Minister’s statement on private member’s bill M216 Christine Boyle, Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs, has issued the following statement following the request of George Anderson, MLA for Nanaimo-Lantzville, to the Select Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Member’s Bills to not continue consideration of Bill M216, Professional Reliance Act, in light of the Province’s commitment to undertake further work on the bill’s core principles:

Bill M216 has been withdrawn.
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While I fully support efforts to address affordable housing challenges, I’m relieved to see this flawed bill will not move forward.

We all want to see housing made more affordable, but not at the expense of safety.
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Bill M216 (Professional Reliance Act) to be withdrawn Steve Forseth

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