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One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Prayers and Reflections by Lawrence Mok.
The Hon. Niki Sharma (Attorney General and Deputy Premier) presented to the Speaker a Message from Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:
Wendy Cocchia
Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 24) intituled Vaping Product Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
October 7, 2025.
Bill introduced and read a first time.
Bill Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
On the motion of Tara Armstrong that a bill intituled Protecting Minors from Gender Transition Act be introduced and read a first time, the House divided.
Motion negatived on the following division:
| Nays — 48 | |||
| Lore G. Anderson Blatherwick Routledge Chant Toporowski B. Anderson Neill Osborne Brar Krieger Davidson |
Parmar Sunner Beare Chandra Herbert Wickens Kang Sandhu Begg Higginson Lajeunesse Choi Rotchford |
Elmore Morissette Popham Dix Sharma Farnworth Eby Bailey Kahlon Greene Whiteside Boyle |
Ma Yung Malcolmson Gibson Glumac Arora Shah Chow Dhir Valeriote Botterell Sturko |
| Yeas — 40 | |||
| Rattée Kindy Milobar Rustad Banman Wat Kooner Halford Hartwell L. Neufeld |
Van Popta Dew Clare K. Neufeld Bhangu Paton Chan Toor Hepner Giddens |
Wilson Davis McInnis Bird McCall Stamer Day Tepper Mok Gasper |
Maahs Block Luck Williams Loewen Dhaliwal Doerkson Brodie Armstrong Kealy |
Tara Armstrong reserved her right to raise a question of privilege.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
Rosalyn Bird rose on a point of order regarding comments made by the Attorney General and Deputy Premier during Oral Question Period.
The Speaker stated that he would take the matter under advisement.
Paul Choi presented the Report of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services, Report on the Budget 2026 Consultation, for the First Session of the Forty-third Parliament (Second), August 2025.
The Report was taken as read and received.
By leave, Paul Choi moved that the Report be adopted.
A debate arose.
Motion agreed to.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
45 The Hon. Mike Farnworth moved —
That, notwithstanding Standing Order 2 (2), the House stand adjourned during the week of November 3, 2025, and sit during the week of December 1, 2025, as prescribed in Standing Order 2 (1).
Motion agreed to.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 17) intituled Intimate Images Protection Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Amelia Boultbee, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 6.47 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Monday, October 20
George Anderson to introduce a Bill intituled Professional Reliance Act.
Monday, October 20
62 Janet Routledge to move —
That this House recognizes the suffering of women who were denied safe abortions in the years prior to legalization, including those who suffered injury, illness or died after unsafe, illegal procedures, and recommits to support access to abortion and reproductive health for British Columbians.
63 Janet Routledge to move —
That this House recognizes that sexual and intimate partner violence is pervasive and underreported, as described in Dr. Kim Stanton’s independent review, and commits to addressing systemic barriers to justice for survivors.
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