No. 67 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Second Session of the Forty-second Parliament

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

One-thirty o’clock p.m.

Prayers and Reflections by Mr. Letnick.

The Hon. K. Conroy (Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development) 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. 23) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,

October 18, 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.

Order called for “Members’ Statements.”

Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”

Mr. Olsen rose on a question of privilege regarding Bill (No. 22) intituled Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 and the work currently undertaken by the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act pursuant to section 80 of the said Act, and tabled the required motion.

The Hon. M. Farnworth reserved the right to respond to the question of privilege.

Mr. Milobar reserved the right to respond to the question of privilege.

The Speaker stated that he would take the matter under advisement.

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

Bill (No. 21) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2021 was committed.

Clauses 1 through 31 of Bill (No. 21) passed.

Clause 32 of Bill (No. 21) passed on the following division:

Yeas — 73
Chandra Herbert
Rice
Walker
Babchuk
Simons
Popham
Malcolmson
Beare
Mark
Kahlon
Kang
Bains
Dean
Ma
Chow
A. Singh
Russell
Starchuk
Anderson
Donnelly
Bailey
Alexis
Routley
Whiteside
Heyman
Conroy
Farnworth
Robinson
Eby
Dix
Osborne
Chen
Ralston
Sharma
Routledge
Paddon
Sandhu
Elmore
Brar
Begg
D’Eith
Greene
Chant
Leonard
Coulter
Glumac
Yao
Dykeman
Mercier
Cadieux
Bernier
Halford
Milobar
Bond
de Jong
Tegart
Stone
Davies
Oakes
Morris
Stewart
Sturdy
Wilkinson
Ross
Paton
Rustad
Kyllo
Wat
Doerkson
Shypitka
Banman
Ashton
Clovechok
Nays — 2
Furstenau
Olsen

On clause 33 of Bill (No. 21).

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Bill to be considered at the next sitting after today.

The Hon. M. Farnworth made representations with respect to the question of privilege raised earlier today by Mr. Olsen.

Mr. Milobar made representations.

The Speaker stated that he would take the matter under advisement.

And then the House adjourned at 7.05 p.m.

HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, October 25

17  Mr. Doerkson to move —

Be it resolved that this House recognize the lessons learned from this year’s historic wildfire season and implement them to better prepare our response to future wildfires and needed post-wildfire recovery.