Votes -- No. 19 -- Friday, April 17, 1998

1998 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament

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No. 19

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Friday, April 17, 1998

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by the Hon. J. MacPhail.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Order called for Private Members' Statements.

Pursuant to Order, the House resumed the adjourned debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech of His Honour the Lieutenant Governor at the opening of the Session.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 36

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

NAYS -- 29

Sanders
Gingell
C. Clark
Farrell-Collins
de Jong
Plant
Chong Whittred
Jarvis
Anderson
Nettleton
Penner
G. Wilson
Weisgerber Nebbeling
Hogg
Hawkins
Hansen
Thorpe
Symons van Dongen
Barisoff
Dalton
Masi
McKinnon
J. Wilson

And then the House adjourned at 12.43 p.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Monday, April 20

Mr. Symons to introduce a Bill intituled Uranium Moratorium Act.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, April 20

39 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."
40 Mr. Symons to move--: "Be it resolved that the Legislature remove the processes 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."
41 Mr. Symons to move--: "Be it resolved that this Legislature urge the Government of Canada to spend at least 50 percent of the money collected through Federal taxes on automotive fuels on highways in the province of origin."

MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES

SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF SELECTION

The Committee will meet at 5 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, in the Cedar Room (Room 241).

Business: Membership on Committees of the House.

Hon. J. MacPhail, Convener

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YEAS -- 36
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy Priddy	Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell	Hartley Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen
NAYS -- 29
Sanders Gingell C. Clark Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Chong	Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner G. Wilson Weisgerber	Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Hansen Thorpe Symons	van Dongen Barisoff Dalton Masi McKinnon J. Wilson