On the motion of the Hon. J. Kwan, the debate on the amendment was adjourned until later today.

The Hon. J. Kwan (Minister of Municipal Affairs) presented to the Speaker a Message from His Honour the Administrator, which read as follows:

Allan McEachern,
Administrator

The Administrator transmits herewith Bill (No. 46) intituled Homeowner Protection Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
July 13, 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. J. Kwan (Minister of Municipal Affairs), on behalf of 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. 47) intituled Strata Property Act and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly.

Government House,
July 6, 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 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. Abbott, the debate on the amendment was adjourned until later today.

The House recessed until 6.35 p.m.

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

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 continued to sit after midnight.

On the motion of Ms. Sanders, 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
Sanders Farrell-Collins	Nettleton Stephens	Thorpe Symons	Krueger
NAYS -- 35
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Priddy	Petter G. Clark 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 Mr. Symons that the House do now adjourn, the House divided.

Motion negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 6
Farrell-Collins Reid	Stephens Thorpe	Symons	Krueger
NAYS -- 35
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Priddy	Petter G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen

The debate on the amendment continued.

The House divided.

The amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 7
Farrell-Collins Neufeld	Nettleton Coleman	Dalton Krueger	McKinnon
NAYS -- 35
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Petter Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen

The debate was resumed on the main motion.

On the motion of Mr. Dalton that the House do now adjourn, the House divided.

Motion negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 8
C. Clark Farrell-Collins	de Jong Reid	Neufeld Nettleton	Dalton Krueger
NAYS -- 35
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Petter Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen

The debate continued.

On the motion of Ms. Clark that the debate be adjourned to the next sitting of the House, the House divided.

Motion negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 12
C. Clark Farrell-Collins Reid	Coell Whittred Nettleton	Coleman Hansen Barisoff	Dalton Krueger McKinnon
NAYS -- 35
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Petter Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen

The debate on the main motion 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 Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen G.F. Wilson
NAYS -- 28
Sanders C. Clark Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott Reid	Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Anderson Nettleton Penner	Weisbeck Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe Symons	van Dongen Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 26) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting of the House after today.

Order for Committee of Supply called.

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.

And then the House adjourned at 11.55 a.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

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