1992 Legislative Session: 1st Session, 35th Parliament

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No. 103

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Friday, July 3, 1992

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by the Speaker.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

By leave, Mr. Mitchell moved that Ms. Tyabji and Mr. Hurd be substituted for Mr. Wilson and Mr. Mitchell on the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs.

Motion agreed to.

The Hon. A. Charbonneau (Minister of Transportation and Highways) tabled the British Columbia Railway Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991.

By leave, the Hon. C. Gabelmann moved--

That, pursuant to Section 15.1 of the Members' Conflict of Interest Act, the Legislative Assembly request the following of Mr. Ted Hughes:

1. To review all constituency allowances received by current members of the House from the time of their first election until the present, to include:

(a) Dates and amounts received since first being elected;

(b) The source to whom each payment was made by Government;

(c) Statement of disbursements showing when and to whom all monies were disbursed and the nature of the goods, services or premises for which each payment was made;

(d) Statement of investment income earned on constituency allowance funds and the disposition of it;

(e) Status and location of any unexpended allowances.

2. To develop a statement of purpose of constituency allowances embodying permissible spending criteria and to opine on the adequacy of the current level of those allowances to allow for a reasonable fulfilment of the requirements of that statement of purpose.

3. To determine appropriate methods of claiming from and payment by Government.

4. To determine a method for accountability for all allowances received including when and to whom and in what form accountability shall occur.

5. To determine ownership and disposition of investment income earned on allowances following receipt from Government by the payee.

6. To decide on disposition of allowances not spent pursuant to criteria at year end.

Motion agreed to.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Bill (No. 14) intituled Professional Retirement Savings Plan Agreement Extinguishment Act was committed, reported complete without amendment.

On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 14), the House divided as follows:

Bill (No. 14) read a third time and passed.

In consideration of section 2 of Bill (No. 14), the Committee divided as follows:

In consideration of section 5 of Bill (No. 14), the Committee divided as follows:

The Hon. G. Clark (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) tabled The Auditor General Annual Report to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

By leave, the Hon. C. Gabelmann moved--

That this House recommend to the Lieutenant Governor the appointment of Ms. S. Dulcie McCallum as Ombudsman for the Province of British Columbia pursuant to section 2 (1) of the Ombudsman Act, effective August 4, 1992.

Motion agreed to.

Bill (No. 72) intituled Tobacco Product Amendment Act, 1992 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

A proposed amendment to section 3 of Bill (No. 72) was defeated, on division.

Bill (No. 71) intituled Medical and Health Care Services Act was committed, reported complete with amendment, on division, and by leave read a third time and passed on the following division:

Proposed amendments to sections 19, 26 and 34 of Bill (No. 71) were defeated, on division.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 82) intituled Legislative Assembly Management Committee Act, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 82) read a second time.

By leave, Bill (No. 82) was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave read a third time and passed.

By leave, the Hon. G. Clark (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) tabled Guarantees and Indemnities Issued and Authorized by Treasury Board or the Lieutenant Governor in Council for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1992.

The Speaker declared a short recess.

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor having entered the House, and being seated in the Chair -- Ian D. Izard, Law Clerk, read the titles to the following Bills.

Bill (No. 14) Professional Retirement Savings Plan Agreement Extinguishment Act.

Bill (No. 51) British Columbia Transit Amendment Act, 1992.

Bill (No. 66) Assessment and Property Tax Reform Act, 1992.

Bill (No. 71) Medical and Health Care Services Act, 1992.

Bill (No. 72) Tobacco Product Amendment Act, 1992.

Bill (No. 75) Legal Profession Amendment Act, 1992.

Bill (No. 76) Election Amendment Act, 1992.

Bill (No. 77) Municipal Amendment Act (No. 2), 1992.

Bill (No. 78) Forest Amendment Act (No. 2), 1992.

Bill (No. 81) Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1992.

Bill (No. 82) Legislative Assembly Management Committee Act.

Bill (No. 83) Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1992.

His Honour was pleased in Her Majesty's name to give assent to the said Bills.

The said assent was announced by Ian M. Horne, Q.C., Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

"In Her Majesty's name, His Honour the Lieutenant Governor doth assent to these Bills."

His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was then pleased to retire.

The Hon. G. Clark moved--

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 Thirty-fifth Parliament of the Province of British Columbia. The Speaker may give notice that she 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 has 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 her stead for the purpose of this order.

1 - 18 The Hon. G. Clark tabled answers to Questions 1 to 18 on the Order Paper.

The Hon. G. Clark stated that, in his opinion, the replies should be in the form of a Return and that he had no objection to laying such Return upon the Table of the House, and thereupon presented such Return.

And then the House adjourned at 4.06 p.m.

JOAN SAWICKI, Speaker

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