1998 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament
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No. 146
OF THE
Wednesday, March 31, 1999
Two o'clock p.m.
Prayers by Mr. Barisoff.
Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."
The Hon. P. Priddy (Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors) made a ministerial statement regarding Cancer Month.
Mr. Hansen made a statement.
The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."
Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion "That the Speaker do now leave the Chair" for the House to go into Committee of Supply.
On the motion of Mr. Farrell-Collins, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
The Hon. J. MacPhail (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, Q.C. Lieutenant Governor
The Lieutenant Governor transmits herewith Bill (No. 54) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 1999 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
March 29, 1999
Bill introduced and read a first time.
The Speaker declared a short recess for distribution of the Bill.
Pursuant to Standing Order 81, Bill permitted to be advanced all stages this day.
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 54) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 1999, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
On the motion of Mr. Coell, the debate was adjourned until later today.
Order for Private Members' Statements called.
The House proceeded to "Public Bills and Orders and Government Motions on Notice."
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 54) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 1999.
The debate continued.
The House continued to sit after midnight.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| YEAS -- 35 | |||
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Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan G. F. Wilson Hammell Boone Pullinger Orcherton |
Stevenson Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy Priddy Petter |
Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Sihota Lovick Ramsey Waddell Hartley |
Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Goodacre Janssen |
NAYS -- 29 | |||
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Whittred Gingell C. Clark Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott L. Reid |
Neufeld Coell Sanders Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner |
Weisgerber Weisbeck Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen |
Krueger Symons van Dongen Barisoff Dalton McKinnon J. Wilson |
Bill (No. 54) read a second time.
On the motion of the Hon. J. MacPhail, Bill (No. 54) was referred to a Committee of the Whole to be considered forthwith.
Mr. Farrell-Collins moved an amendment to section 1 of Bill (No. 54) which was defeated on the following division:
| YEAS -- 28 | |||
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Whittred Gingell C. Clark Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott |
L. Reid Neufeld Coell Sanders Jarvis Nettleton Penner |
Weisgerber Weisbeck Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Krueger |
Symons van Dongen Barisoff Dalton J. Reid McKinnon J. Wilson |
NAYS -- 35 | |||
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Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan G.F. Wilson Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger |
Orcherton Stevenson Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy Priddy |
Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Sihota Lovick Ramsey Waddell |
Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Goodacre Janssen |
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered later today.
The House recessed until 10.45 a.m.
Bill (No. 54) intituled Supply Act (No. 1), 1999 was again committed.
The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.
Bill to be considered at the next sitting.
And then the House adjourned at 1.57 p.m.
GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker
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