ORDERS OF THE DAY — Continued
No. 72 — Thursday, May 29, 2025 — 1 p.m.

Schedule D

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ TIME

(Monday morning only)

(D number denotes order of precedence)

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS (STANDING ORDER 25a)

PUBLIC BILLS IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE MEMBERS

COMMITTED TO THE SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS

[D5]  Committee —

Bill (No. M 210) intituled Korean Heritage Month Act, PRINTED. Paul Choi. (May 26, 2025.)

PUBLIC BILLS IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE MEMBERS AND PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTIONS

ADJOURNED DEBATE

[D6]  Adjourned Debate on Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 214) intituled Firefighters’ Health Act, PRINTED. Misty Van Popta. (Misty Van Popta adjourned the debate.)

ITEMS BELOW NOT LISTED IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE

(* Denotes Member’s intended item of business)

SECOND READING

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 201) intituled Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act, 2025, PRINTED. Kiel Giddens.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 203) intituled Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act, PRINTED. John Rustad.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 206) intituled Interpretation (Pacific Daylight Time) Amendment Act, 2025, PRINTED. John Rustad.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 207) intituled Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Repeal Act, PRINTED. Peter Milobar.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 212) intituled Income Tax (Grocery Rebate Guarantee) Amendment Act, 2025, PRINTED. John Rustad.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 213) intituled Drug Use Prevention Education in Schools Act, PRINTED. Steve Kooner.

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTIONS ON NOTICE

12  Dallas Brodie to move —

That this House affirms its commitment to defending the sovereignty of Canada, and hereby condemns threats of annexation by the United States, efforts to influence Canadian elections by the Chinese Communist Party, and unilateral assertions of sovereignty by Indigenous bands or other groups within British Columbia.

16  Paul Choi to move —

That this House supports the speculation and vacancy tax which is turning empty homes into homes for people.

38  Rohini Arora to move —

That this House condemns the intolerant views of the Association for Reformed Political Action (ARPA), including its harmful discrimination against transgender people, its belief that homosexuality is “immoral” and its explicit policy goal of restricting abortion access in British Columbia.

40  Rosalyn Bird to move —

That given the numbers of B.C. residents lost to the opioid crisis, that International Overdose Awareness Day, August 31st, be recognized in British Columbia by combining it with B.C. Prescription Drug Take Back Day, used to collect unused, expired or old prescription medicines and dispose of them properly.

41  Rosalyn Bird to move —

That Standing Order 47 (1) be amended by adding the underlined words:

Questions may be placed on the Order Paper seeking information from the Ministers of the Crown relating to public affairs; and from other Members relating to any Bill, motion, or other public matter connected with the business of the House, in which such Members may be concerned; but in putting any such question no argument or opinion is to be offered, nor any fact stated. And in answering such question the matter to which the same refers shall not be debated, and the substance of all replies made by Ministers of the Crown to questions put to them shall be in writing and handed to the Clerk of the House within 30 sitting days of them being placed on the Order Paper, and entered in the Journals of the Session.

42  Rosalyn Bird to move —

That a Special Committee to Review Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services be appointed to examine, inquire into, and make recommendations respecting:

a. the regulation of funeral services, including funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematoria, to ensure that such services are provided to high professional and ethical standards, and that they uphold dignity and respect for the deceased;

b. requirements for licensing funeral service professionals, such as funeral directors, embalmers, and cemetery operators, with a view to ensuring adequate safeguards for transportation of the deceased and for provision of cremation, interment, and funeral services;

c. appropriate safeguards to respect cultural and religious burial customs in the provision of services for transportation of the deceased and for provision of cremation, interment, and funeral services; and,

d. consumer protections as it pertains to transparency in contracts and arrangements for cremation, interment, and funeral services,

with a view to improving the statutory framework provided through the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act (S.B.C. 2004, c. 35).

That the Special Committee have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and in addition be empowered to:

a. appoint of its number one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Special Committee and to delegate to the subcommittees all or any of its powers except the power to report directly to the House;

b. 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. conduct consultations by any means the Special Committee considers appropriate;

d. adjourn from place to place as may be convenient; and,

e. retain personnel as required to assist the Special Committee.

That the Special Committee report to the House within one year of its appointment, and that during a period of adjournment, the Special Committee deposit its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, or in the next following Session, as the case may be, the Chair present all reports to the House.

That the Special Committee to Review Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services be composed of the following Members: Rosalyn Bird (Convener), Pete Davis, George Anderson, Susie Chant, Dana Lajeunesse and Rob Botterell.

44  Sheldon Clare to move —

1. That a Commission on MLA Remuneration and Allowances (the “Commission”) be appointed to review, examine, and make recommendations respecting:

a. basic compensation paid to Members of the Legislative Assembly pursuant to section 2 of the Members’ Remuneration and Pensions Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 257);

b. annual salaries for certain positions prescribed in section 4 of the Members’ Remuneration and Pensions Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 257); and,

c. allowances available to Members of the Legislative Assembly that are established by policy of the Legislative Assembly Management Committee, including existing allowances and the creation of new allowances that would better enable Members to discharge their constitutional responsibilities,

and further recommend when any changes should come into effect.

2. That the Commission consist of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly and four additional individuals appointed by the Clerk, being:

a. two former Members of the Legislative Assembly who served in the 41st or 42nd Parliament, one of whom represented an urban electoral district and one of whom represented a rural electoral district; and,

b. two academics specializing in political science, law, or public administration.

3. That the Commission be chaired by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly and that the Clerk may appoint an Acting Chair in the Clerk’s absence.

4. That quorum for the Commission be set at three

5. That the Commission have the powers of a select standing committee and in addition be empowered to:

a. 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;

b. conduct consultations by any means the Commission considers appropriate;

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

d. retain personnel as required to assist the Commission.

6. That, within six months of the appointment of the Commission, the final report of the Commission be transmitted to the Speaker and be tabled by the Speaker in the House if the House is sitting or deposited with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly if the House is not sitting.

7. That, upon tabling or deposit of the final report of the Commission, the final report be deemed referred to the Legislative Assembly Management Committee.

8. That, within 30 days of the referral of the final report of the Commission to the Legislative Assembly Management Committee, an implementation plan with respect to the findings and recommendations in the final report of the Commission be tabled by the Speaker in the House if the House is sitting or deposited with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly if the House is not sitting.

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ON NOTICE TO PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTIONS

17  Stephanie Higginson to move —

That Motion 12 be amended by deleting all the words after “elections” and substituting therefor the following: “by any foreign government, including the Chinese Communist Party.”

LIST OF PRECEDENCE FOR PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

(Last revised on May 26, 2025)

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