British Columbia Hansard — 18 February 2025, a.m., Issue 1 (43rd Parliament, 1st Session)

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British Columbia — Debates (Hansard)

First Session, 43rd Parliament OFFICIAL REPORT OF DEBATES (HANSARD) Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Morning Sitting Issue No. 1 THE HONOURABLE RAJ CHOUHAN, SPEAKER ISSN 1499-2175

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Entered Confederation July 20, 1871) LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR Her Honour the Honourable Wendy Cocchia, CM, OBC First Session, 43rd Parliament SPEAKER OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Honourable Raj Chouhan EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Premier and President of the Executive Council ................................................................................................... Hon. David Eby, KC Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities .......................................................... Hon.

Brittny Anderson Minister of Agriculture and Food ..............................................................................................................................Hon. Lana Popham Attorney General and Deputy Premier ............................................................................................................... Hon. Niki Sharma, KC Minister of Children and Family Development ......................................................................................................Hon.

Jodie Wickens Minister of Citizens’ Services ......................................................................................................................................Hon. George Chow Minister of Education and Child Care ............................................................................................................................Hon. Lisa Beare Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness ................................................................................ Hon.

Kelly Greene Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions .................................................................................................................... Hon. Adrian Dix Minister of Environment and Parks .................................................................................................... Hon. Laanas / Tamara Davidson Minister of Finance ......................................................................................................................................................Hon.

Brenda Bailey Minister of Forests .......................................................................................................................................................... Hon. Ravi Parmar Minister of Health ........................................................................................................................................................Hon. Josie Osborne Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs ................................................................................................................ Hon.

Ravi Kahlon Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation ..........................................................................................Hon. Christine Boyle Minister of Infrastructure .............................................................................................................................................. Hon. Bowinn Ma Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation ....................................................................................Hon.

Diana Gibson Minister of State for Trade ...................................................................................................................................... Hon. Rick Glumac Minister of Labour .............................................................................................................................................. Hon. Jennifer Whiteside Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals .....................................................................................................................Hon.

Jagrup Brar Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills ........................................................................................... Hon. Anne Kang Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General ...........................................................................................................Hon. Garry Begg Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services ........................................................................ Hon.

Terry Yung Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction ...............................................................................Hon. Sheila Malcolmson Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport ....................................................................................Hon. Spencer Chandra Herbert Minister of Transportation and Transit ................................................................................................................ Hon.

Mike Farnworth Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship ............................................................................................... Hon. Randene Neill Minister Without Portfolio ..............................................................................................................................................Hon. Grace Lore LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Leader of the Official Opposition ..........................................................................................................................................

John Rustad Leader of the Third Party .................................................................................................................................................Jeremy Valeriote Deputy Speaker ...................................................................................................................................................................................Vacant Assistant Deputy Speaker ..................................................................................................................................................................Vacant Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole .........................................................................................................................................Vacant Clerk of the Legislative Assembly....................................................................................................................................Kate Ryan-Lloyd Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel ......................................................................................................................Seunghee Suzie Seo Clerk Assistant, Parliamentary Services ..................................................................................................................

Artour Sogomonian Clerk of Committees .............................................................................................................................................................. Jennifer Arril Committee Clerk ......................................................................................................................................................................

Karan Riarh Committee Clerk .........................................................................................................................................................................Darryl Hol Senior Legal Counsel .................................................................................................................................................................Hayley Hill Sergeant-at-Arms ..................................................................................................................................................................

Ray Robitaille Director of Hansard Services .......................................................................................................................................D’ Arcy McPherson Legislative Librarian ...............................................................................................................................................................Peter Gourlay

PARTY STANDINGS Total seats – 93 BC NDP – 47 | Conservative Party of BC – 44 | BC Green Party – 2 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MEMBERS BY PARTY BC NDP Anderson, Hon. Brittny ........................................... Kootenay Central Anderson, George ................................................ Nanaimo-Lantzville Arora, Rohini ....................................................................Burnaby East Bailey, Hon. Brenda ................................Vancouver–South Granville Beare, Hon. Lisa .......................................Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows Begg, Hon.

