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Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. Nettleton.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The Hon. C. McGregor (Minister of Environment, Lands and Parks) tabled the Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks Annual Report, 1997.

Ms. Sanders presented a petition regarding changes to the Labour Code.

Bill (No. 26) intituled Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998 was committed.

On the motion that the Committee rise and report progress, the House divided.

Motion defeated on the following division:

YEAS -- 27
Sanders C. Clark Farrell-Collins Abbott Reid Neufeld Coell	Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner Weisgerber	Weisbeck Nebbeling Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe Symons	van Dongen Barisoff Dalton Masi McKinnon J.D. Wilson
NAYS -- 34
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali	Orcherton Stevenson Calendino Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Petter Miller Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Farnworth Waddell	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Bill to be considered later today.

The Hon. D. Lovick (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs) made a ministerial statement regarding the Nisga'a Agreement.

Mr. Campbell made a statement.

By leave, Mr. Weisgerber made a statement.

By leave, Mr. G. F. Wilson made a statement.

The House recessed until 6.35 p.m.

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

Bill (No. 26) intituled Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998 was again committed.

Mr. Hansen moved an amendment to section 55.1 of Bill (No. 26) which was defeated on division.

Section 55.1 of Bill (No. 26) passed, on division.

Section 55.11 of Bill (No. 26) passed, on division.

Section 55.12 of Bill (No. 26) passed, on division.

Mr. Hansen moved an amendment to section 55.14 of Bill (No. 26) which was defeated on the following division:

YEAS -- 22
Sanders de Jong Plant Abbott Reid Chong	Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner Weisbeck	Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe	Symons Barisoff Dalton Masi J.D. Wilson
NAYS -- 34
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali	Orcherton Stevenson Calendino Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Petter Miller Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Farnworth Waddell	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen

Mr. Hansen moved an amendment to section 55.16 (2) of Bill (No. 26) which was defeated on division.

Mr. Hansen moved an amendment to section 55.16 (7) of Bill (No. 26) which was defeated on division.

The Committee rose, reported progress and asked leave to sit again.

Bill to be considered at the next sitting.

And then the House adjourned at 9.58 p.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Friday, July 17

Mr. G. F. Wilson to introduce a Bill intituled An Act to Amend the Medical Practitioner's Act.

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Friday, July 17

  53   Mr. G. F. Wilson to move--

Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly, through the passage of this Motion, urge the federal government to place priority on the implementation of recommendation 7 of the West Coast Report, an interim report tabled in the House of Commons in April 1998 by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans, namely:

". . . the federal government to ensure that adequate numbers of new personnel, and adequate operating funds for new fishery development and advocacy, be established immediately on the West Coast."

  54   Mr. G. F. Wilson to move--

Be it resolved that the Legislative Assembly instruct Elections British Columbia to finalize the signature count in the Parksville-Qualicum recall campaign and report back to the Legislative Assembly.

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