Votes - Nos. 9 and 10 - Tuesday, March 22, 1994

1994 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 35th Parliament

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Nos. 9 and 10

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Tuesday, March 22, 1994

Ten o'clock a.m.

A ballot was held regarding the Election of Speaker.

E. George MacMinn, Q.C.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

May it please Your Honour:

The House of Assembly has elected me as their Speaker, though I am but little able to fulfil the important duties thus assigned to me. If in the performance of those duties I should at any time fall into error, I pray that the fault be imputed to me and not the Assembly, whose servant I am, and who, through me, the better to enable them to discharge their duty to the Queen and country, humbly claim all their undoubted rights and privileges, especially that they may have the freedom of speech in their debates and access to your Honour's person at all seasonable times, and that their proceedings may receive from Your Honour the most favourable interpretation.

Mr. Speaker announced that His Honour the Lieutenant Governor was in the precinct and declared a short recess.

The Hon. A. Petter then said:

Mr. Speaker:

I am commanded by His Honour the Lieutenant Governor to declare to you that he freely confides in the duty and attachment of the House of Assembly to Her Majesty's person and Government, and not doubting that their respective proceedings will be conducted with wisdom, temper and prudence, he grants, and upon all occasions will recognize and allow, their constitutional privileges. I am commanded also to assure you that the Assembly shall have ready access to His Honour the Lieutenant Governor upon all seasonable occasions, and that their proceedings, as well as your words and actions, will constantly receive from him the most favourable construction.

Prayers by Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker made a statement expressing his grateful thanks to the House for the great honour they had been pleased to confer upon him by electing him to be their Speaker.

Mr. Weisgerber rose on a matter of privilege relating to the resignation of the former Speaker of the House.

The Hon. G. Clark made representations.

Mr. Farrell-Collins made representations.

Mr. Speaker stated he would take the matter under advisement.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

By leave, on the motion of the Hon. G. Clark, seconded by Mr. Farrell-Collins, it was Ordered --: That Mr. Dale Lovick, Member for Nanaimo Electoral District, be appointed Deputy Speaker for this Session of the Legislative Assembly.

Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.

The debate continued.

35 Mr. Warnke moved--: "We, Her Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, in Session assembled, beg leave to thank Your Honour for the gracious Speech which Your Honour has addressed to us at the opening of the present Session," be amended by adding the following: ". . . but this assembly regrets that 30 months after the election of this government, the province continues to operate without any economic plan, raising taxes, hiding taxes and increasing our debt as the key to our future, subsequently failing to protect working families and failing to provide long term work opportunities for the citizens of British Columbia; and that this Government continues to assault the education system in this Province thereby jeopardizing the future of our children and, furthermore regrets that this Speech from the Throne provides only platitudes to the taxpayers of the province, calling on them to be courageous in their sacrifice while this government steadfastly refuses to take up the same challenge that it offered to taxpayers."

The debate on the amendment continued.

On the motion of Mr. Mitchell, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

The Hon. G. Clark advised that the House will sit Wednesday, pursuant to Standing Order 2 (2).

And then the House adjourned at 11.57 a.m.

Tuesday, March 22, 1994

Two o'clock p.m.

On the motion of Mr. Mitchell, Bill (No. M 210) intituled Parliamentary Calendar Act was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

On the motion of Mr. Mitchell, Bill (No. M 211) intituled Budget Presentation Act was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

On the motion of the Hon. E. Cull (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) it was Ordered --: That this House, at its next sitting, resolve itself for this Session into a Committee to consider the Supply to be granted to Her Majesty.

The Hon. E. Cull (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) presented:

The Report of the Comptroller General (Interim Financial Statements for the Ten Month Period Ending January 31, 1994) in accordance with section 8 (4) of the Financial Administration Act.

The Hon. E. Cull (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:

David C. Lam
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith:

Estimates -- Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 1995; and

Supplement to the Estimates -- Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 1995;

and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
March 21, 1994.

Ordered, that the Message, and the Estimates accompanying same, be referred to the Committee of Supply.

The Hon. E. Cull (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) moved, seconded by the Hon. P. Priddy (Minister of Women's Equality), "That the Speaker do now leave the Chair" for the House to go into Committee of Supply.

A debate arose, which was, on the motion of Mr. Gingell, adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

The Hon. E. Cull (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:

David C. Lam
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith: Bills (Nos. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20) intituled:

Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1994;

Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act, 1994;

Mineral Tax Amendment Act, 1994;

Property Transfer Tax Amendment Act, 1994;

Medical and Health Care Services Special Account Act;

Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 1994; and

Local Government Grants Act;

and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
March 21, 1994.

Bills introduced and read a first time.

Bills Ordered for second reading at the next sitting after day.

And then the House adjourned at 3.42 p.m.

EMERY BARNES, Speaker

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