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B.C. legislative committee delays decision on anti-HST petition

September 8, 2010 | CP story
- Terry Lake, chairman of the committee to decide the fate of the British Columbia anti-HST petition, speaks to reporters prior to meeting at Legislature in Victoria Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. The Liberal majority in the 10-member committee voted to adjourn debate on the issue until Sept. 13. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Howe -

Terry Lake, chairman of the committee to decide the fate of the British Columbia anti-HST petition, speaks to reporters prior to meeting at Legislature in Victoria Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. The Liberal majority in the 10-member committee voted to adjourn debate on the issue until Sept. 13. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Howe

VICTORIA - A decision by a B.C. legislative committee on the anti-HST petition has been put off.

The Liberal majority in the 10-member committee voted to adjourn debate on the issue until the next committee meeting Sept. 13.

Fight HST organizer Chris Delaney went into the meeting hoping the committee would make a quick decision and move the petition into the legislature for a free vote by MLAs.

The committee elected Liberal Terry Lake as its chairman who told the committee that it was the first time such a petition has come before a committee since the legislation was introduced 16 year ago.

Former premier Bill Vander Zalm who led the petition drive didn't attend the committee meeting because he was attending a funeral.

The committee has 90 days to decide what to do with the legislation, and the choices are send it to the legislature for a vote or send it to B.C. voters in a non-binding referendum.

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