Nos. 32 and 33 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Legislative Assembly of British Columbia First Session of the Forty-third Parliament

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Ten o’clock a.m.

Prayers and Reflections by the Hon. Laanas / Tamara Davidson.

Order called for “Members’ Statements.”

Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

Order called for Committee of Supply.

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

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 7) intituled Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Yeas — 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
Nays — 43
Sturko
Kindy
Milobar
Warbus
Banman
Wat
Kooner
Halford
Hartwell
L. Neufeld
Van Popta
Dew
Gasper
K. Neufeld
Day
Block
Bhangu
Paton
Boultbee
Chan
Toor
Hepner
Giddens
Rattée
Davis
McInnis
Bird
Luck
Stamer
Maahs
Tepper
Mok
Wilson
Clare
Williams
Loewen
Dhaliwal
Doerkson
Chapman
McCall
Kealy
Armstrong
Brodie

Bill (No. 7) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

(In Committee — Section A)


Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Citizens’ Services.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 12 noon.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

One o’clock p.m.

On the motion of Macklin McCall, Bill (No. M 208) intituled Emergency and Disaster Management 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.

The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”

Order called for Committee of Supply.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A and Section B of Committee of Supply.

(In Committee — Section B)


Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Health.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

(In Committee — Section A)

19. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $705,355,000 be granted to His Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Citizens’ Services, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2026.


Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the estimates of the Ministry of Citizens’ Services and further reported progress of the estimates of the Ministry of Education and Child Care.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 5.20 p.m.

HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, April 7

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.