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British Columbia — Debates (Hansard)

First Session, 42nd Parliament

(2020) OFFICIAL REPORT

OF DEBATES

(HANSARD)

Monday, December 7, 2020

Afternoon Sitting

Issue No. 2

ISSN 1499-2175

The HTML transcript is provided for informational purposes only.

The PDF transcript remains the official digital version.

Speech from the Throne

General Election Results

Introduction and First Reading of

Bills

Bill 1 —

An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of

Parliament

Hon. D. Eby

Motions Without Notice

Special procedures for proceedings of Legislative

Assembly during COVID-19 pandemic

Hon. M. Farnworth

Motions

Appointment of Deputy Speaker

Hon. M. Farnworth

Appointment of Assistant Deputy Speaker

P. Milobar

Appointment of Deputy Chair, Committee of the

Whole

Hon. M. Farnworth

Printing of Votes and

Proceedings

Hon. D. Eby

Appointment of select standing committees

Hon. J. Horgan

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020

The House met at 2:03 p.m.

[Mr. Speaker in the chair.]

Mr. Speaker: I invite Elder Butch Dick of the Songhees Nation to offer a

blessing.

B. Dick: [Lək̓ʷəŋin̓əŋ was spoken.]

Good afternoon, my friends and family. My name is Yux’wey’lupton, in our

with you.

I thank Premier Horgan for the invitation and, always, the recognition of

the traditional territory of the Songhees Nation and Esquimalt

Nation.

In our gatherings in our House, the blessing from the Elders is so vital

to our ceremonies, and this House has many, many ceremonies. I think the Creator

has to marvel at all the gifts that people bring to this House.

Today we ask the Creator to give us more light at the end of the trail to

create hope for the people of not only British Columbia but Canada and the

world. It seems like that hope is there, and we really understand what is

happening in this world today.

[2:05 p.m.]

I think we all long for that closeness of friends and family and

community. So we ask the Elders if they could give us the patience that they

have. We ask the ancestors that are here for the wisdom that they have, because

the world needs it at this point. And I lift up my hands to you, because words

of prayer are a way of showing gratitude and encouraging each and every

one.

We have a word in our language called Na’tsa’ maht — “one heart,

one mind.” It seems like the world is calling for collaboration in a big

way.

So Creator, I’d like you to smile down on this circle of people and give

them the courage and the energy to approach a new reality.

I thank you for this opportunity to be here today, and I wish you

well.

Hay’sxw’qa si’em . Thank you.

Mr. Speaker: Thanks, Elder Dick, for your blessings.

Hon. Members, Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor is in the precinct.

Please remain seated while we wait for her arrival.

Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor requested to attend the House, was

admitted to the chamber and took her seat on the throne.

Mr. Speaker: May it please Your Honour, the House of Assembly has elected me as their

Speaker, though I am but little able to fulfil the important duties thus

assigned to me. If, in the performance of those duties, I should at any time

fall into error, I pray that the fault be imputed to me and not to the Assembly,

whose servant I am, and who, through me, the better to enable them to discharge

their duty to the Queen and country, humbly claim all their undoubted rights and

privileges, especially that they may have the freedom of speech in their

debates, access to Your Honour’s person at all seasonable times, and that their

proceedings may receive from Your Honour the most favourable

interpretation.

[2:10 p.m.]

Hon. D. Eby: Hon. Speaker, I am commanded by Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor to

declare to you that she freely confides in the duty and attachment of the House

of Assembly to Her Majesty’s person and government, and not doubting that their

respective proceedings will be conducted with wisdom, temper and prudence, she

grants, and upon all occasions will recognize and allow, their constitutional

privileges.

I am commanded also to assure you that the assembly shall have ready

access to Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor upon all seasonable occasions and

that their proceedings, as well as your words and actions, will constantly

receive from her the most favourable construction.

Speech from the Throne

Hon. J. Austin (Lieutenant-Governor): Good afternoon, friends. ÍY SȻÁĆEL NE

SĆÁLEĆE .

We begin by acknowledging the

Lək̓ʷəŋin̓əŋ peoples, the Songhees

and Esquimalt First Nations, upon whose traditional lands we are gathered

today.

We open the 42nd parliament at a difficult moment when the successes

we have collectively achieved in flattening the COVID-19 infections curve in

the spring stand in contrast with the toll exacted by the wave we now

confront.

