1998 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament
Two o'clock p.m.
Prayers by the Hon. C. McGregor.
The Hon. J. MacPhail (Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations) 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. 44) intituled Regulatory Streamlining Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 1998 and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
July 7, 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.
The Hon. I. Waddell (Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture) 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. 43) intituled Business Paper Reduction Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.
Government House,
July 7, 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.
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 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. Farrell-Collins, 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.
On the motion that the House recess until 6.35 p.m. a debate arose.
The debate continued.
Mr. G. F. Wilson moved that the question be now put pursuant to Standing Order 46.
Mr. Farrell-Collins rose on a point of order, namely, that only five Members had spoken to the motion and therefore the Speaker ought not to put the question.
The Speaker indicated that she would accept the motion pursuant to Standing Order 46 as the motion under debate was procedural rather than substantive and the hour referred to in the motion had passed.
The House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| YEAS -- 37 | |||
|
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Boone 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 G.F. Wilson Weisgerber |
NAYS -- 25 | |||
|
Sanders C. Clark Farrell-Collins Abbott Reid Neufeld Coell |
Chong Whittred Jarvis Nettleton Penner Weisbeck |
Nebbeling Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe |
van Dongen Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson |
Mr. Farrell-Collins rose on a point of order, namely, that the vote was not effective without a significant majority in favour and cited U.K. Standing Order No. 36.
The Speaker ruled that the practice in British Columbia has been to decide the question "that the question be now put" by a majority.
On the motion that the house recess until 6.35 p.m. the House divided.
Motion agreed to on the following division:
| YEAS -- 37 | |||
|
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Boone 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 G.F. Wilson Weisgerber |
NAYS -- 25 | |||
|
Sanders C. Clark Farrell-Collins Abbott Reid Neufeld Coell |
Chong Whittred Jarvis Nettleton Penner Weisbeck |
Nebbeling Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe |
van Dongen Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson |
Order for Committee of Supply called.
Pursuant to Sessional Order, order called for Section A of Committee of Supply (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.
The House divided.
The amendment was negatived on the following division:
| YEAS -- 25 | |||
|
Sanders C. Clark Farrell-Collins de Jong Reid Neufeld Coell |
Chong Whittred Jarvis Nettleton Penner Weisbeck |
Hogg Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe van Dongen |
Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson |
NAYS -- 35 | |||
|
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Boone 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 |
The debate was resumed on the main motion.
The debate continued.
Ms. Chong moved the following amendment-
That the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 26) intituled Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, be amended by deleting all the words after "that" and substituting the following:
"Bill (No. 26) be not now read a second time, but that the subject matter be referred to the Select Standing Committee on Economic Development, Science, Labour, Training and Technology."
The debate on the amendment continued.
The House continued to sit after midnight.
Mr. Orcherton adjourned the debate on the amendment.
(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 2.29 a.m.
GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker
MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES
SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON INVESTMENT
The Committee will meet at 4.30 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, July 9 in the Maple Room (Room 240).
Business: Draft business plan.
Ms. Smallwood, Chair
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