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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers and Reflections by Mr. Stewart.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. N. Sharma (Attorney General) tabled the BC Family Maintenance Agency Annual Service Plan Report, 2022/23, Revised November 2023.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section C of Committee of the Whole.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 46) intituled Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023.
On the motion of Mr. Letnick, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
(In Committee — Section A)
On clause 38 of Bill (No. 41).
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported progress on Bill (No. 41) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section C)
Clauses 1 through 13 of Bill (No. 43) passed.
Clause 14 of Bill (No. 43) passed, on division.
Clauses 15 through 26 of Bill (No. 43) passed.
On clause 27 of Bill (No. 43).
Section C of Committee of the Whole reported progress on Bill (No. 43) intituled Money Judgment Enforcement Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Act 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 11.54 a.m.
One o’clock p.m.
The Hon. R. Chouhan (Speaker) tabled the Representative for Children and Youth Report, Still Left Out: Children and Youth with Disabilities in B.C., November 2023.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
57 The Hon. R. Kahlon moved —
That a Special Committee to Appoint an Information and Privacy Commissioner be appointed to select and unanimously recommend to the Legislative Assembly the appointment of an individual as Information and Privacy Commissioner, pursuant to section 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 165).
That the Special Committee have all the powers of a Select Standing Committee and in addition 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 Special 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. adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and,
d. retain personnel as required to assist the Special Committee.
That the Special Committee report to the House as soon as possible, and that during a period of adjournment, the Special 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.
That the Special Committee be composed of the following Members: Garry Begg (Convener), Michele Babchuk, Dan Davies, Renee Merrifield, Adam Olsen and Mike Starchuk.
Motion agreed to.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section C of Committee of the Whole.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 46) intituled Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023.
On the motion of Mr. Letnick, the debate was adjourned to later today.
(In Committee — Section C)
Clauses 12 through 17 of Bill (No. 39) passed, on division.
Clause 18 of Bill (No. 39) passed, on division.
Clauses 19 through 32 of Bill (No. 39) passed, on division.
The title of Bill (No. 39) passed, on division.
The motion that the Committee rise and report Bill (No. 39) complete without amendment passed, on division.
Section C of Committee of the Whole reported Bill (No. 39) intituled Zero-Emission Vehicles Amendment Act, 2023, complete without amendment.
On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 39) the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 53 | |||
| Chandra Herbert Parmar Sims Coulter Lore Malcolmson Beare Kang Heyman Osborne Cullen Bains Dean Bailey |
Mercier Brar Russell Routledge Starchuk Rice Phillip Leonard Chow R. Singh Whiteside Kahlon Conroy |
Sharma Dix Robinson Fleming Alexis Rankin Ralston Popham Simons Elmore Glumac Routley Yao |
D’Eith Donnelly Greene Anderson Chant Sandhu Dykeman Paddon Begg Chen A. Singh Olsen Walker |
| Nays — 23 | |||
| de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond Halford |
Bernier Paton Davies Clovechok Morris Kyllo |
Merrifield Lee Wat Stewart Shypitka Ashton |
Sturdy Letnick Tegart Rustad Banman |
Bill (No. 39) read a third time and passed.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section C of Committee of the Whole.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 46) intituled Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023.
On the motion of Mr. Olsen, the debate was adjourned to later today.
(In Committee — Section C)
Clauses 27 through 81 and the title of Bill (No. 43) passed.
Section C of Committee of the Whole reported Bill (No. 43) intituled Money Judgment Enforcement Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions Act complete without amendment.
Bill (No. 43) read a third time and passed.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section C of Committee of the Whole.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 46) intituled Housing Statutes (Development Financing) Amendment Act, 2023.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 50 | |||
| Parmar Sims Coulter Lore Beare Kang Heyman Osborne Cullen Bains Dean Bailey Mercier |
Brar Russell Routledge Starchuk Rice Phillip Leonard Chow R. Singh Whiteside Kahlon Conroy Sharma |
Dix Robinson Fleming Alexis Rankin Ralston Popham Simons Elmore Glumac Routley Yao |
Donnelly Greene Anderson Chant Sandhu Dykeman Paddon Begg Chen A. Singh Olsen Walker |
| Nays — 22 | |||
| de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond Halford |
Ross Oakes Bernier Paton Davies Clovechok |
Morris Kyllo Kirkpatrick Merrifield Stewart |
Sturdy Letnick Tegart Rustad Banman |
Bill (No. 46) 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. 47) intituled Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023, a debate arose.
On the motion of Mr. Davies, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
(In Committee — Section A)
Clauses 38 through 167 of Bill (No. 41) passed.
Clause 168 of Bill (No. 41) passed, on division.
Clauses 169 through 188 and the title of Bill (No. 41) passed.
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported Bill (No. 41) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, complete without amendment.
Bill (No. 41) read a third time and passed.
(In Committee — Section C)
Clauses 1 through 108 of Bill (No. 42) passed.
Mr. Walker moved a proposed amendment to add clause 108.1 to Bill (No. 42) which was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 7 | |||
| Beare Kang |
Heyman Bailey |
Chow Sharma |
Glumac |
| Yeas — 4 | |||
| Doerkson |
Stone |
Kyllo |
Olsen |
A proposed amendment by Mr. Olsen on the Order Paper to clause 109 of Bill (No. 42) was ruled out of order.
Clause 109 of Bill (No. 42) passed.
On clause 110 of Bill (No. 42).
Section C of Committee of the Whole reported progress on Bill (No. 42) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 2023, 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 5.24 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Monday, November 20
58 Mr. Davies to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports permanently eliminating the provincial fuel tax to ease the pain at the pump and removing the carbon tax on all home heating.
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