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Ten o’clock a.m.
Prayers and Reflections by George Anderson.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Order called for “Private Members’ Statements.”
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. M 216) intituled Professional Reliance Act.
Pursuant to Standing Order 25, division on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. M 216) was deferred until 30 minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. M 217) intituled Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act, a debate arose.
On the motion of Hon Chan, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
And then the House adjourned at 11.54 a.m.
One-thirty o’clock p.m.
Order called for “Members’ Statements.”
Order called for “Oral Questions by Members.”
The Hon. Raj Chouhan (Speaker) tabled the following documents:
Auditor General Report, Ministry of Agriculture and Food: Reliability of Premises Identification Information, November 2025; and,
Police Complaint Commissioner Annual Report, 2024/2025.
The House proceeded to “Orders of the Day.”
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of the Whole.
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 25) intituled Housing and Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Scott McInnis, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
Pursuant to Standing Order 25, in consideration of second reading of Bill (No. M 216) intituled Professional Reliance Act, the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| Yeas — 47 | |||
| Lore G. Anderson Blatherwick Routledge Chant Toporowski B. Anderson Neill Osborne Brar Krieger Davidson |
Parmar Sunner Beare Chandra Herbert Wickens Kang Sandhu Begg Higginson Phillip Lajeunesse Choi |
Rotchford Elmore Morissette Popham Dix Sharma Farnworth Eby Bailey Kahlon Greene Whiteside |
Boyle Ma Yung Malcolmson Gibson Glumac Arora Shah Chow Dhir Boultbee |
| Nays — 44 | |||
| Wilson Kindy Milobar Warbus Banman Wat Kooner Halford Hartwell L. Neufeld Van Popta |
Dew Clare K. Neufeld Bhangu Paton Gasper Chan Toor Hepner Giddens Rattée |
Davis McInnis Bird McCall Stamer Day Tepper Mok Chapman Maahs Williams |
Loewen Dhaliwal Doerkson Luck Block Valeriote Botterell Brodie Armstrong Kealy Sturko |
Bill (No. M 216) read a second time and Ordered committed to the Select Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Bills.
(In Committee — Section A)
Bill (No. 31) intituled Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, was again committed.
A proposed amendment by Larry Neufeld to clause 1 of Bill (No. 31) was defeated on the following division:
| Nays — 6 | |||
| Routledge Parmar |
Dix Ma |
Shah |
Valeriote |
| Yeas — 3 | |||
| L. Neufeld |
Mok |
Williams |
|
On clause 1 of Bill (No. 31).
Section A of Committee of the Whole reported progress on Bill (No. 31) intituled Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.
The following document was received by the Office of the Clerk during adjournment:
Ministry of Infrastructure, Major Capital Project Plan: Plant and Animal Centre Replacement Project.
And then the House adjourned at 6.15 p.m.
HON. RAJ CHOUHAN, Speaker
Wednesday, November 19
Jordan Kealy to introduce a Bill intituled Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Statute Repeal Act.
Elenore Sturko to introduce a Bill intituled Interpretation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025.
Tara Armstrong to introduce a Bill intituled Post-Secondary Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Prohibition Act.
Gavin Dew to introduce a Bill intituled Short-Term Rental Accommodations Amendment Act, 2025.
Gavin Dew to introduce a Bill intituled Short-Term Rental Accommodations Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025.
Tuesday, November 18
68 The Hon. Jennifer Whiteside (Minister of Labour) to move —
That this House affirms the fundamental right of all workers to bargain collectively.
69 The Hon. Niki Sharma (Attorney General and Deputy Premier) to move —
That this House affirms that the Enhanced Care model and exclusively public auto insurance have resulted in among the lowest rates in Canada, including seven consecutive years of basic rate freezes, and rejects attempts to introduce for-profit insurance corporations.
70 The Hon. Christine Boyle (Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs) to move —
That this House recognizes the positive role of the Speculation and Vacancy Tax and restrictions on short-term rentals in lowering rent over the last two years.
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