1994 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 35th Parliament

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Nos. 109 and 110

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Wednesday, July 6, 1994

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. Dalton.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Bill (No. 26) intituled Medical and Health Care Services Amendment Act, 1994 was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 38) intituled Health Statutes Amendment Act, 1994 was committed, reported complete without amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 48) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1994 was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 54) intituled Liquor Distribution Amendment Act, 1994 was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 50) intituled Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 1994 was committed.

Section 7, as amended, of Bill (No. 50) passed, on division.

The title of Bill (No. 50) passed, on division.

Bill (No. 50) was reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

And then the House adjourned at 12.10 p.m.

Wednesday, July 6, 1994

Two o'clock p.m.

The Hon. C. Gabelmann (Attorney General) 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 Bill (No. 55) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 3), 1994 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
July 6, 1994.

Bill introduced and read a first time.

Second reading at the next sitting after today.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The Hon. A. Edwards (Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) tabled the British Columbia Utilities Commission Annual Report, 1993.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Bill (No. 33) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1994 was committed.

In consideration of section 4 of Bill (No. 33) the Committee divided:

Section 8 of Bill (No. 33) passed, on division.

Bill (No. 33) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 53) intituled Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1994 was committed and reported complete with amendment.

Bill as reported to be considered at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 36) intituled Recall and Initiative Act, a debate arose.

On the motion of Mr. Weisgerber, the debate was adjourned until later today.

The House recessed for forty-five minutes.

Thirty-five Minutes past Six o'clock p.m.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 36) intituled Recall and Initiative Act.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Bill (No. 36) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

Bill (No. 7) intituled Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1994 was read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 20) intituled Local Government Grants Act was read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. Pr 401) intituled Lower Fraser Valley Exhibition Association Amendment Act was read a second time and, by leave, Ordered to be committed forthwith.

Bill (No. Pr 401) was committed, reported complete without amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 29) intituled Environmental Assessment Act was again committed.

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Bill to be considered at the next sitting.

The House continued to sit past midnight.

By leave, the Hon. G. Clark moved--

That a Special Committee be appointed to select and unanimously recommend to the Legislative Assembly, the appointment of a Child, Youth and Family Advocate, pursuant to section 3 of the Child, Youth and Family Advocacy Act, and that the Special Committee so appointed shall have the powers of a Select Standing Committee and is also empowered:

(a) to appoint of their number, one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;

(b) to sit during any period in which the House is adjourned, during recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;

(c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient;

(d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;

and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

The said Special Committee is to be composed of Mr. Beattie (Convener), Ms. Pullinger, Ms. Hammell, Messrs. Krog, Farnworth, Streifel, Randall, M. de Jong, Anderson, Neufeld and Ms. Stephens.

Motion agree to.

And then the House adjourned at 2.04 a.m.

EMERY BARNES, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Friday, July 8th

Mr. Streifel to introduce a Bill intituled Dual Elected Office Prohibition Act.

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