Fifth Session, 41st Parliament (2020)
Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
Virtual Meeting
Friday, August 14, 2020
Issue No. 131
ISSN 1499-4178
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Membership
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Chair: |
Bob D’Eith (Maple Ridge–Mission, NDP) |
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Deputy Chair: |
Doug Clovechok (Columbia River–Revelstoke, BC Liberal) |
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Members: |
Donna Barnett (Cariboo-Chilcotin, BC Liberal) |
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Rich Coleman (Langley East, BC Liberal) |
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Mitzi Dean (Esquimalt-Metchosin, NDP) |
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Ronna-Rae Leonard (Courtenay-Comox, NDP) |
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Nicholas Simons (Powell River–Sunshine Coast, NDP) |
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Clerk: |
Susan Sourial |
Minutes
Friday, August 14, 2020
8:00 a.m.
Virtual Meeting
Chair
Clerk Assistant, Committees and Interparliamentary Relations
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020
The committee met at 8:02 a.m.
[B. D’Eith in the chair.]
Deliberations
B. D’Eith (Chair): Welcome back to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services. I’d like to bring the committee to order.
If I could have a motion to go in camera, please.
N. Simons: So moved.
Motion approved.
The committee continued in camera from 8:03 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.
[B. D’Eith in the chair.]
B. D’Eith (Chair): We are back with the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
Before we move any further, I did want to, on the record, thank all of the members. Of course, my co-Chair, Doug Clovechok. Donna, Mitzi, Ronna-Rae, Nicholas and Rich Coleman: thank you so much.
Also, the staff. Susan Sourial and Karan and Natalie and Katey: thank you so much. For the record, this was probably double the amount of work that would normally happen.
Of course, I want to thank the people of British Columbia for participating in such a profound way in the budget consultations. Thanks to everyone for that.
D. Clovechok (Deputy Chair): Can I just say, Bob, on behalf of all the ones that you just thanked, all the ones that you just thanked thank you. You did a great job too.
B. D’Eith (Chair): Thanks, Doug.
Committee Report to the House
BUDGET CONSULTATION REPORT
B. D’Eith (Chair): If we could have some motions.
Did someone want to make the motion?
R. Leonard: I move:
[That the Committee approve and adopt the report on the Budget 2021 Consultation as amended today and further, that the Committee authorize the Chair and Deputy Chair to work with Committee staff to finalize any further editorial changes to complete the supporting text.]
Motion approved.
B. D’Eith (Chair): We have a second motion.
Who would like to make this motion?
D. Barnett: I move:
[That the Chair of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services present the Committee’s report on the Budget 2021 Consultation to the Legislative Assembly at the earliest available opportunity.]
Motion approved.
B. D’Eith (Chair): Well done, everyone.
Again, just thanks to everyone for all the hard work. We actually finished it. So this is fantastic. A great effort.
If I could have a motion to adjourn.
Motion approved.
The committee adjourned at 9:19 a.m.