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Ten o'clock a.m.

Prayers by Mr. Cashore.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

Bill (No. 32) intituled Oil and Gas Commission Act was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 24) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 1998 was again committed.

A proposed amendment by Mr. Plant on the Order Paper to section 12 of Bill (No. 24) was defeated, on division.

In consideration of section 12 of Bill (No. 24), the Committee divided as follows:

YEAS -- 35
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy	Priddy Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth	Waddell Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen
NAYS -- 30
Sanders Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott Reid Neufeld Coell	Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner G.F. Wilson Weisbeck	Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe Symons	van Dongen Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 24) was reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

Bill (No. 25) intituled Family Relations Amendment Act, 1998 was committed, reported complete without amendment, read a third time and passed.

  51   The Hon. U. Dosanjh moved--

That the proceedings relating to the third reading of Bill (No. 19) intituled Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, be declared null and void and that the said Bill be re-committed forthwith with respect to section 8.

Motion agreed to.

Bill (No. 19) was re-committed.

Bill (No. 19) was reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

And then the House adjourned at 11.53 a.m.

Tuesday, July 21, 1998

Two o'clock p.m.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

By leave, Mr. Campbell tabled documents relating to the Nisga'a Agreement.

The Hon. D. Lovick (Minister of Aboriginal Affairs) tabled the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs Annual Report, 1996/1997.

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

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 B of Committee of Supply (estimates of the Ministry of Health).

(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.

The House recessed until 6.35 p.m.

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

On the motion for third reading of Bill (No. 26) intituled Labour Relations Code Amendment Act, 1998, the House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 38
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Kwan Hammell Boone Streifel Pullinger Lali Orcherton	Stevenson Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Gillespie Robertson Cashore Conroy Priddy	Petter Miller G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell	Hartley Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen
NAYS -- 32
Sanders C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott Reid	Neufeld Coell Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Nettleton Penner	Weisgerber Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen	Thorpe Symons van Dongen Barisoff Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon

Bill (No. 26) was read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 34) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 34) read a second time, and by leave, was committed.

Section 1 of Bill (No. 34) passed, on division.

Section 10 of Bill (No. 34) passed, on division.

Section 17 of Bill (No. 34) passed, on division.

Bill (No. 34) was reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 37) intituled Muskwa-Kechika Management Area Act, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 37) read a second time, and by leave, was committed, reported complete with amendment, and by leave, read a third time and passed.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 31) intituled Local Government Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.

Bill (No. 31) read a second time and Ordered to be placed on the Orders of the Day for committal at the next sitting after today.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 39) intituled Public Education Collective Agreement Act, a debate arose.

The House continued to sit after midnight.

The debate continued.

Ms. Sanders moved the following amendment--

That this House decline to give second reading to Bill (No. 39), intituled Public Education Collective Agreement Act, for the reason that the government has underestimated and inadequately funded the total cost of:

(a) the agreement in committee;

(b) the existing collective agreements; and

(c) the capital construction arising from the first two.

As a result, this will undermine British Columbians' confidence in the public school system.

On the motion of Ms. Sanders, debate on the amendment was adjourned to the next sitting of the House.

And then the House adjourned at 12.10 a.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Thursday, July 23

  55   Ms. Stephens to move--

Be it resolved that this House authorize the Select Standing Committee on Women's Equality to examine, inquire into and make recommendations on:

(a) the effects of domestic and sexual assault on women's lives;

(b) the effectiveness of current programs and services of government to women victims of violence;

(c) initiatives and proposals in respect to the justice system's response to violence against women;

(d) early intervention, prevention, education and treatment programs for perpetrators of domestic and sexual assault;

Further, that the House authorizes the committee to provide opportunities for all citizens of British Columbia to express their views on these matters.

In addition to the powers previously conferred upon the said Committee, the Committee be empowered:

(a) to appoint of their number, one or more subcommittees and to refer to such subcommittees any of the matters referred to the Committee;

(b) to sit during a period in which the House is adjourned, during the recess after prorogation until the next following Session and during any sitting of the House;

(c) to adjourn from place to place as may be convenient;

(d) to retain such personnel as required to assist the Committee;

(e) and shall report to the House as soon as possible, or following any adjournment, or at the next following Session, as the case may be; to deposit the original of its reports with the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly during a period of adjournment and, upon resumption of the sittings of the House, the Chair shall present all reports to the Legislative Assembly.

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