Prayers.

[10:05 a.m.]

Tabling Documents

Mr. Speaker: Members, I have the honour to present a number of reports, including:

An Independent Audit of Commercial Vehicle Safety, December 2018; Financial Statement Audit Coverage Plan for Financial Statement Fiscal Years Ending in 2020, 2021 and 2022; Independent Audit of Capital Assessment Management in B.C. Hydro, December 2018; Master Supplier File Maintenance, January 2019; Rate-regulated Accounting at B.C. Hydro, February 2019; Short Term Illness and Injury Plan, January 2019.

Elections B.C., Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2018 Referendum on Electoral Reform, December 20, 2018.

Alone and Afraid: Lessons Learned from the Ordeal of a Child with Special Needs and His Family, December 2018, from the Office of the Representative for Children and Youth.

Auditor General report, Performance Audit Coverage Plan, 2019-20–2021-22.

Motions Without Notice

MEMBERSHIP CHANGE TO MERIT
COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE

Hon. M. Farnworth: By leave, I move:

[That the written agreement between the Government House Leader, the Official Opposition House Leader, and the Third Party House Leader, dated January 11, 2019, be ratified, setting forth the following substitution in the membership list for the Special Committee to Appoint a Merit Commissioner for the third session of the Forty-first Parliament:

Doug Routley shall replace Ravi Kahlon as a Member and Convener of the Special Committee to Appoint a Merit Commissioner.]

Leave granted.

Motion approved.

Mr. Speaker: Hon. Members, the Lieutenant-Governor is in the precinct. Please remain in your seats while we await her arrival.

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. Austin (Lieutenant-Governor): Pray be seated, everyone. It’s wonderful to see you all here on this crazy, snowy but actually very beautiful day.

[10:10 a.m.]

Hon. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, in closing this third session of the 41st parliament of British Columbia, on behalf of all British Columbians, I note that in this session we enacted 56 bills covering areas of substance and importance to the people of British Columbia.

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.

“Splendor sine occasu.”

Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor retired from the chamber.

[Mr. Speaker in the chair.]

Hon. D. Eby: Mr. Speaker, 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, and this Legislative Assembly is hereby prorogued accordingly.

Mr. Speaker: This House is prorogued until 2 p.m. today.

The House prorogued at 10:13 a.m.