Nos. 119 and 120 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Ten o’clock a.m.

Prayers by Ms. Dean.

Order called for “Members’ Statements.”

Mr. Wilkinson sought leave to move a motion without notice.

Leave not granted.

Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”

The Hon. M. Mungall presented a petition regarding the Laird Creek watershed.

By leave, the Hon. M. Farnworth moved —

That a Special Committee be appointed to conduct an audit respecting the outcome or resolution of randomly selected complaints and investigations, pursuant to section 51.2 of the Police Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 367) and to prepare a report no later than November 26, 2019 on the results of that audit.

The said Special Committee shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and in addition is empowered:

a) to appoint of their number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the committee;

b) to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following session and during any sitting of the House;

c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and,

d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the committee;

and shall report as soon as possible to the House, or following any adjournment, or at the next following session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

The said Special Committee is to be composed of the following Members: Garry Begg (Convener), Mike Morris, Adam Olsen, Ellis Ross, and Rachna Singh.

Motion agreed to.

By leave, the Hon. M. Farnworth moved —

That a Special Committee be appointed to select and unanimously recommend to the Legislative Assembly the appointment of an individual to hold office as the Merit Commissioner for the Province of British Columbia, pursuant to section 5.01 of the Public Service Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 385).

The said Special Committee shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and in addition is empowered:

a) to appoint of their number, one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;

b) to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following session and during any sitting of the House;

c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and

d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;

and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or at the next following session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

The said Special Committee is to be composed of Ravi Kahlon (Convener), Dan Davies, Mitzi Dean, Tracy Redies, and Andrew Weaver.

Motion agreed to.

By leave, the Hon. M. Farnworth moved —

That Adam Olsen be appointed to replace Andrew Weaver as a Member of the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations; and

That Jagrup Brar be appointed to replace Leonard Krog as a Member of the following Committees:

• Special Committee of Selection;

• Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills; and

• Select Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives.

Motion agreed to.

By leave, the Hon. M. Farnworth moved —

That the resolution adopted by the House on May 31, 2018 regarding the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fish and Food be rescinded.

Motion agreed to.

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole.

34  The Hon. C. Trevena (Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure) moved —

That the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations be authorized to examine, inquire into and make recommendations on regulations regarding transportation network services in British Columbia;

That the Committee be authorized to meet for up to three days to hear from expert witnesses; and

That the Committee shall limit its consideration to forming recommendations on the following:

• criteria to consider when establishing boundaries;

• appropriate policies to balance the supply of service with consumer demand, including the application of the Passenger Transportation Board’s current public convenience and necessity regime as it pertains to transportation network services; and

• criteria to be considered when establishing price and fare regimes that balance affordability with reasonable business rates of return for service providers.

In addition to the powers previously conferred upon the Select Standing Committee on Crown Corporations, the Committee shall be empowered:

a) to appoint of their number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;

b) to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following session and during any sitting of the House;

c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and

d) to retain personnel as required to assist the Committee,

and shall report to the Legislative Assembly no later than March 31, 2019, and shall deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, or at the next following session, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

The Hon. C. Trevena (Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure) moved the following amendment —

That the motion be amended by adding a fourth recommendation shown as underlined:

• appropriate classes of drivers’ licences, including but not limited to ensuring a robust safety regime without creating an undue barrier for drivers.

A debate arose.

Amendment agreed to.

The debate resumed on the main motion, as amended.

Motion agreed to.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 40) intituled Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018.

Mr. Ross moved the following amendment —

That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 40) intituled Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 be amended by deleting the text of the motion in its entirety and substituting the following:

“That this House declines to give second reading to the Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 because the intent of the Bill to hold a subsequent referendum on whether to revert to the current first past the post voting system from a proportional representation voting system, if adopted, is meaningless when the government has failed to correct multiple deficiencies in the current electoral reform referendum legislation, including not seeking a clear majority approval from the electorate on a clear question, not providing for sufficient and meaningful public engagement, and using a confusing and complex referendum ballot.”

On the motion of Mr. Ross, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

(In Committee — Section A)

Section A of Committee of the Whole reported Bill (No. 56) intituled Oil and Gas Activities Amendment Act, 2018 complete without amendment.

Bill (No. 56) read a third time and passed.

