2013 Legislative Session: First Session, 40th Parliament
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official report of

Debates of the Legislative Assembly

(hansard)


Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Afternoon Sitting

Volume 4, Number 8

ISSN 0709-1281 (Print)
ISSN 1499-2175 (Online)


CONTENTS

By-Election Results

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Tabling Documents

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Office of the Auditor General, Shaping Transit's Future in British Columbia, summary report, October 2013

Office of the Auditor General, Follow-Up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports, October 2013

Office of the Auditor General, Observations on Financial Reporting: 2012-13 Summary Financial Statements, November 2013

Office of the Auditor General, An Audit of Special Indemnities, December 2013

Office of the Auditor General, Information Technology Compendium, January 2014

Elections British Columbia, Annual Report 2012-13 and Service Plan 2013-14–2015-16

Elections British Columbia, Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Westside-Kelowna By-Election, July 10, 2013

Elections British Columbia, Statement of Votes: 40th Provincial General Election, May 14, 2013

Office of the Representative for Children and Youth, Out of Sight: How One Aboriginal Child’s Best Interests Were Lost Between Two Provinces, special report, September 2013

Office of the Representative for Children and Youth, 2012-13 Annual Report and 2013-14–2014-15 Service Plan

Office of the Representative for Children and Youth, When Talk Trumped Service: A Decade of Lost Opportunity for Aboriginal Children and Youth in B.C., November 2013

Office of the Representative for Children and Youth, Lost in the Shadows: How a Lack of Help Meant a Loss of Hope for One First Nations Girl, February 2014

Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for B.C., Annual Report 2012-2013

Office of the Registrar of Lobbyists for B.C., Lobbying in British Columbia: Recommendations for Changes to the Lobbyists Registration Act, November 2013

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, 2012-13 Annual Report

Office of the Merit Commissioner, Annual Report 2012-13: Upholding Fair Hiring in the B.C. Public Service

Office of the Ombudsperson, special report No. 35, Time Matters: An Investigation into the B.C. Employment and Assistance Reconsideration Process, January 2014

Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner, 2012-13 Annual Report

Legislative Assembly Management Committee, Annual Report 2012-2013

Prorogation Address

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The House met at 12:03 p.m.

[Madame Speaker in the chair. ]

Prayers.

By-Election Results

Clerk of the House: Madame Speaker, the House was advised on July 25, 2013, of the result of the by-election in the electoral district of Westside-Kelowna, and the said result was ordered to be entered upon the Journals of the House.

It is my duty to further advise the House that Christy Clark, member for Westside-Kelowna, has sworn the oath, signed the parliamentary roll and is entitled to take her seat.

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Tabling Documents

Madame Speaker: Hon. Members, I have the honour to present the following reports.

Auditor General — Shaping Transit's Future in British Columbia, summary report, October 2013; Follow-Up Report: Updates on the Implementation of Recommendations from Recent Reports, October 2013; Observations on Financial Reporting: 2012-13 Summary Financial Statements, November 2013; An Audit of Special Indemnities, December 2013; Information Technology Compendium, January 2014.

Under Elections British Columbia — Annual Report 2012-13 and Service Plan 2013-14–2015-16; Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the Westside-Kelowna By-Election, July 10, 2013; Statement of Votes: 40th Provincial General Election, May 14, 2013.

Under Representative for Children and Youth — Out of Sight: How One Aboriginal Child’s Best Interests Were Lost Between Two Provinces, special report, September 2013; 2012-13 Annual Report and 2013-14–2014-15 Service Plan; When Talk Trumped Service: A Decade of Lost Opportunity for Aboriginal Children and Youth in B.C., November 2013; Lost in the Shadows: How a Lack of Help Meant a Loss of Hope for One First Nations Girl, February 2014.

Under the registrar of lobbyists — Annual Report 2012-2013; Lobbying in British Columbia: Recommendations for Changes to the Lobbyists Registration Act, November 2013.

Information and Privacy Commissioner — 2012-13 Annual Report.

Under the Merit Commissioner — Annual Report 2012-13: Upholding Fair Hiring in the B.C. Public Service.

The Ombudsperson — special report No. 35, Time Matters: An Investigation into the B.C. Employment and Assistance Reconsideration Process, January 2014.

Under Police Complaint Commissioner — 2012-13 Annual Report.

And the Legislative Assembly Management Committee — Annual Report 2012-2013.

Hon. Members, the Lieutenant-Governor is in the precinct. Please remain seated while we await her arrival.

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Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor requested to attend the House, was admitted to the chamber and took her seat on the throne.

Prorogation Address

Hon. J. Guichon (Lieutenant-Governor): Madame Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, in closing this first session of the 40th parliament of British Columbia, on behalf of all British Columbians I wish to express my appreciation for the care and attention you have given to your deliberations and the service you have provided to our great and beautiful province. I now relieve you of your duties.

Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor retired from the chamber.

[Madame Speaker in the chair.]

Hon. S. Anton: Madame Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, it is Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor's will and pleasure that the Legislative Assembly be prorogued until two o'clock today. This Legislative Assembly is hereby prorogued accordingly.

Madame Speaker: Hon. Members, this House is prorogued until two o'clock today.

The House prorogued at 12:13 p.m.


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