[ Progress of Bills . . . ]

Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. Weisbeck.

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 Education).

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 14) intituled Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998.

The debate continued.

A point of order arose relating to the time available for the Minister's closing remarks to the debate for second reading of Bill (No. 14).

The Speaker ruled that pursuant to Standing Order 45a time limits available to the designated speaker are applicable only to opening remarks -- they are not applicable to closing remarks or to a reply.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

Yeas -- 38
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre 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

Yeas -- 29
Sanders C. Clark Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott Neufeld Coell	Chong Jarvis Anderson Penner Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg	Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe Symons van Dongen	Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J. D. Wilson Reitsma

Bill (No. 14) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

(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 11.50 a.m.

Thursday, May 7, 1998

Two o'clock p.m.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

Mr. Stevenson presented a petition regarding discrimination based on gender identity.

The Hon. M. Farnworth (Minister of Employment and Investment and Minister Responsible for Housing) tabled the following:

BC Hydro Annual Report, 1997;

British Columbia Housing Management Commission Annual Report, 1996/97;

British Columbia Lottery Corporation Annual Report, 1996/97;

Ministry of Employment and Investment Annual Report, 1995/96;

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia Annual Report, 1997; and

Lotteries Advisory Committee Annual Report, 1997/98.

The Hon. H. Lali (Minister of Transportation and Highways) tabled the following:

BC Transportation Financing Authority Annual Report, 1996/97, and

Ministry of Transportation and Highways Annual Report, 1996/97.

The Hon. P. Priddy (Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors) made a ministerial statement regarding Mental Health Week.

Ms. Hawkins made a statement.

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 Education).

Bill (No. 10) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1998 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 11) intituled Small Business Venture Capital Amendment Act, 1998 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 12) intituled Mining Rights Amendment Act, 1998 was committed.

Mr. Jarvis moved an amendment to the proposed section 17.1 (1) contained within section 1 of Bill (No. 12), which was defeated on division.

In consideration of a proposed amendment by the Hon. D. Miller to the proposed section 17.1 (4) contained within section 1 of Bill (No. 12), the Committee divided as follows:

Yeas -- 36
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth	Waddell Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen

Yeas -- 22
C. Clark de Jong Plant Neufeld Coell Chong	Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Weisbeck Hogg Coleman	Stephens Thorpe Symons van Dongen Dalton	Masi Krueger McKinnon J. D. Wilson Reitsma

Bill (No. 12) was reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 13) intituled Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 13) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

By leave, the Hon. J. MacPhail moved--

That the following reports of the Auditor General of British Columbia be referred to the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts:

1. 1997/98 Report 1: Earthquake Preparedness.

2. 1997/98 Report 2: Report on the 1996/97 Public Accounts.

3. 1997/98 Report 3: A Review of Governance and Accountability in the Regionalization of Health Services.

4. 1997/98 Report 4: Compliance Audits.

5. Special Report: Enhancing Accountability for Performance in the British Columbia Public Sector.

6. 1996/97 Report 11: Follow-up of Performance Audits Issued November 1993 to December 1995.

Motion agreed to.

(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 5.57 p.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Friday, May 8

Mr. Weisbeck to introduce a Bill intituled Boat Operators Certification Act.