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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers and Reflections by the Hon. A. Kang.
The Hon. H. Bains (Minister of Labour) 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. 48) intituled Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
November 16, 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 House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
58 By leave, Mr. Davies moved —
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.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Olsen, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 12.02 p.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
Ms. Merrifield reserved her right to raise a question of privilege.
The Hon. R. Chouhan (Speaker) tabled the Police Complaint Commissioner Annual Report, 2022/2023.
The Hon. A. Kang (Minister of Municipal Affairs) tabled the Islands Trust Annual Report, 2022/23.
The Hon. R. Kahlon moved —
That, notwithstanding Standing Orders 2 (1) and 3, the House sit beyond the hour fixed for adjournment until the questions on second reading of Bill (No. 45) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 4), 2023, and of Bill (No. 47) intituled Housing Statutes (Transit‑Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023, are put and decided.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 52 | |||
| Chandra Herbert Parmar Sims Babchuk Coulter Lore Malcolmson Beare Kang Heyman Osborne Cullen Bains |
Bailey Mercier Brar Russell Routledge Starchuk Rice Phillip Leonard Chow R. Singh Whiteside Farnworth |
Kahlon Eby Conroy Sharma Dix Robinson Rankin Ralston Popham Elmore Glumac Routley Yao |
D’Eith Donnelly Greene Chant Sandhu Dykeman Paddon Begg Chen A. Singh Olsen Rustad Banman |
| Nays — 27 | |||
| de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond Halford Ross |
Oakes Bernier Paton Davies Clovechok Morris Kyllo |
Sturko Kirkpatrick Merrifield Lee Wat Stewart Shypitka |
Ashton Sturdy Letnick Tegart Furstenau Walker |
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 47) intituled Housing Statutes (Transit-Oriented Areas) Amendment Act, 2023.
The debate continued.
Bill (No. 47) 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. 45) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 4), 2023, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 45 | |||
| Chandra Herbert Parmar Sims Babchuk Coulter Lore Malcolmson Beare Kang Heyman Osborne Cullen |
Bains Bailey Mercier Brar Russell Routledge Starchuk Rice Phillip Leonard Chow |
R. Singh Whiteside Farnworth Kahlon Conroy Sharma Dix Robinson Rankin Ralston Elmore |
Glumac Yao D’Eith Donnelly Chant Sandhu Dykeman Paddon Begg Chen A. Singh |
| Nays — 28 | |||
| de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond Ross Oakes |
Bernier Davies Clovechok Morris Kyllo Sturko Kirkpatrick |
Merrifield Lee Wat Stewart Shypitka Ashton Sturdy |
Letnick Tegart Furstenau Olsen Rustad Banman Walker |
Bill (No. 45) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.
(In Committee — Section A)
On clause 1 of Bill (No. 44).
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported progress on Bill (No. 44) intituled Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023, and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered later today.
Committee to sit again later today.
Bill (No. 44) intituled Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023, was again committed.
On clause 1 of Bill (No. 44).
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 6.27 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
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