Prayers and reflections: A. Singh.

Mr. Speaker: Members, we won’t be making any individual introductions. We’ll do that later on.

Tabling Documents

Mr. Speaker: Members, I have the honour to table the following reports.

The Legislative Assembly Management Committee, Accountability Report 2021-22.

Elections B.C., Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2022 Vancouver-Quilchena and South Surrey By-elections.

Merit Commissioner, 2021-22 Merit Performance Audit Report, “Upholding fair hiring in the B.C. public service.”

Registrar of lobbyists, Determination Decision 22-01, Cisco Systems Canada Co., designated filer: Shannon Leininger; Reconsideration Report 22-01, designated filer: Shannon Leininger.

[12:05 p.m.]

Ombudsperson, referral report No. 3, Final Assessment of Implementation of Recommendations — Misfire: The 2012 Ministry of Health Employment Terminations and Related Matters; special report No. 51, Making Amends: The Importance of Exercising Discretion Fairly; and special report No. 52, Fairness by Design: An Administrative Fairness Self-Assessment Guide.

Motions Without Notice

RATIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIP
OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Hon. R. Kahlon: I seek leave to move a motion to ratify membership changes on the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

Leave granted.

Hon. R. Kahlon: I move:

[That the written agreement between the Government House Leader, the Official Opposition House Leader, and the Third Party House Leader, dated January 26, 2023, be ratified, confirming the following membership changes effective January 27, 2023:

That Jennifer Rice, Garry Begg, Spencer Chandra Herbert, Ronna-Rae Leonard, Doug Routley and Susie Chant replace Rick Glumac, Hon. Dan Coulter, Brittny Anderson, Hon. Andrew Mercier, Kelly Greene and Adam Walker as Members of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts for the Third Session of the 42nd Parliament; and,

That Jackie Tegart replace Norm Letnick as a Member of the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts for the Third Session of the 42nd Parliament.]

Motion approved.

Mr. Speaker: Hon. Members, Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor is in the precinct. Please remain seated while we wait for her arrival.

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

[12:10 p.m.]

Prorogation Address

Hon. J. Austin (Lieutenant-Governor): Please be seated.

ÍY SȻÁĆEL NE SĆÁLEĆE.

Good day, dear friends. It’s wonderful to see you today.

Hon. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, in closing the third session of the 42nd parliament of British Columbia, on behalf of all British Columbians, I note that in this session we enacted 43 bills covering areas of substance and importance to the people of this province.

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. N. Sharma: Mr. 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 2 p.m. today, and this Legislative Assembly is hereby prorogued accordingly.

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

The House prorogued at 12:12 p.m.