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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers and Reflections by Mr. Stone.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
The Speaker made a statement recognizing Susan Sourial, Clerk Assistant, Committees and Interparliamentary Relations, for her years of dedicated service and offered congratulations on her upcoming retirement.
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. M. Farnworth (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Deputy Premier) tabled the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch Annual Report, 2020/21.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole.
Bill (No. 30) intituled Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 was committed.
Clauses 1 through 4 of Bill (No. 30) passed.
Clause 5 of Bill (No. 30) passed, on division.
Clauses 6 through 10 and the title of Bill (No. 30) passed.
Bill (No. 30) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 18) intituled Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2021 was committed.
Clauses 1 through 3 and the title of Bill (No. 18) passed.
Bill (No. 18) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
(In Committee — Section A)
On clause 33 of Bill (No. 23).
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported progress on Bill (No. 23) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 11.59 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
The Hon. M. Farnworth moved —
1. That, pursuant to Standing Order 81.1 (2), all remaining stages of consideration of the following bills before the House be disposed of prior to the conclusion of the afternoon sitting on Tuesday, November 23, 2021:
a. Bill (No. 23) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2021.
b. Bill (No. 29) intituled Interpretation Amendment Act, 2021.
2. That, pursuant to Standing Order 81.1 (2), the question on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 28) intituled Forest Amendment Act, 2021, and the question on any motion in amendment thereto, be put by 5.15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, without further amendment or debate, and that, if a division is called, it shall proceed forthwith in accordance with Standing Order 16 (2).
3. That, if at 6.00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, any bill listed under section 1 is still being considered at Committee stage, the Chair shall forthwith put the question on all remaining clauses and the title of the bill, without further amendment or debate, which shall be deemed passed and which shall not be subject to a formal division call, but which may be taken in accordance with Practice Recommendation No. 1. Once the title of the bill has passed, the Committee shall rise and the Chair shall forthwith report the bill complete with or without amendment, as the case may be, to the House.
4. That, by 6.15 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, notwithstanding Standing Order 80, Standing Order 81, or any Standing Order or Sessional Order relating to the times and days of the sittings of the House, the question on all remaining stages of consideration of any bill listed under section 1 shall be put forthwith without amendment or debate.
5. That, if a division is called on the motion for third reading of any bill listed under section 1, the division shall proceed forthwith in accordance with Standing Order 16 (2).
6. That, pursuant to Standing Order 81.1 (2), all remaining stages of consideration of the following bills before the House be disposed of by 5.00 p.m. on Thursday, November 25, 2021:
a. Bill (No. 22) intituled Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021.
b. Bill (No. 28) intituled Forest Amendment Act, 2021.
7. That, if at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday, November 25, 2021, any bill listed under section 6 is still being considered at Committee stage, the Chair shall forthwith put the question on all remaining clauses and the title of the bill, without further amendment or debate, which shall be deemed passed and which shall not be subject to a formal division call, but which may be taken in accordance with Practice Recommendation No. 1. Once the title of the bill has passed, the Committee shall rise and the Chair shall forthwith report the bill complete with or without amendment, as the case may be, to the House.
8. That, notwithstanding section 7, if at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday, November 25, 2021, the Committee has not considered the amendments to Bill (No. 22) standing on the Order Paper in the name of the Minister of Citizens’ Services, they shall be dealt with as follows:
a. Clause 36 shall be deemed defeated.
b. The amendment to clause 48 shall be deemed to have passed, and clause 48, as amended, shall be deemed to have passed.
9. That, by 4.45 p.m. on Thursday, November 25, 2021, notwithstanding Standing Order 80, Standing Order 81, or any Standing Order or Sessional Order relating to the times and days of the sittings of the House, the question on all remaining stages of consideration of any bill listed under section 6 shall be put forthwith without amendment or debate.
10. That, if a division is called on the motion for third reading of any bill listed under section 6, the division shall proceed forthwith in accordance with Standing Order 16 (2).
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 51 | |||
| Chandra Herbert Rice Walker Babchuk Simons Malcolmson Beare Mark Kahlon Kang Bains Dean Cullen |
Ma Chow Russell Starchuk Anderson Donnelly Bailey Lore Routley Whiteside Heyman Conroy Farnworth |
Robinson Eby Osborne Fleming Chen Rankin Ralston Sharma Routledge Paddon Sandhu Elmore Brar |
Begg R. Singh D’Eith Sims Greene Chant Leonard Coulter Glumac Yao Dykeman Mercier |
| Nays — 26 | |||
| Cadieux Bernier Halford Milobar Bond de Jong Tegart |
Stone Davies Oakes Morris Stewart Sturdy Wilkinson |
Rustad Kyllo Wat Doerkson Kirkpatrick Shypitka |
Banman Ashton Letnick Clovechok Furstenau Olsen |
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 28) intituled Forest Amendment Act, 2021.
