Orders -- No. 106 -- Thursday, July 24, 1997 -- 10 a.m.

1997 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 36th Parliament

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ORDERS OF THE DAY -- Continued
No. 106 -- Thursday, July 24, 1997 -- 10 a.m.

Schedule A

MOTIONS ON NOTICE

1 Mr. Calendino to move-- Be it resolved that this House declare its support and approval for the Guarantee for Youth and further recognize the important need for expansion of job opportunities for young people, linked to affordable post-secondary education and skills training opportunity.
2 Mr. Janssen to move-- Be it resolved that this House congratulate the Government for introducing focussed programs to assist young British Columbians with first-job experiences and skills and for expanding the classroom boundaries with increased apprenticeship opportunities and enhanced co-op work experience.
3 Mr. Randall to move-- Be it resolved that it is the opinion of this House that infrastructure development is an affordable and necessary investment that helps our economy grow and helps the private sector create jobs.
4 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that this Assembly support the concept of an amendment to the B.C. Constitution Act that would make balanced budgets mandatory except in such extreme circumstances as taxpayers might deem necessary, by means of a referendum, or that can be justified to the satisfaction of every member of the Legislature, by way of a unanimous vote.
5 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that this Legislature will support the reform of Canada's Senate in any future discussions on the subject, and in particular that this Assembly endorses the concept of a "Triple-E" Senate: one that is Equal, Elected, and Effective.
6 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that all votes conducted in the Legislature be electronically recorded, to allow all constituents the means to easily and readily exercise their right to determine how their MLA voted on any given issue debated in this Assembly Chamber.
7 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that this Assembly support the concept of an amendment to the B.C. Constitution Act, to place legal caps on spending and borrowing by the Government of this Province.
8 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that this Legislative Assembly enact legislation dissolving the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, and ending its monopoly on automobile insurance in the Province, replacing it with a free-market system of automobile insurance, thereby reducing insurance costs for all British Columbians, while preserving their rights and responsibilities.
9 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that the Government join and support the governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in their efforts to "convince" the federal government to reconsider its firearms legislation, and to consider the needs of rural Canadians.
10 Mr. Bowbrick to move-- Be it resolved that this House, acknowledging that information technology is British Columbia's fastest growing industrial sector, support partnerships with the private sector that will create jobs in the value-added, knowledge-based economy of the future.
11 Ms. Walsh to move-- Be it resolved that this House recognize the importance of ensuring women and other underrepresented groups are represented in publicly funded construction projects such as the Island Highway Project and reaffirm its support for the Skills Development and Fair Wage Act.
12 Mr. Bowbrick to move-- Be it resolved that this House, aware of the need for new skills to take advantage of new jobs in British Columbia's changing economy, congratulate the Government of British Columbia for maintaining Canada's highest level of support for primary, secondary and post-secondary education.
13 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that this Assembly will only entertain proposed Native land claim settlements that have first been put to regional referendums and approved by a majority of British Columbians living in the area under claim.
14 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- That the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia endorse the principles set out below to guide the Government of British Columbia in negotiations for the settlement of Native land claims: 1. Settlements should be fair, consistent, affordable, final and binding; 2. Settlements should respect the rights and interests of all British Columbians, including property ownership and legal rights emanating from contracts, leases, tenures and other legal arrangements; 3. Settlements should support Native aspirations to be part of the economic mainstream of the Province; 4. Settlements should incorporate the principles of fiscal fairness, whereby all British Columbians have access to reasonably comparable levels of government services on the basis of reasonably comparable levels of taxation; 5. Settlements should provide Native people with the same rights, privileges and obligations as other British Columbians; 6. Settlements involving natural resources should include a framework for natural resource conservation and management; and 7. Settlements must respect Natives' rights to live according to their unique culture and heritage.
15 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that the Government act immediately to create a Community Notification Process to be followed upon the release from jail of a convicted pedophile or a repeat sexual offender.
16 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that, in the interest of public scrutiny, the Government ensure that all component parts of the Public Accounts be available in hardcopy form, rather than having portions of them available only to those who have computer access to them via the Internet.