It is a long-standing tradition to begin a new session by

memorializing prominent British Columbians who have passed away since the

last Speech from the Throne. At this extraordinary time, it is appropriate

to focus on the almost 500 British Columbians who have died from

COVID-19.

We pause to mourn those who have passed, all of them taken from us by

a virus that was unknown just one year ago. We acknowledge the grief the

pandemic has caused all British Columbians, especially those who have lost

someone they love.

We recognize the compounding effect of the pandemic on the parallel

health emergency that is the opioid crisis. We mourn those we have lost to

an increasingly toxic drug supply. They were our children, parents, sisters,

brothers and neighbours, and their memory fuels our continued resolve to

turn back the tide again, to save lives, to get people treatment and to end

this terrible crisis.

While COVID-19 threatens people of all ages, our elders are especially

at risk. Seniors infected by COVID-19 are more likely to end up in the

hospital and, sadly, much more likely to die from it than younger

people.

Those whose health is most endangered by this global pandemic are the

same people who have already been through their share of hard times. They

faced challenges they did not always choose, but they carried on with an eye

towards a better future. Now it falls to us to do the same. This moment

calls on all of us to show resiliency, to look out for each other, as those

who came before us did.

We did not choose the challenge of COVID-19, but we are meeting it.

Health care providers have worked themselves to exhaustion and put

themselves at risk to care for others. So many other workers have kept our

supply chains running and food on our shelves. Teachers and educational

support staff are keeping our classrooms and child care centres open so that

children can continue to learn, grow and make connections with

friends.

Most of all, ordinary British Columbians have made extraordinary

efforts and sacrifices to keep their community safe. Overwhelmingly, British

Columbians have united behind front-line caregivers and workers and

continued to reject those who would divide us. Already we can see the signs

of better days ahead, as science and research lead the way with new

treatments and vaccines.

As we gather here today, we recommit to putting our shoulders to the

wheel and working together to make those better days a reality as quickly as

possible for everyone.

Focusing now on beating the virus will allow British Columbia to move

as quickly as possible to address our economic recovery. By investing in

people, strengthening communities and supporting jobs and growth in a clean

energy future, we can build a recovery for everyone. All will be guided by

this government’s core principles, including climate action and

reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

[2:15 p.m.]

Nothing is more important than the health of your family. While the

scale of COVID-19 means that we use numbers to understand its spread, behind

those numbers are real people and real families — families grieving a parent

or grandparent who died without their children by their bedside to comfort

them; others unable to find solace in the rights, sacraments or ceremonies

of mourning. Even for those who recover, COVID-19 can mean weeks of pain,

fear and uncertainty.

Your government’s priority in the fight against COVID-19 has been and

will remain protecting people’s health.

In the spring, government acted decisively. In a matter of weeks, the

government of British Columbia worked with the federal government to quickly

close the border with the United States; addressed outbreaks in long-term

care by limiting workers to one facility and providing supports for safer

visits for families; acted to provide appropriate care in Indigenous, rural

and remote communities; postponed non-urgent surgeries to prepare for the

initial surge of hospitalizations; secured the large amounts of personal

protective equipment our front-line workers need to keep our health system

safe; and worked with public health officials to implement a strategic

testing and contact tracing strategy to limit outbreaks as they

emerged.

In the early fall, your government rolled out additional plans,

including hiring 7,000 new front-line health care workers, including health

care aides, to help ensure seniors get the high-quality care they need and

deserve and hiring approximately 1,000 people to work as contact tracers to

help stop further spread in the community.

The steps taken so far have saved lives. However, as we face the

latest wave of COVID-19, we must do even more. In the months ahead, your

government will build on the measures already in place. Some programs will

be extended or expanded and new ones launched. First and foremost, we will

continue to support people, communities and businesses to implement whatever

public health protections are necessary to address outbreaks.

Preparations are underway for when a vaccine is available. The focus

will be on distributing it to British Columbians quickly and safely,

beginning with those most at risk.

A new Hospital at Home initiative is ramping up across the province

that allows patients to receive medical services in their own homes, helping

to reduce congestion in hospitals.

Your government will also move ahead with a health care plan based on

three main goals: faster care, so patients will have shorter wait times for

the care they need; care closer to home, so more people will be able to

receive care in their local community or even at home; and more personalized

care, to make it simpler and less stressful for patients and their families

to navigate the health care system.

