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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers and Reflections by the Hon. D. Coulter.
The Hon. M. Farnworth (Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Deputy Premier) 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. 17) intituled Police Amendment Act, 2024, and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
April 2, 2024.
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.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
By leave, Mr. Stone moved —
Be it resolved that pursuant to section 13, subsection (2) of the Auditor General Act, the Legislative Assembly request that the Auditor General undertake an examination of the Government of British Columbia’s CleanBC Go Electric Program, including but not limited to the Commercial Vehicle Innovation Challenge and the Advanced Research and Commercialization Program, administered by MNP LLP, with a view to examining any potential conflict of interest relating to program administrators charging success fees to successful applicants who use their advisory services.
A debate arose.
The House divided.
Motion negatived on the following division:
| Nays — 46 | |||
| Chandra Herbert A. Singh Babchuk Coulter Lore Beare Kang Heyman Osborne Cullen Bains Malcolmson |
Bailey Mercier Brar Russell Routledge Starchuk Rice Yao Leonard R. Singh Whiteside Farnworth |
Kahlon Conroy Sharma Dix Fleming Dean Rankin Alexis Sims Elmore Glumac |
Routley D’Eith Donnelly Greene Anderson Chant Sandhu Dykeman Paddon Begg Chen |
| Yeas — 27 | |||
| Doerkson Milobar Stone Bond Halford Ross Oakes |
Bernier Paton Davies Kyllo Shypitka Sturko Merrifield |
Wat Lee Stewart Clovechok Ashton Sturdy Letnick |
Tegart Furstenau Olsen Rustad Banman Walker |
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 12) intituled Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act.
On the motion of Mr. Letnick, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.54 a.m.
One 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. 12) intituled Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Ms. Sturko, the debate was adjourned to later today.
(In Committee — Section A)
Clauses 51 through 56 of Bill (No. 9) passed.
Clause 57 of Bill (No. 9) stood down.
Clauses 58 through 81 of Bill (No. 9) passed.
Clauses 12 through 19 of Bill (No. 9) passed.
On clause 57 of Bill (No. 9), as stood down.
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported progress on Bill (No. 9) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
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. 12) intituled Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act.
On the motion of Mr. Davies, the debate was adjourned to later today.
(In Committee — Section A)
Clauses 1 through 4 and the title of Bill (No. 11) passed.
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported Bill (No. 11) intituled Vancouver Charter Amendment Act, 2024, complete without amendment.
Bill (No. 11) read a third time and passed.
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. 12) intituled Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Ms. Merrifield, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
(In Committee — Section A)
Clauses 1 through 3 and the title of Bill (No. 13) passed.
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported Bill (No. 13) intituled Land Title and Property Law Amendment Act, 2024, 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 Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 5.21 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Tuesday, April 9
Mr. Olsen to introduce a Bill intituled Correction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024.
Ms. Furstenau to introduce a Bill intituled Business Practices and Consumer Protection (Greenwashing Prevention) Amendment Act, 2024.
Ms. Sturko to introduce a Bill intituled Mental Health Amendment Act, 2024.
Monday, April 8
24 Ms. Sturko to move —
Be it resolved that this House supports scrapping this Government’s decriminalization experiment.
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