1997 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 36th Parliament
Two o'clock p.m.
Prayers by Mr. Krueger.
Mr. Hurd made a personal statement.
By leave, Hon. G. Clark (Premier and Minister Responsible for Youth) made a statement.
By leave, Mr. Campbell made a statement.
By leave, Mr. Weisgerber made a statement.
On the motion of Mr. Neufeld, Bill (No. M 206) intituled Forest Renewal Amendment Act, 1997 (Forest Renewal Equitable Reinvestment) was introduced, read a first time, and 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 Hon. J. Cashore (Minister of Labour) made a ministerial statement recognizing April 28, 1997, as a day of mourning for workers killed or injured on the job in British Columbia, and requested that the House observe a minute of silence.
Mr. Dalton made a statement.
The House observed a minute of silence.
The Hon. D. Lovick (Speaker) tabled the Auditor General's Report on the 1995/96 Public Accounts.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
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).
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 2) intituled Budget Measures Implementation Act, 1997.
The debate continued.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| YEAS -- 37 | |||
| Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Boone Hammell Streifel Pullinger Farnworth Kwan Waddell | Calendino Stevenson Bowbrick Goodacre Giesbrecht Walsh Kasper Orcherton Hartley | Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Cashore Ramsey Brewin | Sihota Randall Sawicki Doyle Gillespie Robertson Smallwood Conroy Janssen |
NAYS -- 32 | |||
| Dalton Gingell Reid Campbell Plant Sanders Stephens de Jong | Coell Anderson Nebbeling Whittred van Dongen Thorpe Penner Weisgerber | J. Wilson Reitsma Hansen Symons Hawkins Abbott Jarvis Weisbeck | Chong Coleman Nettleton Masi McKinnon Krueger Barisoff Neufeld |
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 Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act, 1997, a debate arose.
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 Correction Amendment Act, 1997, a debate arose.
On the motion of the Hon. P. Priddy, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
(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 5.52 p.m.
DALE LOVICK, Speaker
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