Garry .......................................................Surrey-Guildford Blatherwick, Jennifer ....................................Coquitlam-Maillardville Boyle, Hon. Christine .............................Vancouver–Little Mountain Brar, Hon. Jagrup ......................................................Surrey-Fleetwood Chandra Herbert, Hon. Spencer ..................... Vancouver–West End Chant, Susie ............................................. North Vancouver–Seymour Choi, Paul ..................................................Burnaby South–Metrotown Chouhan, Hon. Raj .................................

Burnaby–New Westminster Chow, Hon. George ..........................................Vancouver-Fraserview Davidson, Hon. Tamara / Laanas ...........North Coast–Haida Gwaii Dhir, Sunita .............................................................Vancouver-Langara Dix, Hon. Adrian .................................................. Vancouver-Renfrew Eby, Hon. David, KC ....................................... Vancouver–Point Grey Elmore, Mable ................................................. Vancouver-Kensington Farnworth, Hon. Mike .................................................Port Coquitlam Gibson, Hon.

Diana ........................................Oak Bay–Gordon Head Glumac, Hon. Rick ...................................... Port Moody–Burquitlam Greene, Hon. Kelly ..............................................Richmond-Steveston Higginson, Stephanie ........................................Ladysmith-Oceanside Kahlon, Hon. Ravi .............................................................. Delta North Kang, Hon. Anne .........................................................

Burnaby Centre Krieger, Nina .........................................................Victoria–Swan Lake Lajeunesse, Dana ..............................................Juan de Fuca–Malahat Lore, Hon. Grace .................................................Victoria–Beacon Hill Ma, Hon. Bowinn ................................... North Vancouver–Lonsdale Malcolmson, Hon. Sheila .........................Nanaimo–Gabriola Island Morissette, Steve ...................................................Kootenay Monashee Neill, Hon. Randene ............................ Powell River–Sunshine Coast Osborne, Hon.

Josie .........................................Mid Island–Pacifc Rim Parmar, Hon. Ravi ...............................................Langford-Highlands Phillip, Joan / Amshen .....................................Vancouver-Strathcona Popham, Hon. Lana ........................................................ Saanich South Rotchford, Darlene ...............................................Esquimalt-Colwood Routledge, Janet .............................................................Burnaby North Sandhu, Harwinder ......................................................

Vernon-Lumby Shah, Amna ............................................................. Surrey City Centre Sharma, Hon. Niki, KC ....................................... Vancouver-Hastings Sunner, Jessie ................................................................. Surrey-Newton Toporowski, Debra / Qwulti’stunaat .......................Cowichan Valley Whiteside, Hon. Jennifer ...................New Westminster–Coquitlam Wickens, Hon. Jodie ............................. Coquitlam–Burke Mountain Yung, Hon.

Terry .................................................Vancouver-Yaletown CONSERV ATIVE PARTY OF BC Armstrong, Tara .....................Kelowna–Lake Country–Coldstream Banman, Bruce .......................................................... Abbotsford South Bhangu, Harman .................................................. Langley-Abbotsford Bird, Rosalyn .............................................

Prince George–Valemount Block, Lynne ..............................................West Vancouver–Capilano Boultbee, Amelia .............................................Penticton-Summerland Brodie, Dallas .................................................... Vancouver-Quilchena Chan, Hon ..................................................................Richmond Centre Chapman, Brent .................................................................Surrey South Clare, Sheldon ....................................

Prince George–North Cariboo Davis, Pete ..................................................................Kootenay Rockies Day, Brennan ........................................................... Courtenay-Comox Dew, Gavin ..................................................................Kelowna-Mission Dhaliwal, Mandeep .......................................................... Surrey North Doerkson, Lorne .....................................................

Cariboo-Chilcotin Gasper, Reann .......................................................Abbotsford-Mission Giddens, Kiel ..............................................Prince George–Mackenzie Halford, Trevor ......................................................Surrey–White Rock Hartwell, Sharon ..............................................Bulkley Valley–Stikine Hepner, Linda ................................................Surrey–Serpentine River Kealy, Jordan .............................................................

