2009 Legislative Session: First Session, 39th Parliament

HANSARD

The following electronic version is for informational purposes only.

The printed version remains the official version.

official report of

Debates of the Legislative Assembly

(hansard)

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Morning Sitting

Volume 9, Number 8

CONTENTS

Page

Tabling Documents

Office of the Auditor General, report No. 5, 2009-2010, Managing Knowledge: A Guide to Good Practice

Office of the Auditor General, report No. 6, 2009-2010, Making the Right Decisions: Information Use by the Boards of Public Sector

Organizations , December 2009

Elections B.C., Statement of Votes: 39th Provincial General Election — May 12, 2009

Elections B.C., Statement of Votes — Referendum on Electoral Reform — May 12, 2009

Office of the Ombudsperson, public report No. 46, The Best Care: Getting It Right for Seniors in British Columbia (Part 1) ,

December 2009

Office of the Ombudsperson, joint special report with the Representative for Children and Youth, Hearing the Voices of Children

and Youth: A Child-Centred Approach to Complaint Resolution , January 2010

Prorogation Address

[ Page 2893 ]

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The House met at 10:03 a.m.

[Mr. Speaker in the chair.]

Prayers.

Tabling Documents

Mr. Speaker: Hon.

Members, I have the honour to present the following documents: the Auditor General's 2009-2010 report 5, Managing Knowledge: A Guide to Good Practice ; the Auditor General's 2009-2010 report 6, Making the Right Decisions: Information Use by the Boards of Public Sector Organizations , December 2009; Elections B.C., Statement of Votes : 39th Provincial General Election — May 12, 2009; Elections B.C., Statement of Votes — Referendum on Electoral Reform — May 12, 2009; Ombudsperson public report No. 46, The Best Care: Getting It Right for Seniors in British Columbia (Part 1) , December 2009; Ombudsperson joint special report with the Representative for Children and Youth, Hearing the Voices of Children and Youth: A Child-Centred Approach to Complaint Resolution , January 2010.

Hon. Members, if you would remain in your seats, the Lieutenant-Governor is in the precinct.

His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor entered the chamber and took his seat on the throne.

[1005]

Prorogation Address

Hon. S. Point (Lieutenant-Governor): Mr. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, in closing the first session of the 39th parliament of British Columbia, I wish to commend you on the accomplishments of the past year. This session has seen the passage of measures of wide-ranging and significant importance to the people of our province.

Hon. Members, on behalf of all British Columbians, I wish to express my appreciation for the care and attention you have given to your deliberations. I now relieve you of your legislative duties.

But don't go too far.

His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor retired from the chamber.

[1010]

[Mr. Speaker in the chair.]

Hon. M. de Jong: Mr. Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly, it is His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor's will and pleasure that the Legislative Assembly be prorogued until 2 p.m. today, and this Legislative Assembly is hereby prorogued accordingly.

Mr. Speaker: Hon. Members, this House is prorogued until two o'clock this afternoon.

The House prorogued at 10:11 a.m.

[ Return to:

Legislative Assembly Home Page ]

Hansard Services publishes transcripts both in print and on the Internet.

Chamber debates are broadcast on television and webcast on the Internet.

Question Period podcasts are available on the Internet.

TV channel guide • Broadcast

schedule

Copyright © 2010: British Columbia Hansard Services, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

ISSN 1499-2175