TWO O'CLOCK P.M.

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

GARDE B. GARDOM, Q.C.
Lieutenant Governor

The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 11) intituled BC Benefits (Youth Works) Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
July 17, 1996.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The Hon. A. Petter (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations and Minister Responsible for Intergovernmental Relations) tabled the following:

Annual Report of the Business Done in Pursuance of the Pension (Public Service) Act, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1995;

Annual Report of the Business Done in Pursuance of the Pension (Municipal) Act, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994;

Annual Report of the Business Done in Pursuance of the Pension (Teachers) Act, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994;

Annual Report of the Business Done in Pursuance of the Pension (College) Act, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1995;

British Columbia Utilities Commission Annual Report, 1995; and

British Columbia Lottery Corporation Annual Report, 1994/95.

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Attorney General and Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration).

Bill (No. 2) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 3) intituled Tax and Consumer Rate Freeze Act, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 3) read a second time, on division, and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 4) intituled Income Tax Amendment Act, 1996, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

Bill (No. 4) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 7) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 1996, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 7) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 9) intituled Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 1996, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Yeas -- 37
Evans Zirnhelt Cashore Boone Hammell Streifel Ramsey Kwan Waddell Calendino	Pullinger Stevenson Bowbrick Goodacre Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton Hartley	Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Sihota Brewin Randall	Sawicki Lali Gillespie Robertson Farnworth Smallwood Conroy McGregor Janssen
Nays -- 33
Dalton Gingell Reid Farrell-Collins Hurd Sanders Plant Stephens de Jong	Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred van Dongen Thorpe Weisgerber G. F. Wilson	J. D. Wilson Reitsma Hansen C. Clark Hawkins Symons Abbott Jarvis	Weisbeck Chong Coleman Nettleton Masi McKinnon Barisoff Neufeld

Bill (No. 9) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion that the House stand recessed until 6.35 p.m., the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Yeas -- 38
Evans Zirnhelt Cashore Boone Hammell Streifel Ramsey Kwan Waddell Calendino	Pullinger Stevenson Bowbrick Goodacre Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton Hartley Priddy	Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Sihota Brewin Randall Sawicki	Lali Gillespie Robertson Farnworth Smallwood Conroy McGregor Janssen G. F. Wilson
Nays -- 33
Dalton Gingell Reid Farrell-Collins Hurd Sanders Plant Stephens de Jong	Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred van Dongen Thorpe Weisgerber J. D. Wilson	Reitsma Hansen C. Clark Hawkins Symons Abbott Jarvis Weisbeck	Chong Coleman Nettleton Masi McKinnon Krueger Barisoff Neufeld

The House recessed until 6.35 p.m.

THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES PAST SIX O'CLOCK P.M.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Attorney General and Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration).

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

Motion defeated on the following division:

Yeas -- 28
Dalton Gingell Farrell-Collins Hurd Sanders Plant de Jong	Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred van Dongen Thorpe J. D. Wilson	Hansen C. Clark Symons Abbott Jarvis Weisbeck Chong	Coleman Nettleton Masi McKinnon Krueger Barisoff Neufeld
Nays -- 36
Evans Zirnhelt Cashore Boone Hammell Streifel Ramsey Kwan Waddell	Calendino Pullinger Stevenson Bowbrick Goodacre Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton	Hartley Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Randall Sawicki	Lali Gillespie Robertson Farnworth Smallwood Conroy McGregor Janssen G. F. Wilson

Section B continued to sit.

On the motion that the Chair do now leave the Chair, the Committee divided.

Motion defeated on the following division:

Yeas -- 31
Dalton Gingell Reid Farrell-Collins Hurd Sanders Plant Stephens	de Jong Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred van Dongen Thorpe Weisgerber	J. D. Wilson Hansen C. Clark Hawkins Symons Abbott Weisbeck Chong	Coleman Nettleton Masi McKinnon Krueger Barisoff Neufeld
Nays -- 36
Evans Zirnhelt Cashore Boone Hammell Streifel Ramsey Kwan Waddell	Calendino Pullinger Stevenson Bowbrick Goodacre Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton	Hartley Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Sihota Randall	Sawicki Lali Gillespie Robertson Farnworth Smallwood Conroy McGregor Janssen

Section B continued to sit.

Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress.
Report to be considered at the next sitting.
Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

Motion defeated on the following division:

Yeas -- 7
Masi Dalton	Symons Krueger	van Dongen Jarvis	Plant
Nays -- 11
McGregor Dosanjh Kwan	Farnworth Robertson Lali	Sawicki Giesbrecht Gillespie	Calendino Weisgerber

Section A continued to sit.

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 10.48 p.m.

DALE LOVICK, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Thursday, July 18

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