Your government will take action on faster care by adding more MRI

machines in high-demand areas to reduce wait times; training, recruiting and

certifying more skilled health care professionals; and bringing in new

approaches to build on the success of our surgical renewal plan and an

increase in diagnostic procedures.

Government will ensure that patients get care closer to home by

delivering ten more community-based urgent primary care centres in more

communities and building and modernizing hospitals. Your government will

develop more personalized health care by expanding primary care networks and

refocusing on rural health care. It will also work with health employees and

unions to hire a workforce that better represents the communities it

serves.

Keeping seniors safe and allowing them to live with the dignity and

independence they deserve are top priorities for your government. Government

will continue to make the investments needed to deliver better care for

seniors and stability and safety for long-term care workers.

When COVID-19 hit, B.C. was an economic leader in Canada. Our province

saw robust growth, rising wages and unemployment at or near the lowest in

Canada for two years running. Balanced budgets and a triple-A credit rating

put us in an enviable fiscal position. Over the same time, government made

significant investments to benefit British Columbian families, communities

and businesses and to help make life more affordable for people.

Building affordable housing helps more families find good places to

live while helping businesses attract and retain talent.

Investments in child care give children a good start in life while

creating jobs and allowing more people to join the workforce.

[2:20 p.m.]

Fixing roads and bridges shortens commute times and makes life safer

while creating jobs and helping B.C. businesses get their goods to

market.

The same applies to the investments and the necessary public health

measures that keep people safe during a pandemic. These actions do not

restrict economic activity. They are the tools government can use to foster

it. In short, healthy people are necessary for a healthy economic

recovery.

Your government acted quickly to support people during the pandemic.

More than 600,000 workers received help from a $1,000 emergency benefit.

More than 86,000 renters got the peace of mind that came with temporary rent

relief and protection from the threat of eviction. More than 200,000 people

on disability and income assistance received crisis supplements. Eighty

percent of B.C. families got more money in their pockets thanks to a

doubling of the enhanced climate action tax credit.

During this first phase, your government’s interventions were focused

on helping people observe health restrictions without fear of losing their

incomes or homes. Businesses received help through property tax cuts,

deferred tax payments and B.C. Hydro rate relief. These measures have helped

protect jobs and businesses. Among the largest provinces in Canada, B.C. has

the highest job recovery rate of pre-pandemic employment levels. But as with

fighting the virus itself, now is the time to redouble our

efforts.

This fall your government released a robust economic recovery plan.

Eligible businesses are already receiving direct support from the plan’s

various measures, including the small business recovery grant, the increased

employment incentive and the PST rebate on machinery and equipment. These

supports provide direct funding to hard-hit businesses, making it easier for

them to invest in the people and capital needed to recover.

In the short term, government will support businesses, jobs and

incomes in several ways: give most British Columbian households direct

financial assistance and help support economic activity during the recovery

with the B.C. recovery benefit; reward eligible businesses for hiring; help

thousands of people upscale or rescale and find in-demand jobs in the

post-COVID-19 economy; make it easier for companies to bet on themselves and

increase productivity by rebating the PST on capital investments like

machinery and equipment; and give renters a bit more financial breathing

room.

Protecting incomes and businesses will help us realize a strong

economic recovery. Other actions will too. Your government will ramp up

investments in transportation and infrastructure, which will stimulate

growth during the recovery period and benefit British Columbians through

shorter commute times and greener transportation.

Expanding child care and early learning is another strong economic

development policy. By creating jobs and allowing more parents to work,

child care counts as strategic economic infrastructure every bit as much as

roads and highways. In the months ahead, your government will provide

millions of dollars to child care providers to help them deliver

COVID-19-safe care and millions more to school boards and health authorities

for renovations to create more spaces.

This moment calls for action. The way to get through this difficult

time is by following the same approach we used during the first wave, by

listening to the experts, supporting health care workers on the front lines

and taking care of each other. This government pledges to be there for

British Columbians for the long haul. Soon Members of the Legislative

Assembly will be asked to vote for the appropriation of funds to make the

plans outlined above a reality.

Representing British Columbians in the Legislature is a privilege and

a responsibility, never more so than at a moment like this.

To the members of the Legislature, may your commitment to the

well-being of all British Columbians guide and inspire your work.

