Votes - Nos. 58 and 59 - Thursday, May 25, 1995

1995 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 35th Parliament

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Nos. 58 and 59

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Thursday, May 25, 1995

Ten o'clock a.m.

The Clerk of the House informed the House of the unavoidable absence of the Speaker, whereupon Mr. Lovick, Deputy Speaker, took the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order 12.

Prayers by Mr. Hanson.

Mr. Lovick (Deputy Speaker) tabled the Annual Report of the Ombudsman, 1994.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors).

(In the House)

The House resumed the adjourned debate on Motion 87: "Be it resolved that this House condemn the American Bonneville Power Administration for breaking a solemn commitment on the delivery and disposition of the Canadian Entitlement under the Columbia River Treaty."

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 51
Petter	Cull	Doyle	Tanner
Dosanjh	Gabelmann	Janssen	Anderson
Marzari	Clark	Dalton	Symons
Cashore	MacPhail	Warnke	K. Jones
O'Neill	Ramsey	Reid	de Jong
Garden	Barlee	Gingell	Fox
Kasper	Pullinger	Weisgerber	Neufeld
Hammell	Sihota	Hanson	Chisholm
B. Jones	Evans	Wilson	Boone
Lortie	Randall	Tyabji	Lali
Giesbrecht	Beattie	Jackson	Schreck
Miller	Farnworth	Sawicki	Copping
Smallwood	Conroy	Streifel
NAYS -- 1
Serwa

(In Committee -- Section A)

Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 11.55 a.m.

Thursday, May 25, 1995

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:

Garde B. Gardom
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 26) intituled Criminal Records Review Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
May 15, 1995.

Bill introduced and read a first time.

Bill Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

The Hon. D. Miller (Minister of Skills, Training and Labour) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Lieutenant Governor, which read as follows:

Garde B. Gardom
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 35) intituled Fire and Police Services Collective Bargaining Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
May 23, 1995.

Bill introduced and read a first time.

Bill 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."

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors).

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs).

(In Committee -- Section B)

10. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $322,041 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, Minister's Office, to 31st March 1996.

11. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $30,486,959 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs, Ministry Operations, to 31st March 1996.

88 Mr. Streifel to move--: Be it resolved that this House support access for all women to the resources and facilities necessary to exercise their right of choice in matters of their own reproductive health, including publicly-funded abortion services.

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