IN THE LEDGE – ‘This House stands adjourned until further notice’

The words that brought the BC Liberal government down on Thursday, June 29, 2017:

Mr. Speaker: Seeing no further speakers, the question is the amendment to the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne moved by the Leader of the Official Opposition, seconded by the member for Cowichan Valley, which reads:

“Be it resolved that the motion ‘We, Her Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in Session assembled, beg leave to thank Your Honour for the gracious Speech which Your Honour has addressed to us at the opening of the present Session,’ be amended by adding the following: ‘but Her Honour’s present government does not have the confidence of this House.'”

Amendment approved on the following division:

YEAS — 44
Darcy	Simpson	Robinson
Farnworth	Horgan	James
Dix	Ralston	Mark
Fleming	Conroy	Chandra Herbert
Chow	Ma	Leonard
Fraser	Weaver	Furstenau
Olsen	Rice	Eby
Mungall	Chen	Bains
Elmore	Kang	Popham
Trevena	Donaldson	Krog
Heyman	Routley	Simons
Beare	Sims	Dean
Routledge	Singh	Glumac
Chouhan	Kahlon	Begg
Brar		D’Eith
NAYS — 42
Kyllo	Milobar	Larson
Foster	Stilwell	Oakes
Letnick	Wat	Johal
Sturdy	Rustad	Ross
Morris	Barnett	Clovechok
Isaacs	Hunt	Gibson
Ashton	Davies	Paton
Throness	Shypitka	Plecas
Cadieux	Stone	Polak
de Jong	Clark	Coleman
Wilkinson	Reid	Bond
Bernier	Sullivan	Lee
Tegart	Yap	Redies
Sultan	Thornthwaite	Martin

Mr. Speaker: Hon. Members, as the amendment to the motion for Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne  has been adopted, it now becomes a formality that the House dispose of the motion for Address in Reply as amended. Accordingly, the question is on the motion as amended.

Leave has been granted to waive the time, so the question is on the motion as amended.

Motion approved on the following division:

YEAS — 44
Darcy	Simpson	Robinson
Farnworth	Horgan	James
Dix	Ralston	Mark
Fleming	Conroy	Chandra Herbert
Chow	Ma	Leonard
Fraser	Weaver	Furstenau
Olsen	Rice	Eby
Mungall	Chen	Bains
Elmore	Kang	Popham
Trevena	Donaldson	Krog
Heyman	Routley	Simons
Beare	Sims	Dean
Routledge	Singh	Glumac
Chouhan	Kahlon	Begg
Brar		D’Eith
NAYS — 42
Kyllo	Milobar	Larson
Foster	Stilwell	Oakes
Letnick	Wat	Johal
Sturdy	Rustad	Ross
Morris	Barnett	Clovechok
Isaacs	Hunt	Gibson
Ashton	Davies	Paton
Throness	Shypitka	Plecas
Cadieux	Stone	Polak
de Jong	Clark	Coleman
Wilkinson	Reid	Bond
Bernier	Sullivan	Lee
Tegart	Yap	Redies
Sultan	Thornthwaite	Martin

Hon. M. de Jong: Mr. Speaker, it’s my duty to move that the House, at its rising, do stand adjourned until it appears to the satisfaction of the Speaker, after consultation with the government, that the public interest requires that the House shall meet or until the Speaker may be advised by the government that it is desired to prorogue the first session of the 41st parliament of the province of British Columbia. The Speaker may give notice that he is so satisfied or has been so advised, and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated in such notice and, as the case may be, may transact its business as if it had been duly adjourned to that time and date. And that in the event of the Speaker being unable to act owing to illness or other cause, the Deputy Speaker shall act in his stead for the purpose of this order.

Hon. M. de Jong moved adjournment of the House.

Motion approved.

Mr. Speaker: This House stands adjourned until further notice.

The House adjourned at 5:26 p.m.

Source: B.C. Hansard, transcript.