The B.C. Conservatives say a crucial vote on the controversial Bill 15 was improperly cast because of a blurred background on an NDP MLA香蕉视频直播檚 video call.
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad said that under Speaker Raj Chouhan香蕉视频直播檚 established rule, an MLA voting by video must not have a virtual background, and the picture must be clear enough to show the location.
Conservative MLA Peter Milobar alleged immediately after the vote that Rick Glumac, the Minister of State for Trade, broke this rule. The votes for Bill 14 and Bill 15 both ended in a tie, with the speaker casting the deciding vote.
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Rustad said he looked into ways to oust Chouhan from the speaker role because of this, but found that the only way is for Chouhan to resign, die, or leave via an election.
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Farnworth did not shy away from admitting that the two bills passed on Wednesday evening did not have broad support in the House.
Nevertheless, he defended the need for the twin pair of bills to bring renewable energy project permitting under the BC Energy Regulator and expedite permitting for infrastructure projects.
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