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Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by the Hon. J. MacPhail.

The Hon. D. Miller made a statement regarding the death of Emery O. Barnes, former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, on July 1, 1998.

Mr. Stevenson made a statement.

Mr. Campbell made a statement.

Mr. Weisgerber made a statement.

The Speaker stated that she would convey to the family of the late Mr. Barnes, the condolences of the Members of the Legislative Assembly.

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

Mr. van Dongen made a statement.

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 Environment, Lands and Parks).

  52   The Hon. U. Dosanjh moved--

Be it resolved that, pursuant to section 13 (13) of the Provincial Court Act, the Legislative Assembly respond to the 1995 Judicial Compensation Report in the form tabled by the Attorney General on June 29th, 1998, and entitled Response of the Legislative Assembly to the 1995 Judicial Compensation Committee Report.

Motion agreed to.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on Motion 50:

That the order for the adjourned debate on Second Reading of Bill (No. 26), Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998 be reinstated to the Orders of the Day.

The debate continued.

On the motion of Ms. Reid, the debate was adjourned until 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 Environment, Lands and Parks).

The House resumed the adjourned debate on Motion 50:

That the order for the adjourned debate on Second Reading of Bill (No. 26), Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998 be reinstated to the Orders of the Day.

The debate continued.

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 Petter Miller Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell	Hartley Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen
NAYS -- 28
Sanders C. Clark Campbell de Jong Plant Abbott Reid	Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen	Thorpe Symons Barisoff Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson

(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 8.57 p.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES

MEETINGS RESCHEDULED

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT

The Committee will meet at 3.15 o'clock p.m. on Tuesday, July 14 in the Birch Room (Room 339). (Originally scheduled for Tuesday, July 7.)

Business: Briefings (continued).

Ms. Smallwood, Chair

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