No. 11 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Fourth Session of the Forty-second Parliament

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

One-thirty o’clock p.m.

Prayers and Reflections by Ms. Merrifield.

Ms. Routledge made a personal statement.

On the motion of Ms. Leonard, Bill (No. M 207) intituled Provincial Symbols and Honours Amendment Act, 2023, was introduced, read a first time, and 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.”

By leave, the Hon. R. Kahlon moved –

That Coralee Oakes replace Ellis Ross as a Member of the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fish and Food.

Motion agreed to.

16  The Hon. R. Kahlon moved —

That the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fish and Food be empowered to examine carbon sequestration and related technology in British Columbia’s agricultural sector and make recommendations with respect to:

1. Opportunities to increase carbon content in agricultural soils in British Columbia.

2. Supports for British Columbia’s agricultural technology sector as they relate to carbon sequestration.

3. Supports and incentives for encouraging the use of made-in-B.C. agricultural technology innovations to enhance carbon sequestration.

That, in addition to the powers previously conferred upon Select Standing Committees of the House, the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fish and Food be empowered to:

a. appoint of its number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee and to delegate to the subcommittees all or any of its powers except the power to report directly to the House;

b. sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;

c. conduct consultations by any means the Committee considers appropriate;

d. adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and,

e. retain personnel as required to assist the Committee.

That the Committee report to the House by February 29, 2024, and that during a period of adjournment, the Committee deposit its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, or in the next following Session, as the case may be, the Chair present all reports to the House.

Motion agreed to.

Bill (No. 3) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, was committed.

Clauses 1 through 17 and the title of Bill (No. 3) passed.

Bill (No. 3) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 6) intituled Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 5) was committed.

Clauses 1 through 6 and the title of Bill (No. 6) passed.

Bill (No. 6) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.

The debate continued.

Ms. Routledge made a personal statement.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

And then the House adjourned at 6.58 p.m.

HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker

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