Nos. 56 and 57 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Fourth Session of the Forty-second Parliament

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Ten o’clock a.m.

Prayers and Reflections by Mr. Glumac.

Order called for “Members’ Statements.”

Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

Order called for Committee of Supply.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A, Section B and Section C of Committee of Supply.

(In Committee — Section B)

33. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $884,436,000 be granted to His Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Housing, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2024.


Section B of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Housing.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 26) intituled Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No. 5) Amendment Act, 2023, a debate arose.

On the motion of Mr. Lee, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

(In Committee — Section A)


Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Health.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

(In Committee — Section C)

39. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $26,715,000 be granted to His Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2024.


Section C of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions.

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 Mental Health and Addictions) to be considered at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 11.57 a.m.

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

One-thirty o’clock p.m.

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

Order called for Committee of Supply.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section C of Committee of Supply.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 26) intituled Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No. 5) Amendment Act, 2023.

Bill (No. 26) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 22) intituled Strata Property Amendment Act, 2023, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 22) 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. 25) intituled Electoral Districts Act was committed.

Clauses 1 through 6 of Bill (No. 25) passed.

Mr. de Jong moved a proposed amendment to Schedule 1 of Bill (No. 25) which was defeated on the following division:

Nays — 46
Sims
Babchuk
Coulter
Lore
Malcolmson
Beare
Kang
Heyman
Osborne
Cullen
Bains
Dean
Mercier
A. Singh
Routledge
Starchuk
Rice
Leonard
Chow
R. Singh
Whiteside
Farnworth
Kahlon
Conroy
Sharma
Dix
Robinson
Fleming
Rankin
Popham
Simons
Elmore
Glumac
Routley
Yao
Dykeman
Donnelly
Greene
Anderson
Chant
Russell
Chen
Begg
Paddon
Walker
Rustad
Yeas — 26
D’Eith
Alexis
de Jong
Doerkson
Milobar
Stone
Bond
Halford
Ross
Oakes
Bernier
Paton
Davies
Sturdy
Clovechok
Morris
Kyllo
Sturko
Merrifield
Lee
Wat
Stewart
Shypitka
Ashton
Banman
Letnick

The schedules and the title of Bill (No. 25) passed.

Bill (No. 25) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 24) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2023, was committed.

Clauses 1 through 46 and the title of Bill (No. 24) passed.

Bill (No. 24) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 23) intituled Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2023, was committed.

Clauses 1 through 43 and the title of Bill (No. 23) passed.

Bill (No. 23) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

(In Committee — Section A)

Clause 6 of Bill (No. 13) passed.

Mr. Olsen moved a proposed amendment to clause 7 of Bill (No. 13) which was defeated, on division.

Clauses 7 through 10 of Bill (No. 13) passed.

Mr. Olsen moved a proposed amendment to clause 11 of Bill (No. 13) which was defeated, on division.

Clauses 11 through 15 and the title of Bill (No. 13) passed.


Section A of Committee of the Whole reported Bill (No. 13) intituled Pay Transparency Act complete without amendment.

Bill (No. 13) read a third time and passed.

(In Committee — Section C)


Section C of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Health.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 6.23 p.m.

HON. RAJ CHOUHAN,  Speaker