17 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that, in the interest of public scrutiny, the Government ensure that the tendering of all Government contracts and subcontracts be inventoried in the Public Accounts, so that subcontracting cannot be used as a means of subverting public accountability.
18 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that the motor fuel tax exemption for propane be reinstated, and be extended indefinitely.
19 Mr. Randall to move-- Be it resolved that this House congratulate the Government and in particular the Ministry of Health for its on-going efforts to curb smoking among British Columbia's young people; and Be it further resolved that this House call upon the Government to step up its efforts to ensure compliance with the law by enforcing the restriction on the sale of tobacco products to those under the age of 19, including the prosecution of those who continue to ignore this prohibition.
20 Ms. Kwan to move-- Be it resolved that this House declare its support for a woman's right to choice in reproductive health care.
21 Mr. Stevenson to move-- Be it resolved that this House, mindful that the vast majority of landlords are reasonable and fair and that only a small minority of tenants cause problems for landlords, is of the opinion that the present residential tenancy legislation provides fairness and balance that enables conflicts to be resolved without confrontation between landlords and tenants.
22 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that Forest Renewal trust accounts be established in all regions, to ensure that every region receives its fair share of additional stumpage revenue generated under the Forest Renewal Program.
23 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that this Legislature will not countenance any expansion of gambling in this Province, unless the specific details of that expansion are first approved by a majority of the ballots cast by British Columbians in a province-wide referendum.
24 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that this Legislature repudiate the federal government's ill-advised "Mifflin Plan" for the reorganization of the Fisheries Industry in B.C., and that this Assembly calls upon the Government of this province to press the Government of Canada to surrender full jurisdiction for salt-water fisheries on the Pacific coast, to the Province.
25 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that the Government amend its welfare policies to require single employable parents to be deemed eligible for employment when their youngest child is six months of age or older.
26 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that all Government contracts be open for tender to all bidders, whether they are union or non-union.
27 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that this Legislature recognize the importance of an efficient and well-maintained transportation infrastructure to the economy of all regions of this Province.
28 Mr. Goodacre to move-- Be it resolved that this House recognize BC Rail as vital to the continued economic vibrancy of the North and vigorously oppose proposals to sell it to American or off-shore interests.
29 Mr. Kasper to move-- Be it resolved that this House, mindful of the need to protect British Columbia's coasts against the threat of oil spills, call on the Government of Canada to require the double-hulling of tankers by 1998, to reinstate the Ship-Source Oil Pollution fund, and to enact federal regulations requiring all vessel traffic entering B.C. waters to have spill prevention plans in place.
30 Mr. Orcherton to move-- Be it resolved that the House declare its priority in support of tax relief for middle class working families, and oppose schemes aimed at reducing the tax burden for large corporations that are enjoying record profits during a time when unemployment remains unacceptably high.
31 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that this House rejects the high costs and unnecessary regulatory burden that the federal government's gun control legislation places on lawful gun-owners.
32 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that this Legislative Assembly urge the Ministry of Health to continue to encourage the recruitment of Health Care professionals, including audiologists and anaesthesiologists, in the rural and northern regions of British Columbia.
33 Mr. Weisgerber to move-- Be it resolved that this Legislature refer the Election Act to the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills for broad reconsideration, including further examination of those sections setting limits on the free speech of ordinary British Columbians during an election campaign, and those resulting in onerous document filing requirements for political parties, and requesting recommendations for appropriate amendments.
34 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that this House support the immediate establishment of a provincial sexual offenders registry as an interim step towards the establishment of a national registry.
35 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that this Legislative Assembly support the expansion of choice in education through charter schools, alternative schools, and the introduction of a voluntary voucher system.
36 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that this House commit itself to repealing, this session, the effect of the provisions of the Human Rights Amendment Act, 1996 which permit the BC Human Rights Tribunal to impose operating conditions and hiring quotas on private-sector employers.
