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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers and Reflections by the Hon. Jessie Sunner.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
Peter Milobar presented the Report of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Summary of Activities 2025-26, for the Second Session of the Forty-third Parliament (First), May 2026.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave, Peter Milobar moved that the Report be adopted.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
Rohini Arora presented the Report of the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, Annual Report 2025-26, for the Second Session of the Forty-third Parliament (First), May 2026.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave, Rohini Arora moved that the Report be adopted.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
16 The Hon. Mike Farnworth moved —
That, pursuant to Standing Order 86, the order for third reading of Bill (No. M 217) intituled Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act be discharged and that the bill be recommitted to the Select Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Bills;
That the Select Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Bills reconsider clause 1 of Bill (No. M 217) intituled Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act for the purpose of considering amendments to that clause; and,
That the Select Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Bills report Bill (No. M 217) intituled Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act to the House within 20 sitting days.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section C of Committee of Supply.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026.
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of Linda Hepner, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to later today.
(In Committee — Section C)
46. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $201,199,000 be granted to His Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2027.
Section C of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again later today.
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section C of Committee of Supply.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026.
On the motion of Ward Stamer, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to later today.
(In Committee — Section A)
Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Transportation and Transit.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
(In Committee — Section C)
Section C of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Jobs and Economic Growth.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
The Hon. Mike Farnworth moved —
That this House stands recessed for ten minutes and thereafter sit until adjournment.
Motion agreed to.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026.
The debate on the amendment continued.
The House continued to sit past midnight.
On the motion of the Hon. Mike Farnworth, the debate was adjourned to later today.
The Hon. Mike Farnworth moved —
That, pursuant to Standing Order 81.1 (2), the question on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026, and the question on any motion in amendment thereto, be put by 3 a.m. on Thursday, May 7, 2026, without further amendment or debate, and that, if a division is called, it shall proceed forthwith in accordance with Standing Order 16 (2).
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 48 | |||
| Lore Blatherwick Dhir Routledge Chant Toporowski B. Anderson Neill Osborne Brar Krieger Davidson |
Parmar Sunner Beare Greene Wickens Kang Begg Arora Higginson Sandhu Lajeunesse Choi |
Rotchford Elmore Phillip Popham Dix Sharma Farnworth Eby Bailey Kahlon Chandra Herbert Whiteside |
Boyle Ma Yung Malcolmson Gibson Glumac Shah G. Anderson Chow Morissette Boultbee Sturko |
| Nays — 41 | |||
| Loewen Kindy Milobar Warbus Halford Rattée Wat Kooner Banman Hartwell L. Neufeld |
Van Popta Dew Clare K. Neufeld Wilson McInnis Paton Day Bhangu Toor |
Hepner Giddens Dhaliwal McCall Maahs Block Stamer Gasper Mok Davis |
Williams Chapman Bird Doerkson Luck Tepper Valeriote Botterell Chan Kealy |
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2026.
Pursuant to the time allocation motion adopted earlier today, all necessary questions for the disposal of second reading of Bill (No. 9) were put.
The amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 9) was negatived, on the following division:
| Nays — 48 | |||
| Lore Blatherwick Dhir Routledge Chant Toporowski B. Anderson Neill Osborne Brar Krieger Davidson |
Parmar Sunner Beare Greene Wickens Kang Begg Arora Higginson Sandhu Lajeunesse Choi |
Rotchford Elmore Phillip Popham Dix Sharma Farnworth Eby Bailey Kahlon Chandra Herbert Whiteside |
Boyle Ma Yung Malcolmson Gibson Glumac Shah G. Anderson Chow Morissette Boultbee Sturko |
| Yeas — 42 | |||
| Loewen Kindy Milobar Warbus Halford Rattée Wat Kooner Banman Hartwell L. Neufeld |
Van Popta Dew Clare K. Neufeld Wilson McInnis Paton Day Bhangu Toor Hepner |
Giddens Dhaliwal McCall Maahs Block Stamer Gasper Mok Davis Williams |
Chapman Bird Doerkson Luck Tepper Valeriote Botterell Chan Armstrong Kealy |
The debate resumed on the main motion.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 48 | |||
| Lore Blatherwick Dhir Routledge Chant Toporowski B. Anderson Neill Osborne Brar Krieger Davidson |
Parmar Sunner Beare Greene Wickens Kang Begg Arora Higginson Sandhu Lajeunesse Choi |
Rotchford Elmore Phillip Popham Dix Sharma Farnworth Eby Bailey Kahlon Chandra Herbert Whiteside |
Boyle Ma Yung Malcolmson Gibson Glumac Shah G. Anderson Chow Morissette Boultbee Sturko |
| Nays — 42 | |||
| Loewen Kindy Milobar Warbus Halford Rattée Wat Kooner Banman Hartwell L. Neufeld |
Van Popta Dew Clare K. Neufeld Wilson McInnis Paton Day Bhangu Toor Hepner |
Giddens Dhaliwal McCall Maahs Block Stamer Gasper Mok Davis Williams |
Chapman Bird Doerkson Luck Tepper Valeriote Botterell Chan Armstrong Kealy |
Bill (No. 9) read a second time.