And then the House adjourned at 11.56 a.m.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

One-thirty o’clock p.m.

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

The Hon. M. Farnworth moved —

Pursuant to Standing Order 81.1 (2), all remaining proceedings related to Bill (No. 40) intituled Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018 and Bill (No. 52) intituled Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018, including any proposed amendments on notice standing in the Ministers’ names on the Order Paper, shall be completed and disposed of on or before Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 4:45 p.m. At 4:30 p.m. on the date mentioned, the Speaker and the Chair of the Committee of the Whole will forthwith put all necessary questions for the disposal of all remaining stages of the said bills without amendment or debate.

Any divisions called on sections of the said Bills shall be taken in accordance with Practice Recommendation No. 1. Any division called on any second reading amendments, second reading, or third reading of the said bills may be taken in accordance with Standing Order 16. Proceedings under this motion shall not be subject to the provisions of Standing Order 81, or the Standing or Sessional Orders relating to times and days of the sittings of the House.

Motion agreed to.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 40) intituled Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018.

The debate on the amendment continued.

Pursuant to the time allocation resolution adopted by the House earlier this afternoon, all necessary questions for the disposal of the all remaining stages of Bill (No. 40) were put.

The amendment on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 40) was negatived, on the following division:

The debate resumed on the main motion.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Bill (No. 40) read a second time.

On the motion of the Hon. D. Eby (Attorney General), Bill (No. 40) was referred to a Committee of the Whole House to be considered forthwith.

Bill (No. 40) was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed, on division.

(In Committee — Section A)

Mr. Paton moved a proposed amendment to section 13 of Bill (No. 52) intituled Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 which was defeated on the following division:

In consideration of a proposed amendment by the Hon. L. Popham (Minister of Agriculture) on the Order Paper to section 13 of Bill (No. 52), the Committee divided.

The amendment passed on the following division:

The motion that the Committee rise and report the Bill (No. 52) complete with amendment passed, on division.

Section A of Committee of the Whole reported Bill (No. 52) intituled Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018 complete with amendment.

Bill (No. 52) read a third time and passed, on division.

The Speaker declared a short recess.

Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair —

Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Acting Clerk of the House, read the titles to the following Acts:

Bill (No. 40) Electoral Reform Referendum 2018 Amendment Act, 2018.

Bill (No. 45) Budget Measures Implementation (Speculation and Vacancy Tax) Act, 2018.

Bill (No. 47) Health Sector Statutes Repeal Act.

Bill (No. 49) Professional Governance Act.

Bill (No. 50) Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2018.

Bill (No. 51) Environmental Assessment Act.

Bill (No. 52) Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 2018.

Bill (No. 54) Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act, 2018.

Bill (No. 55) Passenger Transportation Amendment Act, 2018.

Bill (No. 56) Oil and Gas Activities Amendment Act, 2018.

Bill (No. 57) Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 2018.

Her Honour was pleased in Her Majesty’s name to give assent to the said Acts.

The said assent was announced by Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Acting Clerk of the House, in the following words:

“In Her Majesty’s name, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to these Acts.”

Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.

The Hon. M. Farnworth moved —

That the House, at its rising, do stand adjourned until it appears to the satisfaction of the Speaker, after consultation with the Government, that the public interest requires that the House shall meet, or until the Speaker may be advised by the Government that it is desired to prorogue the third session of the Forty-first Parliament of the Province of British Columbia. The Speaker may give notice that he is so satisfied or has been so advised and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice, and, as the case may be, may transact its business as if it has been duly adjourned to that time and date; and

That, in the event of the Speaker being unable to act owing to illness or other cause, the Deputy Speaker shall act in his stead for the purpose of this order.

Motion agreed to.

And then the House adjourned at 5.12 p.m.

HON. DARRYL PLECAS, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Wednesday, November 28

Mr. Letnick to introduce a Bill intituled Physician Assistant’s Recognition and Regulation Act, 2018.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Wednesday, November 28

35  Ms. Thornthwaite to move —

Be it resolved that this House supports the expedited implementation of ridesharing in British Columbia.

Thursday, November 29

36  Mr. Wilkinson to move —

Be it resolved that this House review its decision of November 20, 2018 to place Mr. Craig James and Mr. Gary Lenz on administrative leave.

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