[ Progress of Bills . . . ]

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. Robertson.

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 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 Women's Equality).

(In Committee--Section B)

Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

(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 11.56 a.m.

Thursday, April 24, 1997

Two o'clock p.m.

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 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 Women's Equality).

(In Committee--Section B)

Ms. Stephens moved that the motion before the House to approve the expenditures of the Ministry of Women's Equality be amended by reducing the amount of $373,000 therein to $1.

Motion defeated on the following division:

Yeas -- 29
Dalton Gingell Campbell Farrell-Collins Plant Stephens de Jong Coell	Anderson Nebbeling Whittred Thorpe Penner Weisgerber J. D. Wilson	Reitsma Hansen C. Clark Hawkins Abbott Jarvis Weisbeck	Chong Coleman Masi McKinnon Krueger Barisoff Neufeld

Nays -- 37
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Boone Hammell Streifel Pullinger Farnworth Kwan Waddell	Calendino Stevenson Bowbrick Goodacre Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton Hartley	Priddy Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Cashore Ramsey Sihota Randall	Sawicki Lali Doyle Gillespie Robertson Smallwood Conroy Janssen G. F. Wilson

Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

(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 6.04 p.m.

DALE LOVICK, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Monday, April 28

Mr. Plant to introduce a Bill intituled Motor Vehicle Amendment (Substance Abuser Assessment and Rehabilitation) Act.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Friday, April 25

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."

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