Peace River North Kindy, Anna ........................................................................North Island Kooner, Steve ............................................Richmond-Queensborough Loewen, Kristina .......................................................... Kelowna Centre Luck, Tony ..........................................................................Fraser-Nicola Maahs, Heather ......................................................... Chilliwack North McCall, Macklin .........................................West Kelowna–Peachland McInnis, Scott .........................................

Columbia River–Revelstoke Milobar, Peter ............................................................

Kamloops Centre Mok, Lawrence ...........................................................Maple Ridge East Neufeld, Korky ............................................................Abbotsford West Neufeld, Larry ...........................................................Peace River South Paton, Ian ..............................................................................Delta South Rattée, Claire .................................................................................Skeena Rustad, John ...................................................................Nechako Lakes Stamer, Ward .........................................Kamloops–North Thompson Sturko, Elenore .........................................................

Surrey-Cloverdale Tepper, Br yan ............................................................

Surrey-Panorama Toor, Jody ............................................................Langley-Willowbrook Van Popta, Misty..............................................Langley–Walnut Grove Warbus, Á’a:líya ..............................................Chilliwack–Cultus Lake Wat, Teresa .........................................................Richmond-Bridgeport Williams, David ...............................................Salmon Arm–Shuswap Wilson, Donegal ............................................Boundary-Similkameen BC GREEN PARTY Botterell, Rob .......................................Saanich North and the Islands Valeriote, Jeremy .....................................

West Vancouver–Sea to Sky

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF RIDINGS A Abbotsford-Mission ........................................................Reann Gasper Abbotsford South ........................................................... Bruce Banman Abbotsford West .............................................................Korky Neufeld B Boundary-Similkameen .............................................Donegal Wilson Bulkley Valley–Stikine ............................................... Sharon Hartwell Burnaby Centre ...........................................................Hon.

Anne Kang Burnaby East ......................................................................Rohini Arora Burnaby–New Westminster .................................. Hon. Raj Chouhan Burnaby North ..............................................................Janet Routledge Burnaby South–Metrotown .................................................. Paul Choi C Cariboo-Chilcotin .......................................................Lorne Doerkson Chilliwack–Cultus Lake .............................................. Á’a:líya Warbus Chilliwack North ..........................................................

Heather Maahs Columbia River–Revelstoke ...........................................Scott McInnis Coquitlam–Burke Mountain .............................. Hon. Jodie Wickens Coquitlam-Maillardville .................................... Jennifer Blatherwick Courtenay-Comox ............................................................ Brennan Day Cowichan Valley ....................... Debra Toporowski / Qwulti’stunaat D Delta North ................................................................Hon.

Ravi Kahlon Delta South ...............................................................................Ian Paton E Esquimalt-Colwood ................................................Darlene Rotchford F Fraser-Nicola .......................................................................... Tony Luck J Juan de Fuca–Malahat ...............................................Dana Lajeunesse K Kamloops Centre ............................................................. Peter Milobar Kamloops–North Thompson .........................................

Ward Stamer Kelowna Centre ........................................................... Kristina Loewen Kelowna–Lake Country–Coldstream ......................Tara Armstrong Kelowna-Mission ..................................................................Gavin Dew Kootenay Central ............................................ Hon. Brittny Anderson Kootenay Monashee ....................................................Steve Morissette Kootenay Rockies................................................................... Pete Davis L Ladysmith-Oceanside ........................................

Stephanie Higginson Langford-Highlands ................................................ Hon. Ravi Parmar Langley-Abbotsford ....................................................Harman Bhangu Langley–Walnut Grove ..............................................Misty Van Popta Langley-Willowbrook ............................................................ Jody Toor M Maple Ridge East ............................................................Lawrence Mok Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows ........................................Hon. Lisa Beare Mid Island–Pacific Rim ........................................ Hon.

Josie Osborne N Nanaimo–Gabriola Island ..........................Hon. Sheila Malcolmson Nanaimo-Lantzville ................................................. George Anderson Nechako Lakes ....................................................................John Rustad New Westminster–Coquitlam .................... Hon. Jennifer Whiteside North Coast–Haida Gwaii ............Hon. Laanas / Tamara Davidson North Island ........................................................................Anna Kindy North Vancouver–Lonsdale .....................................Hon.

