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


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[ Progress of Bills . . . ]

Nos. 199 and 200

VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia


Thursday, June 10, 1999


Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. Hogg.

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 for Children and Families).

Bill (No. 58) intituled Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 1999 was committed.

In consideration of a proposed amendment by Mr. Plant on the Order Paper to section 1 of Bill (No. 58), the Committee divided.

The amendment was defeated on the following division:

YEAS -- 29
Whittred
C. Clark
Campbell
Farrell-Collins
de Jong
Plant
Abbott
Coell
Chong
Sanders
Jarvis
Anderson
Nettleton
Penner
Weisbeck
Nebbeling
Hogg
Hawkins
Coleman
Stephens
Krueger
Thorpe
Symons
van Dongen
Barisoff
Dalton
J. Reid
McKinnon
J. Wilson


NAYS -- 36

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

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Bill to be considered at the next sitting.

(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 11.57 a.m.


Thursday, June 10, 1999

Two o'clock p.m.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The Hon. C. McGregor (Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks) made a ministerial statement regarding bulk water exports.

Mr. Coell made a statement.

The Hon. H. Lali (Minister of Transportation and Highways) made a ministerial statement regarding National Transportation Week.

Mr. Symons made a statement.

The Hon. D. Streifel (Minister of Fisheries) tabled the Fisheries Renewal BC Business Plan, 1999/2000.

The Hon. G. Mann Brewin (Speaker) tabled the British Columbia Legislative Library Annual Report, 1998.

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 for Children and Families followed by the estimates of the Ministry of Employment and Investment).

Bill (No. 58) intituled Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 1999 was again committed.

In consideration of section 1 of Bill (No. 58) the Committee divided, as follows:

YEAS -- 53
Evans
Zirnhelt
McGregor
Kwan
G.F. Wilson
Hammell
Boone
Streifel
Pullinger
Lali
Orcherton
Stevenson
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
Whittred
C. Clark
Campbell
Farrell-Collins
de Jong
Coell
Chong
Jarvis
Anderson
Goodacre
Weisbeck
Nebbeling
Hawkins
Hansen
Symons
McKinnon
Janssen
NAYS -- 8
Penner
Coleman
Krueger
van Dongen
Barisoff
Dalton
J. Reid
J. Wilson

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Bill to be considered at the next sitting.

(In Committee -- Section A)

21. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $1,481,539,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry for Children and Families, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 2000.


Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolution and completion of the Estimates of the Ministry for Children and Families.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again at the next sitting.

By agreement, summary debate of estimates passed in Section A (Ministry for Children and Families) to be considered at the next sitting.

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 5.32 p.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker


NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Monday, June 14

 
  65  The Hon. J. MacPhail to move--

Be it resolved that in accordance with s. 14 of the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 107, the Report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission tabled in the Legislative Assembly on the 3rd of June, 1999, be approved.

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