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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers and Reflections by Korky Neufeld.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. Raj Chouhan (Speaker) tabled the Legislative Assembly Management Committee Report, 2024–25.
The Hon. Brenda Bailey (Minister of Finance) tabled the Budget 2025 Second Quarterly Report, November 2025.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole.
Bill (No. 29) intituled Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 2025, was again committed.
Rosalyn Bird moved a proposed amendment to clause 3 of Bill (No. 29) which was defeated, on division.
On clause 3 of Bill (No. 29).
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Bill (No. 32) intituled Mental Health Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025, was again committed.
On clause 1 of Bill (No. 32).
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported progress on Bill (No. 32) intituled Mental Health Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025, 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 11.56 a.m.
One o’clock p.m.
The Speaker delivered his reserved decision as follows:
Honourable Members:
On Monday, November 24, the Government House Leader raised a point of order regarding the admissibility of Bill (No. M 219) intituled Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2025, standing in the name of the Member for North Island. The Chair thanks the Government House Leader and Member for Kamloops Centre for their submissions. The Chair has examined the submissions and the bill and is now prepared to rule on the point of order.
With respect to the direction being sought on the application of Standing Order 66, which pertains to the consideration of motions by the House, the Chair will not provide a ruling as Standing Order 66 is not applicable to the matter at hand, being Bill (No. M 219). Generally, Standing Order 66 applies to motions in the way that Standing Order 67 applies to bills.
Standing Order 67 provides, “It shall not be lawful for the House to adopt or pass any vote, resolution, address, or Bill for the appropriation of any part of the public revenue, or of any tax or impost, to any purpose that has not been first recommended to the House by Message of the Lieutenant-Governor in the Session in which such vote, resolution, address, or Bill is proposed.” As previously noted by the Chair, this stems from constitutional provisions that the House is bound by.
The Chair must decide whether Bill (No. M 219) is a money bill, thereby offending Standing Order 67 without an accompanying message of the Lieutenant Governor, or Royal Recommendation. As the Chair noted in previous guidance to the House, a Royal Recommendation is required if any provision in a Private Member’s bill would authorize a new and distinct charge to be effectively imposed on the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
In examining the contents of Bill (No. M 219), the Chair’s read is that the bill requires health authority boards to determine time periods for a patient to receive certain forms of medical care, provide notice to patients when that time period cannot be met, and mandates related public reporting. The Chair must assess whether these requirements infringe on Standing Order 67.
The matter before the Chair is not clear-cut. Members will appreciate that the Chair took an unusually extended time to return to the House with a ruling, as the Chair wanted to become better acquainted with the existing statutory framework that Bill (No. M 219) seeks to amend.
On an annual basis, this House approves an appropriation for the withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the Ministry of Health, which provides funding to the health authorities. The funds a health authority receives fall under the control of its board, which has discretion on how those funds are used, subject to the statutory and regulatory regimes those boards are bound by. Bill (No. M 219) prescribes actions that the board must mandate within its health authority and obligations for the responsible Minister to report to the House on data transmitted by each board.
In the Chair’s view, Bill (No. M 219) does not prescribe or impose in any specific terms required spending that would clearly constitute a new and distinct charge. The bill appears to mandate health authority boards with functions that align with those already permitted in the Health Authorities Act.
In consideration of the above, and based on available information and submissions presented to the Chair at this time, it is the ruling of the Chair that Bill (No. M 219) does not appear to offend Standing Order 67. As such, the bill will be permitted to proceed.
However, as a bill advances through the legislative stages of consideration, the Chair may again receive submissions on the admissibility of a bill reported from committee — specifically, in its reported form.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole.
Bill (No. 29) intituled Child, Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 2025, was again committed.
Rosalyn Bird moved a proposed amendment to clause 3 of Bill (No. 29) which was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 47 | |||
| Lore G. Anderson Blatherwick Routledge Chant Toporowski B. Anderson Neill Osborne Brar Krieger Davidson |
Parmar Sunner Beare Chandra Herbert Wickens Kang Sandhu Begg Higginson Phillip Lajeunesse Choi |
Rotchford Morissette Popham Dix Sharma Farnworth Eby Bailey Kahlon Greene Whiteside Boyle |
Ma Yung Malcolmson Gibson Glumac Arora Shah Chow Dhir Valeriote Botterell |
| Yeas — 37 | |||
| Wilson Milobar Banman Wat Kooner Halford Hartwell L. Neufeld Van Popta Dew |
Clare K. Neufeld Bhangu Paton Gasper Chan Toor Hepner Giddens |
Rattée Davis McInnis Bird McCall Stamer Day Maahs Williams |
Loewen Dhaliwal Doerkson Luck Block Brodie Armstrong Kealy Boultbee |
Rosalyn Bird moved a proposed amendment to clause 3 of Bill (No. 29) which was defeated, on division.
On clause 3 of Bill (No. 29).
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section A)
Bill (No. 32) intituled Mental Health Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025, was again committed.
A proposed amendment by Claire Rattée to add clause .01 to Bill (No. 32) was ruled out of order.
Claire Rattée moved a proposed amendment to clause 1 of Bill (No. 32) which was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 5 | |||
| Routledge Osborne |
Morissette |
Kahlon |
Malcolmson |
| Yeas — 4 | |||
| McInnis |
Mok |
Williams |
Botterell |
On clause 1 of Bill (No. 32).
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported progress on Bill (No. 32) intituled Mental Health Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025, and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
The Speaker declared a short recess.
His Honour the Administrator having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair —
Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, read the titles to the following Acts:
Bill (No. 20) Construction Prompt Payment Act.
Bill (No. 21) Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025.
Bill (No. 25) Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025.
Bill (No. 30) Employment Standards (Serious Illness or Injury Leave) Amendment Act, 2025.
Bill (No. 31) Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2025.
His Honour was pleased in His Majesty’s name to give assent to the said Acts.
The said assent was announced by Kate Ryan‑Lloyd, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, in the following words:
“In His Majesty’s name, His Honour the Administrator doth assent to these Acts.”
His Honour the Administrator was then pleased to retire.
By notice from Tara Armstrong to the Table, notice to introduce a Bill intituled Freedom Convoy Recognition Day Act was withdrawn from the Order Paper.
And then the House adjourned at 5.09 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Monday, December 1
Anna Kindy to introduce a Bill intituled Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act.
Tuesday, December 2
Tara Armstrong to introduce a Bill intituled Freedom Convoy Recognition Act.
Monday, December 1
74 Kristina Loewen to move —
That this House affirms its support for raising awareness and increasing education about the risks of early or lengthy access to the internet for our children and youth to ensure that appropriate guidance and oversight prevent access to adult content, predators, pedophiles and an increase in mental health conditions.
Tuesday, December 2
75 Tony Luck to move —
That the House urges the Government of Canada to initiate a process with all possible expediency to amend the Constitution Act, 1982, to include express protection of private property rights.
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