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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers and Reflections by Claire Rattée.
On the motion of Kiel Giddens, Bill (No. M 201) intituled Low Carbon Fuels Amendment Act, 2025, was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
On the motion of Darlene Rotchford, Bill (No. M 202) intituled Eligibility to Hold Public Office Act was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Bill (No. 2) intituled Acting Conflict of Interest Commissioner Continuation Act was committed.
Clauses 1 through 3 and the title of Bill (No. 2) passed.
Bill (No. 2) reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.
Bill (No. 3) intituled Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2025, was committed.
Clause 1 and clause 2 of Bill (No. 3) passed.
A proposed amendment by the Hon. Laanas / Tamara Davidson (Minister of Environment and Parks) on the Order Paper to clause 3 of Bill (No. 3) passed.
Clause 3, as amended, of Bill (No. 3) passed.
Clauses 4 through 6 and the title of Bill (No. 3) passed.
Bill (No. 3) reported complete with amendment.
Bill (No. 3) as reported to be considered at the next sitting after today.
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.
The debate continued.
8 John Rustad moved, seconded by Á’a:líya Warbus —
That the motion on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne be amended by adding the underlined words:
We, His Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in session assembled, beg leave to thank Your Honour for the gracious Speech which Your Honour has addressed to us at the opening of the present Session, but Your Honour’s present government does not have the confidence of the Legislative Assembly.
The House divided.
The amendment was negatived on the following division:
| Nays — 48 | |||
| Lore G. Anderson Blatherwick Elmore Sunner Toporowski B. Anderson Neill Osborne Brar Davidson Kahlon |
Parmar Gibson Beare Chandra Herbert Wickens Kang Morissette Sandhu Krieger Chant Lajeunesse Choi |
Rotchford Higginson Routledge Popham Dix Sharma Farnworth Eby Bailey Begg Greene Whiteside |
Boyle Ma Yung Malcolmson Chow Glumac Arora Shah Phillip Dhir Valeriote Botterell |
| Yeas — 44 | |||
| Sturko Kindy Milobar Warbus Rustad Banman Wat Kooner Halford Hartwell L. Neufeld |
Van Popta Dew Gasper K. Neufeld Brodie Block Bhangu Paton Boultbee Chan Toor |
Hepner Giddens Rattée Davis Armstrong McInnis Bird Luck Stamer Maahs Tepper |
Mok Wilson Kealy Clare Day Williams Loewen Dhaliwal Doerkson Chapman McCall |
The debate on the main motion resumed.
On the motion of the Hon. Mike Farnworth, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 6.44 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
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