Bowinn Ma North Vancouver–Seymour ...............................................Susie Chant O Oak Bay–Gordon Head ......................................... Hon. Diana Gibson P Peace River North ..............................................................Jordan Kealy Peace River South ............................................................Larry Neufeld Penticton-Summerland .............................................. Amelia Boultbee Port Coquitlam ................................................. Hon. Mike Farnworth Port Moody–Burquitlam ........................................Hon.

Rick Glumac Powell River–Sunshine Coast ............................. Hon. Randene Neill Prince George–Mackenzie ...............................................Kiel Giddens Prince George–North Cariboo ......................................Sheldon Clare Prince George–Valemount ...............................................Rosalyn Bird R Richmond-Bridgeport .......................................................... Teresa Wat Richmond Centre .................................................................. Hon Chan Richmond-Queensborough ............................................

Steve Kooner Richmond-Steveston ...............................................Hon. Kelly Greene S Saanich North and the Islands ....................................... Rob Botterell Saanich South ......................................................... Hon.

Lana Popham Salmon Arm–Shuswap ................................................David Williams Skeena ..................................................................................Claire Rattée Surrey City Centre ...............................................................Amna Shah Surrey-Cloverdale .......................................................... Elenore Sturko Surrey-Fleetwood ....................................................... Hon. Jagrup Brar Surrey-Guildford ....................................................... Hon.

Garry Begg Surrey-Newton .................................................................. Jessie Sunner Surrey North ............................................................Mandeep Dhaliwal Surrey-Panorama ..............................................................Br yan Tepper Surrey–Serpentine River ................................................

Linda Hepner Surrey South ..................................................................Brent Chapman Surrey–White Rock .......................................................Trevor Halford V Vancouver-Fraserview ...........................................Hon. George Chow Vancouver-Hastings ........................................ Hon. Niki Sharma, KC Vancouver-Kensington ...................................................Mable Elmore Vancouver-Langara .............................................................Sunita Dhir Vancouver–Little Mountain ............................. Hon.

Christine Boyle Vancouver–Point Grey .........................................Hon. David Eby, KC Vancouver-Quilchena ......................................................Dallas Brodie Vancouver-Renfrew ................................................... Hon. Adrian Dix Vancouver–South Granville ................................ Hon. Brenda Bailey Vancouver-Strathcona ..................................... Amshen / Joan Phillip Vancouver–West End .......................Hon. Spencer Chandra Herbert Vancouver-Yaletown ..................................................Hon.

Terry Yung Vernon-Lumby ....................................................... Harwinder Sandhu Victoria–Beacon Hill ................................................. Hon. Grace Lore Victoria–Swan Lake ..........................................................Nina Krieger W West Kelowna–Peachland ..........................................Macklin McCall West Vancouver–Capilano ................................................Lynne Block West Vancouver–Sea to Sky ...................................... Jeremy Valeriote

CONTENTS Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Morning Sitting Page Election of Speaker .................................................................................................................................................................1 Hon. David Eby John Rustad Jeremy Valeriote The Speaker (Hon. Raj Chouhan)

1 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2025 The House met at 10:30 a.m. This being the first day of the first session of the 43rd Legislative Assembly of the province of British Columbia for the dispatch of business, pursuant to a proclamation of the Hon. Wendy Cocchia, Lieutenant Governor of the province, hon. members took their seats, after having taken the prescribed oath and having signed the parlia- mentary roll. Clerk of the Legislative Assembly: Hon. Members, Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor is in the precinct. Please take your seats 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. [10:35 a.m.] Hon. Niki Sharma: I am commanded by Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor to announce that she does not see fit to declare the cause of her summoning you at this time and will not do so until you have chosen a Speaker to preside over your honourable body. Her Honour the Lieu - tenant Governor hopes to be enabled to declare, during the afternoon, her reason for calling you together. Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor retired from the chamber.

