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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers and Reflections by the Hon. S. Malcolmson.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. D. Eby (Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing) tabled the following documents:
Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance Annual Report, 2020–2021; and,
British Columbia Utilities Commission Annual Report, 2019/20.
The Hon. M. Farnworth (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General) tabled the WorkSafeBC Annual Report, 2020 and Service Plan, 2021–2023.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section C of Committee of Supply.
Bill (No. 13) intituled Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 was again committed.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, division on clause 2 of Bill (No. 13) was deferred to later today.
On clause 2 of Bill (No. 13) as stood down.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered later today.
Bill (No. 5) intituled InBC Investment Corp. Act was again committed.
Clauses 7 through 36 and the title of Bill (No. 5) passed.
The motion that the Committee rise and report Bill (No. 5) complete without amendment passed, on division.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, division on the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 5) was deferred to later today.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 7) intituled Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2021, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Ms. Bailey, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
Bill (No. 13) intituled Employment Standards Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 was again committed.
The Committee recessed until 6.40 p.m.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, the Committee proceeded to deferred divisions.
Clause 2 of Bill (No. 13) passed on the following deferred division:
| Yeas — 58 | |||
| Farnworth Alexis Anderson Babchuk Bailey Bains Beare Begg Brar Chandra Herbert Chant Chen Chow Conroy Coulter |
Cullen Dean D’Eith Dix Donnelly Dykeman Eby Elmore Fleming Glumac Greene Heyman Horgan Kahlon Kang |
Leonard Lore Ma Malcolmson Mark Mercier Osborne Paddon Popham Ralston Rankin Rice Robinson Routledge |
Routley Russell Sandhu Sharma Simons Sims A. Singh R. Singh Starchuk Walker Whiteside Yao Furstenau Olsen |
| Nays — 27 | |||
| Milobar Ashton Banman Bernier Bond Cadieux Clovechok |
Davies de Jong Doerkson Halford Kirkpatrick Kyllo Lee |
Merrifield Morris Oakes Paton Ross Rustad Shypitka |
Stewart Stone Sturdy Tegart Wat Wilkinson |
The title of Bill (No. 13) passed.
Bill (No. 13) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
The motion for third reading of Bill (No. 5) intituled InBC Investment Corp. Act, was agreed to on the following deferred division.
| Yeas — 58 | |||
| Farnworth Alexis Anderson Babchuk Bailey Bains Beare Begg Brar Chandra Herbert Chant Chen Chow Conroy Coulter |
Cullen Dean D’Eith Dix Donnelly Dykeman Eby Elmore Fleming Glumac Greene Heyman Horgan Kahlon Kang |
Leonard Lore Ma Malcolmson Mark Mercier Osborne Paddon Popham Ralston Rankin Rice Robinson Routledge |
Routley Russell Sandhu Sharma Simons Sims A. Singh R. Singh Starchuk Walker Whiteside Yao Furstenau Olsen |
| Nays — 28 | |||
| Milobar Ashton Banman Bernier Bond Cadieux Clovechok |
Davies de Jong Doerkson Halford Kirkpatrick Kyllo Lee |
Letnick Merrifield Morris Oakes Paton Ross Rustad |
Shypitka Stewart Stone Sturdy Tegart Wat Wilkinson |
Bill (No. 5) read a third time and passed.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Education.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section C)
Section C of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 7.00 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Monday, May 31
9 Mr. Coulter to move —
Be it resolved that this House recognize the fourth AccessAbility Week and reaffirm its commitment to building an inclusive province that improves the lives of people living with disabilities.
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