37 Mr. Waddell to move-- Be it resolved that this House congratulate the Government on receiving the highest rating in Canada from the victims' rights group CAVEAT, for taking a comprehensive approach to community safety and introducing a wide range of innovative programs.
38 Mr. Hartley to move-- Be it resolved that this House urge the Government of Canada to submit the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to the federal Environmental Assessment Review Process (EARP) in recognition that this federal government undertaking has significant implications for British Columbia and Canada's environment; and Be it further resolved that this House regret that the federal Liberal government ignored the environmental implications of NAFTA which, in the opinion of this House, is likely to increase intergovernmental pressure to lower environmental standards and enforcement measures.
39 Mr. Waddell to move-- Be it resolved that this House is of the opinion that education funding must be directed, as much as possible, to children in the classroom and reject the practice of large payouts by school boards to administrators for unused sick leave or for paid leaves of absence.
40 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that the Forest Practices Code be immediately amended, to minimize unnecessary regulatory burdens on and high compliance costs to the B.C. forest industry.
41 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that this Assembly condemn the manner in which the Government extended the eligibility criteria for the adoption of infants at the expense of traditional families who are waiting to adopt a baby. Be it further resolved that this House commit itself to passing, this session, legislation amending the Adoption Act, to remedy this.
42 Mr. Neufeld to move-- Be it resolved that this House support only genuine and documented reductions in the size of the Provincial Civil Service.
43 Ms. Sawicki to move-- Be it resolved that this House does not support mining within the boundaries of the Tatshenshini- Alsek or other provincial parks.
44 Mr. Doyle to move-- Be it resolved that this House recognize the necessity of ensuring qualified trades people are fairly compensated for work performed on publicly-funded construction projects and reaffirm its support for the Skills Development and Fair Wage Act.
45 Ms. Brewin to move-- Be it resolved that this House, recalling that the Victoria Commonwealth Games was the first major international multi-sport event in which disabled athletes participated as full members of their national teams, strongly urge the government of Malaysia to recognize the rightful place of disabled athletes in competitive sport and support their full inclusion in the XVI Commonwealth Games in 1998.
46 Mr. Janssen to move-- Be it resolved that this House urge the Minister of Transportation and Highways to amend the Motor Vehicle Act Regulations to allow motorcycle owners to purchase personalized (vanity) licence plates, with net revenues from the sale of these plates dedicated to head injury treatment and research.
49 The Hon. J. MacPhail to move-- "That this House condemn the actions of the Member for West Vancouver-Garibaldi during debate on the Throne Speech and subsequently in relation to the Member for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant."
57 Mr. Symons to move-- "Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia reaffirm its request to the Government of Canada to conduct a full public environmental review of the dangers involved by the presence of nuclear-weapons and nuclear-powered vessels in British Columbia's harbours and waterways."
58 Mr. Symons to move-- Be it resolved that Standing Order 81 of the Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia be amended to read: "Every Bill shall receive three readings, on different days, prior to being passed. After first reading, there shall be a minimum of three sitting days before second reading. After the second reading, it shall be ordered for committal on a subsequent day. Notwithstanding the above, on urgent or extraordinary occasions, a Bill may be read twice or thrice, or advanced two or more stages in one day."
59 Mr. Symons to move-- "Be it resolved that this Legislature urge the Government of Canada to spend at least 50 per cent of the money collected through Federal taxes on automotive fuels on highways in the province of origin."
60 Mr. Penner to move-- Be it resolved that the Legislature of British Columbia urge the Parliament of Canada, prior to the next federal election, to pass legislation required to establish a nation-wide computer bank of known DNA samples to permit police to compare these samples with unidentified DNA samples recovered from crime scenes.
61 Mr. Symons to move-- "Be it resolved that this Legislature disapproves of the process by which the Executive Council can make significant alterations to Provincial policy by Order of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, thereby bypassing debate in the Legislative Assembly by the elected representatives of the people of British Columbia."
62 Mr. Symons to move-- "Be it resolved that this House strongly urge the Government of Canada, not to renew their lease with the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Range at Nanoose Bay, and that it be further resolved that this House urge the Government of Canada to convert this test range to peaceful uses that benefit the people of the region and British Columbia."
64 Ms. Reid to move -- That the Minister of Health resolve to eliminate the second tier of health care currently in place within the British Columbia Workers' Compensation System.

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