Election of Speaker Clerk of the Legislative Assembly: Hon. Members, pur s uant to

section 37 of the provincial Constitution Act, the first order of business prior to the opening of a new parlia m ent is the election of Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order 11, it is my duty to inform you that only one candidate has declared their intention to stand for election of Speaker. Therefore, I wish to an - nounce that Raj Chouhan, member for Burnaby–New Westminster, is declared elected as Speaker for the 43rd parliament. Mr. Speaker, congratulations. Hon. Raj Chouhan took his place in the chair. The Speaker: Hon.

Members, I would like to humbly thank the members of this assembly for the great honour that you have bestowed upon me to continue as Speaker of this beautiful, wonderful assembly and this province. In keeping with the tradition of this high office, I will en - deavour at all times to carry out my duties with fairness and integrity. Now I ask for your patience. I declare the House in re - cess for about five to ten minutes while I go put my appro - priate attire on. The House recessed from 10:39 a.m. to 10:44 a.m. [The Speaker in the chair.] The Speaker: Members, calling the House back to or - der.

Recognizing the hon. Premier. [10:45 a.m.] Hon. David Eby: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Those of us in the House who saw you get dragged up to the front might be forgiven for being a little bit suspi - cious. It’s always seemed to us that you enjoyed the job of Speaker, and rightly so. I think your work was respected on both sides of the House in previous sessions for your even-handedness in maintaining the tenor of debate when our spirits get particularly high.

I know that at our house when the kids get out of line and I react to that, Cailey says: “Well, is that how the Speaker would have handled it?” So you set a very positive example for all of us. Your history is well known, I think, to the members of the House. If not, for those members who are new, Mr. Speaker, you join us from your work starting out in the farm fields, working with farmworkers; working at chem - ical plants; plywood mills; and supporting vulnerable workers, making sure that their rights are recognized; fighting against racism.

These have been signature pieces of your work before you came to the Legislative Assembly and your esteemed career here. You step into the footsteps of many trail-blazers. I think about people like Emery Barnes, who in 1994 was the first Black person in Canada to serve as Speaker of the Legis - lative Assembly. Nancy Hodges, 1950 — she was the first woman in the Commonwealth to serve as Speaker — sat in the chair where you sit. And you, as the first Sikh Punjabi Speaker, South Asian, to serve anywhere in the Commonwealth outside of India….

It was a great moment of honour when you were sworn in, and it continues to be a source of pride for us. Thank you for taking on this responsibility. It is a chal - lenging one. Your work is cut out for you. We pledge, cer - tainly, to support you in this role and to do our best to behave well. Thank you, hon. Speaker. The Speaker: Thank you, Mr. Premier. Leader of the Official Opposition. John Rustad: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to, first of all, just take a moment to congratulate everybody on the newly elected and returning elected in

2 British Columbia Debates Tuesday, February 18, 2025 the Legislature. It is great to see everybody back here. It’s also great to see this moment of unity on all sides of the House. As I know, Mr. Speaker, you will relish in this moment of peace and tranquility in this chamber, as it’s well known to be from time to time. I just want to say congratulations to you, Mr. Speaker, in terms of it. I’ve always enjoyed the work with you over the years, when we were both first elected together since 2005 and have served together in this chamber in many different capacities over that period of time.

If I’m not mistaken, I actually think this is the first time in my time in this chamber where we’ve actually had a returning Speaker. I think that speaks volumes to your even-handedness and ability to be able to manage this Legislature. Although, as I say, most times it doesn’t need a whole lot of additional guidance from the Speaker. I joke, of course. With those words, once again, I thank you for your even-handedness and fairness that you have shown all sides of this House throughout the time that you have served as Speaker.

I look forward to working with you and, of course, with the whole team in the Legislature as we go forward. As I’m sure as everybody finds their feet, as new MLAs and as returning MLAs in this chamber, it will not be without challenges. I know. But we will do our best to ful - fil our job as the official opposition and to make sure that this House is treated with the respect it’s due. Once again, congratulations. The Speaker: Thank you so much. Leader of the Third Party.