I add to this my personal thanks, my gratitude and my deepest respect

to all of you for the many sacrifices that you make for the privilege of

serving us.

ENÁN U HE’LEȻ NE SĆÁ LE ȻENS Á

TSĆÁ. I feel so very proud of the work that

you do all together.

HÍSW̱ḴE.

Merci. Thank you.

Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor retired from the chamber.

[2:25 p.m.]

[Mr. Speaker in the chair.]

Mr. Speaker: Hon. Members, in order to prevent mistakes, I have obtained a copy of

Her Honour the Lieutenant-Governor’s speech.

General Election Results

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly: Hon. Members, pursuant to

Section 147 of the Election Act, I have

received two reports from the Chief Electoral Officer certifying the results

of the provincial general election held on October 24, 2020. The first

letter, dated November 17, 2020, certified 86 members, and the second

letter, dated November 20, 2020, certified the results of the West

Vancouver–Sea to Sky electoral district that was subject to judicial

recount.

Accordingly, the members of the 42nd Parliament of the Legislative

Assembly of British Columbia are as follows.

[2:30 p.m.]

Electoral District

Elected Member

Political Party Affiliation

Abbotsford-Mission

Pam Alexis

B.C. NDP

Abbotsford South

Bruce Banman

B.C. Liberal Party

Abbotsford West

Michael de Jong

B.C. Liberal Party

Kamloops–North Thompson

Peter Milobar

B.C. Liberal Party

Kamloops–South Thompson

Todd Stone

B.C. Liberal Party

Kelowna–Lake Country

Norm Letnick

B.C. Liberal Party

Kelowna-Mission

Renee Merrifield

B.C. Liberal Party

Kelowna West

Ben Stewart

B.C. Liberal Party

Kootenay East

Tom Shypitka

B.C. Liberal Party

Peace River North

Dan Davies

B.C. Liberal Party

Peace River South

Mike Bernier

B.C. Liberal Party

Penticton

Dan Ashton

B.C. Liberal Party

Port Coquitlam

Mike Farnworth

B.C. NDP

Port Moody–Coquitlam

Rick Glumac

B.C. NDP

Powell River–Sunshine Coast

Nicholas Simons

B.C. NDP

Prince George–Mackenzie

Mike Morris

B.C. Liberal Party

Prince George–Valemount

Shirley Bond

B.C. Liberal Party

Richmond North Centre

Teresa Wat

B.C. Liberal Party

West Vancouver–Sea to Sky

Jordan Sturdy

B.C. Liberal Party

Hon. D. Eby: I move that the certificates of the Chief Electoral Officer of the

results of the election of members be entered upon the Journals of

the House.

Motion approved.

Introduction and

First Reading of Bills

BILL 1 —

AN ACT TO ENSURE

THE SUPREMACY OF

PARLIAMENT

Hon. D. Eby presented a bill intituled

An Act to Ensure the Supremacy

of Parliament.

[2:35 p.m.]

Hon. D. Eby: I move that Bill 1, intituled

An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of

Parliament, be introduced and read a first time now.

Motion approved.

Hon. D. Eby: The introduction of this bill expresses the established right of

parliament, through its elected members, to deliberate independently of

the Sovereign. As such, it is an important part of our parliamentary

democratic process. It is a right that was first asserted by the

Parliament at Westminster in the year 1603, during the reign of Queen

Elizabeth I.

I move that the bill be placed on the orders of the day for second

reading at the next sitting of the House after today.

Bill 1,

An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, introduced,

read a first time and ordered to be placed on orders of the day for second

reading at the next sitting of the House after today.

Motions Without Notice

SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR PROCEEDINGS

OF LEGISLATIVE

ASSEMBLY

DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Hon. M. Farnworth: By leave, I move the adoption of the sessional order establishing

special procedures respecting the regulation of the conduct of

proceedings of the Legislative Assembly in exceptional circumstances of

the COVID-19 pandemic, a copy of which has been distributed to the House

Leaders of the recognized caucuses.

Leave granted.

[ GENERAL

1. That, as an exercise of the Legislative Assembly’s

exclusive right to regulate its own internal affairs as they relate to

its legislative and deliberative functions, including control over the

conduct of its proceedings, the use of videoconferencing technology be

authorized to enable all Members to be present in the proceedings of the

Legislative Assembly through remote participation, counting toward

quorum, while other Members continue to be present physically in the

Legislative Chamber, thereby enabling hybrid proceedings of the

House.

