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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers and Reflections by Mr. Letnick.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
60 By leave, Ms. Sandhu moved —
Be it resolved that this House agrees to work to eliminate gender-based violence, support survivors, and denounce the type of cuts made by the previous government between 2001–2017 that put women and gender-diverse people at risk.
A debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Ms. Paddon, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.59 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
By leave, the Hon. R. Kahlon moved —
That the Sessional Order adopted by the House on October 5, 2023, enabling certain proceedings of the House to be undertaken in three sections, be amended by:
a. striking the text of section 8 and replacing it as follows: “Section A consist of 14 Members, not including the Chair, being eight Members of the Government Caucus, three Members of the Official Opposition Caucus, one Member of the Third Party Caucus, one Member of the Fourth Party Caucus, and one Independent Member.” and,
b. adding Ravi Parmar and Adam Walker to the membership of Section A as set out in section 10.
Motion agreed to.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
59 The Hon. R. Kahlon moved —
That, notwithstanding Standing Order 2 (1), the adjournment time of the sittings of the House commencing at 1.30 p.m. on
a. Monday, November 27, 2023, be modified to 9 p.m. with a recess from 6.30 to 7 p.m.;
b. Tuesday, November 28, 2023, be modified to 9 p.m. with a recess from 6.30 to 7 p.m.; and,
c. Wednesday, November 29, 2023, be modified to 10 p.m. with a recess from 6 to 7 p.m.
And further, that this modified time of adjournment extend to the application of Standing Order 3 and to the interpretation of the ordinary time fixed for adjournment of the House in the Sessional Order adopted by the House on October 5, 2023, enabling certain proceedings of the House to be undertaken in three sections.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 50 | |||
| Chandra Herbert Parmar Sims Babchuk Coulter Lore Malcolmson Beare Kang Heyman Cullen Bains Dean |
Bailey Mercier Russell Routledge Starchuk Phillip Leonard Chow R. Singh Farnworth Kahlon Eby Conroy |
Sharma Dix Robinson Fleming Alexis Rankin Popham Simons Elmore Routley Yao D’Eith |
Donnelly Greene Anderson Chant Sandhu Dykeman Begg Chen A. Singh Rustad Banman Walker |
| Nays — 25 | |||
| de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond Halford Ross |
Oakes Bernier Paton Davies Clovechok Morris |
Kyllo Sturko Kirkpatrick Merrifield Lee Wat |
Stewart Shypitka Letnick Tegart Furstenau Olsen |
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole.
Bill (No. 48) intituled Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, was again committed.
Clause 1 and clause 2 of Bill (No. 48) passed.
On clause 3 of Bill (No. 48).
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Clause 13 of Bill (No. 44) passed.
On clause 14 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.
The House recessed until 7 p.m.
Bill (No. 44) intituled Housing Statutes (Residential Development) Amendment Act, 2023, was again committed.
Clause 14 of Bill (No. 44) passed.
Mr. Olsen moved a proposed amendment to clause 15 of Bill (No. 44) which was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 46 | |||
| Parmar Sims Babchuk Coulter Malcolmson Beare Kang Heyman Cullen Bains Dean Bailey |
Russell Routledge Starchuk Phillip Leonard Chow R. Singh Farnworth Kahlon Eby Conroy Sharma |
Dix Robinson Fleming Alexis Rankin Ralston Simons Elmore Glumac Routley Yao |
D’Eith Donnelly Greene Anderson Chant Dykeman Paddon Begg A. Singh Rustad Banman |
| Yeas — 25 | |||
| de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond Halford Ross |
Oakes Bernier Paton Davies Clovechok Morris |
Kyllo Sturko Kirkpatrick Merrifield Wat Stewart |
Shypitka Ashton Tegart Furstenau Olsen Walker |
Mr. Walker moved a proposed amendment to clause 15 of Bill (No. 44) which was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 47 | |||
| Parmar Sims Babchuk Coulter Lore Malcolmson Beare Kang Heyman Cullen Bains Dean |
Bailey Brar Russell Routledge Starchuk Phillip Leonard Chow R. Singh Whiteside Farnworth Kahlon |
Eby Sharma Dix Robinson Fleming Alexis Rankin Ralston Simons Elmore Glumac Routley |
Yao D’Eith Donnelly Greene Anderson Chant Dykeman Paddon Begg Chen A. Singh |
| Yeas — 27 | |||
| de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond Halford Ross |
Oakes Bernier Paton Davies Clovechok Morris Kyllo |
Sturko Kirkpatrick Merrifield Wat Stewart Shypitka Ashton |
Tegart Furstenau Olsen Rustad Banman Walker |
On clause 15 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 9.10 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Wednesday, November 29
Mr. Yao to introduce a Bill intituled Lunar New Year Act.
Mr. Sturdy to introduce a Bill intituled Safe Care Act, 2023.
Wednesday, November 29
61 The Hon. R. Kahlon to move —
That a Special Committee to Appoint a Human Rights Commissioner be appointed to select and unanimously recommend to the Legislative Assembly the appointment of an individual as Human Rights Commissioner for the province of British Columbia, pursuant to section 47.01 of the Human Rights Code (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 210).
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: Ravi Parmar (Convener), Brittny Anderson, Norm Letnick, Joan Phillip and Teresa Wat.
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