Jeremy Valeriote: On behalf of the Third Party cau - cus, my colleague the member for Saanich North and the Islands and myself, a heartfelt congratulations on your re-election as Speaker. Our working relationship is new, but I do want to say that our predecessors are grateful for your work on the Legislative Assembly’s first reconciliation action plan. We look forward to walking that path with you. We’re facing challenging times, and it’s incumbent on all of us in this chamber to work together to benefit all British Columbians, not just the few. We’re counting on you to hold us all to account.

As the Green caucus, we commit to working with you and your office in the spirit of collaboration, civility, integrity and fairness. Congratulations, hon. Speaker. [10:50 a.m.] The Speaker: Hon. Members and invited guests, it’s a profound honour for me to get re-elected in the role of Speaker. Our province, everybody knows, is the best place on earth to live and work. I extend my sincere thanks to the Premier for your trust and your support, and I’m very grateful for that.

At the same time, I’m very thankful and grateful to the comments made by the official opposition leader and the Leader of the Third Party for your kind words. Thank you so much. It’s a great honour to continue in this incredible jour - ney that I’m on, since the day I arrived in Canada. I came here in 1973. I had different goals, different ambitions, but when I saw that some people in our society were not given the opportunity to perform and work the way every - body else would do it, I joined that moment to make sure those people were taken care of and that they had the same rights as anybody else.

I started organizing farmworkers in British Columbia. They did not have any rights. They were not even deemed workers under the labour code, employment standards. No safety laws applied to them. A similar situation was in Ontario and other provinces. So we took it upon ourselves, and we formed the Canadian Farmworkers Union — the first time in the history of Canada. That continued, the work that I was starting in the 1970s, until the day I got elected as Speaker.

When I was elected Speaker in 2020, I took upon myself to make sure that, in this House, all members, regardless of their back - ground, are treated fairly and provided every opportunity to do their job, to represent their constituents. When we are elected as MLAs, many times people only see us for 30 seconds or so on TV, but our work is almost 24-7. Many people don’t know the kinds of struggles and challenges each and every one of you, all of us, go through. Less time for family but always thinking about our con - stituents to make sure their lives are better and their issues are dealt with.

Before I continue further, I would like to recognize my wife, Inder — Inder Chouhan is there — and my daugh - ters Amrita and Anu and her husband Bradley. They are all here. Amrita’s husband, Jamie Sanford, could not come here today. He had to be home. We have two granddaugh - ters, Chloe and Neve. They had to go to school. I want to say thank you to my family. Without your support, I could not have done it. So thank you. My journey has always been about bringing people together, bridging divides to create a more just and in - clusive society.

From my beginnings as a farmworker, as I said, advocating for workers rights, my purpose has been to unite people in the pursuit of fairness and dignity. I carry that same mission with me in this chamber, working to have fairness and dignity guide our work. [10:55 a.m.] To best serve the people of our province, the debates in the House can be vigorous, but they must be rooted in a mutual respect and a shared commitment to all Brit - ish Columbians. We show our unity not by agreeing on

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 British Columbia Debates 3 every item but in affording each other the opportunity for healthy and fulsome debate. As your Speaker, I will strive to ensure that this cham - ber remains a place of fairness and civility. I am to protect every member’s right to be heard and foster an environ - ment where diverse perspectives are respected. This chamber and those who are honoured to sit at these desks represent the vastly different views and val - ues of the residents of our province. Democracy thrives not only through consensus and compromise but also through open, respectful dialogue.

In closing, I encourage all of us in this chamber to ap - proach our work with passion and with dedication to the people who have entrusted us to be their voice. Together, through the challenges and opportunities ahead, we will serve British Columbians with integrity and pride. Serving this House as Speaker continues to be an in - credible honour. My life’s journey has taken me many places around the world, and I am so very grateful for the opportunity to preside over this Legislative Assembly.

As we close proceedings this morning, it would be tre - mendously meaningful to me if the House could join me in singing our national anthem. [“O Canada” was sung.] The Speaker: Thank you. Please be seated. Hon. Mike Farnworth: I move that the House do now adjourn until 1:30 this afternoon, when Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor will give the Speech from the Throne. Hon. Mike Farnworth moved adjournment of the House. Motion approved. The Speaker: This House stands adjourned until 1.30 p.m. The House adjourned at 10:58 a.m.

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