1998/99 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament

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No. 161

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Wednesday, April 21, 1999

Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. Doyle.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

 

  62  The Hon. G. Clark moved--

Be it resolved that further to the oral notice given by the Government House Leader on April 12, 1999, pursuant to Practice Recommendation No. 3, the following provisions shall, unless otherwise ordered, apply to the proceedings on Bill 51 intituled Nisga'a Final Agreement Act:

1. Proceedings in Committee of the Whole shall be brought to a conclusion by twelve o'clock noon on April 22, 1999 without any question being put save on the motion to report the Bill complete to the House, upon adoption of which all sections, schedules, amendments in the name of the Minister, preambles and title of the Bill shall be deemed to have been adopted in Committee of the Whole;

2. For the purposes of Bill 51, the House shall proceed forthwith to Report Stage and Third Reading of Bill 51 as its first order of business for the afternoon sitting on April 22, 1999, immediately following Oral Questions;

3. Proceedings on Report Stage and Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion by 6:00 p.m., April 22, 1999, and every question necessary for the disposal of Report Stage and Third Reading of Bill 51 then under consideration shall be put forthwith by the Speaker without further debate or amendment.

4. Save as provided herein, proceedings pursuant to this order shall not be subject to provisions of Standing Orders relating to times and days of sittings of the House.

A debate arose.

The Hon. G. Clark moved the following amendment--

That the motion be amended by deleting all of the words after "Act" in line 3 and by substituting therefor the following:

1. At 10:00 a.m., April 22, 1999, during proceedings on Bill 51, the Chair of Committee of the Whole shall forthwith put the questions, seriatim, on sections 3 to 10 of the bill, and thereafter put a single question to complete the committee stage, to dispose of all remaining sections, schedules, amendments in the name of the Minister, the preamble, the title and the motion to report the Bill complete, such questions to be decided without amendment or debate.

2. The House shall proceed to Report Stage and Third Reading of Bill 51 forthwith upon receipt of a report from the Committee of the Whole that the bill is complete.

3. Proceedings on Report Stage and Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion by 5:45 p.m., April 22, 1999, and every question necessary for the disposal of Report Stage and Third Reading of Bill 51 then under consideration shall be put forthwith by the Speaker without further debate or amendment.

4. In proceedings on Bill 51 where a division is called, the Chair or the Speaker as the case may be shall put the question two minutes after the division has been called.

5. Save as otherwise provided, proceedings pursuant to this order shall not be subject to provisions of the Standing Orders relating to times and days of sittings of the House.

A debate arose.

The House recessed until 3.05 p.m.

The debate on the amendment continued.

On the motion of Ms. Stephens, the debate on the amendment was adjourned until later today.

The Hon. J. MacPhail moved that the question be now put.

Mr. Farrell-Collins rose on a point of order.

The Speaker advised that she was not prepared to put the question at this time.

Order for Private Members' Statements called.

The Hon. J. MacPhail moved--

That the House recess until 7.15 p.m. and thereafter sit until adjournment.

Motion agreed to.

Fifteen Minutes past Seven o'clock p.m.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to Motion 62.

The debate on the amendment continued.

On the motion of the Hon. G. F. Wilson that the question be now put, the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 37
Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan G. F. Wilson Hammell Boone Pullinger Lali Orcherton Stevenson	Calendino Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy Priddy Petter	Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Sihota Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell	Hartley Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Goodacre Janssen
NAYS -- 29
Whittred C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant L. Reid Neufeld	Coell Chong Sanders Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Weisgerber	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen	Krueger Thorpe Symons Barisoff J. Reid McKinnon J. Wilson

The amendment to Motion 62 was agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 37
Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan G. F. Wilson Hammell Boone Pullinger Lali Orcherton Stevenson	Calendino Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy Priddy Petter	Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Sihota Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell	Hartley Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Goodacre Janssen
NAYS -- 29
Whittred C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant L. Reid Neufeld	Coell Chong Sanders Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Weisgerber	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen	Krueger Thorpe Symons Barisoff J. Reid McKinnon J. Wilson

The House divided on the main motion, as amended.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

The motion, as amended, reads as follows:

Be it resolved that further to the oral notice given by the Government House Leader on April 12, 1999, pursuant to Practice Recommendation No. 3, the following provisions shall, unless otherwise ordered, apply to the proceedings on Bill 51 intituled Nisga'a Final Agreement Act:

1. At 10:00 a.m., April 22, 1999, during proceedings on Bill 51, the Chair of Committee of the Whole shall forthwith put the questions, seriatim, on sections 3 to 10 of the bill, and thereafter put a single question to complete the committee stage, to dispose of all remaining sections, schedules, amendments in the name of the Minister, the preamble, the title and the motion to report the Bill complete, such questions to be decided without amendment or debate.

2. The House shall proceed to Report Stage and Third Reading of Bill 51 forthwith upon receipt of a report from the Committee of the Whole that the bill is complete.

3. Proceedings on Report Stage and Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion by 5:45 p.m., April 22, 1999, and every question necessary for the disposal of Report Stage and Third Reading of Bill 51 then under consideration shall be put forthwith by the Speaker without further debate or amendment.

4. In proceedings on Bill 51 where a division is called, the Chair or the Speaker as the case may be shall put the question two minutes after the division has been called.

5. Save as otherwise provided, proceedings pursuant to this order shall not be subject to provisions of the Standing Orders relating to times and days of sittings of the House.

Mr. Farrell-Collins reserved his right to raise a matter of privilege.

And then the House adjourned at 10.25 p.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

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