First Session, 42nd Parliament (2021)
Special Committee to Review Provisions of the Election Act
Virtual Meeting
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Issue No. 2
ISSN 2563-8491
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Membership
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Chair: |
Jagrup Brar (Surrey-Fleetwood, BC NDP) |
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Deputy Chair: |
Peter Milobar (Kamloops–North Thompson, BC Liberal Party) |
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Members: |
Brittny Anderson (Nelson-Creston, BC NDP) |
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Greg Kyllo (Shuswap, BC Liberal Party) |
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Ronna-Rae Leonard (Courtenay-Comox, BC NDP) |
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Andrew Mercier (Langley, BC NDP) |
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Adam Olsen (Saanich North and the Islands, BC Green Party) |
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Clerk: |
Susan Sourial |
CONTENTS
Minutes
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
11:30 a.m.
Virtual Meeting
Chair
Clerk Assistant, Committees and Interparliamentary Relations
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 2021
The committee met at 11:32 a.m.
[J. Brar in the chair.]
Committee Workplan
J. Brar (Chair): Good morning, Members and staff members. I will call the meeting to order.
I want remind all of us that the Special Committee to Review Provisions of the Election Act was appointed on March 2, 2021, by the Legislative Assembly of B.C. to review whether the annual allowance paid to political parties under section 215.02 of the Election Act should be continued after 2022, and if so, how much the allowance should be and how many years it should continue. The committee must submit its report with its recommendations by September 1, 2021.
Our agenda today will be as follows, Members: a review of the draft workplan and draft communication in camera, and any other business.
Before I ask someone to move a motion to go in camera, are there any other items members want to discuss?
Let me ask somebody to now move the motion to go in camera.
B. Anderson: I’ll move.
J. Brar (Chair): Brittny moved. Seconder, Ronna-Rae.
Motion approved.
The committee continued in camera from 11:33 a.m. to 12:31 p.m.
[J. Brar in the chair.]
J. Brar (Chair): We are back out of camera.
Members, once again, thanks to all of you for your very precious time. I think it was a good discussion. We have been able to reach a very important decision. I think the sailing, after this, will be more smooth.
Thanks for your time. I appreciate that, and I hope to see you soon again, in the next meeting.
R. Leonard: Move to adjourn.
J. Brar (Chair): Yes, motion to adjourn — Ronna-Rae moved. Anybody seconded? Adam Olsen seconded.
Motion approved.
J. Brar (Chair): Okay. The meeting here is adjourned. Thank you very much, once again.
The committee adjourned at 12:31 p.m.