1994 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 35th Parliament

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No. 11

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Wednesday, March 23, 1994

Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. Garden.

On the motion of Mr. Chisholm, Bill (No. M 212) intituled Family Day 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."

Mr. Chisholm presented a petition.

The Hon. J. Pement (Minister of Transportation and Highways) tabled the Annual Report of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, for the year ending December 31, 1993.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion "That the Speaker do now leave the Chair" for the House to go into Committee of Supply.

The debate continued.

On the motion of Mr. Krog, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

Mr. Speaker delivered his reserved opinion as follows:

Honourable Members:

On Monday last, the Member for Powell River-Sunshine Coast sought to move adjournment of the House under Standing Order 35 for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, namely, the current status of the Vancouver Island Land Use Plan.

At the outset I would point out that Standing Order 35 provides a method of setting aside the normal business of the House in an extraordinary situation.

At the time when the matter was raised the House was embarked on the Throne Speech debate, a debate of wide scope to which the Standing Orders have given priority over other debates. The Throne Speech debate has been consistently cited as an "Ordinary Parliamentary Opportunity" which would accommodate the discussion proposed by the member. I would refer to the House Speakers' opinions to be found amongst others in the Journals of the House, 1991, page 54.

For the foregoing reason I am of the opinion that the matter does not comply within Standing Order 35.

Emery Barnes, Speaker

And then the House adjourned at 5.55 p.m.

EMERY BARNES, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Friday Next

37   Ms. Reid to move in amendment, seconded by Mr. Farrell-Collins--

"Be it resolved that the motion 'that the Speaker do now leave the Chair' for the House to go into Committee of Supply be amended by adding the following, 'but the House regrets that the Government has seen fit to take an additional 1.2 Billion dollars out of the pockets of the taxpayers of British Columbia, further impairing the fragile economic recovery of the Province; and furthermore, that the budget continues to hamper the development of a healthy, diversified provincial economy through its interventionalist, ideologically driven spending measures."

NOTICE OF QUESTIONS

Friday Next

34  Mr. Neufeld to ask the Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources the following question:

1. What are the monetary details and other benefits contained in the severance packages granted to the B.C. Energy Council employees laid off as a result of the 1994/95 budget?

2. What are the monetary details, pension arrangements and other benefits contained in the severance packages granted to each B.C. Energy Council member, including the chair?

3. What are the monetary details and other benefits contained in the severance packages granted to the B.C. Petroleum Corporation employees, including board members, laid off as a result of the 1994/95 budget?

 

35  Mr. Neufeld to ask the Minister of Government Services the following question:

1. What are the monetary details and other benefits contained in the severance packages granted to the Government Air Services employees laid off as a result of the 1994/95 budget?

2. What other associated costs, such as the 10-year $8 million lease commitment for hanger space, will be incurred due to the elimination of Government Air Services?

 

36  Mr. Neufeld to ask the Minister of Finance the following question:

1. What are the monetary details and other benefits contained in the severance packages granted to the Round Table on the Environment and the Economy advisory members laid off as a result of the 1994/95 budget?

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