Mr. Stone moved the following amendment —
That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 28) intituled Forest Amendment Act, 2021 be amended by deleting the word “now” and substituting “six months hence.”
The debate on the amendment continued.
Pursuant to the time allocation motion adopted earlier today, all necessary questions for the disposal of second reading of Bill (No. 28) and any motion in amendment thereto were put.
The amendment on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 28) was negatived, on the following division:
| Nays — 52 | |||
| Rice Walker Babchuk Simons Popham Malcolmson Beare Mark Kahlon Kang Bains Dean Cullen |
Ma Chow Russell Starchuk Anderson Donnelly Bailey Lore Alexis Routley Whiteside Heyman Conroy |
Farnworth Robinson Eby Dix Osborne Fleming Chen Rankin Ralston Sharma Routledge Paddon Sandhu |
Elmore Brar Begg D’Eith Sims Greene Chant Leonard Coulter Glumac Yao Dykeman Mercier |
| Yeas — 28 | |||
| Cadieux Bernier Halford Milobar de Jong Tegart Stone |
Davies Oakes Morris Stewart Sturdy Wilkinson Ross |
Paton Rustad Kyllo Wat Doerkson Merrifield Kirkpatrick |
Shypitka Banman Ashton Letnick Clovechok Furstenau Olsen |
The debate resumed on the main motion.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 54 | |||
| Rice Walker Babchuk Simons Popham Malcolmson Beare Mark Kahlon Kang Bains Dean Cullen Ma |
Chow Russell Starchuk Anderson Donnelly Bailey Lore Alexis Routley Whiteside Heyman Conroy Farnworth Robinson |
Eby Dix Osborne Fleming Chen Rankin Ralston Sharma Routledge Paddon Sandhu Elmore Brar |
Begg D’Eith Sims Greene Chant Leonard Coulter Glumac Yao Dykeman Mercier Furstenau Olsen |
| Nays — 26 | |||
| Cadieux Bernier Halford Milobar de Jong Tegart Stone |
Davies Oakes Morris Stewart Sturdy Wilkinson Ross |
Paton Rustad Kyllo Wat Doerkson Merrifield |
Kirkpatrick Shypitka Banman Ashton Letnick Clovechok |
Bill (No. 28) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
Bill (No. 29) intituled Interpretation Amendment Act, 2021 was committed.
Pursuant to the time allocation motion adopted earlier today, all necessary questions for the disposal of Committee stage of Bill (No. 29) were put and deemed to have passed.
Clauses 1 and 2 and the title of Bill (No. 29) passed.
Pursuant to the time allocation motion adopted earlier today, all necessary questions for the disposal of all remaining stages of Bill (No. 29) were put.
Bill (No. 29) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 22) intituled Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021 was again committed.
On clause 21 as amended of Bill (No. 22).
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Clause 33 of Bill (No. 23) passed on the following division:
| Yeas — 7 | |||
| Walker Babchuk |
Malcolmson Bailey |
Alexis Conroy |
Ralston |
| Nays — 4 | |||
| Cadieux |
Wilkinson |
Kirkpatrick |
Furstenau |
Clause 34 of Bill (No. 23) passed.
Pursuant to the time allocation motion adopted earlier today, all necessary questions for the disposal of Committee stage of Bill (No. 23) were put and deemed to have passed.
Clauses 35 through 111 and the title of Bill (No. 23) passed.
The motion that the Committee rise and report Bill (No. 23) complete without amendment was agreed to, on division.
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported Bill (No. 23) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 complete without amendment.
Pursuant to the time allocation motion adopted earlier today, all necessary questions for the disposal of all remaining stages of Bill (No. 23) were put.
On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 23) the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 56 | |||
| Chandra Herbert Rice Walker Babchuk Simons Popham Malcolmson Beare Mark Kahlon Kang Bains Dean Cullen |
Ma Chow Russell Starchuk Anderson Donnelly Bailey Lore Alexis Routley Whiteside Heyman Conroy Farnworth |
Robinson Eby Dix Osborne Fleming Chen Rankin Ralston Sharma Routledge Paddon Sandhu Elmore Brar |
Begg R. Singh D’Eith Sims Greene Chant Leonard Coulter Glumac Yao Dykeman Mercier Furstenau Olsen |
| Nays — 27 | |||
| Cadieux Bernier Halford Milobar Bond de Jong Tegart |
Stone Davies Oakes Morris Stewart Sturdy Wilkinson |
Ross Paton Rustad Kyllo Wat Doerkson Merrifield |
Kirkpatrick Shypitka Banman Ashton Letnick Clovechok |
Bill (No. 23) was read a third time and passed.
And then the House adjourned at 6.28 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Thursday, November 25
Mr. Davies to introduce a Bill intituled Transportation Amendment Act, 2021.
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