1996 Legislative Session: 5th Session, 35th Parliament

No. 6

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia


Tuesday, April 30, 1996

Ten o'clock a.m.


Prayers by Mr. Hanson.

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, 1996) in accordance with section 8.2 (3) 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:

Garde B. Gardom,
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith:
Estimates -- Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 1997; and
Supplement to the Estimates -- Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 1997;
and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
April 29, 1996.

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. A. Petter (Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors and Minister Responsible for Intergovernmental Relations), "That the Speaker do now leave the Chair" for the House to go into Committee of Supply.

A debate arose.

The debate continued.

On the motion of Ms. Pullinger that the debate be adjourned until the next sitting, the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

                            YEAS -- 40

Ramsey Perry Petter Janssen Streifel Kasper Barlee Jackson Sihota Marzari Lovick Sawicki Boone B. Jones Pullinger Charbonneau Hammell Lortie Randall Lord Evans Giesbrecht Farnworth Hartley Cashore Miller Conroy Lali Zirnhelt Cull Doyle Schreck Pement Dosanjh Edwards Copping O'Neill MacPhail Gabelmann Krog NAYS -- 23

Dalton Stephens Tanner de Jong Reid Weisgerber Jarvis Neufeld Campbell Hanson Anderson Blencoe Farrell-Collins Serwa Symons Chisholm Hurd Wilson K. Jones Warnke Gingell Tyabji van Dongen

The debate was 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:

Garde B. Gardom,
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bills intituled:
Bill (No. 2) Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1996;
Bill (No. 3) Income Tax Amendment Act, 1996;
Bill (No. 4) Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1996;
Bill (No. 6) Supply Act (No. 1), 1996;

and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
April 29, 1996.

On the motion of the Hon. E. Cull (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) Bills (Nos. 2, 3 and 4) were introduced and read a first time.

Bills (Nos. 2, 3 and 4) Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

And then the House adjourned at 12.02 p.m.


EMERY O. BARNES, Speaker


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