2. That Zoom be approved as the videoconferencing technology

platform for the purposes of supporting hybrid proceedings of the

House.

SITTING

SCHEDULE

3. That, notwithstanding Standing Order 2 (2) (

a) and unless

otherwise ordered, the House sit the weeks of December 7 and 14,

QUORUM AND ATTENDANCE

4. That Members who are participating in the House’s

proceedings by the approved videoconferencing technology be counted as

present for the purposes of the quorum of ten Members, as set out in

section 42 of the Constitution Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 66) and

Standing Order 6, and for the purposes of determining a majority of

votes as set out in

section 43 of the Constitution

Act .

5. That Members who are participating in the House’s

proceedings by the approved videoconferencing technology must have the

audio and video functions enabled with their face clearly visible in

order to be counted towards quorum, to participate in debate, and to

vote.

VOTING AND DIVISIONS

6. That, notwithstanding Standing Order 16:

(1) When the Speaker puts the question, no further

debate on the question shall be permitted.

(2) When a division is requested, it shall be deferred

until 15 minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment of the

sitting during which the division is requested. If there are less than

30 minutes remaining prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment of

the sitting during which the division is requested, then it shall stand

deferred until 15 minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for

adjournment of the afternoon sitting of the following sitting

day.

(3) Notwithstanding Standing Order 25 and subsection

(2) of this order, if a division is requested during a morning sitting,

it shall stand deferred until the afternoon sitting of the same

day.

(4) If a division is requested in a Committee of the

Whole, the clause of the bill under consideration shall be postponed,

and the division shall be deferred in accordance with subsection (2) of

this order.

(5) If a division is requested in the Committee of

Supply,

Section B, the division shall be deferred in accordance with

subsection (2) of this order.

(6) If a deferred division is scheduled to take place

during a sitting, the Speaker shall ring the bells and recess the

proceedings 30 minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for adjournment

of the sitting. At 20 minutes prior to the ordinary time fixed for

adjournment of the sitting, the Speaker shall call the House back to

order. No longer than 5 minutes thereafter, the Speaker shall again

state the question.

(7) If a division is deferred in a Committee of the

Whole or the Committee of Supply,

Section B, the House shall resolve

itself into the appropriate Committee prior to the ringing of the bells

and recess set out in subsection (6) of this order.

(8) No Member shall enter or leave the Legislative

Chamber or connect to or disconnect from the approved videoconferencing

technology after the final statement of the question until the division

has been fully taken, and every Member present shall

vote.

(9) When two or more deferred divisions are to be

taken during a sitting, the divisions shall be taken in succession in

the order they were deferred.

(10) During a sitting at which a deferred division is

to take place, no motion to adjourn the House shall be in order until

after that vote and the conclusion of any consequential business that

must be disposed of. If successive divisions are scheduled, the House

shall sit beyond the ordinary time of adjournment until the conclusion

of all divisions and until other business consequential to the division

has been disposed of.

(11) Divisions are not permitted on a motion that a

committee rise and report, and on a routine motion moved by the

Government House Leader or their designate that the House

adjourn.

DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT AND NOTICE

REQUIREMENTS

7. That any Standing Order requiring that a document be

“handed in” or “laid upon the Table” or transmitted by other similar

physical means be interpreted to include the transmission of a document

by approved electronic means.

8. That the transmission of a document by the Office of the

Clerk to all Members by electronic means constitute for all purposes the

distribution and delivery of that document, regardless of whether a

Member has received the document.

9. That, notwithstanding Standing Order 25B (2) and the usual

practices of the House, at least two hours prior to the scheduled start

of a sitting of the House, the Whips shall provide to the Office of the

Speaker a list and, if applicable, the sequence, of Members wishing to

make an introduction or to participate in an item under Routine

Business.

10. That, notwithstanding the usual practices of the House,

any Member who intends to move a motion in amendment to a bill at

committee stage, of which notice is not typically required, should

provide at least one hour of notice to the Office of the Clerk prior to

introducing that motion in the House to ensure the electronic

distribution of that motion to all Members forthwith after it is

moved.

SPEAKER’S DISCRETION

11. That, for greater certainty, the Speaker be empowered to

exercise discretion on the applicability of Standing Order 17A as it may

relate to the facilitation of participation of Members in proceedings of

the House.

