MLA's Week: October 28-31, 2019

MLA's continued on with their fall session with one eye ahead on the two week plus break ahead that will now take them out of the Legislature until Monday November 18th.

The debate an discussion continued this week as part of the introduction by the Government of proposed Legislation that would adopt the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) continued this week,

That legislation was introduced on October 25th,  as part of the NDP government's work towards reconciliation with First Nations.

The week also featured plans to modernize British Columbia's Emergency Program Act through a consultation period, while the province also announced that its Winter Shelter program would start as of November 1st across British Columbia.

British Columbia's extreme winter shelter program launches tomorrow. Prince Rupert's shelter among the Northwest options

Modernizing British Columbia's Emergency Program Act the goal of upcoming consultation period 

This was also the week that the NDP government introduced its plan to eliminate our annual changing of the clocks, though it won't change our work for tonight, the pending legislation could be in place by this time next year.

As for the first week of work in the House for the fall, the four days unfolded as follows:

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On the week, Ms Rice was listed three times in the accounts of the sessions of the Legislature from October 28-31

The first an introduction of 81 year old Maggie Kerr from Prince Rupert who was in the gallery on Thursday morning.

Both the MLA's presentation opportunities also came on Thursday morning, with Ms. Rice sharing word of the observance of Carbon Monoxide week in the province.  As well the MLA delivered her presentation on themes of the NDP government's moves to adopt UNDRIP as government policy and align provincial law with the UN declaration.


MLA Rice joins the discussion on UNDRIP declaration plans

In Legislature statement MLA Rice calls attention to Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week ahead

The North Coast MLA is also a permanent member of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, serving as the convener of that forum.

Transcripts of the work of the committee are available on the Legislature page for the Committee.

Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs


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For our readers from the Terrace-Kitimat region, Skeena MLA Ellis Ross was noted twice in the Legislature Archive for the week of October 28-31

The first was through his comments of welcome to his spouse Tracey who was in the gallery for the session, followed by an extensive overview of his thoughts on the NDP governments plans to adopt the UNDRIP declaration into Government policy and align it with British Columbia law.

Skeena MLA Ellis Ross weaves many themes on UNDRIP for Legislature


Mr. Ross is also a permanent member of the Standing Committee on Legislative Initiatives.

He has also been appointed to the Standing Committee on Children and Youth

The Skeena MLA is also a member of the Special Committee for Review of the Police complaint process, you can follow their work here.

There is more background on both the North Coast and Skeena MLA's available from our MLA's Week Archive, as well as our constituency archives below:

North Coast constituency

Skeena and Stikine Constituencies

MLA's return to their work in Victoria on Monday, November 18th following the Remembrance period break.

The full schedule for the Legislature for 2019 can be viewed here.

A larger overview of provincial issues can be found on our political portal D'Arcy McGee

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