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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers and Reflections by Ms. Merrifield.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Pursuant to the motion adopted on May 15, 2024, Members not seeking re-election in the Forty-third provincial general election delivered farewell addresses to the House.
Mr. Clovechok made a statement.
Ms. Merrifield made a statement.
Mr. Stone made a statement regarding Mr. de Jong.
The Hon. M. Farnworth made a statement regarding Mr. de Jong.
Mr. de Jong made a statement.
The House recessed until 1 p.m.
By leave, Mr. Paton made a statement regarding the death of Matthew Rogers.
By leave, Mr. Parmar made a statement regarding the death of John Goudy.
Pursuant to the motion adopted on May 15, 2024, farewell addresses by Members continued.
Ms. Rice made a statement.
Mr. Simons made a statement.
Mr. Routley made a statement.
The Hon. K. Conroy made a statement.
The Hon. D. Eby (Premier) made a statement regarding the farewell addresses by Members.
Order called for Committee of Supply.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply.
(In Committee — Section B)
11. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $16,754,000 be granted to His Majesty to defray the expenses of Office of the Premier, Office of the Premier, to 31st March, 2025.
Section B of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Office of the Premier.
Report to be considered forthwith.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
Order called for consideration of reports of Resolutions from Committee of Supply.
The Hon. K. Conroy (Minister of Finance) moved —
That the reports of resolutions from the Committee of Supply on March 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, April 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 23, 24, 30, May 6, 8, 14 and 16 be now received, taken as read and agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
The Hon. K. Conroy (Minister of Finance) moved —
That there be granted to His Majesty, from and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the sum of 76 billion, 833 million, 374 thousand dollars towards defraying the charges and expenses of the public service of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. This sum includes the sum that was authorized to be paid under section 1 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2024.
Motion agreed to.
The Hon. K. Conroy (Minister of Finance) moved —
That there be granted to His Majesty, from and out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, the sum of 1 billion, 596 million, 341 thousand dollars towards defraying the disbursements for capital expenditures, loans, investments and other financing requirements of the Province for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. This sum includes the sum that was authorized to be paid under section 2 of the Supply Act (No. 1), 2024.
Motion agreed to.
The Hon. K. Conroy (Minister of Finance) presented to the Speaker a Message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Janet Austin
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 28) intituled Supply Act, 2024–2025, and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
May 10, 2024.
Bill introduced and read a first time.
The Speaker declared a short recess for distribution of the Bill.
Bill permitted to be advanced all stages this day.
Bill (No. 28) was read a second time.
On the motion of the Hon. K. Conroy (Minister of Finance), Bill (No. 28) was committed to a Committee of the Whole House to be considered forthwith.
Bill (No. 28) was committed.
Clauses 1 through 3, the schedules, the preamble and the title of Bill (No. 28) passed.
Bill (No. 28) was reported complete without amendment.
On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 28) the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 42 | |||
| Parmar A. Singh Lore Chow Beare Kang Ma Heyman Osborne Cullen Bains |
Malcolmson Bailey Brar Russell Routledge Rice Phillip Yao Leonard R. Singh Whiteside |
Farnworth Kahlon Eby Conroy Sharma Dix Popham Dean Rankin Alexis |
Sims Simons Elmore Glumac Routley D’Eith Anderson Chant Sandhu Paddon |
| Nays — 25 | |||
| de Jong Doerkson Milobar Stone Falcon Halford Oakes |
Bernier Paton Davies Morris Kyllo Shypitka |
Merrifield Kirkpatrick Stewart Clovechok Ashton Sturdy |
Letnick Tegart Furstenau Olsen Banman Walker |
Bill (No. 28) read a third time and passed.
The Speaker declared a short recess.
Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair —
Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, read the titles to the following Acts:
Bill (No. 14) Tenancy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024.
Bill (No. 20) First Nations Mandated Post-Secondary Institutes Act.
Bill (No. 21) Legal Professions Act.
Bill (No. 22) Safe Access to Schools Act.
Bill (No. 23) Anti-Racism Act.
Bill (No. 24) Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2024.
Bill (No. 25) Haida Nation Recognition Amendment Act, 2024.
Bill (No. 26) Name Amendment Act (No. 2), 2024.
Bill (No. 27) Municipalities Enabling and Validating (No. 5) Amendment Act, 2024.
Bill (No. Pr 401) Vancouver Foundation Act.
Her Honour was pleased in His Majesty’s name to give assent to the said Acts.
The said assent was announced by Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, in the following words:
“In His Majesty’s name, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to these Acts.”
Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, read the title to the following Act:
Bill (No. 28) Supply Act, 2024–2025.
Her Honour was pleased in His Majesty’s name to give assent to the said Act.
The said assent was announced by Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, in the following words:
“In His Majesty’s name, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth thank His Majesty’s loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to this Act.”
Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.
35 The Hon. R. Kahlon moved —
1. 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 Fifth Session of the Forty-second Parliament of the Province of British Columbia. The Speaker shall give notice to all Members 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.
2. That, by agreement of the Speaker and the House Leaders of each recognized caucus, the location of sittings and means of conducting sittings of this House may be altered if required due to an emergency situation or public health measures, and that such agreement constitute the authorization of the House to proceed in the manner agreed to. The Speaker shall give notice to all Members of the agreement and shall table it for it to be printed in the Votes and Proceedings of the House at the next sitting.
3. 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; in the event that the Deputy Speaker being unable to act owing to illness or other cause, the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole shall act in his stead for the purpose of this order; and in the event that the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole being unable to act owing to illness or other cause, another Member designated collectively by the House Leaders of each recognized caucus shall act in her stead for the purpose of this order.
Motion agreed to.
And then the House adjourned at 5.36 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
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