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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers and Reflections by Ms. Chant.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
Ms. Sims presented the Report of the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, Review of the Representative for Children and Youth Act, for the Fourth Session of the Forty-second Parliament (First), April 2023.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave, Ms. Sims moved that the Report be adopted.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section C of Committee of Supply.
Bill (No. 18) intituled Haida Nation Recognition Act was committed.
Clauses 1 through 5 and the title of Bill (No. 18) passed.
Bill (No. 18) reported complete without amendment.
Bill (No. 18) to be read a third time at the next sitting.
Bill (No. 19) intituled Money Services Businesses Act was committed.
Clauses 1 through 66 and the title of Bill (No. 19) passed.
Bill (No. 19) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 20) intituled Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2023, was committed.
Clauses 1 through 24 and the title of Bill (No. 20) passed.
Bill (No. 20) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 22) intituled Strata Property Amendment Act, 2023, was committed.
Clauses 1 through 15 and the title of Bill (No. 22) passed.
Bill (No. 22) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 26) intituled Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No. 5) Amendment Act, 2023, was committed.
Clause 1 of Bill (No. 26) passed.
Clause 2 of Bill (No. 26) passed on the following division:
| Yeas — 46 | |||
| Sims Babchuk Coulter Malcolmson Beare Kang Ma Heyman Osborne Cullen Bains Dean |
Bailey Mercier A. Singh Routledge Starchuk Rice D’Eith Leonard Chow Whiteside Farnworth Kahlon |
Conroy Sharma Dix Robinson Fleming Rankin Ralston Popham Simons Elmore Glumac |
Routley Yao Dykeman Greene Anderson Chant Begg Paddon Walker Olsen Rustad |
| Nays — 19 | |||
| de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond |
Oakes Bernier Sturdy Clovechok Morris |
Sturko Kirkpatrick Merrifield Lee Wat |
Stewart Ashton Banman Letnick |
Clause 3, clause 4 and the title of Bill (No. 26) passed.
Bill (No. 26) reported complete without amendment.
On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 26), the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 47 | |||
| Sims Babchuk Coulter Malcolmson Beare Kang Ma Heyman Osborne Cullen Bains Dean |
Bailey Mercier A. Singh Routledge Starchuk Rice D’Eith Leonard Chow Whiteside Farnworth Kahlon |
Conroy Sharma Dix Robinson Fleming Rankin Ralston Popham Simons Elmore Glumac Routley |
Yao Dykeman Greene Anderson Chant Chen Begg Paddon Walker Olsen Rustad |
| Nays — 20 | |||
| de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond |
Oakes Bernier Sturdy Clovechok Morris |
Sturko Kirkpatrick Merrifield Lee Wat |
Stewart Ashton Banman Letnick Tegart |
Bill (No. 26) read a third time and passed.
(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)
46. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $124,009,000 be granted to His Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2024.
Section C of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
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 Water, Land and Resource Stewardship) to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 7.08 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Monday, May 1
43 Ms. Kirkpatrick to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports the limited use of involuntary treatment to keep our most vulnerable youth and adults at risk of harm to themselves or others safe at modernized, compassionate facilities with twenty-four seven psychiatric and medical supports.
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