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Two o'clock p.m.

Prayers by Mr. Anderson.

Order called for "Oral Questions by Members."

The House proceeded to "Orders of the Day."

The Hon. D. Streifel (Minister of Fisheries) tabled the Fisheries Renewal BC Annual Report, 1997-1998.

The Hon. D. Lovick (Minister of Labour), on behalf of the Hon. A. Petter (Minister of Advanced Education, Training and Technology), tabled the Report on Operations, Financial Statements and Report of the Auditor General for the Industry Training and Apprenticeship Commission, 1997/98.

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.

The House resumed the adjourned debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 39) intituled Public Education Collective Agreement Act.

The debate on the amendment continued.

The amendment was negatived on the following division:

YEAS -- 29
Sanders C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott Reid	Neufeld Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Penner G.F. Wilson	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen	Thorpe van Dongen Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson
NAYS -- 34
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Hammell Boone Streifel Lali Orcherton Stevenson	Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Robertson Cashore Conroy Petter Miller	G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen

The debate was resumed on the main motion.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 34
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Hammell Boone Streifel Lali Orcherton Stevenson	Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Robertson Cashore Conroy Petter Miller	G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen
NAYS -- 29
Sanders C. Clark Campbell Farrell-Collins de Jong Plant Abbott Reid	Neufeld Chong Whittred Jarvis Anderson Penner G.F. Wilson	Weisbeck Nebbeling Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen	Thorpe van Dongen Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 39) 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.

On the motion for second reading of Bill (No. 35) intituled Education Statutes Amendment Act, 1998, a debate arose.

The debate continued.

The House divided.

Motion agreed to on the following division:

YEAS -- 34
Evans Zirnhelt McGregor Hammell Boone Streifel Lali Orcherton Stevenson	Calendino Goodacre Walsh Randall Robertson Cashore Conroy Petter Miller	G. Clark Dosanjh MacPhail Lovick Ramsey Farnworth Waddell Hartley	Sihota Smallwood Sawicki Bowbrick Kasper Doyle Giesbrecht Janssen
NAYS -- 26
Sanders Farrell-Collins de Jong Abbott Reid Neufeld Chong	Whittred Jarvis Anderson Penner G.F. Wilson Weisbeck Nebbeling	Hogg Hawkins Coleman Stephens Hansen Thorpe	van Dongen Dalton Masi Krueger McKinnon J.D. Wilson

Bill (No. 35) 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.

And then the House adjourned at 12.18 a.m.

GRETCHEN MANN BREWIN, Speaker

NOTICE OF BILLS

Wednesday, July 29

Mr. Neufeld to introduce a Bill intituled Rural Health Transportation Act.

MEETINGS OF COMMITTEES

SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

The Committee will meet at 9.30 o'clock a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, in the Douglas Fir Room (Room 226).

Business: Draft Third Report to the House.

Mr. Gingell, Chair

SELECT STANDING COMMITTEE ON PARLIAMENTARY REFORM,
ETHICAL CONDUCT, STANDING ORDERS AND PRIVATE BILLS

The Committee will meet at 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, July 29, in the Douglas Fir Room (Room 226).

Business: Inquiry into the Members' Conflict of Interest Act -- progress report.

Mr. Stevenson, Chair

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