1998 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament


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No. 41

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia


Monday, May 11, 1998

Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by the Hon. C. McGregor.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The Hon. D. Streifel (Minister of Fisheries) made a ministerial statement regarding the Pacific Salmon Treaty.

Mr. van Dongen made a statement.

By leave, Mr. G. F. Wilson made a statement.

By leave, Mr. Weisgerber 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. 13) intituled Pension Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 15) intituled Legal Profession Act, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 15) 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. 16) intituled Occupiers Liability Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 16) 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. 17) intituled Waste Management Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division.

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


NAYS -- 33

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

Bill (No. 17) 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. 19) intituled Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 19) 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.

(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 5.50 p.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker


MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES

SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

The Committee will meet from 9 o'clock a.m. to 10 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, May 14 in the Douglas Fir Room (Room 226) (instead of Friday, May 15).

Business: Corporate Accounting System (CAS).

Mr. Gingell, Chair
Mr. Sihota, Deputy Chair

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