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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers and Reflections by Mr. Kyllo.
The Hon. K. Conroy (Minister of Finance) 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. 19) intituled Money Services Businesses Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 27, 2023.
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 Hon. K. Conroy (Minister of Finance) 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. 20) intituled Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2023, and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 27, 2023.
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.
On the motion of Mr. Shypitka, Bill (No. M 217) intituled Wildlife Amendment Act (No. 2), 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.
On the motion of Mr. Olsen, Bill (No. M 218) intituled North Island-Coast Development Initiative Trust 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.”
Mr. Letnick advised the House of the death of Al Horning, a former Member of the Legislative Assembly.
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
Mr. Halford reserved his right to raise a question of privilege regarding remarks made by the Member for Powell River-Sunshine Coast.
The Hon. K. Conroy (Minister of Finance) tabled the following documents:
Ministry of Finance Service Plan, 2023/24 – 2025/26, Revised April 2023; and,
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Service Plan 2023/24 – 2025/26, Revised April 2023.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
38 The Hon. R. Kahlon moved —
That Adam Olsen be removed as a member of the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fish and Food.
Motion agreed to.
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section C of Committee of Supply.
Mr. Simons made a personal statement.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 17) intituled Family Law Amendment Act, 2023, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 17) 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. 14) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes (Modernization) Amendment Act, 2023, was again committed.
Clauses 1 through 1201 and the title of Bill (No. 14) passed.
The motion that the Committee rise and report Bill (No. 14) complete without amendment was agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:
| Yeas — 78 | |||
| Babchuk Coulter Lore Malcolmson Beare Kang Ma Heyman Osborne Cullen Bains Dean Bailey Mercier A. Singh Routledge Starchuk Rice D’Eith Leonard |
Chow R. Singh Whiteside Farnworth Kahlon Eby Conroy Sharma Dix Robinson Fleming Alexis Rankin Ralston Popham Simons Elmore Glumac Routley Yao |
Donnelly Dykeman Sims Greene Anderson Chant Russell Sandhu Begg Paddon Walker de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond Halford Ross Oakes |
Bernier Paton Davies Sturdy Clovechok Morris Kyllo Sturko Kirkpatrick Merrifield Lee Wat Stewart Shypitka Ashton Banman Letnick Tegart Olsen |
Bill (No. 14) reported complete without amendment.
On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 14), the House divided.
Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:
| Yeas — 79 | |||
| Chandra Herbert Babchuk Coulter Lore Malcolmson Beare Kang Ma Heyman Osborne Cullen Bains Dean Bailey Mercier A. Singh Routledge Starchuk Rice D’Eith |
Leonard Chow R. Singh Whiteside Farnworth Kahlon Eby Conroy Sharma Dix Robinson Fleming Alexis Rankin Ralston Popham Simons Elmore Glumac Routley |
Yao Donnelly Dykeman Sims Greene Anderson Chant Russell Sandhu Begg Paddon Walker de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond Halford Ross Oakes |
Bernier Paton Davies Sturdy Clovechok Morris Kyllo Sturko Kirkpatrick Merrifield Lee Wat Stewart Shypitka Ashton Banman Letnick Tegart Olsen |
Bill (No. 14) read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 13) intituled Pay Transparency Act was committed.
Mr. Olsen moved a proposed amendment to clause 1 of Bill (No. 13) which was defeated, on division.
Mr. Olsen moved a proposed amendment to add clause 1.1 to Bill (No. 13) which was defeated, on division.
Clauses 1 through 4 of Bill (No. 13) passed.
Mr. Olsen moved a proposed amendment to clause 5 of Bill (No. 13) which was defeated, on division.
Clause 5 of Bill (No. 13) passed.
On clause 6 of Bill (No. 13).
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
Bill (No. 12) intituled Intimate Images Protection Act was committed.
On clause 1 of Bill (No. 12).
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
20. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $8,835,152,000 be granted to His Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Education and Child Care, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2024.
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Education and Child Care and further reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Forests.
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 Education and Child Care) to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section C)
21. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $64,363,000 be granted to His Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2024.
22. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $36,420,000 be granted to His Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, Emergency Program Act, to 31st March, 2024.
Section C of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness and further reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy.
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 C (Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.57 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Thursday, March 30
1 Mr. Olsen to ask the Hon. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General the following questions: —
1. The RCMP’s Community-Industry Response Group (C‑IRG) pulls resources from local detachments from across British Columbia. Can the Minister provide a detailed breakdown of its understanding of both the financial resources, personnel and other resources that have been diverted from local detachments and other branches of police?
2. A member of the public pursued a freedom-of-information request with the RCMP and was told that they could not receive budgets of the C‑IRG because “The C‑IRG falls under a larger section which does budget reporting, but the C‑IRG itself does not have its own separate budget, nor do its own budget reporting.” Can the Minister provide a) his understanding of the structure of C‑IRG; b) the sections it falls under; c) the budgets it falls under; and, d) a breakdown of how much funding is allocated to units connected to C‑IRG?
3. What is the role of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General in directing, overseeing and/or managing operations of C‑IRG?
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