1998 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament
Ten o'clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Neufeld.
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 Small Business, Tourism and Culture).
Bill (No. 14) intituled Workers Compensation (Occupational Health and Safety) Amendment Act, 1998 was again committed and reported complete with amendment.
Bill as reported to be considered 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.
Tuesday, June 2, 1998
Two o'clock p.m.
The Hon. P. Priddy (Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors) 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. 28) intituled Tobacco Sales Amendment Act, 1998 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
June 1, 1998
Bill introduced and read a first time.
Bill Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.
On the motion of Mr. Sihota, Bill (No. Pr 402) intituled Victoria Foundation Amendment Act, 1998 was introduced, read a first time, and Ordered referred to the Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct, Standing Orders and Private Bills.
Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."
The Hon. H. Lali (Minister of Transportation and Highways) made a ministerial statement regarding National Transportation Week, Bike to Work Week and public involvement in transportation issues.
Mr. Symons made a statement.
By leave, Mr. G. F. Wilson 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 Small Business, Tourism and Culture).
On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 21) intituled Assessment Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
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 Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell |
Hartley Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen |
NAYS -- 31 | |||
|
Sanders C. Clark Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott Reid Neufeld |
Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton G.F. Wilson Weisgerber |
Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe |
Symons Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson |
Bill (No. 21) 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. 23) intituled Park Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 23) 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. 24) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998, a debate arose.
Bill (No. 24) 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. 25) intituled Family Relations Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.
The debate continued.
Bill (No. 25) 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. 27) intituled Northern Development Act, a debate arose.
On the motion of Mr. Neufeld, the debate was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
(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.
The Speaker delivered her reserved decision as follows:
Honourable Members:
On June 1, 1998, the Member for Matsqui sought to move adjournment of the House pursuant to Standing Order 35 to discuss a definite matter of urgent public importance namely, the threatened closure of the medical clinic in Golden on June 19, 1998, some 19 days hence.
On a number of occasions, Speakers have ruled that the test of urgency relates to urgency of debate, not the subject matter of debate. In this case the Member has raised the question of a possible closing some 19 days away. The House is currently embarked on the estimates debates in the Committee of Supply and has yet to consider the estimates of the Ministry of Health during which the Member will have an ordinary parliamentary opportunity to raise and debate the issue at hand. Standing Order 35 does not apply where an ordinary parliamentary opportunity to consider the matter exists. See Third Edition, Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia, pages 61 and 62.
I wish also to comment on two issues arising out of the presentation of the matter. I allowed the Member to raise the matter before Question Period. Applications under Standing Order 35 are to be made "after the ordinary daily routine business (Standing Order 25) has been concluded and before Orders of the Day are entered on." Oral Question Period is one of the items of business provided for in Standing Order 25 and accordingly these applications should be made after Question Period and before "Orders of the Day" are called from the Table.
Secondly, while making his application the Member used the opportunity to make comments about other Members of the House. Such comments are inappropriate on an application under Standing Order 35.
Gretchen Mann Brewin, Speaker
The Hon. D. Lovick advised that the House will sit Wednesday, pursuant to Standing Order 2 (2).
And then the House adjourned at 5.59 p.m.
GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker
NOTICE OF MOTIONS
Thursday, June 4
49 Mr. Plant to move--
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