1998 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament
Ten o'clock a.m.
Prayers by Mr. Robertson.
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).
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 26) intituled Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998.
The debate continued.
Mr. Krueger moved the following amendment-
That the motion for second reading for Bill (No. 26) intituled Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, be amended by deleting the word "now" and adding the words "on this day six months' hence".
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of Mr. Hogg, the debate on the amendment 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.
And then the House adjourned at 11.52 a.m.
Tuesday, July 7, 1998
Two o'clock p.m.
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).
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 26) intituled Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998.
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of the Hon. D. Lovick, the debate on the amendment 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.
The Hon. J. MacPhail advised that the House will sit Wednesday, pursuant to Standing Order 2 (2).
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 followed by the estimates of the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs).
The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 26) intituled Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998.
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of Mr. Thorpe that the debate on the amendment be adjourned to the next sitting of the House, the House divided.
Motion negatived on the following division:
| YEAS -- 24 | |||
|
Sanders C. Clark de Jong Abbott Reid Coell |
Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner |
Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens |
Thorpe Symons van Dongen Dalton Krueger J.D. Wilson |
| NAYS -- 35 | |||
|
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Pullinger Lali Orcherton |
Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Conroy Priddy |
Petter Miller Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell Hartley |
Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen |
On a point of order being raised, the Chair quoted Parliamentary Practice in British Columbia, 3rd edition, at page 71 and stated "a Member cannot speak to the motion again if he or she unsuccessfully moves adjournment of the debate." The Chair further stated that a Member may not, under these circumstances, reserve his or her right to speak again.
The debate on the amendment continued.
The House continued to sit after midnight.
On the motion of Ms. Whittred, that the debate on the amendment be adjourned to the next sitting of the House, the House divided.
Motion negatived on the following division:
| YEAS -- 7 | |||
|
de Jong Abbott |
Whittred Nebbeling |
Hawkins Stephens | Dalton |
| NAYS -- 35 | |||
|
Evans |
Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Conroy Priddy |
Petter Miller Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell Hartley |
Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen |
The debate on the amendment continued.
On the motion of the Hon. J. MacPhail, the debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.
(In Committee -- Section A)
34. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $403,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Minister's Office, to 31st March, 1999.
35. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $151,032,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks, Ministry Operations, to 31st March, 1999.
69. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $15,679,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Environmental Assessment and Land Use Coordination, to 31st March, 1999.
70. Resolved, That a sum not exceeding $2,132,000 be granted to Her Majesty to defray the expenses of Other Appropriations, Environmental Boards and Forest Appeals Commission, to 31st March, 1999.
On the motion that Section A rise and report progress, the Committee divided.
Motion agreed to nemine contradicente on the following division:
| YEAS -- 17 | |||
|
Gillespie Kasper Bowbrick Goodacre Sawicki |
Smallwood Sihota Orcherton Lovick |
Conroy Krueger Coell Reid |
Hawkins C. Clark Nebbeling J.D. Wilson |
Section A of Committee of Supply reported the Resolutions and completion of the Estimates of the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks.
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 of Environment, Lands and Parks) 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 1.58 a.m.
GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker
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