On the motion that the Bill be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting of the House, the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 48 | |||
| Lore Blatherwick Dhir Routledge Chant Toporowski B. Anderson Neill Osborne Brar Krieger Davidson |
Parmar Sunner Beare Greene Wickens Kang Begg Arora Higginson Sandhu Lajeunesse Choi |
Rotchford Elmore Phillip Popham Dix Sharma Farnworth Eby Bailey Kahlon Chandra Herbert Whiteside |
Boyle Ma Yung Malcolmson Gibson Glumac Shah G. Anderson Chow Morissette Boultbee Sturko |
| Nays — 42 | |||
| Loewen Kindy Milobar Warbus Halford Rattée Wat Kooner Banman Hartwell L. Neufeld |
Van Popta Dew Clare K. Neufeld Wilson McInnis Paton Day Bhangu Toor Hepner |
Giddens Dhaliwal McCall Maahs Block Stamer Gasper Mok Davis Williams |
Chapman Bird Doerkson Luck Tepper Valeriote Botterell Chan Armstrong Kealy |
Bill (No. 9) Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting of the House.
On the motion that the House adjourn, the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 50 | |||
| Lore Blatherwick Dhir Routledge Chant Toporowski B. Anderson Neill Osborne Brar Krieger Davidson Parmar |
Sunner Beare Greene Wickens Kang Begg Arora Higginson Sandhu Lajeunesse Choi Rotchford Elmore |
Phillip Popham Dix Sharma Farnworth Eby Bailey Kahlon Chandra Herbert Whiteside Boyle Ma |
Yung Malcolmson Gibson Glumac Shah G. Anderson Chow Morissette Valeriote Botterell Boultbee Sturko |
| Nays — 40 | |||
| Loewen Kindy Milobar Warbus Halford Rattée Wat Kooner Banman Hartwell |
L. Neufeld Van Popta Dew Clare K. Neufeld Wilson McInnis Paton Day Bhangu |
Toor Hepner Giddens Dhaliwal McCall Maahs Block Stamer Gasper Mok |
Davis Williams Chapman Bird Doerkson Luck Tepper Chan Armstrong Kealy |
And then the House adjourned at 3.54 a.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Thursday, May 7
David Williams to introduce a Bill intituled Small Farm Act.
Thursday, May 7
17 The Hon. Mike Farnworth to move —
That Standing Order 2 (1) be amended to provide for the Monday afternoon sitting, Tuesday afternoon sitting, and Wednesday afternoon sitting to be from 1.30 p.m. to 10 p.m., with a recess from 5.15 p.m. to 6 p.m.;
That Standing Order 3 be amended by striking the words “6:30 p.m. on any Monday and Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday” and replacing them with “10:00 p.m. on any Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday”;
That this order expire on May 28, 2026.
M 212 Jody Toor to move —
That this House affirms that fee-simple property owners in British Columbia not bear the legal, financial or procedural burdens stemming from reconciliation obligations of the Crown;
That this House affirms that any reconciliation obligations of the Crown affecting fee-simple land be resolved by the Government of British Columbia, with full protection for affected fee-simple property owners;
That this House calls on the Government of British Columbia to ensure that the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal title claims, decision-making agreements or reconciliation policies are not used to diminish, delay, restrict, encumber, devalue or interfere with fee-simple land, permits, financing, insurability, marketability, transferability or quiet enjoyment; and,
That this House calls on the Government of British Columbia to introduce legislation without delay for consideration by the House, to protect fee-simple property owners against any loss arising from Aboriginal title determinations and to repeal the obligation under section 3 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act to align provincial laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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