12. That, for greater certainty and further to Standing Order

19 and Standing Order 20, the Speaker be empowered to intervene on any

matter of decorum on the Speaker’s own initiative or on a point of order

raised by a Member, including by muting a Member’s microphone and

excluding Members from the sitting in cases of serious

misconduct.

13. That the Speaker be empowered to exercise discretion in

the

interpretation of the provisions of any Standing Order requiring

Members to stand or speak in their assigned place as this requirement

may relate to Members participating via the approved videoconferencing

technology and to Members participating in person in the Legislative

Chamber.

14. That the Speaker be empowered to exercise discretion, in

consultation with the House Leaders or the Whips, in the

interpretation

of any provision of the Standing Orders or this order that may require

leniency or alteration in order to allow all Members to be able to fully

exercise their duties and rights in the proceedings of this House

conducted in a hybrid manner.

OTHER

15. That, should any provision contained in this order be

inconsistent with the Standing Orders, the provision in this order

prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.

16. That this order expire on December 31, 2020.]

Motion approved.

Motions

APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY SPEAKER

Hon. M. Farnworth: I move, seconded by the member for Kamloops–North Thompson

electoral district:

[That Spencer Chandra Herbert , Member for Vancouver–West

End Electoral District, be appointed Deputy Speaker for this Session of

the Legislative Assembly.]

Motion approved.

APPOINTMENT OF

ASSISTANT DEPUTY

SPEAKER

P. Milobar: I move, seconded by the member for Port Coquitlam electoral

district:

[That Norm Letnick , Member for Kelowna–Lake Country

Electoral District, be appointed Assistant Deputy Speaker for this

Session of the Legislative Assembly.]

Motion approved.

APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CHAIR,

COMMITTEE OF THE

WHOLE

Hon. M. Farnworth: I move, seconded by the member for Kamloops–North Thompson

electoral district:

[That Ronna-Rae Leonard , Member for Courtenay-Comox

Electoral District, be appointed Deputy Chair of the Committee of the

Whole for this Session of the Legislative Assembly.]

Motion approved.

PRINTING OF Votes and

Proceedings

Hon. D. Eby: I move:

[That the Votes and Proceedings of this House be printed,

being first perused by the Speaker, and that he do appoint the printing

thereof, and that no person but such as he shall appoint do presume to

print the same.]

Motion approved.

[2:40 p.m.]

APPOINTMENT OF

SELECT STANDING

COMMITTEES

Hon. J. Horgan: I move:

[That the Select Standing Committees of this House for the present

Session, be appointed for the following purposes:

1. Aboriginal Affairs;

2. Education;

3. Finance and Government Services;

4. Health;

5. Public Accounts;

6. Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing

Orders and Private Bills;

7. Crown Corporations;

8. Children and Youth;

9. Agriculture, Fish and Food;

and further that a Select Standing Committee on Legislative

Initiatives be appointed for the present Parliament,

which said Committees shall severally be empowered to examine and

inquire into all such matters and things as shall be referred to them by

this House, and to report from time to time their observations and

opinions thereon, with power to send for persons, papers, and records,

and that a Special Committee be appointed to prepare and report with all

convenient speed lists of members to compose the above Select Standing

Committees of this House under Standing Order 68 (1), the Committee to

be composed of the Hon. M. Farnworth (Convener), Lisa

Beare, Bob D’Eith, Garry Begg, Michele Babchuk, Niki Sharma, Peter

Milobar, Stephanie Cadieux, Doug Clovechok , and Sonia

Furstenau .]

Motion approved.

Hon. M. Farnworth moved adjournment of the House.

Motion approved.

Mr. Speaker: This House stands adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow

morning.

The House adjourned at 2:41 p.m.

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020

SĆÁLEĆE .

COVID-19.

ENÁN U HE’LEȻ NE SĆÁ LE ȻENS Á

HÍSW̱ḴE.

Section 147 of the Election Act, I have

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B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

B.C. NDP

BILL 1 —

AN ACT TO ENSURE

THE SUPREMACY OF

PARLIAMENT

SPECIAL PROCEDURES FOR PROCEEDINGS

OF LEGISLATIVE

ASSEMBLY

DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

[ GENERAL

SITTING

SCHEDULE

QUORUM AND ATTENDANCE