ORDERS OF THE DAY — Continued
No. 61 — Tuesday, May 19, 2026 — 10 a.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

[D10]  Committee —

Bill (No. M 217) intituled Dashboard Cameras in Commercial Vehicles Act, REPRINTED. Ward Stamer. (Recommitted May 6, 2026.)

[D12]  Committee —

Bill (No. M 226) intituled Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2025, PRINTED. Dana Lajeunesse. (February 23, 2026.)

[D14]  Committee —

Bill (No. M 232) intituled Long Term Care Access and Transparency Act, PRINTED. Brennan Day. (March 9, 2026.)

COMMITTED TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO REVIEW PROVISIONS OF THE INSURANCE (VEHICLE) ACT

[D18]  Committee —

Bill (No. M 237) intituled Insurance (Vehicle) Amendment Act, 2026, PRINTED. Sheldon Clare. (April 27, 2026.)

ADJOURNED DEBATE

[D19]  M 205  Gavin Dew moved —

That the House ensures elected representatives are accountable and supported to possess a basic understanding of public policy implications, including evidence-based science, truth and reconciliation, and human rights, as they impact economics, public finance and numeracy as they make decisions on taxes, spending, debt and regulation, and therefore requests that the Legislative Assembly Management Committee institute a mandatory course in these subjects for all newly-elected Members of the Legislative Assembly as part of Member orientation. (As amended.)

[D20]  M 207  Steve Morissette moved —

That this House calls on the B.C. Government to allow small, independent movie theatres to serve liquor during mixed-age showings. (Steve Kooner adjourned the debate on the amendment.)

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

ITEMS BELOW NOT LISTED IN ORDER OF PRECEDENCE

(* Denotes Member’s intended item of business)

SECOND READING

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 234) intituled School Amendment Act, 2026, PRINTED. Jordan Kealy.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 236) intituled Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act, PRINTED. Anna Kindy.

*  Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 238) intituled Health Professions and Occupations Repeal Act (No. 2), PRINTED. Jordan Kealy.

*  Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 239) intituled Aboriginal Title Transparency Act, PRINTED. Scott McInnis.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 240) intituled Transparency of Advocacy Organizations Act, PRINTED. Tara Armstrong.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 241) intituled Interpretation Amendment Act, 2026, PRINTED. Elenore Sturko.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 242) intituled Mental Health (Brain Injury) Amendment Act, 2026, PRINTED. Gavin Dew.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 243) intituled Speculation and Vacancy Tax Repeal Act, PRINTED. Tara Armstrong.

Second Reading —

Bill (No. M 244) intituled Home Rental Fairness Act, NOT PRINTED. Tara Armstrong.

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ MOTIONS ON NOTICE

M 202  Peter Milobar to move —

That pursuant to section 13 (2) of the Auditor General Act, the Legislative Assembly request that the Auditor General undertake an examination of the Government of British Columbia’s gift card for public servants program examining any potential conflict of interest relating to program administrators providing themselves and their immediate colleagues with gift cards.

M 204  Brennan Day to move —

That the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the underlined text in Standing Order 78 as follows:

First reading not debatable; Bill added to Order Paper.

78. When a Bill is presented by a Member, the question, “That this Bill be NOW read a first time,” shall be decided deemed to have carried without amendment or debate and the Bill shall be placed on the Order Paper for second reading.

M 206  Heather Maahs to move —

That a Special Committee to Review British Columbia’s Human Rights System be appointed to examine, inquire into, and make recommendations respecting:

a. the provisions of section 7 of the Human Rights Code (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 210);

b. time limits for the consideration and final disposition of complaints, inquiries and proceedings commenced under the Human Rights Code (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 210);

c. the necessity of the Office of the Human Rights Commissioner; and,

d. adequacy of freedom of speech protections for holders of a local elected office.

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 by February 24, 2027, 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 of Selection prepare and report with all convenient speed the Members to compose the Special Committee to Review British Columbia’s Human Rights System.

*  M 208  Harwinder Sandhu to move —

That this House calls on the provincial government to address the gap in price regulation from private wastewater utility companies to ensure they charge fair rates to their customers.

M 209  Brennan Day to move —

That the Select Standing Committee on Health be empowered to examine, inquire into, and make recommendations respecting:

a. the growing demand for seniors’ health services in British Columbia, including the availability of long-term care beds, the management of long-term care waitlists, and the capacity of the current system to meet the needs of British Columbia’s rapidly aging population; and,

b. strategies to support the development of a coordinated, cross-government approach to seniors’ care, including improvements to transparency, system planning and the public reporting of data necessary to inform long-term care capacity, reduce delayed hospital discharges and improve patient outcomes.

That, in addition to the powers previously conferred upon Select Standing Committees, the Select Standing Committee on Health 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 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 Committee considers appropriate;

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

e. retain personnel as required to assist the Committee.

That the Committee report to the House by February 26, 2027, and that during a period of adjournment, the 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.

M 210  Lynne Block to move —

That the Select Standing Committee on Education be empowered to examine, inquire into, and make recommendations respecting the K-12 education system, with a focus on:

a. student literacy and numeracy achievement;

b. the effectiveness of current assessment and reporting frameworks; and,

c. progress toward provincial adult literacy goals.

That, in addition to the powers previously conferred upon Select Standing Committees, the Select Standing Committee on Education 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 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 Committee considers appropriate;

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

e. retain personnel as required to assist the Committee.

That the Committee report to the House by December 31, 2026, and that during a period of adjournment, the 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.

M 211  Rob Botterell to move —

That this House expresses its disapproval of, and dissociates itself from, continued disreputable conduct by the Member for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream, most specifically, her racist and discriminatory statements and demonstration of bigotry towards Indigenous Peoples, use of Nazi slogans and the revictimization of survivors;

That this House demands that the Member for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream desist from further conduct that is inappropriate and unbecoming of a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia; and,

That the Speaker not recognize the Member for Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream in the House until the said Member retracts her statements and makes an unqualified apology in the House.

M 212  Jody Toor to move —

That this House affirms that fee-simple property owners in British Columbia not bear the legal, financial or procedural burdens stemming from reconciliation obligations of the Crown;

That this House affirms that any reconciliation obligations of the Crown affecting fee-simple land be resolved by the Government of British Columbia, with full protection for affected fee-simple property owners;

That this House calls on the Government of British Columbia to ensure that the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, alignment with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal title claims, decision-making agreements or reconciliation policies are not used to diminish, delay, restrict, encumber, devalue or interfere with fee-simple land, permits, financing, insurability, marketability, transferability or quiet enjoyment; and,

That this House calls on the Government of British Columbia to introduce legislation without delay for consideration by the House, to protect fee-simple property owners against any loss arising from Aboriginal title determinations and to repeal the obligation under section 3 of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act to align provincial laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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