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Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. Penner.

The Hon. D. Lovick (Minister of Labour) made a ministerial statement regarding the 40th Anniversary of the collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge.

The Speaker called for a moment of silence to remember those who had died in the collapse.

The Hon. D. Lovick (Minister of Labour) 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. 26) intituled Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
May 20, 1998

On the motion that Bill (No. 26) be introduced and read a first time, the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 37
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen Weisgerber
NAYS -- 31
Sanders Gingell C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott	Reid Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Penner	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe Symons	van Dongen Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill introduced and read a first time.

On the motion that Bill (No. 26) be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today, the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 37
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen Weisgerber
NAYS -- 31
Sanders Gingell C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott	Reid Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Penner	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe Symons	van Dongen Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for second reading at the next sitting after today.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

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 Employment and Investment).

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry for Children and Families).

(In Committee -- Section B)

Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress.

Report to be considered later today.

Committee to sit again later today.

(In Committee -- Section A)

Section A of Committee of Supply reported progress.

Report to be considered later today.

Committee to sit again later today.

The House recessed until 6.35 p.m.

Thirty-five Minutes past Six o'clock p.m.

Order for Committee of Supply called.

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Employment and Investment).

Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section B of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry for Children and Families).

(In Committee -- Section B)

Section B of Committee of Supply reported progress.

Report to be considered at the next sitting.

Committee to sit again 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 7.56 p.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

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