, was agreed to nemine contradicente on the following deferred division:
| Yeas — 79 | |||
| Farnworth Alexis Anderson Babchuk Bailey Bains Beare Begg Brar Chandra Herbert Chant Chen Chow Coulter Dean D’Eith Dix Donnelly Dykeman Eby |
Elmore Glumac Heyman Kahlon Kang Leonard Lore Ma Malcolmson Mark Mercier Osborne Paddon Popham Ralston Rankin Rice Robinson Routledge Routley |
Russell Sandhu Sharma Simons A. Singh R. Singh Starchuk Walker Whiteside Yao Milobar Ashton Banman Bernier Bond Cadieux Clovechok de Jong Doerkson Halford |
Kirkpatrick Kyllo Lee Letnick Merrifield Morris Oakes Paton Ross Rustad Shypitka Stewart Stone Sturdy Tegart Wat Wilkinson Furstenau Olsen |
Bill (No. 13) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
(In Committee — Section A)
12. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $2,592,081,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2022.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
By agreement, summary of debate of estimates passed in Section A (Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.58 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Monday, May 17
8 Mr. Banman to move —
Be it resolved that this House acknowledge the importance of openness and transparency in government and support meaningful action to achieve these goals.
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